Authority of counties and districts to impose registration fees; rules; maximum amount.

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(2) The governing body of a district may impose registration fees for vehicles as provided in ORS 801.042.

(3) The Department of Transportation shall provide by rule for the administration of laws authorizing county and district registration fees and for the collection of those fees.

(4) Any registration fee imposed under this section shall be imposed in a manner consistent with ORS 803.420.

(5) A county or district may not impose a vehicle registration fee that would by itself, or in combination with any other vehicle registration fee imposed under this section, exceed the sum of the fee imposed under ORS 803.420 (6)(a) and the fee applicable to the registered vehicle under ORS 803.422. The owner of any vehicle subject to multiple fees under this section shall be allowed a credit or credits with respect to one or more of such fees so that the total of such fees does not exceed the sum of the fee imposed under ORS 803.420 (6)(a) and the fee applicable to the registered vehicle under ORS 803.422. [1989 c.864 §2; 2017 c.750 §39f; 2018 c.93 §23]

Note: Sections 5 and 6, chapter 491, Oregon Laws 2019, provide:

Sec. 5. Section 6 of this 2019 Act is added to and made a part of the Oregon Vehicle Code. [2019 c.491 §5]

Sec. 6. Notwithstanding ORS 803.445 (5), a metropolitan service district established under ORS chapter 268 may impose a vehicle registration fee that does not exceed the sum of the fee imposed under ORS 803.420 (6)(a) and the fee applicable to the registered vehicle under ORS 803.422, if the vehicle registration fee is approved by the electors of the district before December 31, 2022. [2019 c.491 §6]


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