(1) In order to be authorized to drive a commercial motor vehicle in this state, a person who holds a commercial driver license issued by a jurisdiction other than Oregon must, within 30 days of becoming domiciled in Oregon:

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Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 807.045

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100

(a) Apply to the Department of Transportation for an Oregon commercial driver license;

(b) Certify to the department that the person’s current commercial driver license is not subject to any disqualification, suspension, revocation or cancellation and that the person does not have a commercial driver license from more than one jurisdiction; and

(c) Surrender any commercial driver license issued to the person by another jurisdiction.

(2) The department shall issue a commercial driver license to a person who complies with subsection (1) of this section if the department determines that the person is all of the following:

(a) Eligible for a commercial driver license. In order to determine eligibility under this paragraph, the department may require from the person any additional information that the department determines necessary and may require the person to pass any examinations, tests or demonstrations that the department determines necessary.

(b) Not subject to a lifetime suspension of commercial driving privileges under ORS § 809.520.

(c) Not otherwise ineligible for a commercial driver license.

(3) For purposes of this section, a person is domiciled in this state if the person meets the criteria described in ORS § 803.355. [1989 c.636 § 14; 2005 c.649 § 16; 2013 c.237 § 39]