Oregon Statutes 807.065 – Additional eligibility requirements for persons under 18 years of age; provisional driver license
(1) The Department of Transportation may not issue a driver license to a person who is under 18 years of age unless the person:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 807.065
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- United States: includes territories, outlying possessions and the District of Columbia. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
(a) Complies with the requirements of ORS § 807.040 and 807.066;
(b) Has had, for at least six months prior to application for the license, an instruction driver permit issued under ORS § 807.280 or the equivalent of an instruction driver permit issued by another state of the United States or by the District of Columbia;
(c) Certifies to the department that the person has had at least 50 hours of driving experience during which the person was supervised by a person at least 21 years of age who has had a valid driver license for at least three years; and
(d) Completes a traffic safety education course that meets standards developed by the department under ORS § 336.802. In lieu of completion of a traffic safety education course, a person may certify to the department that the person has had at least 50 hours of driving experience during which the person was supervised by a person at least 21 years of age who has had a valid driver license for at least three years, in addition to the 50 hours required by paragraph (c) of this subsection.
(2) A person under 18 years of age need not comply with the requirements of subsection (1)(b), (c) and (d) of this section if the person has been issued a driver license by another state and surrenders that license in order to get an Oregon license.
(3) If the person takes but does not pass a test that consists of an actual demonstration of driving ability under ORS § 807.070, the department may not allow the person to perform the demonstration again until the person has had an instruction permit issued pursuant to ORS § 807.280 for a period of not less than one month.
(4) A driver license issued pursuant to this section shall be a provisional driver license.
(5) The department shall prominently identify each driver license issued pursuant to this section as a provisional driver license. [1989 c.715 § 2; 1993 c.751 § 37; 1999 c.328 § 1; 1999 c.789 § 5; 2001 c.176 § 4; 2003 c.92 § 1; 2021 c.12 § 5]