(1) The Department of Transportation may cancel any driving privileges upon determining that the person is not entitled to the driving privileges under the vehicle code. The department may reissue driving privileges canceled under this subsection when the applicant has satisfied all requirements for the driving privileges sought.

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Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 809.310

  • 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

(2) The department may cancel any driver license or permit that contains any error or defect or that is found to have been issued on the basis of false information given to the department. Cancellation under this subsection is in addition to any suspension of driving privileges authorized for the same conduct.

(3) The department may suspend any driving privileges or right to apply for privileges or any identification card or right to apply for a card upon determining that the person issued or applying for the driving privileges or identification card has committed any of the following acts:

(a) Failed to give the required or correct information in the application for the driving privileges or for an identification card, in violation of ORS § 807.430 or 807.530.

(b) Committed false swearing in making application for the driving privileges in violation of ORS § 807.520.

(c) Used an invalid license or identification card in violation of ORS § 807.430 or 807.580.

(d) Permitted misuse of license, permit or identification card in violation of ORS § 807.430 or 807.590.

(e) Used the license, permit or identification card of another in violation of ORS § 807.430 or 807.600.

(f) Produced identification cards, licenses, permits, forms or camera cards in violation of ORS § 807.500.

(4) The department may determine by rule circumstances in which the department may cancel the commercial driving privileges, or the right to apply for commercial driving privileges, of an individual if the individual’s commercial driving privileges are suspended, canceled or revoked for any reason in another jurisdiction.

(5) Upon suspension or cancellation of driving privileges under this section, a person whose privileges are suspended or canceled shall surrender to the department any license or driver permit issued for the driving privileges. Failure to comply with this subsection is subject to penalty as provided under ORS § 809.500.

(6) To obtain driving privileges after the period of suspension or cancellation under this section, a person must reapply for driving privileges in the manner established by law. [1983 c.338 § 345; 1985 c.393 § 8; 1987 c.272 § 1; 1993 c.393 § 6; 2018 c.76 § 29; 2021 c.630 § 105]