The Department of Transportation shall make a notation on the driving record of a person indicating that the person was acquitted of a charge of driving under the influence of intoxicants if:

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Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 813.470

  • Acquittal:
    1. Judgement that a criminal defendant has not been proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
    2. A verdict of "not guilty."
     
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100

(1) The person’s driving privileges were suspended because a breath or blood test under ORS § 813.100 disclosed that the person had a level of alcohol in the person’s blood that constituted being under the influence of intoxicating liquor under ORS § 813.300;

(2) An accusatory instrument was filed charging the person with driving under the influence of intoxicants in violation of ORS § 813.010 arising out of the same incident that led to the suspension of the person’s driving privileges;

(3) The person was acquitted of the charge; and

(4) The person presents the department with a certified copy of the judgment of acquittal from the court clearly showing the location of the court, the date of the arrest and the findings of the court. [1987 c.303 § 2; 1993 c.305 § 8; 1995 c.568 § 8]

 

[1983 c.338 § 328; 1985 c.16 § 145; 1987 c.801 § 13; 1989 c.401 § 2; 1991 c.557 § 9; 1999 c.619 § 13; 2003 c.23 § 4; 2009 c.595 § 1146; 2017 c.21 § 88; 2017 c.319 § 4; repealed by 2018 c.76 § 1]

 

[1983 c.338 § 329; 1985 c.16 § 146; 1987 c.730 § 21; 1987 c.801 § 14; 1991 c.208 § 5; 2003 c.23 § 5; 2017 c.319 § 5; repealed by 2018 c.76 § 1]

 

(Hardship Permits)