(1) The Department of Transportation shall grant a refund of that portion of the registration fee applicable to the unexpired portion of the registration period for a vehicle described in ORS § 826.031 if the vehicle is sold and:

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Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 826.039

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Department: means the Department of Transportation. See Oregon Statutes 826.001
  • Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100

(a) The seller is an individual and does not intend to remain in, or within one year to reenter, business as a motor carrier;

(b) Neither the selling person if an individual nor substantially the same group of persons if a group intends to register, or within one year of the date of sale registers, an assumed business name under the provisions of ORS Chapter 648 for the purpose of doing business as a motor carrier; or

(c) Neither the selling person if an individual nor substantially the same group of persons if a group intends to organize, or within one year from the date of sale organizes, as a corporation under the provisions of ORS Chapter 60 for the purpose of doing business as a motor carrier.

(2) If the department grants a refund to a person or entity that attempts to reenter business as a motor carrier within one year of the date of the sale that led to the refund, the department may refuse to issue authority to the person or entity until the amount of the refund has been repaid. [Formerly 768.037]