Oregon · Through 2025 Edition

ORS 319.885: Per-mile road usage charge. SECTION 35. The amendments to ORS 319.885 by section 34 of this 2025 special session Act become operative on July 1, 2027.

319.885. (1)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, the registered owner of a subject vehicle shall pay a per-mile road usage charge for metered use by the subject vehicle of the highways in Oregon.
      (b) During the term of a lease, the lessee of a subject vehicle shall pay the per-mile road usage charge for metered use by the subject vehicle of the highways in Oregon.
      (2)(a) The rate of the per-mile road usage charge is five percent of the rate of the per-gallon license tax provided in ORS 319.020 (1)(b) in effect at the time the charge becomes due.
      (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subsection, instead of paying the per-mile rate under paragraph (a) of this subsection, a registered owner or lessee may elect to pay a flat annual fee of $340.
      (3) A subject vehicle is not subject to the additional amount of registration fees imposed under ORS 803.422.
SECTION 35. The amendments to ORS 319.885 by section 34 of this 2025 special session Act become operative on July 1, 2027.

Where this section sits in the code

19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation
59. Oregon Vehicle Code
Chapter 801 — General Provisions and Definitions for Oregon Vehicle Code

(b) During the term of a lease, the lessee of a subject vehicle shall pay the per-mile road usage charge for metered use by the subject vehicle of the highways in Oregon.

(2)(a) The rate of the per-mile road usage charge is five percent of the rate of the per-gallon license tax provided in ORS 319.020 (1)(b) in effect at the time the charge becomes due.

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subsection, instead of paying the per-mile rate under paragraph (a) of this subsection, a registered owner or lessee may elect to pay a flat annual fee of $340.

(3) A subject vehicle is not subject to the additional amount of registration fees imposed under ORS 803.422.

SECTION 35. The amendments to ORS 319.885 by section 34 of this 2025 special session Act become operative on July 1, 2027.

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