ORS 822.005: Acting as vehicle dealer without certificate; penalty.

(1) A person commits the offense of acting as a vehicle dealer without a certificate if the person is not the holder of a valid, current vehicle dealer certificate issued under ORS 822.020 and the person:

      (a) Buys, sells, brokers, trades or exchanges vehicles either outright or by means of any conditional sale, bailment, lease, security interest, consignment or otherwise;

      (b) Displays a new or used vehicle, trailer or semitrailer for sale; or

      (c) Acts as any type of agent for the owner of a vehicle to sell the vehicle or acts as any type of agent for a person interested in buying a vehicle to buy a vehicle.

      (2) This section does not apply to persons or vehicles exempted from this section under ORS 822.015.

      (3) The offense described in this section, acting as a vehicle dealer without a certificate, is a Class A misdemeanor.