{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-319.550","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 319.550","heading":"User’s license required to use fuel; exceptions.","body":"(1) Except as provided in this section, a person may not use fuel in a motor vehicle in this state unless the person holds a valid user’s license.\n      (2) A nonresident may use fuel in a motor vehicle not registered in Oregon for a period not exceeding 30 consecutive days without obtaining a user’s license or the emblem issued under ORS 319.600, if, for all fuel used in a motor vehicle in this state, the nonresident pays to a seller, at the time of the sale, the tax provided in ORS 319.530.\n      (3) A user’s license is not required for a person who uses fuel in a motor vehicle if, for all fuel used in a motor vehicle in this state, the person pays to a seller, at the time of the sale, the tax provided in ORS 319.530.\n      (4) A user’s license is not required for a person who is subject to the weight-mile tax described in ORS 825.474 and 825.476 or the flat fee rate described in ORS 825.480.\n      (5)(a) A user’s license is not required for a person who uses fuel as described in ORS 319.520 (7) in the vehicles specified in this subsection if the person pays to a seller, at the time of the sale, the tax provided in ORS 319.530.\n      (b) Paragraph (a) of this subsection applies to the following vehicles:\n      (A) Motor homes as defined in ORS 801.350.\n      (B) Recreational vehicles as defined in ORS 174.101.\n      (6) A user’s license is not required for a person who uses fuel in a motor vehicle:\n      (a) Metered use by which is subject to the per-mile road usage charge imposed under ORS 319.885; and\n      (b) That also uses fuels subject to ORS 319.510 to 319.880.\n      (7) A user’s license is not required for a person who uses fuel in a motor vehicle on which an emblem issued for the motor vehicle pursuant to ORS 319.535 is displayed.","path":["08 - Revenue and Taxation","29. Revenue and Taxation","Chapter 319 — Motor Vehicle and Aircraft Fuel Taxes"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors319.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:13Z","sha256":"cde5a7326865985094b3358caee58bad6f283dd93ab2c0d2e7b8958aef42369f","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-319.540","next":"us-or/ors-319.560"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}