{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-319.550--2","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 319.550","heading":"Per-mile road usage charge. (2) Sections 65 to 67, 71, 72 and 80 of this 2025 special session Act, the amendments to ORS 295.103, 319.010, 319.390, 319.520, 319.550, 319.671, 319.700, 810.530, 818.400, 823.012, 823.023, 823.027, 823.085, 825.104, 825.250, 825.326, 825.492, 825.555 and 825.990 by sections 59 to 63, 68, 69, 73 to 77, 81, 82 and 85 to 89 of this 2025 special session Act and the repeal of ORS 319.665 and 825.486 by section 90 of this 2025 special session Act become operative on July 1, 2029.","body":"319.550. (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)] (9) 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.\n(2) Sections 65 to 67, 71, 72 and 80 of this 2025 special session Act, the amendments to ORS 295.103, 319.010, 319.390, 319.520, 319.550, 319.671, 319.700, 810.530, 818.400, 823.012, 823.023, 823.027, 823.085, 825.104, 825.250, 825.326, 825.492, 825.555 and 825.990 by sections 59 to 63, 68, 69, 73 to 77, 81, 82 and 85 to 89 of this 2025 special session Act and the repeal of ORS 319.665 and 825.486 by section 90 of this 2025 special session Act become operative on July 1, 2029.","path":["19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation","59. Oregon Vehicle Code","Chapter 801 — General Provisions and Definitions for Oregon Vehicle Code"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors801.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:18Z","sha256":"aa2c84ebcc5c9cf271e07be960ede741b1d04e6a082a92277c5a9751a2df3ef7","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-319.520--2","next":"us-or/ors-319.700--2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}