Vehicles registered in the Portland Vehicle Inspection Area and Medford-Ashland AQMA and are temporarily operated at an address located South of the US-Canada border, North of latitude line 40°N, and West of longitude line 121°W must comply with the following requirements:

1. (1) For vehicles operated within another Environmental Protection Agency approved Inspection and Maintenance (I/M) program area, DEQ shall establish reciprocity provisions to ensure motor vehicle compliance with the other state’s I/M requirements. Compliance with the other state’s I/M program requirements is equivalent to the issuance of a Certificate of Compliance.
2. (2) For vehicles operated outside of the boundaries listed in 340-256-0370, but not within another Environmental Protection Agency approved Inspection and Maintenance (I/M) area, DEQ shall issue a temporary exemption from Oregon I/M Program testing requirements until the vehicle returns to Oregon. Within 30 calendar days of the date the vehicle returns to Oregon it must comply with the Oregon I/M Program’s test criteria, methods and standards.

3. (3) For vehicles operated in Oregon, but East of longitude line 121°W, DEQ shall issue a temporary exemption from Oregon I/M Program testing requirements until the vehicle returns to the registered address. Within 30 calendar days of the date the vehicle returns to the registered address it must comply with the Oregon I/M Program’s test criteria, methods and standards.

   [NOTE: This rule is included in the State of Oregon Clean Air Act Implementation Plan that EQC adopted under OAR 340-200-0040.]

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 468A.360

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 468A.360

History

DEQ 5-2025, minor correction filed 01/27/2025, effective 01/27/2025
DEQ 3-2025, amend filed 01/10/2025, effective 01/10/2025
DEQ 21-2020, amend filed 11/19/2020, effective 11/19/2020
DEQ 14-1999, f. & cert. ef. 10-14-99, Renumbered from 340-024-0318
DEQ 25-1996, f. & cert. ef. 11-26-96
DEQ 15-1994, f. 6-8-94, cert. ef. 7-1-94