1. (1) This rule specifies the procedures and the method for the Director of Transportation to notify the Director of Veterans' Affairs of the name, residence or mailing address, and electronic mail address of a member or veteran of a uniformed service, as authorized under ORS 406.073.

2. (2) The following definitions apply:

   1. (a) “Authorization” means written consent signed by a member or veteran allowing DMV to provide the name, residence or mailing address, and electronic mail address of the member or veteran to ODVA. An authorization includes an electronic transaction as described in OAR 735-018-0130.
   2. (b) “DMV” means the Director of Transportation, the Department of Transportation, and the Driver and Motor Vehicle Services Division of the Oregon Department of Transportation.
   3. (c) “ODVA” means the Director of Veterans' Affairs and the Oregon Department of Veterans' Affairs.
   4. (d) “Member or veteran” means a member or veteran of a “uniformed service” as that term is defined in ORS 406.073.
3. (3) Except when vehicle registration renewals are prohibited in OAR 735-018-0115, in conjunction with an application for driving privileges, identification card, vehicle title or vehicle registration, DMV will provide a written authorization that may only be completed by an applicant who is a member or veteran of a uniformed service. DMV will not verify whether a person who has completed an authorization is a member or veteran of a uniformed service.
4. (4) Upon receipt of an authorization as described in section (2)(a) of this rule, DMV will enter the person's name, residence or mailing address, and electronic mail address into an electronic file, provided that this information is available in DMV records.
5. (5) No later than the 5th day of each month, the electronic file described in section (4) of this rule will be transmitted electronically to ODVA using a secure file transfer protocol.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 184.619, 406.073, 802.010 & 802.179

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 406.073

History

DMV 14-2025, amend filed 10/27/2025, effective 01/01/2026
DMV 7-2019, amend filed 02/21/2019, effective 02/21/2019
DMV 20-2013, f. & cert. ef. 12-20-13