The following definitions apply to rules for the Provisional Driver Improvement Program and Adult Driver Improvement Program:

1. (1) “Adult driver” means a driver 18 years of age or older.
2. (2) “Conviction” means a determination of guilt by a court of law upon a plea, verdict, finding, or unvacated bail forfeiture.
3. (3) “DMV” means the Driver and Motor Vehicle Services Division of the Department of Transportation.
4. (4) “Driver improvement program” includes the Provisional Driver Improvement Program and the Adult Driver Improvement Program.

5. (5) “Driver improvement offense” means:

   1. (a) A preventable accident; or
   2. (b) One conviction for an offense listed in OAR 735-064-0220.
6. (6) “Driver license” has the meaning specified in ORS 801.245.
7. (7) “Preventable accident” means a traffic accident reported by a police officer that indicates a driver failed to do everything a driver reasonably could have done to prevent the accident.
8. (8) “Provisional driver” means a driver who has reached 14 years of age but has not yet reached 18 years of age.

9. (9) “Record review date” means the date on which DMV reviews a driving record to:

   1. (a) Record a driver improvement offense to a person’s driving record;
   2. (b) Grant driving privileges or fully reinstate the driving privileges following a suspension or revocation; or
   3. (c) Consolidate multiple driving records into a single customer record, upon determining that DMV created more than one record for the same person.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 184.619, 802.010, 802.200 & 809.480

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 802.200 & 809.480

History

DMV 20-2025, amend filed 11/14/2025, effective 01/01/2026
DMV 40-2020, amend filed 12/11/2020, effective 01/01/2021
DMV 22-2020, temporary amend filed 06/25/2020, effective 07/06/2020 through 01/01/2021
DMV 11-2019, minor correction filed 04/26/2019, effective 04/26/2019
DMV 3-2013, f. 4-22-13, cert. ef. 5-1-13
DMV 2-2011, f. & cert. ef. 3-2-11
DMV 12-2002, f. 6-24-02, cert. ef. 6-30-02
DMV 29-2001(Temp), f. 12-14-01 cert. ef. 1-1-02 thru 6-29-02
DMV 10-1994, f. 9-30-94, cert. ef. 10-1-94
MV 23-1986, f. 12-31-86, ef. 1-1-87, Renumbered from 735-031-0310
MV 24-1985, f. 12-31-85, ef. 1-1-86