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Oregon Revised Statutes Oregon Vehicle Code § 809.525

Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) Except as provided in this section, the Department of Transportation shall suspend the commercial driving privileges of a person for a period of 60 days if:

(a) The department receives a record of a conviction of a serious traffic violation;

(b) The violation was committed within three years of the commission of another serious traffic violation for which the department received a record of a conviction; and

(c) The violations did not arise out of the same incident.

(2) The department shall suspend the commercial driving privileges of a person for a period of 120 days if:

(a) The department receives a record of a conviction of a serious traffic violation;

(b) The violation was committed within three years of the commission of two or more other serious traffic violations for which the department received records of conviction; and

(c) The violations did not arise out of the same incident.

(3) The department by rule shall designate traffic violations that constitute serious traffic violations for the purposes of this section. To the extent practicable, rules adopted by the department under this section shall be uniform with any applicable federal regulations related to offenses that constitute serious traffic violations.

(4) A report of a conviction in another jurisdiction has the same effect as if the serious traffic violation conviction had occurred in this state.

(5) A suspension imposed under this section is consecutive to any other suspension imposed under this section or ORS 809.510, 809.530 or 809.535 if the suspensions do not arise out of the same incident.

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