Bill Text: OR HB2357 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to vehicle dealers.

Spectrum: Unknown

Status: (Failed) 2011-06-30 - In committee upon adjournment. [HB2357 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2011-HB2357-Introduced.html

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     76th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2011 Regular Session

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LC 1853

                         House Bill 2357

Ordered printed by the Speaker pursuant to House Rule 12.00A (5).
  Presession filed (at the request of House Interim Committee on
  Business and Labor)

                             SUMMARY

The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.

  Authorizes vehicle dealer that prepares certain documents
related to purchasing motor vehicle to charge purchaser fee for
preparation of documents.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to vehicle dealers; amending ORS 822.043.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 822.043 is amended to read:
  822.043. (1) As used in this section:
  (a) 'Integrator' has the meaning given that term in ORS
802.600.
  (b) 'Vehicle dealer' means a person issued a vehicle dealer
certificate under ORS 822.020.
  (2) A vehicle dealer may elect to prepare, submit, or prepare
and submit documents necessary to:
  (a) Issue or transfer a certificate of title for a vehicle;
  (b) Register a vehicle or transfer registration of a vehicle;
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  (c) Issue a registration plate { + ; or
  (d) Perfect, release or satisfy a lien or other security
interest for a vehicle + }.
  (3) A vehicle dealer who prepares any documents described in
subsection (2) of this section:
  (a) May charge a purchaser of a vehicle a fee for the
preparation of those documents.
  (b) May not charge a purchaser of a vehicle a fee for the
submission of any document or the issuance of a registration
plate.
  (4) The Department of Transportation may adopt rules to:
  (a) Limit the amount of a fee charged under subsection (3) of
this section. The limit established by rule may not be less than:
  (A) $75, if the vehicle dealer uses an integrator; or
  (B) $50, if the vehicle dealer does not use an integrator.
  (b) Determine when a vehicle dealer is required to inform the
purchaser of the vehicle of the option of using an integrator and
when the purchaser has the option of electing to use an
integrator.
  (5) Unless otherwise provided by rule, if a vehicle dealer uses
an integrator and charges a fee greater than that charged for not
using an integrator, the dealer must inform the purchaser of the
vehicle of the option of using an integrator to prepare the
documents. The purchaser may then elect whether or not to have
the vehicle dealer use an integrator to prepare the documents.
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