Bill Text: OR SB759 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to driver license renewals.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Failed) 2013-07-08 - In committee upon adjournment. [SB759 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2013-SB759-Introduced.html

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     77th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2013 Regular Session

NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
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LC 3381

                         Senate Bill 759

Sponsored by Senator DINGFELDER

                             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.

  Requires applicant for driver license renewal to be tested on
knowledge of traffic laws concerning safe operation of vehicles
around bicycles and pedestrians.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to driver license renewals; creating new provisions; and
  amending ORS 807.150.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 807.150 is amended to read:
  807.150. (1) When a license expires or is about to expire, the
Department of Transportation shall renew the license under this
section if the holder of the license qualifies for renewal of the
license under this section and:
  (a) Applies for renewal within one year of the expiration of a
similar license under ORS 807.130; or
  (b) Applies for issuance of a license within six months after
the applicant is discharged from the Armed Forces of the United
States and was licensed by this state at the time of the
applicant's entry into the Armed Forces.
  (2) To qualify for renewal of a license under this section, a
person must { + : + }
   { +  (a)  + }Meet all of the requirements under ORS 807.040
for the class of license sought to be renewed, except that the
department may waive the examination under ORS 807.070 of a
person applying for renewal of a license unless the department
has reason to believe that the applicant is not qualified to hold
the license or unless the applicant for renewal has not
previously been examined  { - . - }  { + ; and
  (b) Pass a test by correctly answering 15 questions to
demonstrate the person's understanding of traffic laws that
relate to the safe operation of a vehicle around pedestrians and
bicyclists. The person may retake the test as many times as is
necessary to pass. A waiting period between the tests may not be
required. The test may not cover any subject that is not
addressed in the instructional publications of the department
that are provided to applicants for licenses and driver permits.
This paragraph does not apply to the renewal of identification
cards under ORS 807.400 (9). + }
  (3) To receive a renewal under this section, the license
renewal fee and the Student Driver Training Fund eligibility fee
under ORS 807.370 must be paid.
  (4) If a person who applies for a renewal under this section is
not qualified to renew the class of license sought to be renewed,
the department may issue the person any lower class of license
for which the person qualifies in lieu of renewing the person's
license for the class of license held by the person.
  (5) A license that is renewed under this section may be used on
or after the date of issuance. If the department issues a license
renewal to a person under this section before the expiration of
the license being renewed, the older license is invalid. A
license that becomes invalid under this subsection shall be
destroyed by the person to whom it was issued.
  (6) If the address of the applicant has changed since the last
time a license was issued to or renewed for the applicant, the
department shall require proof to verify the address of an
applicant for renewal of a license in addition to anything else
the department may require of the applicant.
  SECTION 2. { +  The amendments to ORS 807.150 by section 1 of
this 2013 Act apply to applications for renewal of a license on
or after the effective date of this 2013 Act. + }
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