807.570 Failure to carry or present license; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of failure to carry a license or to present a license to a police officer if the person either: (a) Drives any motor vehicle upon a highway in this state without a license, driver permit or out-of-state license in the person’s possession; or (b) Does not present and deliver such license or permit to a police officer when requested by the police officer under any of the following circumstances: (A) Upon being lawfully stopped or detained when driving a vehicle. (B) When the vehicle that the person was driving is involved in an accident. (2) This section does not apply to any person expressly exempted under ORS 807.020 from the requirement to have a driver license or driver permit. (3) Except as provided in ORS 813.110, it is a defense to any charge under this section that the person so charged produce a license, driver permit or out-of-state license that had been issued to the person and was valid at the time of violation of this section. (4) A police officer may detain a person arrested or cited for the offense described in this section only for such time as reasonably necessary to investigate and verify the person’s identity. (5) The offense described in this section, failure to carry a license or to present a license to a police officer, is a Class C misdemeanor.
807.020 Exemptions from requirement to have Oregon license or permit. A person who is granted a driving privilege by this section may exercise the driving privilege described without violation of the requirements under ORS 807.010. A grant of driving privileges to operate a motor vehicle under this section is subject to suspension and revocation the same as other driving privileges granted under the vehicle code. This section is in addition to any exemptions from the vehicle code under ORS 801.026. The following persons are granted the described driving privileges: (1) A person who is not a resident of this state or who has been a resident of this state for less than 30 days may operate a motor vehicle without an Oregon license or driver permit if the person holds a current out-of-state license issued to the person. For the purpose of this subsection, a person is a resident of this state if the person meets the residency requirements described in ORS 807.062. To qualify under this subsection, the person must have the out-of-state license or driver permit in the person’s possession. A person is not granted driving privileges under this subsection: (a) If the person is under the minimum age required to be eligible for driving privileges under ORS 807.060; (b) During a period of suspension or revocation by this state or any other jurisdiction of driving privileges or of the right to apply for a license or driver permit issued by this state or any other jurisdiction; or (c) That exceed the driving privileges granted to the person by the out-of-state license or driver permit. (2) A person in the Armed Forces of the United States may operate a motor vehicle without an Oregon license or driver permit if the person is operating a motor vehicle in the course of the person’s duties in the Armed Forces. (3) A person without a license or driver permit may operate a road roller or road machinery that is not required to be registered under the laws of this state. (4) A person without a license or driver permit may temporarily operate, draw, move or propel a farm tractor or implement of husbandry. (5) A person without a license or driver permit may operate a motor vehicle to demonstrate driving ability during the course of an examination administered under ORS 807.070 for the purpose of qualifying for a license or driver permit. This subsection only applies when an authorized examiner is in a seat beside the driver of the motor vehicle. (6) Driving privileges for snowmobiles are exclusively as provided in ORS 821.150. (7) Driving privileges for Class I all-terrain vehicles are exclusively as provided in ORS 821.170. (8) Driving privileges for Class III all-terrain vehicles are exclusively as provided in ORS 821.172. (9) Driving privileges for Class IV all-terrain vehicles are exclusively as provided in ORS 821.176. (10) A person without a license or driver permit may operate a golf cart in accordance with an ordinance adopted under ORS 810.070. (11) The spouse of a member of the Armed Forces of the United States on active duty who is accompanying the member on assignment in this state may operate a motor vehicle if the spouse has a current out-of-state license or driver permit issued to the spouse by another state in the spouse’s possession. (12) A person who is a member of the Armed Forces of the United States on active duty may operate a motor vehicle if the person has a current out-of-state license or driver permit in the person’s possession that is issued to the person by the person’s state of domicile or by the Armed Forces of the United States in a foreign country. Driving privileges described under this subsection that are granted by the Armed Forces apply only for a period of 45 days from the time the person returns to the United States. (13) A person who does not hold a motorcycle endorsement may operate a motorcycle if the person is: (a) Within an enclosed cab; or (b) Operating a vehicle designed to travel with three wheels in contact with the ground at speeds of less than 15 miles per hour. (14) A person may operate a bicycle that is not an electric assisted bicycle without any grant of driving privileges. (15) A person may operate an electric assisted bicycle without a driver license or driver permit if the person is 16 years of age or older. (16) A person may operate a motor assisted scooter without a driver license or driver permit if the person is 16 years of age or older. (17) A person who is not a resident of this state or who has been a resident of this state for less than 30 days may operate a motor vehicle without an Oregon license or driver permit if the person is at least 15 years of age and has in the person’s possession a current out-of-state equivalent of a Class C instruction driver permit issued to the person. For the purpose of this subsection, a person is a resident of this state if the person meets the residency requirements described in ORS 807.062. A person operating a motor vehicle under authority of this subsection has the same privileges and is subject to the same restrictions as a person operating under the authority of a Class C instruction driver permit issued as provided in ORS 807.280.
A person may operate an electric personal assistive mobility device without any grant of driving privileges if the person is 16 years of age or older.
813.110 Temporary permit upon confiscation of license.(1) Except as otherwise provided by this section, police officers, on behalf of the Department of Transportation, shall issue temporary driving permits described under this section to persons when required under ORS 813.100. (2) The department shall provide police departments and agencies with permits for issuance as required by this section. The department shall establish the form and content of permits described in this section as the department determines appropriate, but in a manner consistent with this section. (3) A permit described in this section is subject to all the following: (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, the permit is valid until the 30th day after the date of arrest. (b) During the 12-hour period following issuance of the permit, the person is subject to ORS 807.570, and the permit is not a defense to a charge under ORS 807.570. (c) The permit shall be issued without payment of any fee. (d) The permit grants the same driving privileges as those granted by the person’s license taken into possession under ORS 813.100. (4) A police officer shall not issue a permit under this section if: (a) Driving privileges of the person were suspended, revoked or canceled at the time the person was arrested; (b) The person whose license was taken into custody was operating on an invalid license; (c) The person was not entitled to driving privileges at the time of the arrest for any other reason; or (d) The person holds a license or permit granting driving privileges that was issued by another state or jurisdiction and that is not taken into custody under ORS 813.100.