Or. Admin. Code § 735-062-0140 - Proof of Completion of a Traffic Safety Education or Motorcycle Education Course

(1) For purposes of waiving the Class C drive test, DMV will accept either of the following:

(a) A Driver Education Certificate of Completion card issued on or before October 13, 2024, by a traffic safety education course approved by the Transportation Safety Office. The Driver Education Certificate of Completion card must be in the format designed and approved by the Transportation Safety Office and issued within two years prior to the submission of an application for a Class C non-commercial driver license; or

(b) An electronic driver education completion notation, as described in OAR 737-015-0020(18), that includes a notation of a passing score on the applicant's driver record and a date of completion demonstrating the student completed the course within the two previous years.

(2) For purposes of issuing a motorcycle endorsement, DMV will only accept a course completion card or electronic course completion information from a motorcycle rider education course established under ORS 802.320 or from an approved motorcycle rider education course listed in OAR 735-062-0078.

(3) DMV will accept a course completion card as proof of completion of a motorcycle rider education course until July 6, 2022. The card must include, at a minimum:

(a) The applicant's name;

(b) The name of the course completed;

(c) The date of the course;

(d) Where the course was taken;

(e) The signature of the instructor; and

(f) The instructor's certification number.

(4) DMV will accept a course completion card as proof of completion of a motorcycle rider education course from providers outside of this state. The card must include, at a minimum:

(a) The applicant's name;

(b) The name of the course completed;

(c) The date of the course;

(d) Where the course was taken; and

(e) The signature of the instructor.

(5) As of July 6, 2020, DMV accepts proof of an applicant's completion of a motorcycle rider education course from an approved motorcycle rider education course provider established under ORS 802.320 through DMV's website. The approved motorcycle rider education course provider must comply with provisions set forth in OAR 735-018-0020.

(6) An applicant must apply for and be issued a motorcycle endorsement within two years from the date of course completion, unless a shorter validity timeframe is listed on the course completion card provided by the applicant. When a shorter validity timeframe is provided on the course completion card, the applicant must apply for and be issued a motorcycle endorsement within the timeframe provided on the course completion card.

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Or. Admin. Code § 735-062-0140

MV 27-1989, f. & cert. ef. 10-3-89; MV 12-1993, f. 10-22-93, cert. ef. 11-4-93; DMV 7-1998, f. & cert. ef. 6-19-98; DMV 11-2006(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-25-06 thru 2-20-07; DMV 18-2006, f. & cert. ef. 12-13-06; DMV 3-2009, f. & cert. ef. 2-20-09; DMV 14-2013, f. & cert. ef. 9-24-13; DMV 18-2020, temporary amend filed 06/25/2020, effective 07/06/2020 through 01/01/2021; DMV 3-2021, amend filed 01/28/2021, effective 1/28/2021; DMV 1-2022, amend filed 01/25/2022, effective 1/25/2022; DMV 29-2024, amend filed 10/10/2024, effective 10/14/2024

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 184.619, 802.010, 802.012 & 807.175

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 802.012, 807.170 & 807.175