Or. Admin. Code § 735-090-0020 - Hearings Requests

(1) A hearing request must be in writing. The request should include:

(a) Petitioner's full name;

(b) Petitioner's complete mailing address;

(c) Date of arrest;

(d) Petitioner's Oregon driver license number;

(e) Petitioner's date of birth;

(f) Telephone number where petitioner can be called between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.;

(g) Brief statement of the issues the petitioner proposes to raise at the hearing; and

(h) Dates and times the petitioner or attorney cannot participate in a hearing.

(2) A petitioner may request an in-person hearing either as part of the hearing request or as an amendment to the hearing request. The request for in-person hearing or any amendment to the request for an in-person hearing must be made within the time requirements specified in section (4), (5) or (6) of this rule. A petitioner may request an in-person hearing when submitting a late hearing request but may not amend the request.

(3) A request for an interpreter for a non-English speaking petitioner must be part of the hearing request.

(4) To be considered timely, a hearing request submitted pursuant to ORS 813.132 or 813.410(4), for failure of a breath test or refusal of a breath, blood or urine test, must be received by DMV by the tenth day following the arrest of the petitioner. Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure 10A (ORCP 10A) will be used to determine the computation of time.

(5) To be considered timely, a hearing request submitted pursuant to ORS 813.410(4), for failure of a blood test, must be received by DMV by the tenth day from the date DMV sends notice of suspension. ORCP 10A will be used to determine the computation of time.

(6) DMV will issue a final order denying an untimely hearing request unless the petitioning party demonstrates that the request should be granted under ORS 813.440.

Notes

Or. Admin. Code § 735-090-0020

MV 5-1984, f. 6-29-84, ef. 7-1-84; MV 10-1985, f. 9-19-85, ef. 9-20-85; Administrative Renumbering 3-1988, Renumbered from 735-021-0110; MV 2-1991, f. & cert. ef. 3-18-91; MV 15-1993, f. 10-22-93, cert. ef. 11-4-93; DMV 3-1996, f. & cert. ef. 7-26-96; DMV 21-2002, f. & cert. ef. 11-18-02; DMV 23-2004, f. & cert. ef. 11-17-04; DMV 14-2007, f. & cert. ef. 12-24-07; DMV 24-2010, f. 12-22-10, cert. ef. 1-1-11; DMV 10-2014, f. & cert. ef. 9-19-14; DMV 9-2023, minor correction filed 02/23/2023, effective 2/23/2023

Publications: Publications referenced are available from the agency.

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 184.619, 802.010, 813.410 & 813.440

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 813.410 & 813.440