The OR licensing action explained
After a DUII arrest in Oregon, the Oregon Department of Transportation, Driver and Motor Vehicle Services Division (oregon.gov) opens its own case against your driving privilege. It is administrative, it moves faster than the criminal case, and it is decided regardless of what the court later does with the charge.
The request for an administrative hearing is due within 10 days of arrest. Miss it and the suspension usually takes effect automatically.
Hearing requests, suspension notices, reinstatement fees and interlock paperwork.
Deadlines, forms and how the hearing is conducted.
How the OR agency runs the licence case
- DMV suspends driving privileges under the implied consent law on a police report of a refusal or test failure, per ORS 813.410.
- An implied consent hearing may be requested with the Office of Administrative Hearings.
- The suspension takes effect on the 30th day after arrest unless a valid hearing request is made.
- Suspension lengths vary — for example one year for a refusal and 90 days for a test failure.
- Interlock installation is required for a hardship permit and for driving after the suspension.
Oregon licence facts
Oregon DUII law at a glance
Sourced from the Oregon code and state agency sites. Verify current text before relying on it.
- Offense name
- DUII (Oregon)
- Controlling statute
- Or. Rev. Stat. § 813.010
- Implied consent
- Or. Rev. Stat. § 813.100
- Per se BAC limit
- 0.08 (0.04 CDL, 0.02 or lower under 21)
- Licence hearing deadline
- 10 days after arrest
- First-offense fine
- $1,000–$6,250
- First-offense jail exposure
- up to 1 year
- Licence suspension
- 1 year
- Ignition interlock
- Required on a first offense in most cases
- Trial court
- the Circuit Court
- High-risk filing
- SR-22 for 3 years
Many first offences resolve through diversion, which requires interlock and treatment.
Getting the licence back
- Serve the full suspension or hard-suspension period the agency sets.
- Complete any ordered assessment, education or treatment programme.
- Install an approved ignition interlock device — Oregon requires one in most first-offense cases.
- Oregon requires a SR-22 certificate of financial responsibility for 3 years before a licence is reinstated after a DUII conviction.
- Pay the reinstatement fee and any licence-issuance fee in full.
Fees and processing times change; confirm the current amounts on oregon.gov before you travel to an office.
Oregon ZIP codes covered
These Oregon ZIP-code pages carry the local court, filing and licensing detail for the area, and each one links back to this resource page.
Counties and cities using these Oregon resources
Counties
Other Oregon official resources
Frequently asked questions
- How long do I have to challenge a Oregon licence suspension?
- The administrative hearing request is due within 10 days of arrest. Confirm the current deadline and filing method with the OR licensing agency at oregon.gov before relying on it.
- How long is a first-offense suspension in Oregon?
- A first DUII offense generally carries a 1 year suspension in Oregon. Reinstatement conditions, fees and any interlock requirement are set by the licensing agency.