Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 278.205 (2026)

Certificates of insurance; coverage; personal injury protection benefits; rules

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278.205 Certificates of insurance; coverage; personal injury protection benefits; rules. (1) The Oregon Department of Administrative Services may issue a certificate of motor vehicle liability insurance and make assessments therefor.

(2) When issued on vehicles owned by local public bodies, such insurance shall also include uninsured motorist coverage and may include personal injury protection benefits and shall provide at least the minimum coverages and amounts set forth in ORS 742.500 to 742.542. However, at the request of a local public body, the department may provide uninsured motorist coverage or personal injury protection benefits for the motor vehicles owned by the local public body in amounts greater than those required under ORS 742.500 to 742.542.

(3) When issued on state-owned vehicles furnished for public use including, but not limited to, use authorized under ORS 276.598, such insurance shall include uninsured motorist coverage and personal injury protection benefits and shall provide at least the minimum coverages and amounts set forth in ORS 742.500 to 742.542.

(4) The department by rule may provide personal injury protection benefits in excess of those specified in this section. [1979 c.842 §2; 1981 c.490 §2]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2000–2000 · leading case: City of Salem v. Salisbury, 5 P.3d 1131 (Or. Ct. App. 2000).

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City of Salem v. Salisbury, 5 P.3d 1131 (Or. Ct. App. 2000). · cites it 3× “504 and, except as specified in ORS 278.205, may provide the personal injury protection benefits required under ORS 742.”

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