Oregon Revised Statutes
Or. Rev. Stat. § 801.375 (2026)
“Owner.”
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801.375 “Owner.” “Owner” when referring to the owner of a vehicle means:
(1) The person in whose name title to a vehicle is issued, and who is entitled to possession and use of the vehicle.
(2) If the title and right to possession and use for a vehicle are in different persons:
(a) The person, other than a security interest holder, who is entitled to the possession and use of the vehicle under a security agreement.
(b) The lessor or lessee of a vehicle, as designated by the lessor on the application for title, if the lessee is entitled to possession and use of the vehicle under a lease agreement. [1983 c.338 §67; 1991 c.551 §1; 1993 c.233 §7]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1998–2012 · leading case: Farmers Ins. Exch. v. Crutchfield, 113 P.3d 972 (Or. Ct. App. 2005).
Farmers Ins. Exch. v. Crutchfield, 113 P.3d 972 (Or. Ct. App. 2005). “Moreover, the definitions in the vehicle code, including the code’s definition of “owner,” ORS 801.375, purport to govern only the construction of the code itself.”
Truck Ins. Exch. v. Friend, 291 P.3d 743 (Or. Ct. App. 2012). “Then we evaluated the significance of “certain provisions of the Oregon Vehicle Code,” ORS 801.375 and ORS 803.010, for our conclusion that Crutchfield owned the truck at the time of the accident.”
State v. Tarpley, 972 P.2d 1201 (Or. Ct. App. 1998). “” ORS 801.375 (emphasis added). Thus, the definition of “owner” includes some persons who are entitled to use and possess vehicles but who do not hold title.”
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