Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 807.560 (2026)

Failure to notify department upon change of address or name; rules; penalty

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807.560 Failure to notify department upon change of address or name; rules; penalty. (1) A person to whom a license or driver permit is issued commits the offense of failure to notify upon change of driver address or name if the person does not notify the Department of Transportation in a manner authorized by the department by rule upon any change of the person’s:

(a) Residence address from that noted on the person’s license or driver permit as issued or on the department’s records;

(b) Name from that noted on the person’s license or driver permit as issued, including a change of name by marriage; or

(c) Place of employment, if the person is a corrections officer, as provided in ORS 802.253, or an eligible employee, as defined in ORS 802.250, whose place of employment address is noted on department records in accordance with ORS 802.250 or 802.253.

(2) Notice required under this section:

(a) Must be given within 30 days of change of driver address or name.

(b) Must be given in person for a change of name.

(3) The department shall note on its records any change reported to the department under this section.

(4) Failure to notify upon change of driver address or name is a Class D traffic violation. [1983 c.338 §337; 1985 c.563 §8; 1989 c.695 §2; 1991 c.523 §8; 2003 c.129 §3; 2005 c.292 §9; 2019 c.312 §17]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases, 1986–2002 · leading case: State v. Hayes, 782 P.2d 177 (Or. Ct. App. 1989).

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State v. Hayes, 782 P.2d 177 (Or. Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 26× “180(2)(b) the defense is not available to a "defendant [who has] failed to comply with the requirements under ORS 807.560 to notify (MVD] of a change of address or residence.”

State v. MacNab, 51 P.3d 1249 (Or. 2002). “130, and any change of address must be reported by the license holder to the Department of Transportation within 30 days of the change, ORS 807.560. 15 The intent-effects test has been applied by courts throughout the country to determine whether state sex offender registration…”

Morris v. Dep't of Revenue, 889 P.2d 1294 (Or. 1995). “See ORS 807.560 (it is a Class D infraction to fail to notify the MVD within 30 days of a change of address from the address noted on a driver license).”

State v. Straley, 717 P.2d 638 (Or. Ct. App. 1986). “290 (3) [now ORS 807.560].” Former ORS 482.290(3) provided that persons “licensed as operators” must notify the MVD of any change of residence *529 from that noted on their license within 30 days of the date of the change.”

State v. Sickles, 736 P.2d 223 (Or. Ct. App. 1987). “) See also ORS 807.560. There are two issues. The first is whether defendant can raise the lack of notice defense.”

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