Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 822.005 (2026)

Acting as vehicle dealer without certificate; penalty

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822.005 Acting as vehicle dealer without certificate; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of acting as a vehicle dealer without a certificate if the person is not the holder of a valid, current vehicle dealer certificate issued under ORS 822.020 and the person:

(a) Buys, sells, brokers, trades or exchanges vehicles either outright or by means of any conditional sale, bailment, lease, security interest, consignment or otherwise;

(b) Displays a new or used vehicle, trailer or semitrailer for sale; or

(c) Acts as any type of agent for the owner of a vehicle to sell the vehicle or acts as any type of agent for a person interested in buying a vehicle to buy a vehicle.

(2) This section does not apply to persons or vehicles exempted from this section under ORS 822.015.

(3) The offense described in this section, acting as a vehicle dealer without a certificate, is a Class A misdemeanor. [1983 c.338 §790; 1985 c.16 §389; 1985 c.598 §1; 1997 c.469 §1; 2003 c.655 §124]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2008–2018 · leading case: Morgan v. Jackson Cnty., 414 P.3d 917 (Or. Ct. App. 2018).

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Morgan v. Jackson Cnty., 414 P.3d 917 (Or. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 3× “See ORS 822.005. Former ORS 481.990 (1971) provided the applicable penalty for the offense; it was amended a number of times before being repealed.”

Loosli v. City of Salem, 193 P.3d 623 (Or. 2008). “See ORS 822.005 (making it an offense to engage in those acts without a vehicle dealer certificate); ORS 822.”

— Or. Rev. Stat. § 822.005(3) — 1 case

Morgan v. Jackson Cnty., 414 P.3d 917 (Or. Ct. App. 2018). “See ORS 822.005. Former ORS 481.990 (1971) provided the applicable penalty for the offense; it was amended a number of times before being repealed.”

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