If you’re required to have an Ignition Interlock Device (IID) by the Oregon DMV, there’s an exception that permits you to drive employer-owned vehicles without an IID if: (1) you tell your employer as referenced below; and (2) you have proof you’ve told your employer on you when you drive. Here’s the law as amended by HB 2116 (2013): Continue reading
Category Archives: DUII
Oregon DMV Hearings — Scheduling
When I meet with new clients, they are often embarrassed, confused, and overwhelmed. Among the confusion is the fact that a DUII arrest frequently institutes two separate proceedings against the driver:
(1) The criminal case; and
(2) DMV’s proposed license suspension for failing or refusing a chemical test. Continue reading
SR-22 & IID after DUII Conviction — Oregon License Reinstatement
For Oregon license reinstatement after a DUII conviction, you must first wait out the suspension period, and then:
(a) file a SR-22 insurance certificate with DMV for 3 years, ORS 806.075; and
(b) install an Ignition Interlock Device (IID) for 1 year for a first conviction; 2 years for second, ORS 813.602(1); 5 years for third or subsequent, ORS 813.602(2). Continue reading
Lifetime License Revocation — Petition for Reinstatement after 10 years
January 1, 2004, marked the beginning of Oregon’s experiment with “lifetime license revocation” for a third DUII conviction. Some people are mistakenly told that it’s a “10-year suspension.” It’s not, it’s a lifetime revocation — with a possibility of petitioning for your license back after 10 years. January 1, 2014, is long past — meaning we’ve now helped a fair amount of folks get their driver license back! Continue reading