# Oregon — Vehicle title transfer deadlines and late penalties by state

For Oregon, deadline to apply for title is within 30 days of the date of transfer of interest; statute is 803.092, verified against its source on 2026-08-18.

- **State:** Oregon _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Deadline to apply for title:** within 30 days of the date of transfer of interest _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statute:** 803.092 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Penalty for missing it:** $25 from the 31st day after the transfer through the 60th day after the transfer and $50 thereafter _(per codes.findlaw.com, not stated by the source above)_

## What the source says

> upon the transfer of any interest in a vehicle covered by an Oregon title the transferee shall submit an application for title to the Department of Transportation. Such application shall be submitted to the department within 30 days of the date of transfer of interest.

## Sources disagree

More than one authority states this, and they do not state the same
thing. Both are reproduced with the source each came from.

### Statute

oregonlegislature.gov says statute is **803.092**, as of 2026-08-18.

> upon the transfer of any interest in a vehicle covered by an Oregon title the transferee shall submit an application for title to the Department of Transportation. Such application shall be submitted to the department within 30 days of the date of transfer of interest.

Source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors803.html

codes.findlaw.com says statute is **§ 803.090**, as of 2026-08-18.

> ORS 803.105 , $25 from the 31st day after the transfer through the 60th day after the transfer and $50 thereafter.

Source: https://codes.findlaw.com/or/title-59-oregon-vehicle-code/or-rev-st-sect-803-090/


## Source

- https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors803.html
- https://codes.findlaw.com/or/title-59-oregon-vehicle-code/or-rev-st-sect-803-090/

Last verified: 2026-08-18. Review by: 2027-08-18.
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