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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2017
New laws for Oregon drivers take effect in 2018
In addition to passing a
major transportation funding
package, the 2017 Oregon
Legislature passed a handful
of other laws that will affect
drivers and vehicle owners.
Most will take effect Jan. 1,
2018.
Crash reporting
As of Jan. 1, you will not
need to report a fender bender
if the damage is under $2,500.
This is an increase from the
$1,500 threshold that had
been in place since 2004.
Senate Bill 35 is raising the
threshold to reflect the
increase in cost to repair vehi-
cles. In recent years, many
reports submitted to DMV
because of the $1,500 thresh-
old have been for minor
crashes, consuming staff time
that would be better used for
focusing on more serious inci-
dents.
ODOT uses crash data to
make informed decisions on
how to prioritize engineering
the safety of highway and
road facilities, and to help
provide focus for traffic
enforcement
resources.
Raising the threshold helps
focus crash data on incidents
that involve fatalities, injuries
and serious property damage.
You must report a vehicle
crash to DMV within 72
hours if:
• Damage to any vehicle is
more than $2,500 ($1,500
Siuslaw finalists
named for
Geography Bee
Finalists in the National
G e o g r a p h i c S o c i e t y ’s
Geography Bee at Siuslaw
Elementary School and
Siuslaw Middle School have
been announced.
Elementary school final-
ists are: Dylan Jensen, Joel
Sissel, Ronald Johnston,
Kaden Wood, Malacai Lade,
Maya Wells, Jack Clinton,
Rhianna Lane and Daniel
Gorbett.
Middle school finalists
are:
Andrew Jensen-
Norman, Samuel Castle,
Jasmine Vazquez, Harrison
Hubner, Camp Lacouture,
Izayah Degitz, Chad Hughes,
Owen Harklerode and Jeffrey
Edman.
All of these students
scored highly in the prelimi-
nary qualifying round; 25
moderately hard multiple-
choice questions offered to
all fourth through eighth
grade students.
The top scoring students
were declared finalists.
The finals and champi-
onship rounds will be held
Thursday, Jan. 18. The event
is not open to the public but
parents and family are invit-
ed.
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through Dec. 31, 2017);
• Any vehicle is towed
from the scene;
• Injury or death resulted
from this incident; or
• Damages to property
other than a vehicle involved
in the crash is more than
$2,500 ($1,500 through Dec.
31, 2017).
Registration card privacy
Senate Bill 930 allows the
owner of a vehicle to black
out or obscure the residence
address, business address,
mailing address or vehicle
address shown on the registra-
tion card and on proof of
insurance or other current
proof of compliance carried in
the vehicle.
To help you
navigate
all the Florence
art community
has to off er
Pick Up
YOURS
Today!
Passports are available at the following locations:
Florence Area Chamber of Commerce
Th e Siuslaw News
FRAA - Florence Regional Arts Alliance
Backstreet Gallery
Vardanian Gallery
Th e River Gallery
Rodger Bennett Photography
Purple Pelican
Siuslaw Public Library
Florence Events Center
Florence City Hall
BeauxArts Fine Art Materials & Gallery
Hardship permits
Senate Bill 252 allows a
person with a hardship permit
to apply to drive for the pur-
poses of participating in gam-
bling addiction treatment.
This bill applies to hardship
permits issued on or after Jan.
1.
Three-wheel vehicle testing
As of Jan. 1, a licensed
Oregon driver will not need to
take a drive test to receive an
endorsement on their license
to drive three-wheeled motor-
cycles.
Under a related bill —
House Bill 3125, which took
effect in June 2017 — no
endorsement is required on
“autocycles,” which are
Jan. 1. The Crater Lake fee
supports
the
Oregon
Community Found-
ation for use on projects at
Crater Lake National Park.
Any time a person needs to
visit a DMV office, first
check
www.OregonDMV.
com to find office hours, loca-
tions and current wait times at
the larger offices. People also
can do some DMV business
from home — renew a vehicle
registration, file a change of
address or file notice of the
sale of your vehicle online
without getting in line at an
office.
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motorcycles designed to trav-
el on three wheels, equipped
with a steering wheel, a non-
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Ex-POW registration plates
House Bill 2149 changes
the registration for Ex-POW
vehicle plates to permanent
registration. New applicants
for Ex-POW registration will
pay a one-time registration
fee of $15, plus the plate man-
ufacturing fee. Persons who
have current Ex-POW regis-
tration as of Jan. 1 will not be
required to pay a renewal fee.
Crater Lake plates
House Bill 2922 increases
the surcharge for Crater Lake
license plates from $10 per
plate to $15 per plate as of
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