Use the links provided in the sections below to access instructions for acquiring and maintaining vehicle titles and registration:
Titling & Registering...
New Vehicles - Use this link if you have just bought a new vehicle that has not been titled or registered in any state.
Out-of-State Vehicles if You Have the Title - Use this link if you just moved to Oregon with an out-of-state vehicle (and you have the title) or if you have just bought a vehicle that is titled in a different state.
Out-of-State Vehicles with Liens - Use this link if the vehicle is currently titled out of state and the security interest holder possesses the title (because you are paying on the loan or you are leasing the vehicle).
Oregon-Titled Vehicles - Use this link if you have purchased a used vehicle that has an Oregon title.
Out-of-Country Vehicles - Use this link if the vehicle has been imported to Oregon from another country.
Salvage Vehicles - Use this link if documents show that the vehicle has been damaged, destroyed, wrecked or salvaged.
Reconstructed Vehicles - Use this link for a vehicle with an Oregon title that has been “rebuilt.”
Removing a Lien - Use this link when you have paid off a lien on your Oregon titled vehicle.
Assembled Vehicles - Use this link if you wish to title an assembled vehicle for the first time.
Dealer Out of Business - Use this link if you have purchased a vehicle from an Oregon dealer who has gone out of business and did not provide you with a title.
Oregon requires that you title a vehicle in Oregon if you want to register it here. Once you title in Oregon, registration from another state is not valid in Oregon.
By submitting an application for registration, you are certifying you have the insurance required by Oregon law and that you will comply with Oregon's motor vehicle insurance requirements as long as the vehicle is registered in your name.
If an out-of-state vehicle has had certain kinds of damage, Oregon DMV will not issue a title.
Related Information
Additional information that may be relevant includes:
