Oregon Statutes 825.117 – Certificate for emergency transportation services
(1) If any condition or emergency arises requiring relief in cases of general epidemic, pestilence or other calamitous visitation in the state or any community therein, wherein the public or community interest or the transportation of any persons or household goods requires, in the opinion of the Department of Transportation, the issuance of a certificate for emergency transportation services, the department may issue a certificate for emergency transportation services, the term of which shall be limited to a reasonable time to be determined by the department under the circumstances.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 825.117
- Certificate: means an authority issued to a for-hire carrier under ORS § 825. See Oregon Statutes 825.005
- Department: means the Department of Transportation. See Oregon Statutes 825.005
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Household goods: means the personal effects or other property used or to be used in a dwelling but does not include property transported from a store or factory or property exclusively for office use. See Oregon Statutes 825.005
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
(2) The department may issue a certificate for emergency transportation services donated for the benefit of a charitable organization, if the services are transportation of persons or household goods and the services are not of a type ordinarily required in the operation of the organization. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a certificate issued pursuant to this subsection shall be issued without charge to the applicant. As used in this subsection ‘charitable organization’ means any person organized and existing for religious or medical purposes or any political subdivision of this state.
(3) The emergency authority issued under this section does not convey any right to permanent authority and is not evidence of a need for permanent authority. [Formerly 767.170; 2009 c.433 § 7]