The 2009 legislature made changes in Oregon Law in order to bring the State into compliance with the rules of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Since 2002, federal rules have prohibited any state from offering any type of “diversion” or similar program to a commercial license holder, even for citations received while the person…

During the 2009 session the Oregon Legislature made a number of changes in the laws which affect persons charged with or convicted of the crime of DUII in Oregon.  One of these law changes went into effect on July 1, 2009. ASSAULT IN THE THIRD DEGREE ORS 163.165 Effective July 1, 2009, House Bill 3508 (in relevant part)…