The Oregon motor vehicle power of attorney is a document that lets a vehicle owner appoint another person to handle matters related to their car. These tasks may include registering, buying or selling the vehicle and dealing with the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV).
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The person who grants the power is the principal, and the person who receives the power to act is called the agent or attorney-in-fact in all Oregon POA forms. This document will not grant authority for other types of decisions, such as medical or financial decisions that don’t involve a vehicle. For such purposes, you can use other power of attorney templates.
Form 735-500 is the official designation for the Oregon motor vehicle power of attorney. The form must be signed by the vehicle owner (principal).[1] It is the PDF this page hands out.
This form helps when you cannot take care of car paperwork yourself, for example because you are away or unwell. A person you trust can then handle it for you.
The table below lists the basics of Form 735-500, the DMV form this page hands out, including its document name, the state form name, the file format and the time most people need to fill it in. Use it to confirm you have the right document before you begin.
| Document Name | Oregon Motor Vehicle Power of Attorney Form |
| State Form Name | Power of Attorney, Form 735-500 (9-26) |
| Relevant Link | Oregon Driver & Motor Vehicle Services |
| Avg. Time to Fill Out | 8 minutes |
| # of Fillable Fields | 12 |
| Available Formats | Adobe PDF |
These steps follow the Oregon DMV’s Power of Attorney, Form 735-500 (9-26), the official form this page hands out. Each step matches one part of the form. The form says the power of attorney is valid only if the name of the person or firm appointed as attorney, the plate number, vehicle identification number or title number, and the signature of the owner are completed.[1]
The screenshots under each step show the Oregon DMV Power of Attorney (Form 735-500), the official Oregon form, filled with sample entries in blue, so you can see where each answer goes. The names, dates and vehicle details are examples only.
Name of person or firm appointed as attorney
Print the name of the individual or firm you are granting authority to act on your behalf in the section marked “Name of person or firm appointed as attorney.”[1] This person or entity will handle vehicle-related matters for you.
Description of vehicle
Enter the plate number, year, make and body style, then the vehicle identification number and the title number. Check the box next to the VIN only if the VIN begins with OR.
Name and signature of owner
Print the owner’s name on the Name of Owner (Printed) line, then the owner signs on the Signature of Owner line and enters the date.
Name and signature of joint owner
If the vehicle has a joint owner, print that person’s name on the Name of Joint Owner (Printed) line, and the joint owner signs and dates the Signature of Joint Owner line.
The form also says, in large type, that this power of attorney may not be transferred to any other person or firm. The instructions for using it are printed beside the form in the PDF.[1]
Once the form is filled in, a few practical steps remain. They cover who signs, how the agent signs and where to hand the finished form. Keep the signed original and a copy somewhere safe.
Sign and date the form
The vehicle owner must sign the form to validate the power of attorney.[1] Enter the date next to the signature. If the vehicle has a joint owner, the form has lines for the joint owner’s printed name, signature and date.[1] Form 735-500 has no notary section.[1]
Know how the agent signs
Be aware that this power of attorney can only be used by the person or firm named in the form and cannot be transferred to anyone else. When the named representative acts, the form’s instructions say to write the name of the owner followed by the representative’s signature.[1] For example, if the owner is Sharon Smith and the representative is Jane Doe, the signature should appear as “Sharon Smith by Jane Doe.”
Hand in the finished form
Check that every line is filled in and that the names match the IDs. Then give the signed form to the Oregon DMV or to whoever handles your vehicle transaction. Complete entries help avoid delays.
A few small slips cause most of the delays with vehicle paperwork. Look through the list below before you hand the finished form to anyone, so that your agent can use it without extra back and forth.
These short answers cover the questions people ask most often about filling out and using the form from this page. Each answer is practical guidance for working with the form.
Gather these details first so the form takes only a few minutes:
Yes. Select Create My Document at the top of this page, answer a few questions and download the result, which is the FormsPal template. You can also download the DMV form as a PDF and fill it in with the FormsPal PDF editor, then print it and sign it.
Form 735-500 has no line for a backup agent, and it says the power of attorney may not be transferred to any other person or firm.[1] The FormsPal template from Create My Document has a Successor Attorney-in-Fact section, where you can enter an alternate agent’s name and address.
No. Form 735-500 has no notary or acknowledgment section. The owner, and a joint owner if there is one, sign and date it.[1]
General information, not legal or tax advice.
