Form 735-9654, Power of Attorney – Oregon

Form 735-9654, Power of Attorney, is the ODOT Commerce and Compliance Division form through which a motor carrier designates an attorney-in-fact to act for it on its CCD account for the purposes the carrier checks on the form.

The form lists eight provisions, a) through h). The carrier can authorize the attorney-in-fact to:

• initiate closure of the account;
• enroll vehicles in the Oregon Weight-Mile Tax Program, obtain Temporary Enrollment Documents or Over-Dimensional/Weight permits, and cancel enrollment and permits;
• prepare, sign and submit documents and payments for mileage tax reports;
• sign highway use tax bonds;
• apply for International Registration Plan (IRP) and International Fuel Tax Agreement (IFTA) licenses and decals, register vehicles operating in Oregon only, and cancel IFTA and Oregon-based registration;
• change the carrier's address or telephone number;
• request an Oregon Trucking Online (TOL) password;
• handle other matters the carrier specifies.

By signing, the carrier also permits ODOT to release account, vehicle and payment information to the attorney-in-fact. The form states that it does not relieve the motor carrier of the responsibility to file timely, accurate reports and applications, and that it cancels all other power of attorney agreements for the same CCD account. The bottom of the form is a cancellation block, so one document starts and ends the arrangement. It applies to a CCD motor carrier account, not to personal or general legal matters.

A motor carrier with an Oregon CCD account that wants another person or business to act for it files this form. The form must be signed by the owner, a partner in a partnership or limited liability partnership, a corporate officer, or a manager or member of a limited liability company (LLC) on the carrier's side, and by the attorney-in-fact.

The attorney-in-fact is the business or person named in the right-hand block of the form, with a mailing address, email address and telephone number.

You also use the form to end an arrangement. The cancellation block at the bottom is signed by an owner, partner, corporate officer or LLC manager or member, or by the power of attorney, and a copy goes to ODOT/CCD.

A new Form 735-9654 replaces earlier ones: the form states that it cancels all other power of attorney agreements for the CCD account. The form says nothing on who may sign beyond the groups listed above.

Complete Form 735-9654 when the motor carrier wants an attorney-in-fact to start acting on its CCD account. The form carries its own start date: it takes effect on the date you write on the line "This Power of Attorney will be in effect beginning ___" and continues until canceled, so it has no expiration or renewal date.

To end the arrangement, fill in the cancellation block ("This power of attorney is canceled on:") with the cancellation date, a signature, printed name, title and capacity, and send a copy to ODOT/CCD. No separate filing deadline is printed on the form. Signing a new Form 735-9654 also cancels every earlier power of attorney for the same CCD account.

The form itself names no submission channel for the signed agreement. The only delivery instruction printed on it concerns cancellation: complete the cancellation block and send a copy to ODOT/CCD.

The form's header gives the contact details of the Oregon Department of Transportation, Commerce and Compliance Division:

• Address: 455 Airport Road SE, Building A, Salem, OR 97301
• Phone: (503) 378-6699
• Fax: (503) 378-6880

Use these details to ask the division how to deliver the signed form. The top of the PDF has a space marked "ODOT USE ONLY"; leave it blank. Before sending, check that the motor carrier business location address is filled in, since the form requires it, and that both the motor carrier and the attorney-in-fact have signed. Keep a copy for your records. FillingPDF lets you fill out and download the PDF; submission follows the channels above.