A one-page letter on Oregon DOT letterhead that DMV writes for you, addressed to a lender in another state who is holding your certificate. It exists because Oregon cannot title or register a vehicle without the current certificate of title in its hands, and an out-of-state lender has no reason to know that. You fill in the enclosure details, put it in the envelope with the application, and it explains to somebody in another state why they are being asked to post an original document across a state line.
Written against 735-6603L (5-26), issued under ORS 803.045 and ORS 803.200. Revised May 2026. The letter is a template with blanks rather than a form with numbered lines, and it goes out over Oregon DOT letterhead — do not retype it onto your own.
Two documents, and they are not the same thing. Take the blank 735-6603L from the oregon.gov copy so you get the revision that is current today.
There is no completed 735-6603L here because there is nothing on it to complete. Oregon DOT publishes this as a finished letter on its own letterhead, and the PDF carries no fillable fields at all — not one AcroForm widget on the page. What a seller supplies is the envelope: the lender's address, the completed Form 735-226, the supporting releases and the cheque. Drawing handwriting onto a letter that has no boxes would invent a form Oregon does not publish.
| On the form | What to put in it |
|---|---|
| The addressee block | The lender's name and address at the head of the letter, and your own details where the letter asks who it is enclosed for. |
| The five numbered requests | What the lender is being asked to send DMV: the current original certificate of title; the completed and signed Application for Title and Registration, Form 735-226; their own name, customer number if known and address as security interest holder; any supporting documents such as a power of attorney or release of interest; and a check or money order payable to OREGON DMV for the title and registration fees. |
| The electronic titles sentence | Printed inside request one: Oregon DMV is not currently able to accept electronic titles or digital signatures. |
| The release paragraph | What to do if the lender no longer holds interest — submit the signed-off title, or the title with a signed statement releasing interest that includes the vehicle identification information, with a business signature showing the business name and the signature of an authorised representative. |
| The trip permit paragraph | The vehicle described is currently being operated in Oregon on a temporary basis, and Oregon only allows the purchase of two 21-day trip permits within a twelve-month period. |
| The delivery instruction | All documents and fees must be submitted together in the enclosed envelope to avoid delays in processing. |
Every line here was read off 735-6603L (5-26) itself — the PDF is here — and off the Oregon Department of Transportation, Driver and Motor Vehicle Services Division pages. This is plain-language help with a form, not legal advice, and where our wording and the agency's differ, theirs governs.
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