Section 819.110 – Custody, towing and sale or disposal of abandoned vehicle; general provisions.
(1) After providing notice required under ORS 819.170 and, if requested, a hearing under ORS 819.190, an authority described under ORS 819.140 may take a vehicle into custody and tow the vehicle if: (a) The authority has reason to believe the vehicle is disabled or abandoned; and (b) The vehicle has been parked or left […]
Section 819.120 – Immediate custody and towing of vehicle constituting hazard or obstruction; rules.
(1) An authority described under ORS 819.140 may immediately take custody of and tow a vehicle that is disabled, abandoned, parked or left standing unattended on a road or highway right of way and that is in such a location as to constitute a hazard or obstruction to motor vehicle traffic using the road or […]
Section 819.140 – Agencies having authority to take vehicle into custody; powers of agency taking custody.
(1) This section establishes which agency has the authority to take vehicles into custody under ORS 819.110 and 819.120. The agency with authority to take a vehicle into custody is responsible for notice and hearings under ORS 819.110 to 819.215. Authority to take a vehicle into custody depends on the location of the vehicle as […]
Section 819.150 – Rights and liabilities of owner.
The owner, a person entitled to possession or any person with an interest recorded on the title of a vehicle taken into custody under ORS 819.110 or 819.120: (1) Is liable for all costs and expenses incurred in the towing, preservation and custody of the vehicle and its contents except that: (a) The owner, a […]
Section 819.160 – Lien for towing.
(1) Except as otherwise provided by this section, a person shall have a lien on the vehicle and its contents if the person, at the request of an authority described under ORS 819.140, tows any of the following vehicles: (a) An abandoned vehicle appraised at a value of more than $500 by a person who […]
Section 819.170 – Notice prior to taking vehicle into custody and towing; methods; contents.
If an authority proposes to take custody of a vehicle under ORS 819.110, the authority shall provide notice and shall provide an explanation of procedures available for obtaining a hearing under ORS 819.190. Except as otherwise provided under ORS 801.040, notice required under this section shall comply with all of the following: (1) Notice shall […]
Section 819.180 – Notice after taking into custody and towing; method; contents.
(1) If an authority takes custody of a vehicle under ORS 819.120, the authority shall provide, by certified mail within 48 hours of the towing, written notice with an explanation of procedures available for obtaining a hearing under ORS 819.190 to the owners of the vehicle and any lessors or security interest holders as shown […]
Section 819.185 – Procedure for vehicles that have no identification markings.
If there is no vehicle identification number on a vehicle and there are no registration plates and no other markings through which the Department of Transportation could identify the owner of the vehicle, then an authority otherwise required to provide notice under ORS 819.170 or 819.180 is not required to provide such notice and the […]
Section 819.190 – Hearing to contest validity of custody and towing.
A person provided notice under ORS 819.170 or 819.180 or any other person who reasonably appears to have an interest in the vehicle may request a hearing under this section to contest the validity of the towing and custody under ORS 819.120 or proposed towing and custody of a vehicle under ORS 819.110 by submitting […]
Section 819.200 – Exemption from notice and hearing requirements for vehicle held in criminal investigation.
A vehicle that is being held as part of any criminal investigation is not subject to any requirements under ORS 819.170 to 819.190 unless the criminal investigation relates to the theft of the vehicle. [1983 c.338 §426; 1993 c.385 §9]