Section 819.300 – Possession of a stolen vehicle; penalty.
(1) A person commits the offense of possession of a stolen vehicle if the person possesses any vehicle which the person knows or has reason to believe has been stolen. (2) The offense described in this section, possession of a stolen vehicle, is a Class C felony. [1983 c.338 §297]
Section 819.310 – Trafficking in stolen vehicles; penalty.
(1) A person commits the offense of trafficking in stolen vehicles if the person receives or transfers possession of a vehicle which the person knows or has reason to believe has been stolen with intent to obtain, transfer or sell title to the vehicle. (2) The offense described in this section, trafficking in stolen vehicles, […]
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 819.400 – Assignment of numbers.
The Department of Transportation shall provide vehicle identification numbers for vehicles required to be registered in this state and components of such vehicles as the department determines necessary if the vehicles or components do not have vehicle identification numbers. The authority granted by this section is subject to the following: (1) A vehicle identification number […]
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 819.410 – Failure to obtain vehicle identification number for unnumbered vehicle; exception; penalty.
(1) A person commits the offense of failure to obtain a vehicle identification number for an unnumbered vehicle if the person is the owner of a vehicle that has never carried a vehicle identification number and the person does not obtain a vehicle identification number for the vehicle in the manner provided under ORS 819.400. […]
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 819.420 – Failure to obtain vehicle identification number for vehicle with altered or removed number; penalty.
(1) A person commits the offense of failure to obtain a vehicle identification number for a vehicle with an altered or removed number if the person has a vehicle or vehicle component returned under ORS 819.440 and the person does not obtain a vehicle identification number for the vehicle or component in the manner provided […]
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 819.430 – Trafficking in vehicles with destroyed or altered identification numbers; penalty.
(1) A person commits the offense of trafficking in vehicles with destroyed or altered identification numbers if the person knowingly buys, sells, receives, disposes of, conceals or has in the person’s possession any vehicle or component from which the vehicle identification number has been removed, defaced, covered, altered or destroyed for the purpose of concealing […]