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 819.010 – Failure to comply with requirements for destruction of vehicle; exception; penalty.
(1) A person commits the offense of failure to comply with requirements for destruction of a vehicle if the person wrecks, dismantles or disassembles the form of any vehicle that is or is required to be registered or titled under the vehicle code or under ORS chapter 826 and the person does not comply with […]
Section 819.012 – Failure to follow procedures for a totaled vehicle; penalty.
(1) A person other than an insurer commits the offense of failure to follow procedures for a totaled vehicle if the person: (a) Is the registered owner of a vehicle that is a totaled vehicle as defined in ORS 801.527 (1) and does not surrender the certificate of title for the vehicle either to the […]
Section 819.014 – Insurer failure to follow procedures for totaled vehicle; penalty.
(1) An insurer commits the offense of insurer failure to follow procedures for a totaled vehicle if the insurer declares that the vehicle is a totaled vehicle and does not: (a) Obtain the certificate of title from the owner of the vehicle as a condition of settlement of the claim and surrender it to the […]
Section 819.016 – When salvage title required; rules.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, when the provisions of ORS 819.010, 819.012 or 819.014 require a person to surrender to the Department of Transportation a certificate of title for a vehicle, or when a person acquires a vehicle under the provisions of ORS 819.215, the person shall apply to the […]
Section 819.018 – Failure to notify subsequent purchaser of condition of vehicle; rules; penalty.
(1) A person commits the offense of failure to notify a subsequent purchaser of the condition of a vehicle if the person sells a totaled vehicle and does not provide the purchaser with a salvage title certificate or, if no certificate is required as evidence of salvage title, does not comply with rules adopted by […]
Section 819.030 – Department procedure on receipt of title or notice.
The Department of Transportation shall comply with the following procedures upon receiving a certificate of title or other notice in accordance with the provisions of ORS 819.010, 819.012 or 819.014: (1) If the department is satisfied that the vehicle is wrecked, dismantled or disassembled, the department shall cancel and retire the registration and title of […]
Section 819.040 – Illegal salvage procedures; penalty.
(1) A person commits the offense of illegal salvage procedures if the person engages in crushing, compacting or shredding of vehicles and the person violates any requirements under the following: (a) The person may accept vehicles as salvage material from other persons who hold a dismantler certificate issued under ORS 822.110. (b) Except as otherwise […]