Section 822.230 – City or county regulation of towing businesses.
(1) Notwithstanding ORS 822.200 to 822.225, and except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a city or county may, by charter or ordinance, regulate towing businesses if the city or county charter or ordinance provisions pertain only to towing authorized by ORS 98.812 and the provisions: (a) Regulate an aspect of a towing […]
Section 822.133 – Requirements of dismantler operating motor vehicle dismantling business.
(1) As used in this section: (a) “Crushed motor vehicle” means a motor vehicle, the frame or unibody of which is compacted or flattened so that it no longer resembles any particular year, model or make of motor vehicle and is less than half of the motor vehicle’s original volume as measured in cubic feet. […]
Section 822.235 – Recovery after theft.
(1) If a tower recovers a vehicle after a theft, the vehicle is totaled and the vehicle has no applicable insurance coverage, the person who is the owner of the vehicle may transfer the person’s interest in the vehicle to the tower in payment or partial payment of the tower’s fees for recovery and storage […]
Section 822.135 – Improperly conducting motor vehicle dismantling business; penalty.
(1) A person commits the offense of improperly conducting a motor vehicle dismantling business if the person holds a dismantler certificate issued under ORS 822.110 and the person does any of the following: (a) Fails to permanently exhibit a dismantler certificate at a place of business of the person at all times while the certificate […]
Section 822.137 – Dismantler conduct resulting in civil penalty; rules.
(1) As used in this section, “major component part” includes significant parts of a motor vehicle such as engines, short blocks, frames, transmissions, transfer cases, cabs, doors, differentials, front or rear clips, quarter panels, truck beds or boxes, hoods, bumpers, fenders, catalytic converters and airbags. The Department of Transportation may by rule designate other motor […]
Section 822.140 – Local government approval requirements.
(1) To meet the requirement for local government approval of a dismantler certificate under ORS 822.110 or a supplemental certificate under ORS 822.125, an applicant must comply with any regulations established by a city or county under this section and must obtain the approval of the governing body of the: (a) City, if the business […]
Section 822.145 – Imposition of sanctions; rules.
(1) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, the Department of Transportation may impose sanctions on any person holding a dismantler certificate issued under ORS 822.110 or identification card or supplemental dismantler certificate issued under ORS 822.125 including, but not limited to, probation or suspension, revocation or cancellation of the dismantler certificate or […]
Section 822.150 – Failure to return revoked, canceled or suspended certificate or identification card; penalty.
(1) A person commits the offense of failure to return a revoked, canceled or suspended dismantler certificate or identification card if the Department of Transportation recalls and demands the person to return a certificate or card under ORS 822.145 and the person does not return the certificate or card to the department. (2) The offense […]
Section 822.200 – Operating illegal towing business; exceptions; penalties.
(1) A person commits the offense of operating an illegal towing business if the person does not hold a certificate issued under ORS 822.205 and the person does any of the following: (a) Engages in the towing or recovering of vehicles by any means for any direct or indirect compensation when the vehicle being towed […]
Section 822.093 – Sale of vehicles involving possessory liens; records; rules; penalty.
(1) Notwithstanding ORS 822.015 (1)(k) or (L), a lien claimant who sells or offers for sale vehicles being sold to foreclose possessory liens, or sells or offers for sale vehicles acquired through possessory liens, shall keep records sufficient to establish that all vehicles being sold or offered for sale were acquired by the lien claimant […]