Section 822.225 – Failure to remove injurious substance; penalty.
(1) A person commits the offense of tow vehicle operator failure to remove injurious substance if the person is operating a tow vehicle that is removing a wrecked or damaged vehicle from a highway and the person fails to remove any glass or other injurious substance dropped upon the highway from such vehicle. (2) The […]
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 822.235 – 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 822.200 – 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 822.205 – Certificate; qualifications; fee.
The Department of Transportation shall issue a towing business certificate to any person if the person meets all of the following requirements to the satisfaction of the department: (1) The person must complete an application in a form and in the manner established by the department by rule. (2) The person must maintain insurance in […]
Section 822.210 – Privileges granted by certificate; duration; renewal; regulation of holder.
(1) The holder of a current, valid towing business certificate issued under ORS 822.205 may exercise the following privileges under the certificate: (a) The person and any employee of the person who is performing official duties are not subject to the prohibitions and penalties under ORS 822.200. (b) The person is entitled to receive special […]
Section 822.213 – Transporting property for hire.
(1) In addition to the privileges described under ORS 822.210, the holder of a current, valid towing business certificate issued under ORS 822.205 may use a tow vehicle to transport property for hire other than as described in ORS 822.210 if: (a) The tow vehicle is used primarily for the purposes described in ORS 822.210 […]
Section 822.215 – Grounds for denial, suspension, revocation or refusal of certificate; disciplinary action.
(1) The Department of Transportation may deny or refuse to issue any towing business certificate under ORS 822.205 or may suspend, revoke or refuse to renew any towing business certificate issued upon proof that the applicant for or holder of the certificate has done any of the following: (a) Used fraud or deception in securing […]
Section 822.217 – Proportional registration for tow vehicles; rules.
(1) Any person who qualifies under ORS 822.205 for a towing business certificate may choose to register qualified vehicles under the proportional registration provisions of ORS 826.009 or 826.011. Except as otherwise provided in this section, tow vehicles registered under ORS 826.009 or 826.011 are subject to the same requirements, conditions and privileges as other […]
Section 822.218 – Cancellation of identification device for proportionally registered tow vehicle.
(1) The Department of Transportation shall have the authority to investigate and verify information provided in conjunction with application for proportional registration of a tow vehicle under ORS 822.217. The department may cancel an identification device for a proportionally registered tow vehicle if the department determines that the owner or lessee of the vehicle, or […]