Oregon Law
Law as of Jan 1, 2024
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819.010Failure to comply with requirements for destruction of vehicle; exception; penalty 819.012Failure to follow procedures for a totaled vehicle; penalty 819.014Insurer failure to follow procedures for totaled vehicle; penalty 819.016When salvage title required; rules 819.018Failure to notify subsequent purchaser of condition of vehicle; rules; penalty 819.020[1983 c.338 §195; 1985 c.16 §69; 1985 c.176 §1; 1987 c.119 §5; repealed by 1991 c.820 §20] 819.030Department procedure on receipt of title or notice 819.040Illegal salvage procedures; penalty 819.100Abandoning a vehicle; penalty 819.110Custody, towing and sale or disposal of abandoned vehicle; general provisions 819.120Immediate custody and towing of vehicle constituting hazard or obstruction; rules 819.130[1983 c.338 §419; 1985 c.16 §221; 1993 c.385 §4; repealed by 1995 c.758 §23] 819.140Agencies having authority to take vehicle into custody; powers of agency taking custody 819.150Rights and liabilities of owner 819.160Lien for towing 819.170Notice prior to taking vehicle into custody and towing; methods; contents 819.180Notice after taking into custody and towing; method; contents 819.185Procedure for vehicles that have no identification markings 819.190Hearing to contest validity of custody and towing 819.210Sale or disposal of vehicle not reclaimed 819.215Disposal of vehicle appraised at $500 or less; notice; rules 819.220[1983 c.338 §428; 1985 c.16 §225; 1985 c.316 §6; 1991 c.873 §40; 1993 c.326 §7; 1993 c.751 §76; 1995 c.758 §17; 2005 c.654 §30; repealed by 2009 c.371 §18] 819.230[1983 c.338 §810; 2007 c.630 §4; renumbered 819.480 in 2007] 819.240[1983 c.338 §429; 1991 c.873 §41; 1993 c.233 §65; repealed by 2009 c.371 §18] 819.250[1983 c.338 §430; 1985 c.16 §226; 1985 c.94 §1; repealed by 2009 c.371 §18] 819.260[1983 c.338 §431; 1985 c.316 §7; repealed by 2009 c.371 §18] 819.270[1983 c.338 §432; 1987 c.119 §7; repealed by 2009 c.371 §18] 819.280Disposal of vehicle at request of person in lawful possession; rules 819.300Possession of a stolen vehicle; penalty 819.310Trafficking in stolen vehicles; penalty 819.400Assignment of numbers 819.410Failure to obtain vehicle identification number for unnumbered vehicle; exception; penalty 819.420Failure to obtain vehicle identification number for vehicle with altered or removed number; penalty 819.430Trafficking in vehicles with destroyed or altered identification numbers; penalty 819.440Police seizure of vehicle without identification number; inspection; disposition of vehicle; disposition of moneys from sale 819.480Vehicle appraiser certificate; rules 819.482Acting as vehicle appraiser without certificate; penalty

Chapter 819 — Destroyed, Totaled, Abandoned, Low-Value and Stolen Vehicles; Vehicle Identification Numbers; Vehicle Appraisers DESTROYED AND TOTALED VEHICLES 819.200 Exemption from notice and hearing requirements for vehicle held in criminal

ORS 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 provided in this subsection, the person may not accept vehicles from another person who does not hold a dismantler certificate issued under ORS 822.110, unless the other person:

(A)

Complies with the requirements of ORS 819.010, or is in possession of a salvage title certificate; and

(B)

Displays a salvage title certificate, a compliance form issued under ORS 819.030, or a certificate of sale to the person engaged in salvage.

(c)

The person engaged in salvage may accept a copy of the Department of Transportation form issued under ORS 819.030 as proof of compliance under ORS 819.010 or may accept a certificate of sale or a salvage title certificate, as applicable, and surrender such copy or certificate to the department.

(d)

The person may accept vehicles as salvage material from tow businesses disposing of vehicles as authorized under ORS 819.215 or 819.280 if the tow business gives the person a copy of notification made to the department under ORS 819.215 or 819.280.

(2)

If a salvage title has been issued in a form other than a certificate, the person engaged in salvage may accept documents or information in a manner or form determined by the department by rule.

(3)

The offense described in this section, illegal salvage procedures, is a Class A misdemeanor.

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