(a) The person must give notice to the Department of Transportation, in a form specified by the department, of the person’s intention to dismantle, disassemble or wreck the form of the vehicle at least seven days prior to commencement thereof.
(b) If the vehicle is visible from a public right of way, the person must complete the wrecking, dismantling or disassembling of the form of the vehicle within 30 days from the commencement thereof.
(c) If the vehicle is registered by this state, the person must deliver or mail to the department the registration card, certificate of title, if one has been issued, and registration plates of the vehicle within 30 days after the person wrecks, dismantles or disassembles the form of the vehicle.
(d) If no certificate of title has been issued for the vehicle, the person must notify the department in a manner determined by the department by rule within 30 days after the person wrecks, dismantles or disassembles the form of the vehicle.
(e) If required to do so under ORS 819.016, the person shall apply for a salvage title for the vehicle.
(2) This section does not apply to persons who are acting within the scope of a dismantler certificate issued under ORS 822.110.
(3) The offense described in this section, failure to comply with requirements for destruction of vehicle, is a Class A misdemeanor. [1983 c.338 §193; 1985 c.16 §68; 1985 c.401 §2; 1991 c.407 §33; 1991 c.873 §36; 1993 c.233 §57; 1993 c.751 §75; 2005 c.654 §27; 2007 c.683 §1; 2021 c.630 §12]
Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation
Section 819.012 - Failure to follow procedures for a totaled vehicle; penalty.
Section 819.014 - Insurer failure to follow procedures for totaled vehicle; penalty.
Section 819.016 - When salvage title required; rules.
Section 819.018 - Failure to notify subsequent purchaser of condition of vehicle; rules; penalty.
Section 819.030 - Department procedure on receipt of title or notice.
Section 819.040 - Illegal salvage procedures; penalty.
Section 819.100 - Abandoning a vehicle; penalty.
Section 819.110 - Custody, towing and sale or disposal of abandoned vehicle; general provisions.
Section 819.120 - Immediate custody and towing of vehicle constituting hazard or obstruction; rules.
Section 819.150 - Rights and liabilities of owner.
Section 819.160 - Lien for towing.
Section 819.170 - Notice prior to taking vehicle into custody and towing; methods; contents.
Section 819.180 - Notice after taking into custody and towing; method; contents.
Section 819.190 - Hearing to contest validity of custody and towing.
Section 819.210 - Sale or disposal of vehicle not reclaimed.
Section 819.215 - Disposal of vehicle appraised at $500 or less; notice; rules.
Section 819.280 - Disposal of vehicle at request of person in lawful possession; rules.
Section 819.300 - Possession of a stolen vehicle; penalty.
Section 819.310 - Trafficking in stolen vehicles; penalty.
Section 819.400 - Assignment of numbers.
Section 819.430 - Trafficking in vehicles with destroyed or altered identification numbers; penalty.
Section 819.480 - Vehicle appraiser certificate; rules.
Section 819.482 - Acting as vehicle appraiser without certificate; penalty.