(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 Department of Transportation or to the insurer within 30 days of the declaration or other relevant act by the insurer.
(b) Is the registered owner of a vehicle that is a totaled vehicle as defined in ORS 801.527 (2) and does not notify the department of the status of the vehicle within 30 days of the day that the vehicle became a totaled vehicle.
(c) Is the registered owner of a vehicle that is a totaled vehicle as defined in ORS 801.527 (3) and does not surrender the certificate of title for the vehicle to the department within 30 days of the date the vehicle became a totaled vehicle.
(d) Receives or purchases a totaled vehicle and does not surrender the certificate of title for the vehicle to the department within 30 days of purchase or receipt of the vehicle.
(2) A person is not required to surrender the certificate of title if the person is unable to obtain the certificate for the vehicle. If the person is unable to obtain the certificate, the person shall notify the department that the vehicle is a totaled vehicle and shall notify the department of the reason that the person is unable to surrender the certificate.
(3) A person is not required to surrender the certificate of title if:
(a) The person transferred their interest in the totaled vehicle to a tower pursuant to ORS 822.235; or
(b) The person is a tower that received interest in the totaled vehicle pursuant to ORS 822.235 and the tower subsequently transfers interest in the totaled vehicle to a dismantler within 30 days of the date the tower received interest in the totaled vehicle.
(4) If the vehicle is one for which title was issued in a form other than a certificate, the person shall notify the department that the vehicle is a totaled vehicle and shall follow procedures adopted by the department by rule.
(5) The offense described in this section, failure to follow procedures for a totaled vehicle, is a Class A misdemeanor. [1991 c.820 §4; 1993 c.233 §58; 2017 c.523 §6]
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.