2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Chapter 819 - Destroyed, Totaled, Abandoned, Low-Value and Stolen Vehicles; Vehicle Identification Numbers; Vehicle Appraisers
Section 819.180 - Notice after taking into custody and towing; method; contents.


(2) Any notice given under this section after a vehicle is taken into custody and towed shall state all of the following:
(a) That the vehicle has been taken into custody and towed, the identity of the appropriate authority that took the vehicle into custody and towed the vehicle and the statute, ordinance or rule under which the vehicle has been taken into custody and towed.
(b) The location of the vehicle or the telephone number and address of the appropriate authority that will provide the information.
(c) That the vehicle is subject to towing and storage charges, the amount of charges that have accrued to the date of the notice and the daily storage charges.
(d) That the vehicle and its contents are subject to a lien for payment of the towing and storage charges and that the vehicle and its contents will be sold to cover the charges if the charges are not paid by a date specified by the appropriate authority.
(e) That the owner, possessor or person having an interest in the vehicle and its contents is entitled to a prompt hearing to contest the validity of taking the vehicle into custody and towing it and to contest the reasonableness of the charges for towing and storage if a hearing is timely requested.
(f) The time within which a hearing must be requested and the method for requesting a hearing.
(g) That the vehicle and its contents may be immediately reclaimed by presentation to the appropriate authority of satisfactory proof of ownership or right to possession and either payment of the towing and storage charges or the deposit of cash security or a bond equal to the charges with the appropriate authority. [1983 c.338 §424; 1985 c.316 §4; 1993 c.385 §8; 1995 c.758 §14; 2009 c.371 §12]

Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation

Chapter 819 - Destroyed, Totaled, Abandoned, Low-Value and Stolen Vehicles; Vehicle Identification Numbers; Vehicle Appraisers

Section 819.010 - Failure to comply with requirements for destruction of vehicle; exception; penalty.

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 819.140 - Agencies having authority to take vehicle into custody; powers of agency taking custody.

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 819.410 - Failure to obtain vehicle identification number for unnumbered vehicle; exception; penalty.

Section 819.420 - Failure to obtain vehicle identification number for vehicle with altered or removed number; penalty.

Section 819.430 - Trafficking in vehicles with destroyed or altered identification numbers; penalty.

Section 819.440 - Police seizure of vehicle without identification number; inspection; disposition of vehicle; disposition of moneys from sale.

Section 819.480 - Vehicle appraiser certificate; rules.

Section 819.482 - Acting as vehicle appraiser without certificate; penalty.