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 (Dismantler certificate).

(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 (Dismantler certificate), unless the other person:

(A)

Complies with the requirements of ORS 819.010 (Failure to comply with requirements for destruction of vehicle), or is in possession of a salvage title certificate; and

(B)

Displays a salvage title certificate, a compliance form issued under ORS 819.030 (Department procedure on receipt of title or notice), 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 (Department procedure on receipt of title or notice) as proof of compliance under ORS 819.010 (Failure to comply with requirements for destruction of vehicle) 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 (Disposal of vehicle appraised at $500 or less) or 819.280 (Disposal of vehicle at request of person in lawful possession) if the tow business gives the person a copy of notification made to the department under ORS 819.215 (Disposal of vehicle appraised at $500 or less) or 819.280 (Disposal of vehicle at request of person in lawful possession).

(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. [1983 c.338 §197; 1985 c.16 §70; 1991 c.873 §39; 1993 c.233 §63; 1993 c.326 §3; 2005 c.654 §28; 2005 c.738 §3; 2009 c.371 §4]

Source: Section 819.040 — Illegal salvage procedures; penalty, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors819.­html.

819.010
Failure to comply with requirements for destruction of vehicle
819.012
Failure to follow procedures for a totaled vehicle
819.014
Insurer failure to follow procedures for totaled vehicle
819.016
When salvage title required
819.018
Failure to notify subsequent purchaser of condition of vehicle
819.030
Department procedure on receipt of title or notice
819.040
Illegal salvage procedures
819.100
Abandoning a vehicle
819.110
Custody, towing and sale or disposal of abandoned vehicle
819.120
Immediate custody and towing of vehicle constituting hazard or obstruction
819.140
Agencies having authority to take vehicle into custody
819.150
Rights and liabilities of owner
819.160
Lien for towing
819.170
Notice prior to taking vehicle into custody and towing
819.180
Notice after taking into custody and towing
819.185
Procedure for vehicles that have no identification markings
819.190
Hearing to contest validity of custody and towing
819.200
Exemption from notice and hearing requirements for vehicle held in criminal investigation
819.210
Sale or disposal of vehicle not reclaimed
819.215
Disposal of vehicle appraised at $500 or less
819.280
Disposal of vehicle at request of person in lawful possession
819.300
Possession of a stolen vehicle
819.310
Trafficking in stolen vehicles
819.400
Assignment of numbers
819.410
Failure to obtain vehicle identification number for unnumbered vehicle
819.420
Failure to obtain vehicle identification number for vehicle with altered or removed number
819.430
Trafficking in vehicles with destroyed or altered identification numbers
819.440
Police seizure of vehicle without identification number
819.480
Vehicle appraiser certificate
819.482
Acting as vehicle appraiser without certificate
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