(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 certificate of sale issued under ORS 819.240 or 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 authorities or tow businesses disposing of vehicles as authorized under ORS 819.215 or 819.280 if the authority or 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. [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]
ABANDONED VEHICLES
(Offense)
Section: Previous 819.010 819.012 819.014 819.016 819.018 819.020 819.030 819.040 819.100 819.110 819.120 819.130 819.140 819.150 819.160 NextLast modified: August 7, 2008