![]() ![]() (5) Obviously inoperable, or stripped vehicles may be towed after 24 hours per ORS 819.110 and ORS 819.120, for immediate removal, if the location of the vehicle constitutes an immediate hazard to other vehicular traffic. ORS 819.180 provides that the agency is required to notify the owners, in writing by certified mail, of the vehicle impoundment and their right to apply for a hearing. The deputy sheriff ordering the tow will complete an incident report detailing the tow of the vehicle, before going off shift. (4) If the vehicle remains abandoned 24 hours after affixing the tow notice (ORS 819.170), the vehicle will be towed by a nonpreference tow, and stored at that tow company’s yard. (3) Deputies shall make attempt to contact the registered and/or legal owner(s) of the vehicle and advise of the county’s intent to tow the vehicle. (2) If the stolen status is negative, the deputy sheriff will attach a RED Crook County sheriff’s tow notice on the vehicle. (1) A check of the vehicle to see if it is stolen will be conducted. Personnel who receive complaints of vehicles being abandoned should obtain all pertinent information including license number, description, location, and lapse of time involved. Deputies should make reasonable efforts to return a recovered stolen vehicle to its owner rather than store it, so long as the vehicle is not needed for evidence. State law requires the impounding deputy to take reasonable steps to protect against loss or damage to impounded vehicles and any contents that may have been taken as evidence (ORS 133.537). A § III), 2004) 10.08.040 Impounds related to criminal investigations.ĭeputies should impound vehicles that are needed for the furtherance of an investigation or prosecution of a case or are otherwise appropriate for seizure under ORS 133.535. ![]() This includes a vehicle towed for a prisoner’s property, safekeeping, and an impoundment for evidence. “Security tow” means a tow of a vehicle in the custody of the department, which must be held in secure storage. “Penalty tow” means a tow of any vehicle impounded for a violation of law or ordinance or under a court order. “Owner request tow, preference” means the towing and storage of privately owned vehicles, when the operator, owner or person entitled to possession of the vehicle specifically requests a preference as to which company should provide the services and at their own expense. “Owner request tow, nonpreference” means the towing and storage of privately owned vehicles, when the operator, owner or person entitled to possession of the vehicle specifically requests towing services without preference for a particular towing company and at their own expense. “Deputy sheriff request tow” means towing and storage in which the county may be responsible for the charges, or in which the owner or operator cannot or will not indicate who they prefer to tow the vehicle (such as motor vehicle accidents involving injury or death, and the vehicle does not meet “security tow” requirements). “Department” means the Crook County sheriff’s office. “County tow” means a tow of a vehicle owned by the county. “Abandoned vehicle tow” means the tow of any vehicle which is deemed “abandoned” under applicable state law or county ordinance (see ORS 819.110), or which is impounded as a hazard or obstruction to traffic (see ORS 819.120). It is the policy of the Crook County sheriff’s office to conduct motor vehicle tows, inventories, and impounds only in accordance with the following procedures. Motor vehicles are subject to towing, inventories, and impoundment and subsequent release for many and varied reasons ranging from preserving evidential value in a criminal case, law violations, and safeguarding property.Ī motor vehicle inventory is an administrative measure designed to protect motor vehicles and their contents while in law enforcement custody to protect the agency against claims of lost, stolen or damaged property and to protect official personnel and the public against injury or damaged property due to hazardous materials or substances that may be in the vehicle. The purpose of this policy is to provide deputy sheriffs with guidelines for determining when and how a motor vehicle should be towed, inventoried, and impounded. VEHICLE TOWING, INVENTORY AND IMPOUNDMENT 1ġ0.08.040 Impounds related to criminal investigations.ġ0.08.050 Abandoned vehicles (ORS 819.110).ġ0.08.090 Vehicles constituting a hazard or obstruction.ġ0.08.100 Removal of vehicle disabled in a traffic collision.ġ0.08.140 Security of vehicles and property. ![]()
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