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Lost, Unclaimed or Abandoned Property; Vehicle Towing

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Rights and duties of finder of money or goods.

[Repealed by 1973 c.642 §13]

Liability of noncomplying finder; forfeiture to county of unreclaimed money or goods.

[Repealed by 1973 c.642 §13]

Rights of owner.

[Repealed by 1973 c.642 §13]

[Repealed by 1973 c.642 §13]

Applicability to unclaimed prepaid transportation cards.

Finder’s reports; rules; fee.

Record to be kept by consignee or bailee of property.

Notice to owner of receipt of property by consignee or bailee.

Right of custodian to sell property.

Notice of sale.

Affidavit by custodian when no response to notice.

Inventory and order to sell.

Sale.

Delivery of proceeds to justice.

Disposal of proceeds by justice.

Procedure by county treasurer.

Payment to person proving ownership.

[Repealed by 1957 c.670 §37]

Sale of perishable property.

Fees allowed to justice of peace and constable or sheriff.

Disposition of unclaimed property; notice of pending disposition; procedure.

[1967 c.181 §3; repealed by 1985 c.336 §1]

[1967 c.181 §1; repealed by 1985 c.336 §1]

[1967 c.181 §2; repealed by 1985 c.336 §1]

Definitions for ORS 98.302 to 98.436.

Intangible property subject to custody of state.

[1957 c.670 §4; 1967 c.357 §1; 1973 c.797 §424; repealed by 1983 c.716 §26]

Intangible property held by financial institution.

Traveler’s check or money order presumed abandoned.

[Repealed by 1957 c.670 §37]

Service charge on unclaimed property.

[1957 c.670 §5; repealed by 1983 c.716 §26]

Unclaimed funds held by insurance companies.

Deposits and refunds held by utilities.

U.S. savings bonds presumed abandoned; escheat proceedings.

[Repealed by 1957 c.670 §37]

Intangible equity ownership interests in business associations.

Property of business associations or financial institutions held in the course of dissolution.

Property held in safe deposit box.

Delivery of property before presumed abandoned; rules.

[Repealed by 1957 c.670 §37]

Property held by fiduciaries.

Unpaid wages unclaimed by owner.

Property held by government and public authorities.

Credit memo unclaimed by owner.

[Repealed by 1957 c.670 §37]

Miscellaneous personal property held for another person.

Reciprocity for property presumed abandoned or escheated under the laws of another state.

Recovery of abandoned property by another state; form of claim; indemnification of this state.

[Repealed by 1957 c.670 §37]

Report of abandoned property.

Information on filing report.

Records of ownership or issuance of instruments to be maintained.

Notice and publication of lists of unclaimed property; rules.

[Repealed by 1957 c.670 §37]

Delivery of certificate of ownership of intangible equity ownership interest.

Relief from liability by payment or delivery.

[Repealed by 1957 c.670 §37]

Income accruing after payment or delivery.

Periods of limitation not a bar.

Retention of abandoned military medals; transfer of custody; rules.

[Repealed by 1957 c.670 §37]

Sale of abandoned and unclaimed property; methods; rules.

Destruction or disposition of unclaimed property.

Deposit of funds.

[1969 c.594 §66; 1983 c.716 §17; 1993 c.694 §16; 2019 c.678 §21; repealed by 2021 c.424 §9]

Unclaimed Property and Estates Fund; transfers from fund.

[Repealed by 1957 c.670 §37]

Claiming unclaimed property; lawyer trust account funds; rules.

Determination of claim; payment; reimbursement.

[Repealed by 1957 c.670 §37]

Hearing on claim; petition to compel action.

[1957 c.670 §24; 1983 c.716 §21; repealed by 1993 c.694 §39]

[Repealed by 1957 c.670 §37]

Verified report; examination of records; failure to maintain records.

Proceeding to compel delivery of unclaimed property; interest.

[1983 c.716 §40; repealed by 1985 c.336 §1]

[Repealed by 1957 c.670 §37]

Rules.

Agreements with other states; exchange of information; rules; Attorney General action in name of other state.

[1957 c.670 §§28,35; 1983 c.716 §25; repealed by 1993 c.694 §39]

[Repealed by 1957 c.670 §37]

Uniformity of interpretation.

Short title.

[Repealed by 1957 c.670 §37]

Unordered goods presumed gifts.

Definitions for ORS 98.470 to 98.490.

Molder may take title to unclaimed mold.

Notice to customer; contents.

Duty to make mold unusable when title not taken.

Effect of written agreement between molder and customer.

[Repealed by 1969 c.354 §2]

Unauthorized appropriation of shopping carts.

Notice of crime of unauthorized appropriation of shopping carts; recovery of abandoned shopping carts.

[Amended by 1991 c.331 §24; repealed by 1995 c.733 §74]

[Repealed by 1995 c.733 §74]

[Amended by 1957 c.459 §2; repealed by 1995 c.733 §74] REMOVAL OF TREES OR LOGS

Owner’s duty to remove trees, logs, poles or piling deposited on state highways.

Effect of failure to remove trees, logs, poles or piling.

ORS 98.640 and 98.642 inapplicable to certain trees, logs, poles or piling.

Owner’s duty to remove trees, logs, poles or piling deposited on county roads.

Effect of failure to remove trees, logs, poles or piling.

ORS 98.650 and 98.652 inapplicable to certain trees, logs, poles or piling and to certain county roads.

[Repealed by 1957 c.670 §37] DISPOSITION OF UNLAWFULLY

Definitions for ORS 98.810 to 98.818, 98.830 and 98.840.

Unauthorized parking of vehicle on proscribed property prohibited.

Notice of parking violation; certificate of nonliability; dismissal of notice.

Towing of unlawfully parked vehicle; lien for towage, care and storage charges; notice requirements.

[1953 c.575 §4; 1965 c.343 §21; repealed by 1983 c.436 §15]

[1953 c.575 §5; 1965 c.343 §22; repealed by 1983 c.436 §15]

Preference of lien.

Towing vehicle from fuel dispensary premises; civil immunity; lien.

Towing abandoned vehicle from private property; civil immunity; lien.

[1995 c.758 §2; 2001 c.424 §2; 2007 c.538 §13; repealed by 2017 c.480 §3]

Towing vehicle alternative to procedure in ORS 98.810 to 98.818.

Legislative findings and declaration.

Definitions for ORS 98.853 to 98.862.

Conditions allowing towing; conditions requiring release of vehicle.

Prohibitions placed on tower.

Tower responsibility of disclosure to owner or operator of vehicle.

Recovery of stolen vehicle; tower responsibility to notify owner.

Right of owner or person in lawful possession of vehicle to redeem or inspect vehicle, contact tower and obtain property of emergency nature.

Maximum rates for towing; process for complaints; exceptions.

Conditions for release of vehicle to insurance company undertaking to adjust claim; tower’s good-faith release of vehicle.

Licenses for towing; fees.

Exceptions to requirements of ORS 98.856.

[2007 c.538 §8; repealed by 2021 c.578 §14]

[Repealed by 1957 c.670 §37]

Penalties relating to unclaimed property.

Penalty for failure to report, pay or deliver property under ORS 98.302 to 98.436.