{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-98.858","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 98.858","heading":"Right of owner or person in lawful possession of vehicle to redeem or inspect vehicle, contact tower and obtain property of emergency nature.","body":"(1) A tower in physical possession of a motor vehicle shall permit the owner or person in lawful possession of a motor vehicle the tower has towed to:\n      (a) Redeem or inspect the motor vehicle:\n      (A) Between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. on business days;\n      (B) At all other hours, within 60 minutes after asking the tower to release or allow for the inspection of the motor vehicle; and\n      (C) Within 30 minutes of a time mutually agreed upon between the tower and the owner or person in lawful possession of the motor vehicle;\n      (b) Contact the tower at any time to receive information about the location of the motor vehicle and instructions for obtaining release of the motor vehicle; and\n      (c) Obtain all personal property of an emergency nature in the motor vehicle and the motor vehicle’s registration plates within the time allowed under paragraph (a) of this subsection.\n      (2) A tower may not charge the owner or person in lawful possession of the motor vehicle a fee in any amount to obtain personal property of an emergency nature or registration plates except for a gate fee between the hours of 6 p.m. and 8 a.m. on business days, or on a Saturday, a Sunday or a legal holiday.","path":["03 - Landlord-Tenant, Domestic Relations, Probate","10. Property Rights and Transactions","Chapter 98 — Lost, Unclaimed or Abandoned Property; Vehicle Towing"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors098.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:11Z","sha256":"79c2ef1a136b29475041aa062784b23f53ecd0e11192ba32dbe84784f3319526","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-98.857","next":"us-or/ors-98.859"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}