Article IX. Towing
10.04.600 Procedures for towing vehicles.
(1) A police officer, with or without prior notice to the owner or operator of a motor vehicle, may cause a motor vehicle to be towed and impounded in the following circumstances:
(a) The vehicle is abandoned.
(b) The vehicle is unlicensed or unregistered and is parked in the street.
(c) The vehicle has been left standing in or partially blocking a roadway in such a manner as to constitute a hazard.
(d) The vehicle is being recovered as a stolen vehicle.
(e) The vehicle has been disabled in a collision.
(f) The vehicle is evidence that is being collected pursuant to a criminal investigation.
(g) The vehicle is parked in violation of any provision of this chapter or state law and the vehicle has four or more unpaid parking violations outstanding against it. A vehicle so impounded shall not be released until all outstanding fines and charges have been paid.
(h) When probable cause exists to believe that the vehicle is subject to forfeiture under the Oregon Criminal Forfeiture Law, HB 3457, 2005.
(2) In addition, a police officer may impound a vehicle, subject to ORS 809.716, 809.720, and/or similar provision of the North Bend Municipal Code, under the following circumstances:
(a) The driver of the vehicle has been cited for operating a vehicle without valid driving privileges, operating a vehicle without insurance, or is taken into custody for DUII/DUID; and
(b) The vehicle is parked:
(i) On a public highway in such a manner that the officer has a reasonable belief, due to circumstances or location, that the vehicle is a hazard, that a risk of theft or vandalism exists if the vehicle is left unattended; or
(ii) On private property or premises open to the public and the person in control of the property does not wish the vehicle to remain there; and
(c) There is no licensed driver immediately available to drive the vehicle to a safe and suitable location.
(3) In addition, if a driver has been warned or cited for any or all the following offenses within the preceding 24-hour period and is found to be operating the vehicle in further violation of the same offense, the vehicle will be impounded in order to avoid jeopardizing the public safety:
(a) Driving while suspended or revoked in violation of ORS 811.175 or 811.182.
(b) Driving while under the influence of intoxicants in violation of ORS 813.010.
(c) Operating without driving privileges or in violation of license restrictions in violation of ORS 807.010.
(d) Driving uninsured in violation of ORS 806.010.
(4) As used in this section, the term “hazard” shall have the meaning described in ORS 819.120, which includes but is not limited to any vehicle that is parked so that any part of the vehicle extends within the paved portion of the travel lane, or any vehicle that is parked so that any part of the vehicle extends within the highway shoulder or bicycle lane, or on any highway during or into the period between sunset and sunrise if the vehicle presents a clear danger. (Ord. 1986 § 3 (Exh. A), 2014)