1. (1) A person commits the offense of abandoning a vehicle if the person abandons a vehicle upon a highway or upon any public or private property.
2. (2) The owner of the vehicle as shown by the records of the Department of Transportation shall be considered responsible for the abandonment of a vehicle in the manner prohibited by this section and shall be liable for the cost of towing and disposition of the abandoned vehicle.
3. (3) A vehicle abandoned in violation of this section is subject to the provisions for towing and sale of abandoned vehicles under ORS 819.110 to 819.215.
4. (4) The offense described in this section, abandoning a vehicle, is a Class B traffic violation.

[1983 c.338 §677; 1995 c.758 §7; 2009 c.371 §5]