6.976 Notice to Interested Persons of Vehicle Towing.
(1) After a vehicle has been towed pursuant to Section 6.972, notice shall be sent by regular first class mail to the registered owner or other persons having an interest in the vehicle as shown by the records of the Oregon Motor Vehicle Division, of the towing and procedures available for obtaining a hearing, by mailing such notice within 48 hours after the towing, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. If the vehicle is registered in another state or foreign country, reasonable efforts shall be made to notify the registered owner and persons having an interest in the vehicle.
(2) Notice required by this section shall state:
(a) The name and telephone number of the city department issuing the notice and how the department may be contacted;
(b) The description of the vehicle and the reason it was impounded including a reference to the sections of this code violated and authorizing the impoundment.
(c) The place where the vehicle is stored and that the towing and storing of the vehicle is at the owner's expense;
(d) Where any person may assert his or her claim of financial interest in the vehicle so long as it is done within 15 days of the date of the notice if the vehicle is valued at $1,000 or less, or within 30 days of the date of the notice if the vehicle is valued at over $1,000, and that a failure to do so will constitute a waiver of any financial interest that person may claim in the vehicle;
(e) How any interested person may secure the release of the vehicle upon posting bail and paying outstanding fines and immobilization fees for parking offenses in cash to municipal court and upon paying tow and storage fees to the person having custody of the vehicle;
(f) The vehicle may be sold or junked if it is not redeemed;
(g) Any person securing release of the vehicle may challenge the creation and amount of the tow and storage charges at the time and place set for the hearing pursuant to this section; and
(h) That a hearing on the validity of the tow and storage charges must be submitted in writing to the municipal court within fourteen days of the date of the notice herein.