OAR 257-050-0060: Application to be a listed tow business

(1) An application for certification must be filed by an authorized agent or representative of the applicant tow business. All applications must be filed with the Oregon State Police Non-Preference Tow Program. If the tow business is a partnership, each partner must be listed on the application. If the tow business is a corporation, all officers, managers, and stockholders holding 10% or more of the total issued and outstanding stock of the applicant corporation must be listed on the application. (2) The authorized agent or representative of the applicant tow business must affirm and swear, under penalty of False Swearing (ORS 822.605), in each application, that its tow business, employees and vehicles meet the minimum requirements as set forth in these Administrative Rules and Oregon Revised Statutes. False swearing may result in denial, suspension or revocation from the non-preference tow rotational list. Each application must also contain a signed affirmation from the authorized agent or representative that the tow business complies with all applicable local laws and regulations. (3) Upon being granted certification, a certificate and vehicle stickers will be mailed to the listed tow business. The listed tow business must display the sticker on the lower left front windshield of each tow vehicle that has been approved. Any alteration of the vehicle sticker or certification may form the basis of an action to suspend or revoke the certification. (4) A tow business may not be listed on the non-preference tow list until the Department has issued a certification to the tow business. The Department shall not call a towing business for non-preference towing unless the business has a current certification issued by the Oregon State Police Tow Program. Nothing herein shall prohibit the Department from calling a towing business upon a specific request of the person responsible for the vehicle or their agent. (5) A certification will not be granted until the application forms have been completed in their entirety by the authorized agent or representative of a tow business and approved by the Department. (6) A principal of multiple tow businesses may only have one listed tow business per tow zone for each classification. (7) All authorized agents or representatives must affirm in the certification application that if listed, the tow businesses shall tow abandoned vehicles in accordance with Chapter 819 of the Oregon Revised Statutes. Failure to tow abandoned vehicles in accordance with ORS Chapter 819 may subject the tow business to suspension or revocation of the non-preference tow certification.