71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
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LC 3529
 
                         House Bill 3782
 
Sponsored by COMMITTEE ON SMART GROWTH AND COMMERCE
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.
 
  Authorizes dismissal of delinquent parking violation against
car rental or leasing company if company alleges vehicle was in
custody of renter or lessee at time of violation. Authorizes
reissuance of dismissed delinquent parking violation and delivery
to person identified as renter or lessee.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to delinquent parking; amending ORS 221.285; and
  repealing ORS 221.287.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + ORS 221.287 is repealed. + }
  SECTION 2. ORS 221.285 is amended to read:
  221.285. (1) A notice of delinquent parking violation
containing the information specified in ORS 221.333 shall be sent
to each car rental or leasing company that is the registered
owner of a motor vehicle cited for being parked in violation of a
city ordinance within 30 days after the date on which the
citation for violation of the parking ordinance was issued.
  (2) If a notice of delinquent parking violation is not sent to
a car rental or leasing company within 30 days after the date on
which the citation for violation of the parking ordinance was
issued, the charge against the car rental or leasing company of
violating the parking ordinance shall be dismissed and no further
enforcement actions against the car rental or leasing company or
its vehicles may be taken.
  (3) If the car rental or leasing company pays the amount
specified on the citation within 30 days after the date on which
the notice of delinquent parking violation was mailed, the fine
required to be paid shall not be increased beyond the original
amount specified in the citation.
   { +  (4)(a) A citation for a delinquent parking violation
against a car rental or leasing company shall be dismissed if,
within 30 days after the date on which the notice was mailed, the
car rental or leasing company responds to the notice of
delinquent parking violation by submitting a certificate of
nonliability that states:
  (A) The vehicle was, at the time of the violation, in the
custody and control of a renter or lessee under the terms of a
motor vehicle rental agreement or lease; and
  (B) The name, address and driver license number of the renter
or lessee.
  (b) The citation dismissed under paragraph (a) of this
subsection may be reissued against the renter or lessee
identified in the certificate of nonliability and delivered by
mail or another manner. + }
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