Oregon, OH Business Licensing & Operations: Towing Companies (2026)

Chapter 307 of the Oregon Codified Ordinances governs non-consent towing. 02 requires anyone who wants to perform police-ordered tows to first obtain a Class A tow license, which expires every March 31 and must be renewed at least thirty days before that date; a change of ownership terminates the license outright. 03 sets the filing fee at $500 for an initial Class A license and $25 for each annual renewal, and requires a garage-keeper's legal liability policy of at least $50,000, general liability of at least $100,000, and public liability and property damage coverage of $300,000 per person and per occurrence (higher limits of $300,000, $500,000, and $500,000 apply for heavy-duty tows).

absent a special police request), keep two approved tow vehicles, and provide outside storage for at least twenty vehicles and inside storage for at least three. 00 for a tractor and semi-trailer combination. 00 per day outside storage for a passenger vehicle, and bars storing a towed vehicle on a City street or alleyway for longer than one-half hour. 15 lets the Mayor or Chief of Police summarily revoke or suspend a license for inadequate equipment or any violation of the chapter, with the licensee given ten days to appeal in writing to a three-member Board of Review made up of the Law Director's designate, the Chief of Police, and a towing operator, all appointed by the Mayor, who must decide within thirty days.