Code Violation Reporting in Salem, OR (2026)
1 verified code violation reporting rules for Salem, Oregon, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
How to Report
Salem requires every shopping cart owner to run a toll-free phone line so shoppers and neighbors can report carts left on sidewalks or in yards. Under Salem Revised Code section 98.340, the line's operator must forward each report to the store and to the City's Code Compliance Office within one business day, and the owner must retrieve the cart within 72 hours or face a civil penalty.
How to report an abandoned cart in Salem
Some RestrictionsSalem Revised Code § 98.340
(a)A toll-free telephone line shall be established, maintained and made available to the public, at the owner's expense, for the purpose of reporting abandoned carts.(b)The agreement between the owner and the toll-free telephone provider shall provide that operator of the toll-free telephone line forward a report of each call concerning an abandoned cart to the owner and to the Code Compliance ...
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