6.05.205 Definitions.
For the purpose of this ordinance, the following mean:
Officer – A police officer employed by the City of Beaverton or acting on behalf of the City of Beaverton.
Personal property – Every kind of property except land, tenements and fixtures.
Valuable personal property – Any cash, check, money order or other financial instrument, in any amount; any earring, necklace, nonprescription glasses, ring, watch, bracelet or other similar item of jewelry, regardless of the item’s apparent value; and any other item of personal property that the person examining the item reasonably believes has a fair market value of $500 or more.
Dangerous personal property – Any item of personal property that under the circumstances in which it is possessed is readily capable of causing physical injury.
Impounded vehicle – A vehicle seized from its owner or operator by or at the direction of the City or one of its employees, for a substantial period of time, under circumstances in which the City either must consent to its release or otherwise bears some responsibility for its protection, preservation or disposition.
For purposes of this ordinance, a vehicle shall not be considered an impounded vehicle if:
A. The vehicle is an abandoned vehicle as defined in BC 6.05.010; or
B. The City or one of its employees or agents facilitates the towing of a vehicle under the following circumstances:
1. The vehicle is towed by a person independent of the City to a place not under the authority or control of the City.
2. The vehicle may be returned to its operator or an owner of the vehicle without City authorization; and
3. The vehicle is towed either:
a. with the consent of its operator or an owner of the vehicle; or
b. at the direction of a person who:
(i) is not an owner or an operator of the vehicle; and
(ii) is not an employee or agent of the City; and
(iii) is an owner, tenant, occupant or person otherwise in lawful control of the property upon which the vehicle is located immediately prior to towing.
Closed container – A container the contents of which are not exposed to view.
Vehicle – Any device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a public highway and includes a vehicle that is propelled or powered by any means.
Owner – When referring to the owner of a vehicle, the person or persons in whose name or names title to a vehicle is issued, and who is or are entitled to possession and use of the vehicle. For purposes of this ordinance, a security interest holder or lessor of a vehicle is an owner of the vehicle. [BC 6.05.205, added by Ordinance No. 3951, 2/26/96; amended by Ordinance No. 4223 § 12]