Electronic Toll Collection Act

The Electronic Toll Collection Act authorizes tolls to be collected electronically instead of by hand at a toll booth, and sets the ground rules for doing so — defining key terms, governing where collection devices may be placed, and requiring signs that warn drivers in advance of an electronic tolling facility. Enforcement rests on owner liability: the registered owner of a vehicle is responsible for the tolls it incurs, with that liability shifting to the lessee where the owner is a lessor, and unpaid amounts can be pursued by withholding renewal of the vehicle's registration. The act also makes toll evasion, and damaging or obstructing video toll collection equipment, criminal offenses; authorizes cooperative and reciprocal agreements so tolls can be enforced across jurisdictional lines; grants rule-making authority to implement its terms; and requires that account holder information stay confidential, disclosed only under subpoena or court order.

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