Under New Law, E-ZPass Will Now Have to Check Customer Accounts Prior to Issuing Violations

A new law (S-646/A-823) signed by Governor Murphy on February 2, will now require the New Jersey Turnpike Authority and South Jersey Transportation Authority to check the E-ZPass database before sending a violation notice in the mail. 

Under the new law, motorists traveling on the NJ Turnpike, the Garden State Parkway and the Atlantic City Expressway won't be receiving unpaid tolls if their E-ZPass accounts are current and in good standing.

If the vehicle has an E-ZPass account, the owner of the vehicle will be charged for the toll through E-ZPass. The $50 administrative fee can not be assessed unless it has been determined that the vehicle is not associated with an existing electronic toll collection system account. 

If the vehicle is associated with an existing account, the authority is to relay the license plate information to the lead agency of the electronic toll collection system for toll payment from the account holder.  The account holder may dispute any charges imposed under the provisions of this bill.

The bill also requires E-ZPass account holders to maintain accurate and updated information on their account.  If an account holder fails to update the license plates associated with the account, the account holder may be issued a notice of violation and charged an administrative fee for the violation. 

Selected excerpt(s) and article courtesy of TapInto Staff, tapinto(dot)net
Photo courtesy of NJ Port Authority

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