Source: http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb72%20intr.htm&yr=2012&sesstype=RS&i=72
Timestamp: 2018-02-23 13:13:53
Document Index: 789418499

Matched Legal Cases: ['§17', '§17', '§17', '§17', '§17', '§17', '§17', '§17', '§17']

A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §17-17B-1, §17-17B-2, §17-17B-3, §17-17B-4, §17-17B-5, §17-17B-6, §17-17B-7, §17-17B-8 and §17-17B-9, all relating to Parkways Authority collection enforcement; creating the Safe and Efficient Parkways Act; authorizing the electronic enforcement of collection of tolls; establishing penalties for nonpayment and damage to facilities; keeping certain information collected confidential and not subject to the Freedom of Information Act; allowing limited restricted and confidential access to certain information pursuant to subpoenas and court orders on a strictly confidential basis; granting rule-making authority; and defining terms.
(5) “Parkway project” has the meaning set forth in section five, article sixteen-a, chapter seventeen of this code, and includes a highway project designated under sections five-a and five-b of article seventeen-a, chapter seventeen of this code.
(6) “Toll collection facility” means any facility, including all related structures, equipment, systems and software, used in connection with collecting or charging tolls for a parkway project, regardless of whether such facility is located on, over or adjacent to the highway included in the parkway project and regardless of whether the facility has toll lanes with toll booths and toll collection equipment that require passing vehicles to stop or slow down in order to pay a toll or uses additional or different methods, structures, technology and equipment in order to charge or collect tolls from some vehicles passing under or by the facility at highway speeds.
(7) “Video collection system” means a vehicle sensor, placed in a location to work in conjunction with a toll collection facility, that automatically produces a videotape or photograph, microphotograph or other recorded image of the front and rear portion, or both front and rear portion, of each vehicle at the time the vehicle is used or operated on the toll facility in order to charge or collect tolls or detect violations of this article. This phrase includes, without limitation: (i) Any other technology which identifies a vehicle by photographic, electronic or other method; and (ii) all related toll invoices, billing notices and other toll collection and violation enforcement efforts made using that kind of technology and information.
If, as evidenced by a video collection system, a violation of this article occurs the following applies:
(5) Notwithstanding any provision in the code to the contrary, videotapes, photographs, microphotographs or other recorded images, written records, reports or facsimiles prepared pursuant to this article are allowed and are for the exclusive use of the division or the Parkways Authority, as applicable, its authorized agents, its employees and law-enforcement officials for the purpose of discharging duties under this article. Except as may be necessary to enforce collection of tolls, civil penalties administrative fees, administrative hearing costs and collection fees and costs from persons to whom a notice of violation is sent as provided in this section, or to whom any billing invoice, reminder letter or other toll collection or violation enforcement communication is sent using electronic toll collections, all images and records created or retained as provided herein that identify individual vehicles or vehicle registration plates must be destroyed within sixty days after payment in full of the applicable toll. The images and records must be destroyed within sixty days after any toll collection or enforcement action under this article involving the images or records has been resolved. This information is not a public record under chapter twenty-nine-b of this code. The information is not discoverable by court order and it may not be offered in evidence in any action or proceeding that is not directly related to a violation of this article or indemnification permitted by this article . However, these restrictions:
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, and notwithstanding any provision in the code to the contrary, videotapes, photographs, microphotographs, other recorded images, written records, reports or facsimiles prepared pursuant to this article are for the exclusive use of the division or the Parkways Authority, as applicable, its authorized agents, its employees and law-enforcement officials for the purpose of discharging duties under this article. This information includes names, addresses, account numbers, account balances, personal financial information, vehicle movement records and other information compiled from transactions with the account holders. The information is not a public record under chapter twenty-nine-b of this code.