An Act To Simplify the Maine Turnpike Authority's Enforcement Procedures for Toll Violations LR 2565(02)
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1705
Committee Amendment CA_A_S412 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,A, to S.P. 637, L.D. 1705, Bill, "An 
Act 
To 
Simplify 
the 
Maine 
Turnpike 
Authority's 
Enforcement 
Procedures for Toll Violations" 
A..rnend the bill in section 2 in subsection 2-A by striking 
out all of paragraph G (page 4, lines 32 to 42 in L.D.) and 
inserting in its place the following: 
'G. 
The authority shall notify the Secretary of State, who 
shall. 
in 
accordance 
with 
Title 
29-A, 
section 
l54~ 
subsection 
6. 
suspend 
the 
registration certificate 
and 
plates 
issued for 
the vehicle 
involved in the 
alleged 
failure to pay if a registered owner: 
(1) 
Does not dispute a notice of liability and pay the 
tolls. 
administrative 
fees 
and 
civil 
penalties 
as 
required by paragraph C. subparagraph (4); 
(2) 
Does not pay the required tolls. administrative 
fees and civil penalties within 30 days of a final 
decision of a violation clerk as provided in paragraphs 
I and J; or 
(3) 
Does not pay the required tolls. administrative 
fees 
and civil penalties within 
days 
of final 
adjudication of liability under paragraph K. ' 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 'A" to S.P. 637, L.D. 1705 
Further amend the bill in section 2 in subsection 2-A by 
striking out all of paragraph K (page 5, lines 46 to 48 in L.D.) 
and inserting in its place the following: 
'K. 
Any decision by a violation clerk under this section is 
subject to judicial review of final agency action in the 
manner provided by Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 7. If a 
registered 
owner 
files 
an 
appeal 
pursuant 
to 
this 
subsection, the authority may not notify the Secretary of 
State to suspend the registration certificate and plate 
issued for the vehicle involved in the alleged failure to 
pay until the appeal is resolved.' 
Further amend the bill by inserting after section 2 the 
following: 
'Sec. 3. 23 MRS A §1980, sub-§2-B, ,C is enacted to read: 
C. 
A photograph, 
microphotograph, 
videotape or recorded 
image obtained from a photo-monitoring system as defined in 
subsection 2-A may not be used by the authority for the 
purposes of collection of a toll or other charge if the 
photograph, 
microphotograph, 
videotape 
or 
recorded 
image 
shows the face of a passenger or driver of a motor vehicle.' 
Further amend the bill in section 3 by striking out all of 
subsection 6 and inserting in its place the following: 
'6. 
Recovery of turnpike tolls. 
Upon receipt of aB-e.£e.el' 
9~--s-Q-s~eBs49B notice from the 
e9QI'~ Maine Turnpike Authority in 
accordance with Title 23, section 1980, subsection 2-A, paragraph 
G, the Secretary of State 
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in 
accordance with section 2482, 
Shall mail the required 10-day 
notice and 
suspendT-~~~saa&~--t_o_-£~e.£--~6T the registration 
certificate and plates issued for the vehicle in question. 
~s.is 
sQasee~i&B-~a*es-e~~ee~-JQly-;I,T-;I,99§T The Secretary of State may 
not reinstate the registration certificate and plates until the 
Maine 
Turnpike 
Authority provides notice that 
the toll 
and 
applicable fines and penalties have been paid. 
Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, Title 5, section 9052, subsection 1 
does not apply to a notice of suspension issued pursuant to this 
subsection. ' 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A' to S.P. 637, L.D. 1705 
Further amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any 
nonconsecutive 
Part 
letter 
or 
section 
number 
to 
read 
consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment provides that a toll evader has 
a 
30-day 
period either from the receipt of a notice of liability or, in 
the case of an appeal, 
from the final decision of the Maine 
Turnpike Authority on the appeal or from the final adjudication 
of liability in Superior Court in which to pay any applicable 
tolls, administrative fees and penalties. 
If the toll evader 
fails 
to 
pay all applicable tolls, 
administrative 
fees 
and 
penalties, 
the 
registration 
of 
the 
vehicle 
owner 
will 
be 
suspended. 
The amendment 
removes the provision from the bill 
that would allow the Secretary of State, upon receipt of notice 
from the Maine Turnpike Authority, to suspend the registration 
and plates of a toll violator without providing written notice to 
the vehicle owner. This amendment also provides that an image 
that shows the face of a person may not be used by the Maine 
Turnpike Authority for the purpose of collecting tolls and fines 
for nonpayment of tolls. 
FISCAL ~OTE REQURED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/01104 ;tJJ;:?ae. 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD 1705 
An Act To Simplify the Maine Turnpike Authority's Enforcement 
Procedures for Toll Violations 
LR 2565(02) 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment '1\' 
Committee: Transportation 
r'\ 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Minor revenue increase - General Fund 
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements 
This bill may increase the number of civil suits filed in the court system 
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