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NC Gen Stat § 136-89.198 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 136 - Transportation|Article 6H - Public Toll Roads and Bridges.|§ 136-89.198 - Authority to toll existing interstate highways.

 136-89.198. Authority to toll existing interstate highways.(a) General. - Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, the Authority may collect tolls on any existing interstate highway for which the United States Department of Transportation has granted permission by permit, or any other lawful means, to do so. The revenue generated from the collected tolls shall be used by the Authority to repair and maintain the interstate on which the tolls were collected. These revenues shall not be used to repair, maintain, or upgrade any State primary or secondary road adjacent to or connected with the interstate highways.(b) Method. - The Authority shall establish toll locations on the permitted interstate highway in accordance with federal guidelines. Toll locations shall be erected at or near the borders of the State and at such other locations that are not impracticable, unfeasible, or that would result in an unsafe or hazardous condition.(c) Severability. - If any provision of this section or its application is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this section that can be given effect without the invalid provisions or application, and to this end the provisions of this section are severable. (2005-276, s. 28.21(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 136-89.199 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 136 - Transportation|Article 6H - Public Toll Roads and Bridges.|§ 136-89.199 - Designation of high-occupancy toll and managed lanes.

 136-89.199. Designation of high-occupancy toll and managed lanes.(a) Authority. - Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, the Authority may designate one or more lanes of any highway, or portion thereof, within the State, including lanes that may previously have been designated as HOV lanes under G.S. 20-146.2, as high-occupancy toll (HOT) or other type of managed lanes; provided, however, that such designation shall not reduce the number of existing non-toll general purpose lanes. In making such designations, the Authority shall specify the high-occupancy requirement or other conditions for use of such lanes, which may include restricting vehicle types, access controls, or the payment of tolls for vehicles that do not meet the high-occupancy requirements or conditions for use.(b) Reporting. - At least 90 days prior to the letting of a contract for the designation of a HOT lane or other type of managed lane under subsection (a) of this section, the Authority shall submit a report to the Joint Legislative Transportation Oversight Committee detailing (i) the reasoning for the designation of the HOT lane or other type of managed lane and (ii) the terms of the contract that will be let. The reporting requirement in this subsection does not apply to any project proposed by the Authority that is subject to the reporting requirement set forth in G.S. 136-89.183(a)(2).  (2013-183, s. 5.5; 2013-410, s. 38(e); 2018-5, s. 34.5(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 136-89.210 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 136 - Transportation|Article 6H - Public Toll Roads and Bridges.|§ 136-89.210 - Definitions.

 136-89.210. Definitions.The definitions in G.S. 136-89.181 and the following definitions apply in this Article:(1) Reserved.(2) Open road toll. - A toll payable under an open road tolling system.(3) Open road tolling system. - A system of collecting a toll for the use of a highway that does not provide a way to pay the toll in cash while traveling on the highway.  (2008-225, s. 2; 2013-410, s. 12.)
NC Gen Stat § 136-89.211 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 136 - Transportation|Article 6H - Public Toll Roads and Bridges.|§ 136-89.211 - Tolls for use of Turnpike project.

 136-89.211. Tolls for use of Turnpike project.In exercising its authority under G.S. 136-89.183 to set tolls for the use of a Turnpike project, the Authority may not do any of the following:(1) Set open road tolls that vary for the same class of motor vehicle depending on the method by which the Authority identifies a motor vehicle that drives on the Turnpike project. This does not preclude the Authority from allowing a discount for a motor vehicle equipped with an electronic toll collection transponder or a motor vehicle that has prepaid its toll.(2) Exempt a motor vehicle that is not a law enforcement vehicle, an emergency fire or rescue vehicle, or an emergency medical services vehicle from the requirement of paying a toll for the use of a Turnpike project.  (2008-225, s. 2; 2010-133, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 136-89.212 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 136 - Transportation|Article 6H - Public Toll Roads and Bridges.|§ 136-89.212 - Payment of toll required for use of Turnpike project.

 136-89.212. Payment of toll required for use of Turnpike project.(a) A motor vehicle that is driven on a Turnpike project is subject to a toll imposed by the Authority for the use of the project. If the toll is an open road toll, the person who is the registered owner of the motor vehicle is liable for payment of the toll unless the registered owner establishes that the motor vehicle was in the care, custody, and control of another person when it was driven on the Turnpike project.(b) A person establishes that a motor vehicle was in the care, custody, and control of another person when it was driven on a Turnpike project by submitting to the Authority a sworn affidavit stating one of the following:(1) The name and address of the person who had the care, custody, and control of the motor vehicle when it was driven. If the motor vehicle was leased or rented under a long-term lease or rental, as defined in G.S. 105-187.1, the affidavit must be supported by a copy of the lease or rental agreement or other written evidence of the agreement.(2) The motor vehicle was stolen. The affidavit must be supported by an insurance or police report concerning the theft or other written evidence of the theft.(3) The person transferred the motor vehicle to another person by sale or otherwise before it was driven on the Turnpike project. The affidavit must be supported by insurance information, a copy of the certificate of title, or other evidence of the transfer.(c) If a person establishes that a motor vehicle was in the care, custody, and control of another person under subsection (b) of this section, the other person shall be liable for the payment of the toll, and the Authority may send a bill to collect and enforce the toll in accordance with this Article; provided, however, that such other person may contest such toll in accordance with this Article.  (2008-225, s. 2; 2013-183, s. 5.6.)
NC Gen Stat § 136-89.213 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 136 - Transportation|Article 6H - Public Toll Roads and Bridges.|§ 136-89.213 - Administration of tolls and requirements for open road tolls.

 136-89.213. Administration of tolls and requirements for open road tolls.(a) Administration. - The Authority is responsible for collecting tolls on Turnpike projects. In exercising its authority under G.S. 136-89.183 to perform or procure services required by the Authority, the Authority may contract with one or more providers to perform part or all of the collection functions and may enter into agreements to exchange information, including confidential information under subsection (a1) of this section, that identifies motor vehicles and their owners with one or more of the following entities: the Division of Motor Vehicles of the Department of Transportation, another state, another toll operator, a toll collection-related organization, or a private entity that has entered into a partnership agreement with the Authority pursuant to G.S. 136-89.183(a)(17). Further, the Authority may assign its authority to fix, revise, charge, retain, enforce, and collect tolls and fees under this Article to a private entity that has entered into a partnership agreement with the Authority pursuant to G.S. 136-89.183(a)(17).(a1) Identifying information obtained by the Authority through an agreement is not a public record and is subject to the disclosure limitations in 18 U.S.C. 2721, the federal Driver's Privacy Protection Act. The Authority shall maintain the confidentiality of all information required to be kept confidential under 18 U.S.C. 2721(a), as well as any financial information, transaction history, and information related to the collection of a toll or user fee from a person, including, but not limited to, photographs or other recorded images or automatic vehicle identification or driver account information generated by radio-frequency identification or other electronic means. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section:(1) The account holder may examine his own account information, and the Authority may use the account information only for purposes of collecting and enforcing tolls.(2) A party, by authority of a proper court order, may inspect and examine confidential account information.(b) Open Road Tolls. - If a Turnpike project uses an open road tolling system, the Authority must operate a facility that is in the immediate vicinity of the Turnpike project or provide an alternate means to accept cash payment of the toll and must place signs on the Turnpike project that give drivers the following information:(1) Notice that the driver is approaching a highway for which a toll is required. Signs providing this information must be placed before the toll is incurred.(2) The methods by which the toll may be paid.(3) If applicable, directions to the nearby facility that accepts cash payment of the toll.  (2008-225, s. 2; 2012-78, s. 12; 2013-183, s. 5.6.)
NC Gen Stat § 136-89.214 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 136 - Transportation|Article 6H - Public Toll Roads and Bridges.|§ 136-89.214 - Bill for unpaid open road toll.

 136-89.214. Bill for unpaid open road toll.(a) Bill. - If a motor vehicle travels on a Turnpike project that uses an open road tolling system and a toll for traveling on the project is not paid prior to travel or at the time of travel, the Authority must send a bill by first-class mail to the registered owner of the motor vehicle or the person who had care, custody, and control of the vehicle as established under G.S. 136-89.212(b) for the amount of the unpaid toll; provided, however, that with the written consent of the registered owner of the motor vehicle or the person who had care, custody, and control of the vehicle as set forth above, the Authority may send the bill via electronic mail to a designated electronic mail account rather than by first-class mail. The Authority must send the bill within 90 days after the travel occurs, or within 90 days of receipt of a sworn affidavit submitted under G.S. 136-89.212(b) identifying the person who had care, custody, and control of the motor vehicle. If a bill is not sent within the required time, the Authority waives collection of the toll. The Authority must establish a billing period for unpaid open road tolls that is no shorter than 15 days. A bill for a billing period must include all unpaid tolls incurred by the same person during the billing period.(b) Information on Bill. - A bill sent under this section must include all of the following information:(1) The name and address of the registered owner of the motor vehicle that traveled on the Turnpike project or of the person identified under G.S. 136-89.212(b).(2) The date the travel occurred, the approximate time the travel occurred, and each segment of the Turnpike project on which the travel occurred.(3) An image of the registration plate of the motor vehicle, if the Authority captured an electronic image of the motor vehicle when it traveled on the Turnpike project.(4) The amount of the toll due and an explanation of how payment may be made.(5) The date by which the toll must be paid to avoid the imposition of a processing fee under G.S. 136-89.215 and the amount of the processing fee.(6) A statement that a vehicle owner who has unpaid tolls is subject to a civil penalty and may not renew the vehicle's registration until the tolls and civil penalties are paid.(7) A clear and concise explanation of how to contest liability for the toll.(8) If applicable, a copy of the affidavit submitted under G.S. 136-89.212(b) identifying the person with care, custody, and control of the motor vehicle.  (2008-225, s. 2; 2010-133, s. 3; 2013-183, s. 5.6; 2016-90, s. 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 136-89.215 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 136 - Transportation|Article 6H - Public Toll Roads and Bridges.|§ 136-89.215 - Required action upon receiving bill for open road toll and processing fee for unpaid toll.

 136-89.215. Required action upon receiving bill for open road toll and processing fee for unpaid toll.(a) Action Required. - A person who receives a bill from the Authority for an unpaid open road toll must take one of the following actions within 30 days of the date of the bill:(1) Pay the bill.(2) Send a written request to the Authority for a review of the toll.(b) Fee. - If a person does not take one of the actions required under subsection (a) of this section within the required time, the Authority may add a processing fee to the amount the person owes. The processing fee may not exceed six dollars ($6.00). A person may not be charged more than forty-eight dollars ($48.00) in processing fees in a 12-month period.The Authority must set the processing fee at an amount that does not exceed the costs of collecting the unpaid toll.  (2008-225, s. 2; 2010-133, s. 4; 2013-183, s. 5.6.)
NC Gen Stat § 136-89.216 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 136 - Transportation|Article 6H - Public Toll Roads and Bridges.|§ 136-89.216 - Civil penalty for failure to pay open road toll.

 136-89.216. Civil penalty for failure to pay open road toll.(a) Penalty. - A person who receives two or more bills for unpaid open road tolls and who has not paid the amount due on those bills within 30 days is subject to a civil penalty of twenty-five dollars ($25.00). Only one penalty may be assessed in a six-month period.(b) Payment. - The Authority must send a notice by first-class mail to a person who is assessed a civil penalty under this section. A person who is assessed a civil penalty must pay the unpaid toll for which the civil penalty was imposed, the amount of any processing fee due, and the civil penalty within 30 days of the date of the notice.(c) Penalty Proceeds. - A civil penalty imposed under this section is payable to the Authority. The clear proceeds of a civil penalty imposed under this section must be credited to the Civil Penalty and Forfeiture Fund established in G.S. 115C-457.1. The guidelines used by the Office of State Budget and Management to determine an agency's actual costs of collecting a civil penalty and the clear proceeds of the civil penalty apply to the determination of the clear proceeds of a civil penalty imposed under this section.  (2008-225, s. 2; 2010-133, s. 5.)
NC Gen Stat § 136-89.217 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 136 - Transportation|Article 6H - Public Toll Roads and Bridges.|§ 136-89.217 - Vehicle registration renewal blocked for unpaid open road toll.

 136-89.217. Vehicle registration renewal blocked for unpaid open road toll.(a) Registration Block. - Failure of a person to pay an open road toll billed to the person under G.S. 136-89.214, any processing fee added under G.S. 136-89.215, and any civil penalty imposed under G.S. 136-89.216, as well as any toll, processing fee, or civil penalty owed to another tolling jurisdiction with which the Authority has a valid reciprocal toll enforcement agreement under G.S. 136-89.220, is grounds under G.S. 20-54 to withhold the registration renewal of a motor vehicle registered in that person's name. The Authority must notify the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles of a person who owes a toll, a processing fee, or a civil penalty. When notified, the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles must withhold the registration renewal of any motor vehicle registered in that person's name.(b) Repealed by S.L. 2010-133, s. 6, effective December 1, 2010.  (2008-225, s. 2; 2010-133, s. 6; 2012-85, s. 10.)
NC Gen Stat § 136-89.218 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 136 - Transportation|Article 6H - Public Toll Roads and Bridges.|§ 136-89.218 - Procedures for contesting liability for unpaid open road toll.

 136-89.218. Procedures for contesting liability for unpaid open road toll.(a) Informal Review. - A person who receives a bill for an unpaid open road toll and who disputes liability for the toll may contest the toll by sending to the Authority a request for review of the toll. The person may include a sworn affidavit described in G.S. 136-89.212 that establishes that someone else had the care, custody, and control of the motor vehicle subject to the toll when the toll was incurred. The person must send the request for review to the Authority within 30 days of the date of the bill sent by the Authority. A person who does not send a request for review to the Authority within this time limit waives the right to a review. If a person sends a timely request for review to the Authority, the Authority may not collect the disputed toll and any processing fee added to the bill for the toll until the conclusion of the review process in this section.(b) Administrative Hearing. - If the Authority conducts an informal review under subsection (a) of this section and determines that the person who requested the review is liable for the toll, the Authority must send the person a notice informing the person of the Authority's determination. The person may contest this determination by filing a petition for a contested case hearing at the Office of Administrative Hearings in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 150B of the General Statutes.(c) Judicial Review. - Article 4 of Chapter 150B of the General Statutes governs judicial review of a final decision made in a contested case authorized under subsection (b) of this section.  (2008-225, s. 2; 2010-133, s. 7.)
NC Gen Stat § 136-89.220 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 136 - Transportation|Article 6H - Public Toll Roads and Bridges.|§ 136-89.220 - Reciprocal toll enforcement agreements.

 136-89.220. Reciprocal toll enforcement agreements.The Authority may enter into reciprocal agreement with other tolling jurisdictions to enforce toll violations. Such an agreement shall provide that, when another toll agency certifies that the registered owner of a vehicle registered in this State has failed to pay a toll, processing fee, or civil penalty due to that toll agency, the unpaid toll, processing fee, or civil penalty may be enforced by the Authority placing a renewal block as if it were an unpaid toll, processing fee, or civil penalty owed to this State under G.S. 136-89.217. Such agreement shall only be enforceable, however, if all of the following are true:(1) The other toll agency has its own effective reciprocal procedure for toll violation enforcement and does, in fact, reciprocate in enforcing toll violations within this State by withholding the registration renewal of registered owners of motor vehicles from the state of the other toll agency.(2) The other toll agency provides due process and appeal protections to avoid the likelihood that a false, mistaken, or unjustified claim will be pursued against the owner of a vehicle registered in this State.(3) The owner of a vehicle registered in this State may present evidence to the other toll agency by mail or other means to invoke rights of due process without having to appear personally in the jurisdiction where the violation allegedly occurred.(4) The reciprocal violation enforcement arrangement between the Authority and the other toll agency provides that each party shall charge the other for costs associated with registration holds in their respective jurisdictions.  (2012-85, s. 11.)
NC Gen Stat § 136-90 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 136 - Transportation|Article 7 - Miscellaneous Provisions.|§ 136-90 - Obstructing highways and roads misdemeanor.

 136-90. Obstructing highways and roads misdemeanor.If any person shall willfully alter, change or obstruct any highway, cartway, mill road or road leading to and from any church or other place of public worship, whether the right-of-way thereto be secured in the manner provided for by law or by purchase, donation or otherwise, such person shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. If any person shall hinder or in any manner interfere with the making of any road or cartway laid off according to law, he shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. (1872-3, c. 189, s. 6; 1883, c. 383; Code, s. 2065; Rev., s. 3784; C.S., s. 3789; 1993, c. 539, s. 989; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)
NC Gen Stat § 136-91 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 136 - Transportation|Article 7 - Miscellaneous Provisions.|§ 136-91 - Placing glass, etc., or injurious obstructions in road.

 136-91. Placing glass, etc., or injurious obstructions in road.(a) No person shall throw, place, or deposit any glass or other sharp or cutting substance or any injurious obstruction in or upon any highway or public vehicular area.(b) As used in this section:(1) "Highway" shall be defined as it is in G.S. 20-4.01; and(2) "Public vehicular area" shall be defined as it is in G.S. 20-4.01.(c) Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor. (1917, c. 140, ss. 18, 21; C.S., ss. 2599, 2619; 1971, c. 200; 1993, c. 539, s. 990; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 2001-441, s. 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 136-92 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 136 - Transportation|Article 7 - Miscellaneous Provisions.|§ 136-92 - Obstructing highway drains prohibited.

 136-92. Obstructing highway drains prohibited.It is unlawful to obstruct a drain along or leading from any public road in the State. A person who violates this section is responsible for an infraction. (1917, c. 253; C.S., s. 3791; 1993, c. 539, s. 991; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 1995, c. 163, s. 15.)
NC Gen Stat § 136-92.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 136 - Transportation|Article 7 - Miscellaneous Provisions.|§ 136-92.1 - Exemption from temporary driveway permitting for forestry operations.

 136-92.1. Exemption from temporary driveway permitting for forestry operations.Forestry operations and silviculture operations, including the harvesting of timber, and other related management activities that require temporary ingress from a property to State roads shall be exempt from the temporary driveway permit process of the Department for State roads, except for controlled access facilities, if the operator of the temporary driveway has attended an educational course on timbering access and obtained a safety certification. Driveway access points covered by this section shall be temporary and shall be removed upon the earlier of six months or the end of forestry or silviculture operations on the property.  (2013-265, s. 17.)
NC Gen Stat § 136-93.01 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 136 - Transportation|Article 7 - Miscellaneous Provisions.|§ 136-93.01 - Electronic submission of permits authorized.

 136-93.01. Electronic submission of permits authorized.Except as otherwise prohibited under federal law, an application submitted for a permit issued by the Department of Transportation or its agents under this Chapter may be submitted electronically in a manner approved by the Department. If submitted electronically, a paper copy of the application shall not be required.  (2017-10, s. 2.12(b).)