Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 700 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Title 700 CMR 11.00 - Maurice J. Tobin Memorial Bridge › Section 11.02 - Definitions

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
The following terms as used in
				700 CMR 11.00 shall, unless
				otherwise expressly stated or unless the context clearly requires a different
				interpretation, have the following meaning:
AASHTO
shall mean the American
				Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.
Account Holder
is an E-ZPass MA or Pay
				By Plate customer who uses the EZDriveMA system in accordance with applicable
				rules, regulations and/or terms and conditions.
ALPR
shall mean Automatic License
				Plate Recognition which are automated computer processes that identify a
				license plate number, state from which the license plate was issued, and/or
				license plate type using optical character recognition or similar
				software.
Automobile
shall have the meaning
				defined in M.G.L. c. 90, § 1.
Balance Due
the amount shown on
				invoices and other notices, which includes the amount due for tolls, fines, and
				other fees owed to MassDOT for use of the Tobin Memorial Bridge or other
				MassDOT or MassDOT approved facilities.
Clerk
shall mean MassDOT employees,
				hearing examiners, or persons employed by or under contract with MassDOT or its
				EZDriveMA system contractor, designated by MassDOT to review and to perform
				functions related to EZDriveMA such as processing transactions, invoicing,
				appeals and hearings, and to administer and/or enforce collections or other
				liabilities and tasks associated with the EZDriveMA system.
Commercial Vehicle
shall mean any
				Motor Vehicle which is not a Private Passenger Motor Vehicle displaying a
				private passenger registration number plate and is not a Motorcycle displaying
				a Motorcycle registration number plate.
Department or MassDOT
shall mean the
				Massachusetts Department of Transportation, a body politic and corporate
				established pursuant to M.G.L. c. 6C.
EZDriveMA
shall mean the cashless,
				automated system installed on or operating with respect to the Tobin Memorial
				Bridge, a way, or at other MassDOT or MassDOT approved facilities, for the
				purpose of collecting tolls, fares, fees, fines, or other transactions as
				determined by MassDOT. The EZDriveMA system consists of E-ZPass MA and Pay By
				Plate.
E-ZPass MA
shall mean the electronic
				toll collection system installed on or operating with respect to the Tobin
				Memorial Bridge, a way, or at other MassDOT or MassDOT approved facilities for
				the purpose of collecting tolls, fares, fines, fees, or other transactions
				through an electronic device, such as a transponder, as determined by
				MassDOT.
E-ZPass MA Equipped Motor Vehicle
shall mean a motor vehicle properly equipped with and using a valid electronic
				device, such as a transponder, that MassDOT, or its EZDriveMA system contractor
				has issued or authorized for the purpose of transmitting information to the
				EZDriveMA system for collecting tolls, fares, fines, fees, or other
				transactions electronically.
Hot List
- a list of specific license
				plates and/or transponder numbers provided or identified by law enforcement to
				MassDOT pursuant to the standards and procedures in
				700 CMR
				11.06(8).
Late Fee
is assessed by MassDOT on
				unpaid tolls and/or other transactions that have not been paid in full by the
				Payment Due Date shown on an invoice or notice.
Motorcycle
shall have the meaning
				defined in M.G.L. c. 90, § 1.
Motorized Bicycle
shall have the
				meaning defined in M.G.L. c. 90, § 1.
Motor Vehicle
shall have the meaning
				defined in M.G.L. c. 90, § 1, including, without limitation, automobile,
				bus or motor bus, tractor and motorcycle, all as defined in M.G.L. c. 90,
				§ 1.
Non-revenue Vehicle
refers to an
				official vehicle of MassDOT and any other vehicle that MassDOT designates as
				such.
On The Go (OTG)
is a prepaid toll
				payment option through use of a transponder or other electronic device issued
				by MassDOT or its EZDriveMA contractor, for use with the EZDriveMA system. Said
				device has not been registered with MassDOT or other agency or entity that has
				toll collection reciprocity with MassDOT.
Operator
shall mean any person who
				operates a motor vehicle on the Tobin Memorial Bridge.
Pay By Plate (PBP)
refers to the
				MassDOT EZDriveMA payment option where photographic or video images of vehicles
				and license plates are used to either post toll transactions to a Registered
				Pay By Plate account or for obtaining the name and address of the registered
				owner of the vehicle from the RMV/DMV or other means, for purposes of
				collecting tolls, fees, fines, and other debts owed.
Pay By Plate Invoice
refers to an
				itemized statement issued to a vehicle's registered owner of record or
				responsible party, where applicable, which provides a summary of toll usage,
				tolls due, balance, late and other fees, fines, penalties and other amounts due
				associated with toll or other transactions; as well as payments made, and/or
				credits..
Pay By Plate Notice of Liability (NOL)
is a statement issued to a vehicle's registered owner of record when any
				portion of the Balance Due from the NONP is outstanding after the NONP Payment
				Due Date. The NOL may include any previous Balance Due and any current tolls,
				fees, fines and penalties, as well as payments made credits, and/or other
				transactions. The NOL demands immediate payment of NOL Balance Due.
Pay By Plate Notice of Non-payment
				(NONP)
is a statement issued to a vehicle's registered owner of
				record, or other responsible party, where applicable, when any portion of the
				Balance Due from the Pay By Plate Past Due Invoice is outstanding after the Pay
				By Plate Past Due Invoice Payment Due Date. The NONP may include any previous
				Balance Due and any current tolls, fees, fines, penalties and other amounts
				due; as well as payments made, credits, and/or other transactions.
Pay By Plate Past Due Invoice
refers
				to a statement issued to a vehicle's registered owner or other responsible
				party, where applicable, when any portion of the Balance Due from the Pay By
				Plate Invoice is outstanding after the Pay By Plate Invoice Payment Due Date.
				Pay By Plate Past Due Invoice may include any previous Balance Due and any
				current tolls, fees, fines, penalties and other amounts due; as well as
				payments made, credits, and/or other transactions.
Pay By Plate Registered Account
refers
				to a payment option whereby a vehicle and its corresponding license plate is
				provided by the customer to be listed on an account for collecting tolls, fees,
				fines or other transactions as determined by MassDOT.
Payment Due Date
the date on which a
				payment must be received by MassDOT in accordance with an invoice or notice
				issued by MassDOT for any Pay By Plate or E-ZPass MA account in order to avoid
				additional fees, fines, and/or penalties.
Person
shall mean any individual,
				firm, association, corporation or any other legal entity.
Police Officer
shall mean and include
				all members of the Massachusetts State Police or any duly authorized law
				enforcement officer.
Private Passenger Motor Vehicle
shall
				have the meaning assigned to the term in
				540 CMR
				2.05:
Vehicle Registrations
				Requirements
.
Registered Owner
refers to a person
				registered by the Massachusetts Registrar of Motor Vehicles in accordance with
				M.G.L. c. 90, § 2, at the time of a transaction as the owner of the
				vehicle involved in the transaction or who is so registered by the Registrar or
				department of motor vehicles or similar official or department of another
				jurisdiction in accordance with the law of that jurisdiction. Source of the
				Registered Owner information may be from the Registrar or similar official or
				department of another jurisdiction in accordance with the law of that
				jurisdiction or a third party service contracted by MassDOT for providing
				Registered Owner information, or from vehicle images that display information
				identifying the vehicle owner.
Registrar
shall mean the Registrar of
				Motor Vehicles of the Commonwealth.
Resident Program
shall mean the toll
				program available to eligible residents of the city of Chelsea or the
				Charlestown section of the city of Boston for an automobile or motorcycle owned
				or leased by a resident of the city of Chelsea or the Charlestown section of
				the city of Boston, the Tobin Memorial Bridge's host communities, and
				registered as a Private Passenger Motor Vehicle or as a Motorcycle with the
				Registrar. The automobile or motorcycle shall be garaged in either city of
				Chelsea or the Charlestown section of the city of Boston.
RMV/DMV
shall mean local, state,
				federal or other agency, authority or entity that is responsible for issuing
				and administering vehicle registrations and vehicle operator drivers'
				licenses.
Tobin Memorial Bridge
shall mean the
				high level bridge over the Mystic River constructed under the provisions of St.
				1946, c. 562, including all ramps, roadways, toll plazas, structures, buildings
				and property acquired by MassDOT located between the northern terminus of the
				John I. Fitzgerald Expressway in the Charlestown section of the city of Boston,
				the intersection of the Tobin Bridge entry and exit ramps at Rutherford Avenue
				in the Charlestown section of the city of Boston, and the southern terminus of
				the Father Adamski Expressway in the city of Chelsea and known as the Maurice
				J. Tobin Memorial Bridge (formerly the Mystic River Bridge).
Toll
shall mean the amount assessed by
				MassDOT for passage over the Tobin Memorial Bridge.
Tractor
shall have the meaning defined
				in M.G.L. c. 90, § 1.