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§ 21-1416. Reporting transponder theft and unauthorized charges for E-ZPass accounts

West's Annotated Code of MarylandTransportationEffective: October 1, 2016

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Transportation
Title 21. Vehicle Laws--Rules of the Road (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 14. Operation of Vehicles on Certain Toll Facilities (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2016
MD Code, Transportation, § 21-1416
§ 21-1416. Reporting transponder theft and unauthorized charges for E-ZPass accounts
Definitions
(a)(1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2) “Authority” means the Maryland Transportation Authority.
(3) “E-ZPass account” means a financial relationship between the Authority and a person who agrees to abide by the terms and conditions established for the electronic collection of tolls.
(4) “Transponder” means a device that is designed to transmit information used to collect tolls and is associated with a particular account.
Reporting theft and unauthorized charges
(b) A holder of an E-ZPass account may:
(1) Report a theft of a transponder associated with the E-ZPass account to a local law enforcement agency and the Authority within 2 weeks of the first account statement after the theft; and
(2) Identify any unauthorized charges to the holder's E-ZPass account and report the unauthorized charges to the Authority for verification.
Responsibility for charges
(c) A holder of an E-ZPass account who reports the theft of a transponder in accordance with this section is not responsible for unauthorized toll charges:
(1) If the Authority:
(i) Identifies the individual who unlawfully used the transponder; and
(ii) Collects the proper toll charges from the individual; or
(2) Incurred after the date the theft was reported to the Authority.

Credits

Added by Acts 2016, c. 107, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2016.
MD Code, Transportation, § 21-1416, MD TRANS § 21-1416
Current with all legislation from the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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