Maryland 2022 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB582 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5	5	hb0582
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 582
8	8	R2, R5 2lr2988
9	9	CF SB 59
10	10	By: Delegates Hornberger, Anderton, Boteler, Carr, Cox, Griffith, Hartman,
11	11	Jacobs, Krebs, McComas, McKay, Morgan, Novotny, Otto, Reilly, Rose,
12	12	Saab, Shoemaker, and Wivell
13	13	Introduced and read first time: January 31, 2022
14	14	Assigned to: Environment and Transportation
15	15
16	16	A BILL ENTITLED
17	17
18	18	AN ACT concerning 1
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20	20	Maryland Transportation Authority – Options for the Payment of Tolls and Civil 2
21	21	Penalties 3
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23	23	FOR the purpose of requiring the Maryland Transportation Authority to provide, to the 4
24	24	greatest extent feasible, certain users of transportation facilities projects a range of 5
25	25	options to pay for certain toll transactions and penalties; requiring the Authority to 6
26	26	offer a certain installment plan agreement to certain persons for the payment of 7
27	27	certain tolls and penalties; requiring the Authority to offer certain account holders a 8
28	28	certain option to be billed for certain toll charges in certain installment amounts 9
29	29	under certain circumstances; authorizing the Authority to refer certain unpaid tolls 10
30	30	and penalties to the Central Collection Unit for collection; requiring the Authority to 11
31	31	recall certain unpaid video tolls and penalties from the Central Collection Unit under 12
32	32	certain circumstances; requiring the Authority to waive certain penalties under 13
33	33	certain circumstances; and generally relating to the Maryland Transportation 14
34	34	Authority and the payment of tolls and civil penalties. 15
35	35
36	36	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 16
37	37	Article – State Finance and Procurement 17
38	38	Section 3–302 18
39	39	Annotated Code of Maryland 19
40	40	(2021 Replacement Volume) 20
41	41
42	42	BY adding to 21
43	43	Article – Transportation 22
44	44	Section 4–408 23
45	45	Annotated Code of Maryland 24
46	46	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 25
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48	48	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 26 2 HOUSE BILL 582
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50	50
51	51	Article – Transportation 1
52	52	Section 21–1414 2
53	53	Annotated Code of Maryland 3
54	54	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 4
55	55
56	56	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 5
57	57	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 6
58	58
59	59	Article – State Finance and Procurement 7
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61	61	3–302. 8
62	62
63	63	(a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, 9
64	64	paragraph (2)(ii) of this subsection, or in other law, the Central Collection Unit is 10
65	65	responsible for the collection of each delinquent account or other debt that is owed to the 11
66	66	State or any of its officials or units. 12
67	67
68	68	(2) (i) Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, an 13
69	69	official or unit of the State government shall refer to the Central Collection Unit each debt 14
70	70	for which the Central Collection Unit has collection responsibility under this subsection 15
71	71	and may not settle the debt. 16
72	72
73	73	(ii) A public institution of higher education may not refer a 17
74	74	delinquent student account or debt to the Central Collection Unit unless, in accordance 18
75	75	with § 15–119 of the Education Article: 19
76	76
77	77	1. the delinquent account or debt has not been settled by the 20
78	78	end of the late registration period of the semester after the student account became 21
79	79	delinquent; or 22
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81	81	2. the student has not entered into or made timely payments 23
82	82	to satisfy an installment payment plan. 24
83	83
84	84	(3) For the purposes of this subtitle, a community college or board of 25
85	85	trustees for a community college established or operating under Title 16 of the Education 26
86	86	Article is a unit of the State. 27
87	87
88	88	(b) Unless, with the approval of the Secretary, a unit of the State government 28
89	89	assigns the claim to the Central Collection Unit, the Central Collection Unit is not 29
90	90	responsible for and may not collect: 30
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92	92	(1) any taxes; 31
93	93
94	94	(2) any child support payment that is owed under § 5–308 of the Human 32
95	95	Services Article; 33
96	96
97	97	(3) any unemployment insurance contribution or overpayment; 34 HOUSE BILL 582 3
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100	100
101	101	(4) any fine; 1
102	102
103	103	(5) any court costs; 2
104	104
105	105	(6) any forfeiture on bond; 3
106	106
107	107	(7) any money that is owed as a result of a default on a loan that the 4
108	108	Department of Commerce or the Department of Housing and Community Development has 5
109	109	made or insured; 6
110	110
111	111	(8) any money that is owed under Title 9, Subtitles 2, 3, and 4 and Title 20 7
112	112	of the Insurance Article; [or] 8
113	113
114	114	(9) any money that is owed for unpaid video tolls and associated civil 9
115	115	penalties under § 21–1414 of the Transportation Article under a delinquent account 10
116	116	associated with a person residing outside the State; OR 11
117	117
118	118	(10) ANY MONEY THAT IS OWED UNDER A DELINQU ENT ACCOUNT FOR 12
119	119	UNPAID VIDEO TOLLS A ND ASSOCIATED CIVIL PENALTIES AND IS REC ALLED BY THE 13
120	120	MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY UNDER § 21–1414(H) OF THE 14
121	121	TRANSPORTATION ARTICLE. 15
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123	123	(c) The Central Collection Unit shall be responsible for the collection of each 16
124	124	delinquent account or other debt that is owed to a community college established or 17
125	125	operating under Title 16 of the Education Article if the board of trustees for the community 18
126	126	college: 19
127	127
128	128	(1) adopts a resolution appointing the Central Collection Unit as the 20
129	129	collector of delinquent accounts or other debt; and 21
130	130
131	131	(2) submits the resolution to the Central Collection Unit. 22
132	132
133	133	Article – Transportation 23
134	134
135	135	4–408. 24
136	136
137	137	(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 25
138	138	INDICATED. 26
139	139
140	140	(2) “E–ZPASS ACCOUNT” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 21–1416 OF 27
141	141	THIS ARTICLE. 28
142	142
143	143	(3) “TOLL COLLECTION FACIL ITY” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 29
144	144	21–1414 OF THIS ARTICLE. 30 4 HOUSE BILL 582
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146	146
147	147
148	148	(B) TO THE GREATEST EXTEN T FEASIBLE, THE AUTHORITY SHALL PROVI DE 1
149	149	TO E–ZPASS ACCOUNT HOLDERS AND OTHER USERS OF TRANS PORTATION 2
150	150	FACILITIES PROJECTS A RANGE OF OPTIONS T O PAY FOR TOLL TRANS ACTIONS AT 3
151	151	TOLL COLLECTION FACI LITIES AND ANY ASSOC IATED CIVIL PENALTIE S FOR TOLL 4
152	152	VIOLATIONS, INCLUDING PAYMENT BY : 5
153	153
154	154	(1) CASH; 6
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156	156	(2) CHECK; 7
157	157
158	158	(3) MONEY ORDER ; AND 8
159	159
160	160	(4) AN ELECTRONIC FUNDS T RANSFER THROUGH THE USE OF: 9
161	161
162	162	(I) A CREDIT OR DEBIT CARD ; 10
163	163
164	164	(II) AN AUTOMATED CLEARING HOUSE (ACH) TRANSFER; OR 11
165	165
166	166	(III) AN ONLINE PAYMENT SYS TEM, INCLUDING A MONEY 12
167	167	TRANSFER THROUGH A D IGITAL WALLET PAYMEN T PLATFORM OR OTH ER MOBILE 13
168	168	PAYMENT SERVICE . 14
169	169
170	170	21–1414. 15
171	171
172	172	(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. 16
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174	174	(2) “Authority” means the Maryland Transportation Authority. 17
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176	176	(3) “Electronic toll collection” means a system in a toll collection facility 18
177	177	that is capable of collecting information from a motor vehicle for use in charging tolls. 19
178	178
179	179	(4) “Notice of toll due” or “notice” means an administrative notice of a video 20
180	180	toll transaction. 21
181	181
182	182	(5) “Person alleged to be liable” means: 22
183	183
184	184	(i) The registered owner of a motor vehicle involved in a video toll 23
185	185	transaction; or 24
186	186
187	187	(ii) A person to whom a registered owner of a motor vehicle has 25
188	188	transferred liability for a video toll transaction in accordance with this section and the 26
189	189	regulations of the Authority. 27
190	190
191	191	(6) “Recorded image” means an image of a motor vehicle passing through a 28 HOUSE BILL 582 5
192	192
193	193
194	194	toll collection facility recorded by a video monitoring system: 1
195	195
196	196	(i) On: 2
197	197
198	198	1. One or more photographs, micrographs, or electronic 3
199	199	images; 4
200	200
201	201	2. Videotape; or 5
202	202
203	203	3. Any other medium; and 6
204	204
205	205	(ii) Showing either the front or rear of the motor vehicle on at least 7
206	206	one image or portion of tape and clearly identifying the license plate number and state of 8
207	207	the motor vehicle. 9
208	208
209	209	(7) “Registered owner” means, with respect to a motor vehicle, the person 10
210	210	or persons designated as the registered owner in the records of the government agency that 11
211	211	is responsible for motor vehicle registration. 12
212	212
213	213	(8) “Toll collection facility” means any point on an Authority highway 13
214	214	where a toll is incurred and is required to be paid. 14
215	215
216	216	(9) “Toll violation” means the failure to pay a video toll within the time 15
217	217	prescribed by the Authority in a notice of toll due. 16
218	218
219	219	(10) “Video monitoring system” means a device installed to work in 17
220	220	conjunction with a toll collection facility that produces a recorded image when a video toll 18
221	221	transaction occurs. 19
222	222
223	223	(11) “Video toll” means the amount assessed by the Authority when a video 20
224	224	toll transaction occurs. 21
225	225
226	226	(12) “Video toll transaction” means any transaction in which a motor vehicle 22
227	227	does not or did not pay a toll at the time of passage through a toll collection facility with a 23
228	228	video monitoring system. 24
229	229
230	230	(b) (1) Except as provided in subsection (g) of this section, the registered owner 25
231	231	of a motor vehicle shall be liable to the Authority for payment of a video toll as provided for 26
232	232	in the regulations of the Authority. 27
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234	234	(2) The Authority shall send the registered owner of a motor vehicle that 28
235	235	has incurred a video toll a notice of toll due. 29
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237	237	(3) Except as provided in subsection (g) of this section, the person alleged 30
238	238	to be liable who receives a notice of toll due shall have at least 30 days to pay the video toll. 31
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240	240	(c) (1) Failure of the person alleged to be liable to pay the video toll under a 32 6 HOUSE BILL 582
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242	242
243	243	notice of toll due by the date stated on the notice shall constitute a toll violation subject to 1
244	244	a civil citation and a civil penalty, which shall be assessed 15 days after the toll violation 2
245	245	occurs, as provided for in the regulations of the Authority. 3
246	246
247	247	(2) A registered owner of a motor vehicle shall not be liable for a civil 4
248	248	penalty imposed under this section if the operator of the motor vehicle has been convicted 5
249	249	of failure or refusal to pay a toll under § 21–1413 of this subtitle for the same violation. 6
250	250
251	251	(d) (1) The Authority or its duly authorized agent shall send a citation via 7
252	252	first–class mail, no later than 60 days after the toll violation, to the person alleged to be 8
253	253	liable under this section. 9
254	254
255	255	(2) Personal service of the citation on the person alleged to be liable shall 10
256	256	not be required, and a record of mailing kept in the ordinary course of business shall be 11
257	257	admissible evidence of the mailing of the notice of toll due and citation. 12
258	258
259	259	(3) A citation shall contain: 13
260	260
261	261	(i) The name and address of the person alleged to be liable under 14
262	262	this section; 15
263	263
264	264	(ii) The license plate number and state of registration of the motor 16
265	265	vehicle involved in the video toll transaction; 17
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267	267	(iii) The location where the video toll transaction took place; 18
268	268
269	269	(iv) The date and time of the video toll transaction; 19
270	270
271	271	(v) The amount of the video toll and the date it was due as stated on 20
272	272	the notice of toll due; 21
273	273
274	274	(vi) A copy of the recorded image; 22
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276	276	(vii) A statement that the video toll was not paid before the civil 23
277	277	penalty was assessed; 24
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279	279	(viii) The amount of the civil penalty; and 25
280	280
281	281	(ix) The date by which the video toll and civil penalty must be paid. 26
282	282
283	283	(4) A citation shall also include: 27
284	284
285	285	(i) Information advising the person alleged to be liable under this 28
286	286	section of the manner and the time in which liability alleged in the citation may be 29
287	287	contested; 30
288	288
289	289	(ii) The statutory defenses described in subsection (g) of this section 31 HOUSE BILL 582 7
290	290
291	291
292	292	that were originally included in the notice of toll due; and 1
293	293
294	294	(iii) A warning that failure to pay the video toll and civil penalty, to 2
295	295	contest liability in the manner and time prescribed, or to appear at a trial requested is an 3
296	296	admission of liability and a waiver of available defenses, and may result in the refusal or 4
297	297	suspension of the motor vehicle registration and referral for collection. 5
298	298
299	299	(5) A person alleged to be liable receiving the citation for a toll violation 6
300	300	under this section may: 7
301	301
302	302	(i) Pay the video toll and the civil penalty directly to the Authority; 8
303	303	or 9
304	304
305	305	(ii) Elect to stand trial for the alleged violation. 10
306	306
307	307	(6) (i) If the person alleged to be liable under this section fails to elect 11
308	308	to stand trial or to pay the prescribed video toll and civil penalty within 30 days after 12
309	309	mailing of the citation, or is adjudicated to be liable after trial, or fails to appear at trial 13
310	310	after having elected to stand trial, the Authority or its duly authorized agent may: 14
311	311
312	312	1. Collect the video toll and the civil penalty by any means of 15
313	313	collection as provided by law; and 16
314	314
315	315	2. Notify the Administration of the failure to pay the video 17
316	316	toll and civil penalty in accordance with subsection (i) of this section. 18
317	317
318	318	(ii) No additional hearing or proceeding is required before the 19
319	319	Administration takes action with respect to the motor vehicle of the registered owner under 20
320	320	subsection (i) of this section. 21
321	321
322	322	(e) (1) A certificate alleging that a toll violation occurred and that the video 22
323	323	toll payment was not received before the civil penalty was assessed, sworn to or affirmed 23
324	324	by a duly authorized agent of the Authority, based upon inspection of a recorded image and 24
325	325	electronic toll collection records produced by an electronic toll collection video monitoring 25
326	326	system shall be evidence of the facts contained therein and shall be admissible in any 26
327	327	proceeding alleging a violation under this section without the presence or testimony of the 27
328	328	duly authorized agent who performed the requirements under this section. 28
329	329
330	330	(2) The citation, including the certificate, shall constitute prima facie 29
331	331	evidence of liability for the toll violation and civil penalty. 30
332	332
333	333	(f) Adjudication of liability under this section: 31
334	334
335	335	(1) Shall be based upon a preponderance of evidence; 32
336	336
337	337	(2) May not be deemed a conviction of a registered owner of a motor vehicle 33
338	338	under the Motor Vehicle Code; 34 8 HOUSE BILL 582
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340	340
341	341
342	342	(3) May not be made part of the registered owner’s motor vehicle operating 1
343	343	record; and 2
344	344
345	345	(4) May not be considered in the provision of motor vehicle insurance 3
346	346	coverage. 4
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348	348	(g) (1) If, at the time of a video toll transaction, a motor vehicle is operated by 5
349	349	a person other than the registered owner without the express or implied consent of the 6
350	350	registered owner, and if the registered owner by the date stated on the notice of toll due 7
351	351	provides the Authority or its duly authorized agent with a notarized admission by the 8
352	352	person accepting liability which shall include that person’s name, address, and driver’s 9
353	353	license identification number, then the person accepting liability shall be liable under this 10
354	354	section and shall be sent a notice of toll due. 11
355	355
356	356	(2) If the registered owner is a lessor of motor vehicles, and at the time of 12
357	357	the video toll transaction the motor vehicle involved was in the possession of a lessee, and 13
358	358	the lessor by the date stated on the notice of toll due provides the Authority or its duly 14
359	359	authorized agent with a copy of the lease agreement or other documentation acceptable to 15
360	360	the Authority identifying the lessee, including the person’s name, address, and driver’s 16
361	361	license identification number or federal employer identification number, then the lessee 17
362	362	shall be liable under this section and shall be sent a notice of toll due. 18
363	363
364	364	(3) If the motor vehicle involved in a video toll transaction is operated using 19
365	365	a dealer or transporter registration plate, and at the time of the video toll transaction the 20
366	366	motor vehicle was under the custody and control of a person other than the owner of the 21
367	367	dealer or transporter registration plate, and if the owner of the dealer or transporter 22
368	368	registration plate by the date stated on the notice of toll due provides to the Authority or 23
369	369	its duly authorized agent a copy of the contractual agreement or other documentation 24
370	370	acceptable to the Authority identifying the person, including the person’s name, address, 25
371	371	and driver’s license identification number, who had custody and control over the motor 26
372	372	vehicle at the time of the video toll transaction, then that person and not the owner of the 27
373	373	dealer or transporter registration plate shall be liable under this section and shall be sent 28
374	374	a notice of toll due. 29
375	375
376	376	(4) If a motor vehicle or registration plate number is reported to a law 30
377	377	enforcement agency as stolen at the time of the video toll transaction, and the registered 31
378	378	owner by the date stated on the notice of toll due provides to the Authority or its duly 32
379	379	authorized agent a copy of the police report substantiating that the motor vehicle was stolen 33
380	380	at the time of the video toll transaction, then the registered owner of the motor vehicle is 34
381	381	not liable under this section. 35
382	382
383	383	(h) (1) THE AUTHORITY MAY REFER A DELINQUENT ACCOUNT F OR 36
384	384	UNPAID VIDEO TOLLS A ND ASSOCIATED CIVIL PENAL TIES TO THE CENTRAL 37
385	385	COLLECTION UNIT FOR COLLECTION . 38
386	386
387	387	(2) THE AUTHORITY SHALL RECAL L A DELINQUENT ACCOU NT FROM 39 HOUSE BILL 582 9
388	388
389	389
390	390	THE CENTRAL COLLECTION UNIT IF: 1
391	391
392	392	(I) THE DELINQUENT ACCOUN T EXCEEDS $300 IN UNPAID 2
393	393	VIDEO TOLLS AND ASSO CIATED CIVIL PENAL TIES; AND 3
394	394
395	395	(II) THE PERSON ASSOCIATED WITH THE DELINQUENT 4
396	396	ACCOUNT AGREES TO PA Y THE UNPAID VIDEO T OLLS AND ASSOCIATED CIVIL 5
397	397	PENALTIES UNDER AN I NSTALLMENT PLAN AGRE EMENT OFFERED BY THE 6
398	398	AUTHORITY UNDER SUBSE CTION (J) OF THIS SECTION. 7
399	399
400	400	(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, until the Authority refers 8
401	401	the debt to the Central Collection Unit OR AFTER THE AUTHORITY HAS RECALLE D A 9
402	402	DELINQUENT ACCOUNT F ROM THE CENTRAL COLLECTION UNIT, the Authority 10
403	403	[may]: 11
404	404
405	405	(I) MAY waive any portion of the video toll due or civil penalty 12
406	406	assessed under this section; AND 13
407	407
408	408	(II) SHALL WAIVE ANY CIVIL PENALTY ASSESSED UND ER THIS 14
409	409	SECTION IF: 15
410	410
411	411	1. THE NOTICE OF TOLL DU E FOR THE VIDEO TOLL IN 16
412	412	QUESTION WAS SENT TO THE PERSON ALLEGED T O BE LIABLE MORE THA N 60 DAYS 17
413	413	AFTER THE VIDEO TOLL TRANSACTION ; AND 18
414	414
415	415	2. THE AUTHORITY IS RESPONSI BLE FOR THE DELAY IN 19
416	416	THE TIMELY PROCESSIN G OF THE VIDEO TOLL TRANSACTION DUE TO 20
417	417	COVID–19–RELATED OR OTHER FAC TORS. 21
418	418
419	419	(i) (1) The Administration shall refuse or suspend the registration of a motor 22
420	420	vehicle that incurs a toll violation under this section if: 23
421	421
422	422	(i) The Maryland Transportation Authority notifies the 24
423	423	Administration that a registered owner of the motor vehicle has been served with a citation 25
424	424	in accordance with this section and has failed to: 26
425	425
426	426	1. Pay the video toll and the civil penalty for the toll violation 27
427	427	by the date specified in the citation; and 28
428	428
429	429	2. Contest liability for the toll violation by the date identified 29
430	430	and in the manner specified in the citation; or 30
431	431
432	432	(ii) The Maryland Transportation Authority or the District Court 31
433	433	notifies the Administration that a person who elected to contest liability for a toll violation 32
434	434	under this section has failed to: 33 10 HOUSE BILL 582
435	435
436	436
437	437
438	438	1. Appear for trial or has been determined to be guilty of the 1
439	439	toll violation; and 2
440	440
441	441	2. Pay the video toll and civil penalty. 3
442	442
443	443	(2) In conjunction with the Maryland Transportation Authority, the 4
444	444	Administration may adopt regulations and develop procedures to carry out the refusal or 5
445	445	suspension of a registration under this subsection. 6
446	446
447	447	(3) The procedures in this subsection are in addition to any other penalty 7
448	448	provided by law for a toll violation under this section. 8
449	449
450	450	(4) This subsection may be applied to enforce a reciprocal agreement 9
451	451	entered into by the State and another jurisdiction in accordance with § 21–1415 of this 10
452	452	subtitle. 11
453	453
454	454	(J) (1) (I) THE AUTHORITY SHALL OFFER AN INSTALLMENT PLAN 12
455	455	AGREEMENT TO A PERSO N ALLEGED TO BE LIAB LE UNDER THIS SECTIO N FOR 13
456	456	PAYMENT OF UNPAID VI DEO TOLLS AND ANY AS SOCIATED CIVIL PENALTIES THAT 14
457	457	TOTAL AT LEAST $300. 15
458	458
459	459	(II) AN INSTALLMENT PLAN A GREEMENT UNDER THIS 16
460	460	PARAGRAPH SHALL REQU IRE THE PERSON ALLEG ED TO BE LIABLE TO M AKE 17
461	461	MONTHLY INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS OF 10% PER MONTH ON THE TOT AL AMOUNT OF 18
462	462	THE UNPAID VIDEO TOL LS AND ANY ASSOCIATED CIVIL PENALTIES OWED BY TH E 19
463	463	PERSON. 20
464	464
465	465	(III) IF A PERSON FAILS TO PAY VIDEO TOLLS AND CIVIL 21
466	466	PENALTIES OWED IN AC CORDANCE WITH AN INS TALLMENT PLAN AGREEM ENT, THE 22
467	467	AUTHORITY MAY REFER T HE UNPAID TOLLS AND PENALTIES TO THE CENTRAL 23
468	468	COLLECTION UNIT FOR COLLECTION . 24
469	469
470	470	(2) (I) 1. IN THIS PARAGRAPH THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE 25
471	471	THE MEANINGS INDICAT ED. 26
472	472
473	473	2. “BACKLOG TOLL CHARGE ” MEANS A TOLL FOR 27
474	474	PASSAGE OF A MOTOR V EHICLE THROUGH A TOL L COLLECTION FACILIT Y THAT IS 28
475	475	PROCESSED AND BILLED TO AN E–ZPASS ACCOUNT OR A PAY–BY–PLATE ACCOUNT 29
476	476	HOLDER MORE THAN 60 DAYS AFTER THE TOLL TRANSACTION OCCURRED DUE TO 30
477	477	COVID–19–RELATED OR OTHER FAC TORS FOR WHICH THE AUTHORITY IS 31
478	478	RESPONSIBLE . 32
479	479
480	480	3. “E–ZPASS ACCOUNT” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 33
481	481	21–1416 OF THIS SUBTITLE. 34 HOUSE BILL 582 11
482	482
483	483
484	484
485	485	4. “PAY–BY–PLATE ACCOUNT ” MEANS AN 1
486	486	ARRANGEMENT IN WHICH A TOLL INCURRED FOR PASSAGE OF A MOTOR V EHICLE 2
487	487	THROUGH A TOLL COLLE CTION FACILITY BY EL ECTRONIC TOLL COLLEC TION 3
488	488	THROUGH THE USE OF A VIDEO MONITORING SYS TEM IS BILLED TO A C REDIT CARD 4
489	489	OF A PERSON LINKED TO THE REGISTER ED LICENSE PLATE OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE 5
490	490	UNDER AN AGREEMENT B ETWEEN THE AUTHORITY AND THE PER SON. 6
491	491
492	492	(II) IF THE AUTHORITY BILLS AN E–ZPASS ACCOUNT HOLDER 7
493	493	OR A PAY–BY–PLATE ACCOUNT HOLDER A SUM TOTAL OF BACKL OG TOLL CHARGES 8
494	494	OF $300 OR MORE, THE AUTHORITY SHALL OFFER THE ACCOUNT HOLDER A N 9
495	495	OPTION TO BE BILLED FOR THE BACKLOG TOLL CHARGES IN MONTHLY 10
496	496	INSTALLMENT AMOUNTS OF 10% PER MONTH ON THE TOT AL BACKLOG TOLL 11
497	497	CHARGES OWED BY THE ACCOUNT HOLDER . 12
498	498
499	499	(3) THE AUTHORITY SHALL : 13
500	500
501	501	(I) ALLOW PERS ONS TO APPLY FOR THE INSTALLMENT PLAN 14
502	502	AGREEMENT AND INSTAL LMENT BILLING OPTION S OFFERED UNDER THIS 15
503	503	SUBSECTION ON THE AUTHORITY’S WEBSITE; AND 16
504	504
505	505	(II) ACCEPT AS SUFFICIENT AN ATTESTATION FROM AN 17
506	506	APPLICANT THAT THE A PPLICANT QUALIFIES F OR AN INSTALLMENT PL AN 18
507	507	AGREEMENT OR INSTALL MENT BILLING OPTION OFFERED UNDER THIS S UBSECTION 19
508	508	WHEN APPROVING ELIGI BILITY FOR THE OPTIO N. 20
509	509
510	510	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 21
511	511	1, 2022. 22
512	512