2022 Maryland Statutes
Transportation
Title 21 - Vehicle Laws -- Rules of the Road
Subtitle 14 - Operation of Vehicles on Certain Toll Facilities
Section 21-1416 - Reporting of Transponder Theft and Unauthorized Charges on E-Zpass Account

Universal Citation:
MD. Transportation Code § 21-1416 (2022)
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    (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.

    (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.

    (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.

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