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.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Article 6H - Public Toll Roads and Bridges.
§ 136-89.180 - Legislative findings.
§ 136-89.182 - North Carolina Turnpike Authority.
§ 136-89.183 - Powers of the Authority.
§ 136-89.183A - Accelerated Pilot Toll Bridge Project.
§ 136-89.183B - Accelerated Herbert CBonner Bridge Replacement Project.
§ 136-89.183C - Accelerated Yadkin River Veterans Memorial Bridge Replacement Project.
§ 136-89.184 - Acquisition of real property.
§ 136-89.185 - Taxation of property of Authority.
§ 136-89.187 - Conversion of free highways prohibited.
§ 136-89.188 - Use of revenues.
§ 136-89.189 - Turnpike Authority revenue bonds.
§ 136-89.190 - Sale of Turnpike Authority revenue bonds.
§ 136-89.191 - Cost participation by Department of Transportation.
§ 136-89.192 - Applicability of formula.
§ 136-89.193 - Annual plan of work; annual and quarterly reports.
§ 136-89.194 - Laws applicable to the Authority; exceptions.
§ 136-89.195 - Internet report of funds expended.
§ 136-89.196 - Removal of tolls.
§ 136-89.197 - Maintenance of nontoll routes.
§ 136-89.198 - Authority to toll existing interstate highways.
§ 136-89.199 - Designation of high-occupancy toll and managed lanes.
§ 136-89.211 - Tolls for use of Turnpike project.
§ 136-89.212 - Payment of toll required for use of Turnpike project.
§ 136-89.213 - Administration of tolls and requirements for open road tolls.
§ 136-89.214 - Bill for unpaid open road toll.
§ 136-89.216 - Civil penalty for failure to pay open road toll.
§ 136-89.217 - Vehicle registration renewal blocked for unpaid open road toll.
§ 136-89.218 - Procedures for contesting liability for unpaid open road toll.