136-89.220. Reciprocal toll enforcement agreements.
The Authority may enter into reciprocal agreement with other tolling jurisdictions to enforce toll violations. Such an agreement shall provide that, when another toll agency certifies that the registered owner of a vehicle registered in this State has failed to pay a toll, processing fee, or civil penalty due to that toll agency, the unpaid toll, processing fee, or civil penalty may be enforced by the Authority placing a renewal block as if it were an unpaid toll, processing fee, or civil penalty owed to this State under G.S. 136-89.217. Such agreement shall only be enforceable, however, if all of the following are true:
(1) The other toll agency has its own effective reciprocal procedure for toll violation enforcement and does, in fact, reciprocate in enforcing toll violations within this State by withholding the registration renewal of registered owners of motor vehicles from the state of the other toll agency.
(2) The other toll agency provides due process and appeal protections to avoid the likelihood that a false, mistaken, or unjustified claim will be pursued against the owner of a vehicle registered in this State.
(3) The owner of a vehicle registered in this State may present evidence to the other toll agency by mail or other means to invoke rights of due process without having to appear personally in the jurisdiction where the violation allegedly occurred.
(4) The reciprocal violation enforcement arrangement between the Authority and the other toll agency provides that each party shall charge the other for costs associated with registration holds in their respective jurisdictions. (2012-85, s. 11.)
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.