Bill > A2292

Introduced Session

This bill exempts a customer who has an account with a New Jersey electronic toll collection system, commonly known as E­ZPass, and reports in a timely manner the theft of a motor vehicle containing the customer's electronic vehicle identification system transponder (transponder) from liability for: 1) unauthorized charges of $50 or more incurred prior to reporting the motor vehicle as stolen; or 2) unauthorized charges incurred after the reporting of the motor vehicle as stolen. The bill prohibits a customer who reports the theft of a motor vehicle containing the customer's transponder in a timely manner and submits to the operator a copy of the police report of the theft, from being charged any fees for the stolen transponder or for a replacement transponder. Under current law, a customer who has an E-ZPass account may only be exempt from unauthorized charges and the replacement fees for a transponder if the transponder is reported stolen or lost. The bill also defines "Electronic toll collection system" as the electronic system employed or utilized by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority or South Jersey Transportation Authority to register and collect the toll required to be paid for a vehicle entering a toll plaza owned or operated by, or upon the behalf of, the New Jersey Turnpike Authority or South Jersey Transportation Authority.

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Ralph Caputo (D)*,  Ronald Dancer (R)*,  Bill Moen (D)*,  Daniel Benson (D),  Carol Murphy (D),  Britnee Timberlake (D), 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee (on 01/27/2020)