1| STATE OF OKLAHOMA | | | 2| 1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023) | | | 3|SENATE BILL 741 By: Woods | | | 4| | | | 5| | | | 6| AS INTRODUCED | | | 7| An Act relating to the Oklahoma Electronic Toll | | Collection Act; amending 47 O.S. 2021, Section | 8| 11-1401.2, as amended by Section 96, Chapter 282, | | O.S.L. 2022 (47 O.S. Supp. 2022, Section 11-1401.2), | 9| which relates to collection of tolls; creating | | certain exemption; and providing an effective date. | 10| | | | 11| | | | 12|BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: | | | 13| SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 11-1401.2, | | | 14|as amended by Section 96, Chapter 282, O.S.L. 2022 (47 O.S. Supp. | | | 15|2022, Section 11-1401.2), is amended to read as follows: | | | 16| Section 11-1401.2. A. For purposes of this section: | | | 17| 1. "Authority" means the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority; | | | 18| 2. "Department" means the Department of Public Safety; | | | 19| 3. "Electronic toll collection system" means a system of | | | 20|collecting tolls or charges which is capable of charging an account | | | 21|holder the appropriate toll or charge by transmission of information | | | 22|from an electronic device on a motor vehicle to the toll lane, which | | | 23|information is used to charge the account the appropriate toll or | | | 24|charge; | | | Req. No. 882 Page 1 ___________________________________________________________________________
1| 4. "Owner" means any person, corporation, partnership, firm, | | | 2|agency, association, or organization who, at the time of the | | | 3|violation and with respect to the vehicle identified in the notice | | | 4|of toll evasion violation: | | | 5| a. is the beneficial or equitable owner of the vehicle, | | | 6| b. has title to the vehicle, | | | 7| c. is the registrant or coregistrant of the vehicle which | | | 8| is registered with Service Oklahoma or a similar | | | 9| registering agency of any other state, territory, | | | 10| district, province, nation or other jurisdiction, | | | 11| d. uses the vehicle in its vehicle renting businesses, or | | | 12| | | | 13| e. is a person entitled to the use and possession of a | | | 14| vehicle subject to a security interest in another | | | 15| person; | | | 16| 5. "Photo-monitoring system" means a vehicle sensor installed | | | 17|to work in conjunction with a toll collection facility which | | | 18|automatically produces one or more photographs, one or more | | | 19|microphotographs, a videotape or other recorded images of each | | | 20|vehicle at the time it is used or operated on the turnpikes under | | | 21|the Authority's jurisdiction; | | | 22| 6. "Toll collection regulations" means those rules and | | | 23|regulations of the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority or statutes providing | | | 24|for and requiring the payment of tolls and/or charges prescribed by | | | Req. No. 882 Page 2 ___________________________________________________________________________
1|the Authority for the use of turnpikes under its jurisdiction or | | | 2|those rules and regulations of the Authority or statutes making it | | | 3|unlawful to refuse to pay or to evade or to attempt to evade the | | | 4|payment of all or part of any toll and/or charge for the use of | | | 5|turnpikes under the jurisdiction of the Authority; | | | 6| 7. "Toll evasion violation" means a failure to comply with the | | | 7|Authority's toll collection regulations, including the failure to | | | 8|pay an invoice submitted by the Authority via its video toll | | | 9|collection system; | | | 10| 8. "Vehicle" means every device in, upon or by which a person | | | 11|or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, except | | | 12|devices used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks; | | | 13| 9. "Video toll collection system" means a photo-monitoring | | | 14|system used to charge and collect tolls from owners of vehicles | | | 15|imaged using the turnpike system. The owner of a vehicle imaged by | | | 16|the photo-monitoring system may or may not be an Authority account | | | 17|holder; and | | | 18| 10. "Video toll collection system account" means the | | | 19|administrative assignment of all vehicles registered to an owner to | | | 20|an account for efficient billing of the appropriate toll or charge | | | 21|to an owner. | | | 22| B. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, there shall | | | 23|be imposed monetary liability on the owner of a vehicle for failure | | | 24|of an operator thereof to comply with the toll collection | | | Req. No. 882 Page 3 ___________________________________________________________________________
1|regulations of the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority in accordance with | | | 2|the provisions of this section. | | | 3| 2. An owner's vehicle shall be registered with Service Oklahoma | | | 4|or a similar registering agency of this state or any other state, | | | 5|territory, district, province, nation or other jurisdiction that | | | 6|permits access to owner registration information upon request by or | | | 7|agreement with the Authority for the purpose of carrying out the | | | 8|Authority's governmental functions. If a registering agency does | | | 9|not permit access to the Authority, an owner may comply by direct | | | 10|registration with the Authority. | | | 11| 3. a. The owner of a vehicle shall be liable for a civil | | | 12| penalty imposed pursuant to this section if the | | | 13| vehicle was used or operated with the permission of | | | 14| the owner, express or implied, in violation of the | | | 15| toll collection regulations, and such violation is | | | 16| evidenced by information obtained from a | | | 17| photo-monitoring system. | | | 18| b. No owner of a vehicle shall be liable for a penalty | | | 19| imposed pursuant to this section where the operator of | | | 20| the vehicle has been convicted of failing to pay a | | | 21| cash toll, in violation of toll collection | | | 22| regulations, for the same incident. | | | 23| c. An owner or operator of a vehicle is subject to a | | | 24| charge by the Department or other law enforcement | | | Req. No. 882 Page 4 ___________________________________________________________________________
1| agency for an owner's failure to timely pay an invoice | | | 2| for tolls and/or charges submitted by the Authority | | | 3| through its video toll collection system. | | | 4| 4. A certificate, sworn to or affirmed by an agent of the | | | 5|Authority, or facsimile thereof, based upon inspection of | | | 6|photographs, microphotographs, videotape or other recorded images | | | 7|produced by a photo-monitoring system shall be prima facie evidence | | | 8|of the facts contained therein and shall be admissible in any | | | 9|proceeding charging a violation of toll collection regulations. The | | | 10|photographs, microphotographs, videotape or other recorded images | | | 11|evidencing such a violation shall be available for inspection and | | | 12|admission into evidence in any proceeding to adjudicate the | | | 13|liability for the violation. Each photo-monitoring system shall be | | | 14|checked bimonthly for accuracy, and shall be maintained, adjusted or | | | 15|replaced if necessary to ensure the systems are operating properly. | | | 16| 5. An owner found liable for a violation of toll collection | | | 17|regulations pursuant to this section shall be liable for a monetary | | | 18|penalty of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) for each violation. | | | 19|Liability for this monetary penalty does not abrogate an owner's | | | 20|obligation to pay toll charges associated with the violation, and | | | 21|the Authority may pursue collection of such unpaid toll charges | | | 22|pursuant to this section. | | | 23| 6. An imposition of liability pursuant to this section shall be | | | 24|based upon a preponderance of evidence as submitted. An imposition | | | Req. No. 882 Page 5 ___________________________________________________________________________
1|of liability pursuant to this section shall not be deemed a | | | 2|conviction as an operator and shall not be made part of the motor | | | 3|vehicle operating record of the person upon whom such liability is | | | 4|imposed nor shall it be used for insurance purposes in the provision | | | 5|of motor vehicle insurance coverage. | | | 6| 7. a. A notice of toll evasion violation shall be sent by | | | 7| regular first-class mail to each person alleged to be | | | 8| liable as an owner for a violation of toll collection | | | 9| regulations. The notice shall be mailed no later than | | | 10| forty-five (45) days after the alleged violation. A | | | 11| manual or automatic record of mailing prepared in the | | | 12| ordinary course of business shall be prima facie | | | 13| evidence of the receipt of the notice. | | | 14| b. A notice of toll evasion violation shall contain the | | | 15| name and address of the person alleged to be liable as | | | 16| an owner for a violation of toll collection | | | 17| regulations pursuant to this section, the registration | | | 18| or the license tag number of the vehicle involved in | | | 19| the violation, the location where the photo-monitoring | | | 20| system recorded the vehicle's image, the date and time | | | 21| of the image, the identification number of the | | | 22| photo-monitoring system which recorded the image or | | | 23| other document locator number and the nature of the | | | 24| violation. | | | Req. No. 882 Page 6 ___________________________________________________________________________
1| c. Notice of toll evasion violation shall be prepared and | | | 2| mailed by the Authority or its agents and shall | | | 3| contain information advising the person of the | | | 4| applicable monetary penalty and method of payment | | | 5| thereof and the manner and the time in which the | | | 6| person may contest the liability alleged in the | | | 7| notice. The notice of toll evasion violation shall | | | 8| contain, or be accompanied with, an affidavit of | | | 9| nonliability and information of what constitutes | | | 10| nonliability, information as to the effect of | | | 11| executing the affidavit and instructions for returning | | | 12| the affidavit to the Authority and shall also contain | | | 13| a warning to advise the persons charged that failure | | | 14| to contest in the manner and time provided shall be | | | 15| deemed an admission of liability and that the penalty | | | 16| shall be imposed and may be collected as authorized by | | | 17| law. In addition to the notice required by | | | 18| subparagraph a of this paragraph, the Authority may | | | 19| elect to send a subsequent notice of toll evasion | | | 20| violation by certified mail or other comparable form | | | 21| of private or public delivery service. Such notice | | | 22| shall contain a statement to the registered owner | | | 23| that, unless the registered owner pays the toll | | | 24| evasion penalty or contests the notice within | | | Req. No. 882 Page 7 ___________________________________________________________________________
1| twenty-one (21) days after receipt of the certified | | | 2| mail notice of toll evasion violation or completes and | | | 3| files the affidavit of nonliability, the renewal of | | | 4| the vehicle registration shall be contingent upon | | | 5| compliance with the notice of toll evasion violation. | | | 6| d. If the toll evasion penalty is received by the | | | 7| Authority and there is no contest as to that toll | | | 8| evasion violation, the proceedings under this section | | | 9| shall terminate. | | | 10| e. If the registered owner fails to pay the toll evasion | | | 11| penalty as required in this section, or fails to | | | 12| contest the notice of toll evasion violation issued | | | 13| pursuant to subparagraph c of this paragraph as | | | 14| provided in subparagraph a of paragraph 8 of this | | | 15| subsection, the registered owner shall be deemed | | | 16| liable for the violation by operation of law. The | | | 17| toll evasion penalty and any administrative fees or | | | 18| charges shall be considered a debt due and owing the | | | 19| Authority by the registered owner and the Authority | | | 20| may proceed to collect such penalty, fees or charges | | | 21| under paragraph 10 of this subsection. | | | 22| 8. a. Within twenty-one (21) days after receipt of a notice | | | 23| of toll evasion violation a person may contest a | | | 24| | | | Req. No. 882 Page 8 ___________________________________________________________________________
1| notice of toll evasion violation. In that case, the | | | 2| Authority shall do the following: | | | 3| (1) the Authority shall investigate the circumstances | | | 4| of the notice with respect to the contestant's | | | 5| written explanation of reasons for contesting the | | | 6| toll evasion violation. If, based upon the | | | 7| results of the investigation, the Authority is | | | 8| satisfied that the violation did not occur or | | | 9| that the registered owner was not responsible for | | | 10| the violation, the Authority shall maintain an | | | 11| adequate record of the findings of the | | | 12| investigation. Within thirty (30) days of | | | 13| receipt of a notice of contest the Authority | | | 14| shall complete such investigation and mail the | | | 15| results of the investigation to the person who | | | 16| contested the notice of toll evasion violation, | | | 17| and | | | 18| (2) if the person contesting a notice of toll evasion | | | 19| violation is not satisfied with the results of | | | 20| the investigation provided for in division (1) of | | | 21| this subparagraph, the person may, within fifteen | | | 22| (15) days of the mailing of the results of the | | | 23| investigation, deposit the amount of the toll | | | 24| evasion penalty and request an administrative | | | Req. No. 882 Page 9 ___________________________________________________________________________
1| review. An administrative review shall be held | | | 2| within ninety (90) calendar days following the | | | 3| receipt of a request for an administrative | | | 4| review, excluding any continuance time. The | | | 5| person requesting the review may request and | | | 6| shall be allowed one continuance, not to exceed | | | 7| twenty-one (21) calendar days. | | | 8| b. The administrative review procedure shall consist of | | | 9| the following: | | | 10| (1) the person requesting an administrative review | | | 11| shall indicate to the Authority his or her | | | 12| election for a review by mail or personal | | | 13| conference and may provide materials in support | | | 14| of the contest of the results of the | | | 15| investigation, | | | 16| (2) upon ten (10) days' written notice mailed to the | | | 17| contestant, the administrative review shall be | | | 18| conducted before an examiner designated to | | | 19| conduct review by the Authority's governing body | | | 20| or Director of the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority. | | | 21| In addition to any other requirements of | | | 22| employment, an examiner shall demonstrate those | | | 23| qualifications, training, and objectivity | | | 24| prescribed by the Authority's governing body or | | | Req. No. 882 Page 10 ___________________________________________________________________________
1| Director as are necessary and which are | | | 2| consistent with the duties and responsibilities | | | 3| set forth in this section and Section 11-1401.1 | | | 4| et seq. of this title, | | | 5| (3) the officer or person authorized to issue a | | | 6| notice of toll evasion violation shall be | | | 7| required to participate in an administrative | | | 8| review. The Authority shall not be required to | | | 9| produce any evidence other than the notice of | | | 10| toll evasion violation or copy thereof, a | | | 11| photograph of the rear of the vehicle, | | | 12| information received from Service Oklahoma | | | 13| identifying the registered owner of the vehicle, | | | 14| and a notarized statement from the person | | | 15| reporting the violations. The documentation in | | | 16| proper form shall be considered prima facie | | | 17| evidence of the violation, and | | | 18| (4) the review shall be conducted in accordance with | | | 19| paragraph 6 of this subsection and in accordance | | | 20| with the written procedure established by the | | | 21| Authority which shall ensure fair and impartial | | | 22| review of contested toll evasion violations. The | | | 23| examiner's final decision shall be in writing and | | | 24| shall be delivered personally or by registered | | | Req. No. 882 Page 11 ___________________________________________________________________________
1| mail to the contestant within ten (10) days of | | | 2| the review. A manual or automatic record of | | | 3| mailing prepared in the ordinary course of | | | 4| business shall be prima facie evidence of the | | | 5| receipt of such decision. | | | 6| 9. a. Within twenty (20) days after receipt of the final | | | 7| decision described in division (4) of subparagraph b | | | 8| of paragraph 8 of this subsection, the contestant may | | | 9| seek review by filing an appeal to the district court | | | 10| having jurisdiction in the county in which the | | | 11| contestant lives, where the same shall be heard on the | | | 12| record. A copy of the notice of appeal shall be | | | 13| served in person or by first-class mail upon the | | | 14| Authority by the contestants. For purposes of | | | 15| computing the twenty-day period, the Code of Civil | | | 16| Procedure, Section 2006 of Title 12 of the Oklahoma | | | 17| Statutes, shall be applicable. | | | 18| b. The conduct of the hearing on appeal under this | | | 19| section is a subordinate judicial duty which may be | | | 20| performed by referees, masters or other subordinate | | | 21| judicial officials at the direction of the district | | | 22| court. | | | 23| | | | 24| | | | Req. No. 882 Page 12 ___________________________________________________________________________
1| c. If no notice of appeal of the Authority's decision is | | | 2| filed within the period set forth in subparagraph a of | | | 3| this paragraph, the examiner's decision shall be | | | 4| deemed final. | | | 5| 10. Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs 11 and 12 of | | | 6|this subsection, the Authority shall proceed under one or more of | | | 7|the following options to collect an unpaid toll evasion penalty: | | | 8| a. the Authority may file an itemization of unpaid toll | | | 9| evasion penalties and administrative and service fees | | | 10| with the Commission for collection at the time of | | | 11| registration of the vehicle pursuant to paragraph 19 | | | 12| of this subsection, or | | | 13| b. the Authority may contract with a collection agency to | | | 14| collect unpaid toll evasion penalties, fees, and | | | 15| charges. | | | 16| 11. The Authority shall not file a civil judgment with the | | | 17|district court relating to a toll evasion violation which has been | | | 18|filed with Service Oklahoma unless the Authority has determined that | | | 19|the registration of the vehicle has not been renewed for sixty (60) | | | 20|days beyond the renewal date and the notice has not been mailed by | | | 21|Service Oklahoma pursuant to paragraph 19 of this subsection. | | | 22| 12. If an owner receives a notice of toll evasion violation | | | 23|pursuant to this paragraph for any time period during which the | | | 24|vehicle was reported to the police department as having been stolen, | | | Req. No. 882 Page 13 ___________________________________________________________________________
1|it shall be a valid defense to an allegation of liability for a | | | 2|violation of toll collection regulations that the vehicle had been | | | 3|reported to the police as stolen prior to the time the violation | | | 4|occurred and had not been recovered by such time. If an owner | | | 5|receives a notice of toll evasion violation pursuant to this | | | 6|paragraph for any time period during which the vehicle was stolen, | | | 7|but not yet reported to the police as having been stolen, it shall | | | 8|be a valid defense to an allegation of liability for a violation of | | | 9|toll collection regulations pursuant to this paragraph that the | | | 10|vehicle was reported as stolen within two (2) hours after the | | | 11|discovery of the theft by the owner. For purposes of asserting the | | | 12|defense provided by this subsection it shall be sufficient that a | | | 13|certified copy of the police report of the stolen vehicle be sent by | | | 14|first-class mail to the Authority and the district court having | | | 15|jurisdiction. | | | 16| 13. Subject to the review procedures contained in paragraph 8 | | | 17|of this subsection, an owner of a vehicle to which a notice of toll | | | 18|evasion violation was issued pursuant to paragraph 7 of this | | | 19|subsection shall not be liable for the violation of the toll | | | 20|collection regulations provided that the owner sends to the | | | 21|Authority the affidavit of nonliability described in paragraph 7 of | | | 22|this subsection, within twenty-one (21) days after receiving the | | | 23|original notice of toll evasion violation. Failure to send such | | | 24| | | | Req. No. 882 Page 14 ___________________________________________________________________________
1|information within the time period shall render the owner liable for | | | 2|the penalty prescribed by this section. | | | 3| 14. In connection with the preparation and mailing of a notice | | | 4|of toll evasion violation, the Authority shall ensure adequate and | | | 5|timely notice to all video toll collection system and electronic | | | 6|toll collection system account holders to inform them when their | | | 7|accounts are delinquent. An owner who is an account holder under | | | 8|the video toll collection system or electronic toll collection | | | 9|system shall not be found liable for a violation of this section | | | 10|unless the Authority has first sent a notice of delinquency to the | | | 11|account holder and the account holder was in fact delinquent at the | | | 12|time of the violation. | | | 13| 15. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the | | | 14|liability of an operator of a vehicle for any violation of toll | | | 15|collection laws or regulations. | | | 16| 16. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all | | | 17|photographs, microphotographs, videotape or other recorded images | | | 18|prepared pursuant to this section shall be for the exclusive use of | | | 19|the Authority in the discharge of its duties under this section and | | | 20|shall not be open to the public nor be used in any court in any | | | 21|action or proceeding pending therein unless the action or proceeding | | | 22|relates to: | | | 23| a. the imposition of or indemnification for liability | | | 24| pursuant to this section, or | | | Req. No. 882 Page 15 ___________________________________________________________________________
1| b. an investigation or prosecution for a criminal | | | 2| violation of the laws of the State of Oklahoma. Such | | | 3| records shall be available to a law enforcement | | | 4| officer or law enforcement agency for law enforcement | | | 5| purposes related to an investigation or prosecution of | | | 6| a criminal violation of the laws of the State of | | | 7| Oklahoma pursuant to a duly issued search warrant, | | | 8| subpoena, or order of the court requiring such | | | 9| disclosure to a law enforcement officer or agency. | | | 10| 17. The Authority shall not sell, distribute or make available | | | 11|in any way, the names and addresses of video toll collection system | | | 12|and electronic toll collection system account holders or Authority | | | 13|patrons, without the consent of the account holders or patrons, to | | | 14|any entity that will use the information for any commercial purpose. | | | 15| 18. a. Except as provided in subparagraph c of this | | | 16| paragraph, Service Oklahoma shall refuse to renew the | | | 17| registration of any vehicle if the registered owner or | | | 18| lessee has been mailed by certified mail a notice of | | | 19| toll evasion violation as provided in subparagraph c | | | 20| of paragraph 7 of this subsection, the Authority has | | | 21| transmitted to Service Oklahoma an itemization of | | | 22| unpaid toll evasion penalties, including | | | 23| administrative fees, pursuant to paragraph 10 of this | | | 24| subsection, and the toll evasion penalty and | | | Req. No. 882 Page 16 ___________________________________________________________________________
1| administrative fee have not been paid pursuant to | | | 2| paragraph 9 of this subsection, unless the full amount | | | 3| of all outstanding toll evasion penalties and | | | 4| administrative fees, as shown by records of Service | | | 5| Oklahoma are paid to Service Oklahoma at the time of | | | 6| application for renewal. | | | 7| b. The Authority shall issue a notice of disposition of | | | 8| toll evasion violation to a lessor, if the lessor | | | 9| provides the Authority with the name, address, and | | | 10| driver license number of the lessee at the time of the | | | 11| occurrence of the toll evasion violation. | | | 12| c. Service Oklahoma shall renew the registration of any | | | 13| vehicle if the applicant provides Service Oklahoma | | | 14| with the notice of disposition of toll evasion | | | 15| violation issued pursuant to subparagraph b of this | | | 16| paragraph for clearing all outstanding toll evasion | | | 17| penalties, fees and assessments, as shown by the | | | 18| records of Service Oklahoma, and the applicant has met | | | 19| all other requirements for registration. | | | 20| 19. Service Oklahoma shall include on each vehicle registration | | | 21|renewal notice issued for use at the time of renewal, or on an | | | 22|accompanying document, an itemization of unpaid toll evasion | | | 23|penalties, fees and assessments, showing the amount thereof and the | | | 24|date of toll evasion relating thereto, which the registered owner or | | | Req. No. 882 Page 17 ___________________________________________________________________________
1|lessee is required to pay pursuant to paragraph 18 of this | | | 2|subsection. | | | 3| 20. a. Except as provided in subparagraph b of this | | | 4| paragraph, Service Oklahoma shall remit all toll | | | 5| evasion penalties, fees and assessments collected, | | | 6| after deducting the administrative fee authorized by | | | 7| paragraph 21 of this subsection, for each notice of | | | 8| toll evasion violation for which toll evasion | | | 9| penalties, fees and assessments have been collected | | | 10| pursuant to paragraph 18 of this subsection, to the | | | 11| Authority. Within forty-five (45) days from the time | | | 12| penalties, fees and assessments are paid to Service | | | 13| Oklahoma, Service Oklahoma shall inform the Authority | | | 14| which of its notices of toll evasion violation have | | | 15| been collected. | | | 16| b. For each notice of toll evasion violation for which | | | 17| toll evasion penalties, fees and assessments have been | | | 18| collected by Service Oklahoma pursuant to paragraph 17 | | | 19| of this subsection, the Authority is due an amount | | | 20| equal to the sum of the unpaid toll, administrative | | | 21| fees, other costs incurred by the Authority that are | | | 22| related to toll evasion, process service fees, and | | | 23| fees and collection costs related to civil debt | | | 24| collection. After deducting Service Oklahoma's | | | Req. No. 882 Page 18 ___________________________________________________________________________
1| administrative fee authorized by paragraph 21 of this | | | 2| subsection, Service Oklahoma shall promptly pay to the | | | 3| Authority the amounts due the Authority for unpaid | | | 4| tolls, administrative fees, other costs incurred by | | | 5| the Authority that are related to toll evasion, | | | 6| process service fees, and fees and collection costs | | | 7| related to civil debt collection. | | | 8| 21. Service Oklahoma shall assess a fee for the recording of | | | 9|the notice of toll evasion violation, which is given to Service | | | 10|Oklahoma pursuant to paragraph 10 of this subsection, in an amount, | | | 11|as determined by Service Oklahoma, that is sufficient to provide a | | | 12|total amount equal to at least its actual costs of administering | | | 13|paragraphs 18, 19 and 22 of this subsection. | | | 14| 22. Whenever a vehicle is transferred or not renewed for two | | | 15|renewal periods and the former registered owner or lessee of the | | | 16|vehicle owes a toll evasion penalty and administrative fees for a | | | 17|notice of toll evasion violation filed with Service Oklahoma | | | 18|pursuant to paragraph 10 of this subsection, Service Oklahoma shall | | | 19|notify the Authority of that fact and is not required thereafter to | | | 20|attempt collection of the toll evasion penalty and administrative | | | 21|fees. | | | 22| This legislation shall not be construed to affect in any way the | | | 23|power which the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority possesses to establish | | | 24|tolls and other charges in connection with their turnpike | | | Req. No. 882 Page 19 ___________________________________________________________________________
1|facilities, including the authority to establish a one-way toll | | | 2|collection system for any of its facilities or a toll discount | | | 3|structure for certain classes of patrons using any of its | | | 4|facilities. | | | 5| C. All school buses, as defined in Section 1-160 of this title, | | | 6|shall be exempt from being required to pay any toll or charge for | | | 7|use of any turnpike of this state. | | | 8| SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023. | | | 9| | | | 10| 59-1-882 JES 1/18/2023 6:23:38 PM | | | 11| | | | 12| | | | 13| | | | 14| | | | 15| | | | 16| | | | 17| | | | 18| | | | 19| | | | 20| | | | 21| | | | 22| | | | 23| | | | 24| | | | Req. No. 882 Page 20