N.J. Admin. Code § 19:9-1.19

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 11, June 3, 2024

Section 19:9-1.19 - Tolls; payment required

(a) Except as provided by 27:23-40, no vehicle shall be operated on the Roadway except upon the payment of such tolls as are required by the Authority.

(b) Tolls shall be paid with United States currency in a staffed toll lane, or United States coin in an "Exact Change" lane, at the time of vehicle operation on the Roadway, or by means of an electronic toll collection system in a lane designated for E-ZPass. The Authority may in its discretion limit any toll lane or interchange on the Roadway to allow for payment of tolls only by means of an electronic toll collection system.

(c) It is hereby declared to be unlawful for any person to place or insert any plastic, paper, cloth, wadding or other article, object, material, substance, instrument or contrivance within the coin-receipt chute or in any other part of an automatic toll collection machine on the Roadway, in such a manner as to prevent, interfere with or obstruct the receipt of coins deposited therein by the patrons of the Roadway, or in such manner as to cause such coins to be uncollected or unlawfully returned, or, by any such other means or device whatsoever, to prevent or contrive to prevent the receipt of coins by such automatic toll collection machine, or to place or insert in any part of such machine any article, substance, contrivance or device in such manner as to obstruct, alter, injure or interfere with the action or operation of such machine, or, by any device or contrivance, or in any manner whatsoever, to obstruct, alter, injure or interfere with the action or operation of such machine.

(d) It is hereby declared to be unlawful, and contrary to the toll collection monitoring system rules in N.J.A.C. 19:9-9, for any person to operate, or owner to permit to be operated, a vehicle in an "Exact Change" toll lane of the Roadway, unless the person has the exact amount in coin to pay the applicable toll in accordance with the current toll schedule.

(e) It is hereby declared to be unlawful, and contrary to the toll collection monitoring system rules in N.J.A.C. 19:9-9, for any person to operate, or owner to permit to be operated, any vehicle in an "Exact Change" toll lane of the Roadway other than a Class 1 Vehicle without a Trailer.

(f) It is hereby declared to be unlawful, and contrary to the toll collection monitoring system rules in N.J.A.C. 19:9-9, for any person to operate, or owner to permit to be operated, a vehicle in an "E-ZPass Only" toll lane of the Roadway, unless the vehicle contains a functioning and registered electronic toll collection device compatible with the electronic toll collection system employed or utilized by the Authority.

(g) It is hereby declared to be unlawful, and contrary to the toll collection monitoring system rules in N.J.A.C. 19:9-9, for any person to operate, or owner to permit to be operated, a vehicle in a staffed toll lane of the Roadway, unless the person has sufficient funds in the vehicle to pay the applicable toll in accordance with the current toll schedule, or unless the vehicle contains a functioning and registered electronic toll collection device compatible with the electronic toll collection system employed or utilized by the Authority.

(h) On the Turnpike, any person who does not present a valid toll ticket upon exit, or whose electronic toll collection device is not read at both entry and exit, may be charged up to the maximum toll for the vehicle's class at the applicable exit interchange. It is hereby declared to be unlawful, and contrary to the toll collection monitoring system rules in N.J.A.C. 19:9-9, if such occurrence is a result of patron misuse or improper installation of the electronic toll collective device in the vehicle.

N.J. Admin. Code § 19:9-1.19

Amended by 49 N.J.R. 3236(b), effective 9/18/2017