New York S 9511: Relates to certain toll violations

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S09511 Summary:

BILL NOS09511 

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Amd §§2855, 2985 & 2985-a, Pub Auth L

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Provides that any person, firm, corporation, or other entity charged with a toll violation fee may pay such tolls in full and to have any toll violation fees related to such paid tolls waived for a period of six months; limits toll violations and fees; authorizes owners, elected officials or attorneys on behalf of such owners may dispute any tolls or violation fees incurred in connection with such toll bills.

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BILL NOS09511 

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03/18/2026REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

05/19/2026REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9511

 IN SENATE

 March 18, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities
 and Commissions

 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to limiting
 certain fees and fines for tolls charged by a public authority

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 2855 of the public authorities law, as added by
 2 section 1 of part KK of chapter 59 of the laws of 2006, is amended to
 3 read as follows:
 4 § 2855. Electronic method of payment; periodic charges. Notwithstand-
 5 ing the provisions of any law to the contrary, if any authority shall
 6 offer any electronic method of payment for tolls, fares, fees, rentals,
 7 or other charges, including but not limited to a system called E-ZPass,
 8 such authority shall not impose any periodic administrative or other
 9 charge for the privilege of using such electronic method of payment for
 10 such charges. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit any
 11 authority from making any charge for extra services requested by a hold-
 12 er of such electronic method of payment, any charge for lost or damaged
 13 equipment, or for defaults, such as charges for dishonored checks. The
 14 authority shall not enter any agreement with bondholders that would
 15 require the imposition of administrative or other periodic charges
 16 relating to electronic methods of payment prohibited by this section. No
 17 fee or administrative charge for the timely or late payment of a toll
 18 bill for an obligation to pay a toll or tolls valued at two hundred
 19 dollars or less shall exceed the authority's actual cost to impose the
 20 charge and process payment of such obligation. Provided, further, any
 21 authority offering such electronic payment methods shall publish their
 22 updated fee waiver policy in a prominent location on their website.
 23 § 2. Subdivision 5 of section 2985 of the public authorities law, as
 24 added by chapter 379 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14791-03-6

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 1 5. An owner found liable for a violation of toll collection regu-
 2 lations pursuant to this section involving an obligation to pay a toll
 3 or tolls valued at two hundred dollars or less shall be liable for a
 4 monetary penalty not to exceed twenty-five dollars for a first violation
 5 thereof; for a second violation thereof both within eighteen months be
 6 liable for a monetary penalty not to exceed the greater of fifty dollars
 7 or two times the toll evaded; for a third or subsequent violation there-
 8 of all within eighteen months be liable for a monetary penalty not to
 9 exceed the greater of seventy-five dollars or five times the toll
 10 evaded. An owner found liable for [a] any other violation of toll
 11 collection regulations pursuant to this section shall for a first
 12 violation thereof be liable for a monetary penalty not to exceed fifty
 13 dollars or two times the toll evaded whichever is greater; for a second
 14 violation thereof both within eighteen months be liable for a monetary
 15 penalty not