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recorded image of a motor vehicle when the operator of
the motor vehicle fails to pay a toll.

 
(4)__"Registered owner" means a person in whose name a
motor vehicle is registered under the law of a
jurisdiction, including a person issued a dealer or
transporter registration plate, except as provided in
paragraph E, and a person deemed to be a registered
owner under the provisions of paragraph E.

 
(5)__"Toll" or "tolls" means tolls or charges
prescribed by the authority for the use of the East-
West Highway.

 
Definitions of terms included in Title 29-A, section 101
apply to terms used in this subsection that are not
specifically defined in this subsection.

 
C.__The following procedures must be taken for the
collection of tolls and civil penalties under this
subsection.

 
(1)__The authority shall send a notice of liability by
first class mail to a person alleged to be liable as a
registered owner under this subsection no later than 60
days after the alleged failure to pay.__A manual or
automatic record of the mailing prepared in the
ordinary course of business of the authority is prima
facie evidence of the mailing of the notice.

 
(2)__A notice of liability must include the name and
address of the person alleged to be liable as a
registered owner for the failure to pay a toll under
this subsection, the amount of the toll not paid, the
registration number of the vehicle involved, the toll
collection facility at which the failure occurred and
the date and the approximate time of the failure.

 
(3)__A notice of liability must include information
advising the person liable under this subsection of the
manner and the time in which the liability alleged in
the notice may be contested and the statutory defenses
described in paragraph E.__The notice must also include
a warning that failure to contest in the manner and
time provided is an admission of liability and a waiver
of available defenses, resulting in the entry of a
default judgment of liability for the failure to pay
and revocation of the registration certificate and
plates issued for the vehicle.


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