§17-16D-10. Evading Tolls; Damaging, Interfering With or Obstructing Video Toll Collection or Infrastructure; Violations and Criminal Penalties

WV Code § 17-16D-10 (2019) (N/A)

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(a) Any person who knowingly or intentionally evades or seeks to evade the payment of tolls, rents, fees or charges established by the Parkways Authority for the use of any toll facility under the jurisdiction of the Authority is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $50 for each violation of this article.

(b) Any person who deliberately damages, defaces or obstructs a video collection system infrastructure or power supply with the intent to interfere with or alter or prevent the functioning of the system or electronic toll collection, or who obstructs a license plate or causes it to be unreadable by the video collection system, or who causes a transponder or other device used in an electronic toll system to be inoperable or unreadable thereby causing no toll to be charged, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, in addition to any other penalties provided by the code, and upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $500 for each such action and, if applicable, is additionally liable to the Parkways Authority for all costs incurred by the Authority to repair the damaged, defaced or obstructed property.

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