Concerning the administration, collection, use, and enforcement of tolls.
Summary
Allows for the detection and issuance of photo tolls, which may be paid through a customer account or upon receipt of a toll bill.
Provides for an 80-day period between the assessment of a toll and the issuance of a toll infraction for failure to pay a toll.
Removes the Washington State Patrol from the toll infraction issuance process, and places the issuance in the hands of limited law enforcement officers designated by the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT).
Removes the court system from the toll infraction adjudication process, and requires the WSDOT to develop an administrative adjudication process for appeals of civil penalties related to toll infractions.
Expands the Toll Collection Account (Account) uses to allow for operations that benefit multiple toll facilities to be cleared through the Account.
From the Engrossed Substitute House Bill Report (ESSB 6499), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗