PLANO – As the result of a new Texas law, the North Texas Tollway Authority will offer a one-time grace period. Violators will have until Sept. 13, 2013 to pay their overdue tolls.
Under the law, the NTTA will provide written notice to habitual violators, those who owe at least one hundred tolls and have been issued at least two notices of non-payment in the last year, informing them of the grace period. The NTTA will extend this offer to any toll violator who becomes a TollTag customer and pays all outstanding tolls immediately. They will be responsible for the toll amount only during the grace period. Those who become a TollTag customer and enter a payment agreement must pay for outstanding tolls, plus an administrative fee equaling 10 percent of the amount of tolls due.
Recipients of the habitual violator notice may request a hearing before a Justice of the Peace to review their habitual violator status. The one-time grace period will run from June 14 – Sept. 13, 2013.
After that date, habitual violators who have not participated in the grace period program may be subject to a vehicle registration block, civil collections suit and an order of prohibition banning their vehicle from NTTA roadways. Violation of the ban may result in a Class C misdemeanor with a 500 dollar fine. Continued violation of the ban could result in vehicle impoundment.
Those who do not take advantage of the grace period offer will continue to owe all tolls and accumulated administrative fees after it expires.
The most efficient and economical way to travel on an NTTA toll road is with a TollTag. TollTag customers pay the lowest toll rates; ZipCash customers pay 50 percent higher rates reflecting the higher costs of processing and collection. Those with outstanding toll violations should contact the NTTA Customer Service Center at 972-818-NTTA (6882) or visit NTTA.org.
