(TRENTON) – To ensure drivers are not wrongfully charged while passing through automated toll booths, Assembly members Britnee N. Timberlake, Pedro Mejia,  and Verlina Reynolds-Jackson sponsor a measure to require the New Jersey Turnpike Authority (NJTA) and South Jersey Transportation Authority (SJTA) to check for an existing electronic toll collection system account before sending a violation or charging administrative fees.

“Sending violation notices to drivers with accounts already in the system is a waste of taxpayer dollars in time, paper, postage, and lawyer fees,” said Assemblywoman Timberlake (D-Essex, Passaic). “The money used to create and send these notices could be spent in many more helpful ways, such as to reduce toll prices.”

The bill (A-823), authored by Assemblywoman Timberlake, would additionally require account holders to update license plate and vehicle information.