Effective 28 Aug 1997

238.362. Toll enforcement, authority — toll assessment and collection, methods — notice to be posted near toll facility. — 1. The commission may authorize transportation corporations which operate a toll facility to enforce the payment of tolls against the operator of a vehicle for the failure of an operator of such vehicle to comply with the toll collection regulations in accordance with the provisions of sections 238.365 and 238.367. Such authorizations shall be made in accordance with rules promulgated pursuant to chapter 536.

2. An authorized corporation may use any method for assessing and collecting tolls, including but not limited to toll tickets, barrier toll facilities, billing accounts, commuter passes and electronic recording or identification devices. The display of a recording or identification device issued or authorized by a corporation for these purposes on or near the windshield of a motor vehicle shall not be a violation of any law or rule in the state of Missouri, unless the device is attached in a way that obstructs the driver's clear view of the highway or an intersecting highway.

3. A corporation operating a toll facility shall post notice on or around a toll facility in the plain view of drivers of vehicles which reads as follows:

NOTICE

FAILURE TO PAY THE REQUIRED TOLL IS A TRAFFIC VIOLATION. TOLL BOOTH OPERATORS WILL REPORT ANY FAILURE TO PAY REQUIRED TOLLS TO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS WHO WILL ISSUE A TRAFFIC CITATION.

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(L. 1997 S.B. 67)