Definitions

The following terms as used in 700 CMR 11.00 shall, unless otherwise expressly stated or unless the context clearly requires a different interpretation, have the following meaning: AASHTO shall mean the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Account Holder is an E-ZPass MA or Pay By Plate customer who uses the EZDriveMA system in accordance with applicable rules, regulations and/or terms and conditions. ALPR shall mean Automatic License Plate Recognition which are automated computer processes that identify a license plate number, state from which the license plate was issued, and/or license plate type using optical character recognition or similar software. Automobile shall have the meaning defined in M.G.L. c. 90, § 1. Balance Due the amount shown on invoices and other notices, which includes the amount due for tolls, fines, and other fees owed to MassDOT for use of the Tobin Memorial Bridge or other MassDOT or MassDOT approved facilities. Clerk shall mean MassDOT employees, hearing examiners, or persons employed by or under contract with MassDOT or its EZDriveMA system contractor, designated by MassDOT to review and to perform functions related to EZDriveMA such as processing transactions, invoicing, appeals and hearings, and to administer and/or enforce collections or other liabilities and tasks associated with the EZDriveMA system. Commercial Vehicle shall mean any Motor Vehicle which is not a Private Passenger Motor Vehicle displaying a private passenger registration number plate and is not a Motorcycle displaying a Motorcycle registration number plate. Department or MassDOT shall mean the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, a body politic and corporate established pursuant to M.G.L. c. 6C. EZDriveMA shall mean the cashless, automated system installed on or operating with respect to the Tobin Memorial Bridge, a way, or at other MassDOT or MassDOT approved facilities, for the purpose of collecting tolls, fares, fees, fines, or other transactions as determined by MassDOT. The EZDriveMA system consists of E-ZPass MA and Pay By Plate. E-ZPass MA shall mean the electronic toll collection system installed on or operating with respect to the Tobin Memorial Bridge, a way, or at other MassDOT or MassDOT approved facilities for the purpose of collecting tolls, fares, fines, fees, or other transactions through an electronic device, such as a transponder, as determined by MassDOT. (MA REG. # 1324, Dated 10-21-16) E-ZPass MA Equipped Motor Vehicle shall mean a motor vehicle properly equipped with and using a valid electronic device, such as a transponder, that MassDOT, or its EZDriveMA system contractor has issued or authorized for the purpose of transmitting information to the EZDriveMA system for collecting tolls, fares, fines, fees, or other transactions electronically. Hot List - a list of specific license plates and/or transponder numbers provided or identified by law enforcement to MassDOT pursuant to the standards and procedures in 700 CMR 11.06(8). Late Fee is assessed by MassDOT on unpaid tolls and/or other transactions that have not been paid in full by the Payment Due Date shown on an invoice or notice. Motorcycle shall have the meaning defined in M.G.L. c. 90, § 1. Motorized Bicycle shall have the meaning defined in M.G.L. c. 90, § 1. Motor Vehicle shall have the meaning defined in M.G.L. c. 90, § 1, including, without limitation, automobile, bus or motor bus, tractor and motorcycle, all as defined in M.G.L. c. 90, § 1. Non-revenue Vehicle refers to an official vehicle of MassDOT and any other vehicle that MassDOT designates as such. On The Go (OTG) is a prepaid toll payment option through use of a transponder or other electronic device issued by MassDOT or its EZDriveMA contractor, for use with the EZDriveMA system. Said device has not been registered with MassDOT or other agency or entity that has toll collection reciprocity with MassDOT. Operator shall mean any person who operates a motor vehicle on the Tobin Memorial Bridge. Pay By Plate (PBP) refers to the MassDOT EZDriveMA payment option where photographic or video images of vehicles and license plates are used to either post toll transactions to a Registered Pay By Plate account or for obtaining the name and address of the registered owner of the vehicle from the RMV/DMV or other means, for purposes of collecting tolls, fees, fines, and other debts owed. Pay By Plate Invoice refers to an itemized statement issued to a vehicle's registered owner of record or responsible party, where applicable, which provides a summary of toll usage, tolls due, balance, late and other fees, fines, penalties and other amounts due associated with toll or other transactions; as well as payments made, and/or credits.. Pay By Plate Notice of Liability (NOL) is a statement issued to a vehicle's registered owner of record when any portion of the Balance Due from the NONP is outstanding after the NONP Payment Due Date. The NOL may include any previous Balance Due and any current tolls, fees, fines and penalties, as well as payments made credits, and/or other transactions. The NOL demands immediate payment of NOL Balance Due. Pay By Plate Notice of Non-payment (NONP) is a statement issued to a vehicle's registered owner of record, or other responsible party, where applicable, when any portion of the Balance Due from the Pay By Plate Past Due Invoice is outstanding after the Pay By Plate Past Due Invoice Payment Due Date. The NONP may include any previous Balance Due and any current tolls, fees, fines, penalties and other amounts due; as well as payments made, credits, and/or other transactions. Pay By Plate Past Due Invoice refers to a statement issued to a vehicle's registered owner or other responsible party, where applicable, when any portion of the Balance Due from the Pay By Plate Invoice is outstanding after the Pay By Plate Invoice Payment Due Date. Pay By Plate Past Due Invoice may include any previous Balance Due and any current tolls, fees, fines, penalties and other amounts due; as well as payments made, credits, and/or other transactions. Pay By Plate Registered Account refers to a payment option whereby a vehicle and its corresponding license plate is provided by the customer to be listed on an account for collecting tolls, fees, fines or other transactions as determined by MassDOT. Payment Due Date the date on which a payment must be received by MassDOT in accordance with an invoice or notice issued by MassDOT for any Pay By Plate or E-ZPass MA account in order to avoid additional fees, fines, and/or penalties. Person shall mean any individual, firm, association, corporation or any other legal entity. Police Officer shall mean and include all members of the Massachusetts State Police or any duly authorized law enforcement officer. Private Passenger Motor Vehicle shall have the meaning assigned to the term in 540 CMR 2.05: Vehicle Registrations Requirements. Registered Owner refers to a person registered by the Massachusetts Registrar of Motor Vehicles in accordance with M.G.L. c. 90, § 2, at the time of a transaction as the owner of the vehicle involved in the transaction or who is so registered by the Registrar or department of motor vehicles or similar official or department of another jurisdiction in accordance with the law of that jurisdiction. Source of the Registered Owner information may be from the Registrar or similar official or department of another jurisdiction in accordance with the law of that jurisdiction or a third party service contracted by MassDOT for providing Registered Owner information, or from vehicle images that display information identifying the vehicle owner. Registrar shall mean the Registrar of Motor Vehicles of the Commonwealth. Resident Program shall mean the toll program available to eligible residents of the city of Chelsea or the Charlestown section of the city of Boston for an automobile or motorcycle owned or leased by a resident of the city of Chelsea or the Charlestown section of the city of Boston, the Tobin Memorial Bridge's host communities, and registered as a Private Passenger Motor Vehicle or as a Motorcycle with the Registrar. The automobile or motorcycle shall be garaged in either city of Chelsea or the Charlestown section of the city of Boston. RMV/DMV shall mean local, state, federal or other agency, authority or entity that is responsible for issuing and administering vehicle registrations and vehicle operator drivers' licenses. Tobin Memorial Bridge shall mean the high level bridge over the Mystic River constructed under the provisions of St. 1946, c. 562, including all ramps, roadways, toll plazas, structures, buildings and property acquired by MassDOT located between the northern terminus of the John I. Fitzgerald Expressway in the Charlestown section of the city of Boston, the intersection of the Tobin Bridge entry and exit ramps at Rutherford Avenue in the Charlestown section of the city of Boston, and the southern terminus of the Father Adamski Expressway in the city of Chelsea and known as the Maurice J. Tobin Memorial Bridge (formerly the Mystic River Bridge). Toll shall mean the amount assessed by MassDOT for passage over the Tobin Memorial Bridge. Tractor shall have the meaning defined in M.G.L. c. 90, § 1.