Section 855-RICR-10-00-2.2 - DefinitionsA. For the purposes of these Rules and Regulations, the following terms shall have the following meanings: 1. "Administrative fees" means the fees added to an unpaid Toll pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws § 24-12-37.2. "Bridge" means the Claiborne Pell Bridge.3. "Fines" means all fines incurred by a Toll Evader under R.I. Gen. Laws § 24-12-37.4. "Nonpayment of toll" means the failure to pay any Administrative Fees or Fines associated with the failure to pay the required Toll, and/or the failure to pay the Toll due at the time of crossing or use of the Bridge as a result of:a. Having an insufficient amount of cash or legal tender to pay the Toll due;b. Failing to have a properly-affixed and valid EZ-Pass Transponder with a balance sufficient to pay the Toll due; orc. Not paying the Toll due or otherwise evading the obligation to pay the Toll due by, inter alia, proceeding through or around a gate or barrier at the Bridge's toll plaza.5. "Toll" means the amount charged by the Authority for use of the Bridge pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws § 24-12-9.6. "Toll violator" shall have the meaning set forth in R.I. Gen. Laws § 24-12-37(g).7. "Toll evader" shall have the meaning set forth in R.I. Gen. Laws § 24-12-37(h).8. "Notice of violation" means any notice issued by the Authority (or its agent) in connection with the nonpayment of Toll by a Toll Violator or Toll Evader.855 R.I. Code R. 855-RICR-10-00-2.2
Amended effective 3/12/2021