Sec. 1. 23 MRSA §1965, sub-§1, ¶V, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 311, §3, is amended to read:

V. Develop programs whereby a patron of the turnpike who uses the authority's electronic toll collection system, as defined in section 1980, subsection 1 2-A, paragraph B, may elect to use the patron's electronic toll collection system device to pay for services other than tolls for the use of the turnpike, whether those services are provided by the authority itself or 3rd parties, and allow the patron to participate in similar programs developed by other tolling authorities.

Sec. 2. 23 MRSA §1980, sub-§2-A, as amended by PL 2001, c. 154, §§1 to 4, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

2-A.__Toll violations.__In addition to potential criminal liability under subsection 1-A, the registered owner of a vehicle may be liable for civil penalties for failure to pay a toll as set out in this subsection.

A. If an operator of a vehicle fails to pay a toll, the registered owner of that vehicle is liable for payment of the toll and is subject to a civil penalty of:

(1)__Fifty dollars, except as provided in subparagraph (2) or (3);

(2)__One hundred dollars, if a failure to pay a toll occurs within 18 months of a prior failure to pay; or

(3)__One hundred fifty dollars, if a failure to pay a toll occurs within 18 months of 2 or more prior failures to pay.

B. As used in this subsection, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.

(1)__"Administrative fee" means the fee imposed pursuant to paragraph C, subparagraph (4).

(2)__ "Electronic toll collection system" means a system of collecting tolls or other charges that is capable of charging an account holder the appropriate amount by transmission of information between a device on a motor vehicle and a toll collection facility.