{"id":"AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-105","kind":"context","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Maryland (all MDTA toll facilities; I-95 travel plazas)","state":"MD","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT","eco":"","issuer":"Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA)","authority":"MDTA toll-enforcement discretion under the state of emergency; the Governor\u0027s restaurant orders for the travel plazas","instrument":"MDTA news release, Mar. 27, 2020: E-ZPass Customer Service Centers closed until further notice; discount-plan expirations extended; Notices of Toll Due and civil penalties paused, and MVA registration referrals and collections held, until 30 days after the state of emergency is lifted; all-electronic tolling continues statewide; Maryland House and Chesapeake House travel plazas open with food for carry-out only","title":"Update for MDTA Toll Facility Customers During COVID-19 State of Emergency - E-ZPass Discount Plans \u0026 Notices of Toll Due Extended; All-Electronic Tolling Continues Statewide; E-ZPass Customer Service Centers Closed Until Further Notice","dateIssued":"2020-03-27","effective":"2020-03-17 (measures put in place) as stated Mar. 27, 2020","end":"Toll-enforcement forbearance tied to 30 days after the end of the state of emergency (Maryland\u0027s emergency ended July 1, 2021 with a grace period to Aug. 15, 2021 under Order 21-06-15-01); carry-out-only plazas until the Governor\u0027s dine-in reopening (June 12, 2020, Order 20-06-10-01)","startDate":"2020-03-17","endDate":"2021-07-01","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["OTHER","CRT","CLOSE"],"addressees":["video-toll and cash customers (Notices of Toll Due paused)","E-ZPass discount-plan holders","travel plaza users and concessionaires (carry-out only)"],"clause":"E-ZPass Customer Service Centers statewide are closed until further notice.... During COVID-19, to assist our cash and video toll customers who have not yet transitioned to E-ZPass, the MDTA has paused mailing all Notices of Toll Due (NOTD) and has paused assessing civil penalties on unpaid NOTDs until 30 days after Maryland\u0027s state of emergency is lifted.... Any referrals of unpaid tolling accounts to the Central Collections Unit and to the Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration (MDOT MVA) for registration flagging are on hold until 30 days after the state of emergency is lifted. All-electronic (cashless) tolling remains underway... On I-95, the Chesapeake House... and Maryland House... travel plazas are open 24/7 for food, fuel and restrooms. Food is available for carry-out ONLY.","enforcement":"Toll civil penalties and MVA registration flags suspended (forbearance); carry-out-only rule under the Governor\u0027s order penalties (Pub. Safety § 14-114(c))","functions":["DR drivers (I-95 travel plazas carry-out only; cashless tolls)","CB customer access (service centers closed; concessionaires\u0027 dining rooms closed)","TV travel"],"notes":"Authority operating rule tied by its terms to the duration of Maryland\u0027s state of emergency (which ran to July 1, 2021), with the Governor\u0027s dine-in closure applied to the I-95 travel plazas. Implementing content for the plaza rule.","sourceUrl":"","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":371214,"grade":"primary","character":"context","description":"","collection":"AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT","url":"/library/AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-105","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-105","citation":"Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA), MDTA news release, Mar. 27, 2020: E-ZPass Customer Service Centers closed until further notice; discount-plan expirations extended; Notices of Toll Due and civil penalties paused, and MVA registration referrals and collections held, until 30 days after the state of emergency is lifted; all-electronic tolling continues statewide; Maryland House and Chesapeake House travel plazas open with food for carry-out only (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-105)","stateName":"Maryland","related":["AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-104"]}