1. (a) Evasion of fare or attempted evasion of fare is prohibited and constitutes a summary offense unless a person intentionally or knowingly takes an affirmative action as defined in 75 Pa.C.S. § 6110.1(f) (relating to fare evasion) in an attempt to evade tolls, in which case the offense constitutes a misdemeanor of the third degree. Fines for evasion of fare, attempted evasion of fare and affirmative action are imposed by 75 Pa.C.S. § 6110.1(a) and (b).

2. (b) Evasion of fare or attempted evasion of fare includes the following:

   1. (1) [Reserved].
   2. (2) [Reserved].
   3. (3) [Reserved].
   4. (4) [Reserved].
   5. (5) [Reserved].
   6. (6) The failure by a person to pay the prescribed toll as indicated in § 601.12 (relating to toll collection).
   7. (7) [Reserved].
   8. (8) [Reserved].

3. (c) As used in this section, the term ‘‘affirmative action,’’ as defined in 75 Pa.C.S. § 6110.1(f), includes:

   1. (1) Operating a vehicle without a license plate and valid vehicle registration;
   2. (2) Operating a vehicle without a valid electronic toll collection device, as defined in 74 Pa.C.S. § 8102 (relating to definitions), and installing a mechanism which rotates, changes, blocks or otherwise mechanically alters the ability of a license plate to be read by a toll collection system;
   3. (3) Installing a device upon a vehicle which serves the sole purpose of masking, hiding or manipulating the true weight of the vehicle as it appears to a mechanical scale;
   4. (4) Conspiring with an individual or group of individuals to alter, lower or evade payment of correct tolls;
   5. (5) Unauthorized use of a Turnpike System private gate access or otherwise unauthorized movement entering or exiting the Turnpike System other than at approved tolling points; and
   6. (6) Operating a vehicle without a valid electronic toll collection device and altering, obstructing, covering, distorting, manipulating or removing a license plate from a vehicle to impede electronic toll collection, as defined in 74 Pa.C.S. § 8102.

Authority

The provisions of this § 601.13 amended under sections 4 and 12 of the act of May 21, 1937 (P.L. 774, No. 211) (36 P.S. § § 652d and 652l), 74 Pa.C.S. § § 8102, 8107, 8116 and 8117; and 75 Pa.C.S. § § 6110 and 6110.1.

Source

The provisions of this § 601.13 adopted May 28, 1982, effective May 29, 1982, 12 Pa.B. 1701; amended October 29, 1992, effective October 30, 1992, 22 Pa.B. 5321; amended December 1, 2023, effective December 2, 2023, 53 Pa.B. 7489. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (267408) to (267409).