# Transportation (GTR)

## Title 21. Vehicle Laws -- Rules of the Road

### Subtitle 14. Operation of Vehicles on Certain Toll Facilities

#### Section 21-1416

(a)

  (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.

  (2) "Authority" means the Maryland Transportation Authority.

  (3) "E-ZPass account" means a financial relationship between the Authority and a person who agrees to abide by the terms and conditions established for the electronic collection of tolls.

  (4) "Transponder" means a device that is designed to transmit information used to collect tolls and is associated with a particular account.

(b) A holder of an E-ZPass account may:

  (1) Report a theft of a transponder associated with the E-ZPass account to a local law enforcement agency and the Authority within 2 weeks of the first account statement after the theft; and

  (2) Identify any unauthorized charges to the holder's E-ZPass account and report the unauthorized charges to the Authority for verification.

(c) A holder of an E-ZPass account who reports the theft of a transponder in accordance with this section is not responsible for unauthorized toll charges:

  (1) If the Authority:

    (i) Identifies the individual who unlawfully used the transponder; and

    (ii) Collects the proper toll charges from the individual; or

  (2) Incurred after the date the theft was reported to the Authority.

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Md. Code Ann., Transp. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)