PUBLIC NOTICE

TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER Toll Collection and Enforcement System Specially Adopted New Rules and Concurrently Proposed Readoption of Specially Adopted New Rules: N.J.A.C. 16:3 Notice of 30-day Period to Submit Public Comments on New Jersey Department of Transportation’s Contemplated Rulemaking to Implement an Amnesty and Toll Reciprocity Program Authorized Pursuant to P.L. 2023, c.

Take notice that this notice is to advise the public and New Jersey motor vehicle owners that the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) is contemplating adopting rules establishing standards and procedures for the administration and enforcement of a program regarding toll violations for unpaid electronic (E-Z Pass) tolls, fees, and penalties. The new rules establish a 180-day Amnesty Program in advance of the commencement of a permanent enforcement program that will provide for the suspension of motor vehicle registrations for unpaid tolls, fees, and penalties owed to certain designated New Jersey, interstate, and out-of-State tolling entities.

A 30-day comment period will commence on April 7, 2025, and conclude on May 7, 2025, for the purpose of receiving public comments on the anticipated notice of specially adopted new rules. At the conclusion of the comment period, it is anticipated that the notice of specially adopted and concurrent proposal will be filed with the New Jersey Office of Administrative Law and become permanent upon filing.

The full text of the anticipated specially adopted new rules is posted on NJDOT’s website at https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/about/rules/proposals.shtm, and on the websites of the New Jersey Turnpike Authority at https://www.njta.com, New Jersey Motor Vehicle Services Commission at https://nj.gov/mvc, and New Jersey E-Z Pass at https://www.ezpassnj.com. Persons may submit comments on the anticipated specially adopted new rules by email to NJDOTRules@dot.nj.gov, by fax or regular mail postmarked no later than May 7, 2025, to:

Natalie M. Mintchwarner
Administrative Practice Officer
New Jersey Department of Transportation
PO Box 600
Trenton, NJ 08625-0600
Fax: (609) 963-1909

NJDOT reserves the right to extend the comment period by posting an extension on the above-listed websites three days in advance of closure of the comment period.
Full text of the anticipated specially adopted new rules.