§ 136-89.212. Payment of toll required for use of Turnpike project. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 136‑89.212.  Paymentof toll required for use of Turnpike project.

A motor vehicle that is drivenon a Turnpike project is subject to a toll imposed by the Authority for the useof the project. If the toll is an open road toll, the person who is the registeredowner of the motor vehicle is liable for payment of the toll unless theregistered owner establishes that the motor vehicle was in the care, custody,and control of another person when it was driven on the Turnpike project.

A person establishes that amotor vehicle was in the care, custody, and control of another person when itwas driven on a Turnpike project by submitting to the Authority a swornaffidavit stating one of the following:

(1)        The name and addressof the person who had the care, custody, and control of the motor vehicle whenit was driven. If the motor vehicle was leased or rented under a long‑termlease or rental, as defined in G.S. 105‑187.1, the affidavit must besupported by a copy of the lease or rental agreement or other written evidenceof the agreement.

(2)        The motor vehiclewas stolen. The affidavit must be supported by an insurance or police reportconcerning the theft or other written evidence of the theft.

(3)        The persontransferred the motor vehicle to another person by sale or otherwise before itwas driven on the Turnpike project. The affidavit must be supported byinsurance information, a copy of the certificate of title, or other evidence ofthe transfer.  (2008‑225,s. 2.)