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SB88 • 2025

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO RULES OF THE ROAD.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO RULES OF THE ROAD.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Hansen
Last action
2025-06-24
Official status
Signed 6/24/25
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide specific details on how late payments are handled after the new rules take effect.

Improving Toll Violation Rules

This act changes how toll violations are handled in Delaware, extending the time for payment and setting a maximum administrative fee.

What This Bill Does

  • Extends the deadline to pay toll violation fines from 31 days to 61 days after the date the violation is transmitted.
  • Changes the administrative fee that can be charged for handling toll violations to a maximum of $25.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Drivers who receive toll violation notices from the Delaware Department of Transportation or the Delaware River & Bay Authority.

Terms To Know

Administrative fee
A charge that can be added to a toll violation fine by the agency handling the violation.
Violation transmission date
The day when information about a toll violation is sent to the Department of Transportation or another authority for processing.

Limits and Unknowns

  • It does not specify what happens if someone pays after the extended deadline.
  • Does not mention how late payments will be handled once the new rules are in place.
  • The effective date is not provided, so it's unclear when these changes will start.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-24 Delaware General Assembly

    Signed by Governor

  2. 2025-05-22 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed By House. Votes: 35 YES 6 ABSENT

  3. 2025-05-14 Delaware General Assembly

    Reported Out of Committee (Transportation) in House with 1 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits

  4. 2025-04-16 Delaware General Assembly

    Assigned to Transportation Committee in House

  5. 2025-04-15 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES

  6. 2025-04-09 Delaware General Assembly

    Reported Out of Committee (Environment, Energy & Transportation) in Senate with 4 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits

  7. 2025-04-03 Delaware General Assembly

    Introduced and Assigned to Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee in Senate

Official Summary Text

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO RULES OF THE ROAD.
This bill will improve customer service by extending the due date on toll violations from the thirty-first day to the sixty-first day, after the date the violation is transmitted. This bill amends the administrative fee by stating that the fee may be "up to" $25.

Current Bill Text

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Legislation Document

SPONSOR:

Sen. Hansen & Rep. Morrison

Sens. Sokola, Townsend, Huxtable, Wilson, Seigfried, Buckson, Lockman, Mantzavinos, Pettyjohn, Brown, Cruce, Hocker, Hoffner, Lawson, Paradee, Pinkney, Poore, Richardson, Sturgeon, Walsh; Reps. Burns, Gorman, Griffith, Heffernan, Neal, Ross Levin, Phillips, S. Moore

DELAWARE STATE SENATE

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SENATE BILL NO. 88

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO RULES OF THE ROAD.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

Section 1. Amend Chapter 41, Title 21 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and additions shown by underline as follows:

§4129. Civil penalty for evasion of tolls.

(c) In the event of nonpayment of the proper toll, as evidenced by visual observation, a video surveillance device or other method of identifying the vehicle, the Department of Transportation or its designee or, in the case of the Delaware Memorial Bridge, the Delaware River & Bay Authority or its designee may send an advisory and payment request to the owner of the vehicle by regular mail at the address of record with the Division of Motor Vehicles, or, if applicable, the licensing authority of another jurisdiction, providing the owner with the opportunity to resolve the matter prior to the issuance of a summons and complaint that charges a violation of this section. The advisory and payment request shall contain sufficient information to inform the owner of the nature, date, time and location of the alleged violation. In addition to the payment of the proper toll, the Department of Transportation or, in the case of the Delaware Memorial Bridge, the Delaware River and Bay Authority or its designee may require as part of the advisory and payment request that the owner pay a reasonable administrative fee of

up to

$25 to the entity processing the violation. If the owner fails to pay the required toll and fee, the owner shall be subject to liability on the

thirty-first

sixty-first

day following the date

of

the violation

is transmitted

, for the violation of this section by the vehicle owner or operator.

SYNOPSIS

This bill will improve customer service by extending the due date on toll violations from the thirty-first day to the sixty-first day, after the date the violation is transmitted. This bill amends the administrative fee by stating that the fee may be "up to" $25.

Author: Senator Hansen