STATEMENT TO

SENATE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE, No. 801

with Senate Floor Amendments

(Proposed By Senator HAINES)

ADOPTED: NOVEMBER 7, 1996

      These amendments make technical changes to the bill suggested by the Administrative Office of the Courts to facilitate enforcement action by the toll road authorities and the courts, dealing with notice, the date of liability, the person authorized to issue summons and complaints, secondary jurisdiction of the municipal courts, and the collection of the toll, fee, penalty and court costs. In addition the amendments change the confidentiality requirements of the bill to the effect that the certified reports and information concerning a toll violation shall not be discoverable as a public record nor shall they be offered in evidence in any civil, criminal or administrative proceeding, not directly related to a violation of the toll collection monitoring system regulations.