3. a. A customer who has an account with a New Jersey electronic toll collection system, subject to sections 6 through 10 of P.L.1997, c.59 (C. 27:23-34.1 through C. 27:23-34.5), and who reports in a timely manner to the operator of the electronic toll collection system the loss or theft of an electronic vehicle identification system transponder shall not be liable for:

(1) unauthorized charges of $50 or more incurred prior to the reporting of the transponder as lost or stolen; or

(2) unauthorized charges incurred after the reporting of the transponder as lost or stolen.

b. When a customer reports in a timely manner to the operator of the electronic toll collection system the theft of a transponder and submits to the operator a copy of the police report of the theft, the customer shall not be charged any fees for the stolen transponder or for a replacement transponder.

L.2011, c.1, s.3.