Ohio Code 5531.143 – Contents of invoices
A toll project operator shall include with each invoice and late notice all of the following:
Terms Used In Ohio Code 5531.143
- Person: includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association. See Ohio Code 1.59
- Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
- User fees: Fees charged to users of goods or services provided by the government. In levying or authorizing these fees, the legislature determines whether the revenue should go into the treasury or should be available to the agency providing the goods or services.
(A) The registered owner’s name and current known address;
(B) Descriptions and amounts of all user fees and administrative fees assessed;
(C) A request for payment within thirty-five days after the date of mailing of such invoice or late notice;
(D) A warning of the potential consequences for failing to pay the total amount due as indicated in such invoice or late notice, including additional fees and penalties, potential court summons, and inability to renew motor vehicle registrations;
(E) Information for disputing the invoice or late notice and a form that a person may use to file a notice to contest liability for a user fee or administrative fee;
(F) Contact information for the customer service center for the applicable toll project; and
(G) Information about obtaining an electronic toll collection device and establishing an electronic toll collection account.