28-6807. Toll rates; violation;
classification
A. When the certificate of completion is filed, tollgates may be erected and tolls
may be collected.
B. The board of supervisors shall fix and regulate the rates of tolls for
franchises granted under this article within the limits of its county, giving due regard
to the cost of construction, magnitude of the structure and expenses incidental to the
toll road and maintenance. The rates may be changed after notice to the owners and the
public given by posting notice on the property and after a hearing. The rates of tolls
shall be printed or painted in a plain and legible manner on a bulletin board posted at
each tollgate on the road.
C. A person who knowingly demands or collects a higher rate of toll than fixed by
the board is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.
D. If a person traveling on a toll road attempts to run by or go around a tollgate
established on a toll road with the intention of avoiding the payment of the toll, the
person is guilty of a petty offense.
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