The New York State Thruway Authority (NYSTA) has formally adopted a previously proposed regulation allowing it to temporarily or permanently ban toll evaders from travel on the facility, Times Union reports. The rule applies to any vehicles owned by chronic offenders. NYSTA executive director Frank Hoare said last year the majority of scofflaws are out-of-state trucking companies. As of last May, such entities owed the self-funded system more than $119 million in unpaid tolls and fees.
