[PRCo] Message From Representative H. Readshaw (Reference Port Authority Fare Collection)

[Fred Schneider]

So what happens when a customer tells them he wanted to pay but it was refused and he points to the "this note is legal for all debts public and private" on the dollar bill?



On May 30, 2017, at 2:42 PM, Herb Brannon via Pittsburgh-railways wrote:

> [Begin Message]
> 
> The Port Authority notified me that they will be enforcing fare compliance
> this summer.
> 
> Passengers may be required to show proof that they have paid their fare on
> rail vehicles and inside rail stations.
> 
> According to the Authority, the crackdown is to ensure all riders are
> paying their fair share while also preparing the riders for an upcoming
> change to a cashless proof-of-payment system.
> 
> The Authority will be announcing the date that the cashless fare system
> will be operational and will provide riders with more information at
> stations and on rail vehicles.
> 
> First-time offenders found to be without proof of fare payment will receive
> a verbal warning and additional offenses can lead to fines of up to $300.
> 
> More information will be available online atwww.portauthority.org
> <http://enews.pahouse.net/q/o_3G1BNpSJsZaiubCx44Q0arifIBYtQ_k_6L8B0T0caeILKJdODPhqmfem-A>
> or
> by calling weekdays between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. or weekends between 9 a.m.
> and 4:30 p.m. at 412-442-2000 <(412)%20442-2000>.
> 
> Should you have any questions or comments on this or any state-related
> issue, please contact me.
> <http://enews.pahouse.net/q/7T0HT7kYb2HJvim-j24pQXlGaXnxija1PL3c-XFylfp6MN6naCD6DooCdzOg>
> [End Message]
> 
> FYI, Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority has been using a cashless
> proof-of-payment system since 2009 on all rail services and the Clifton
> Blvd and Euclid Ave BRT services.
> -- 
> *Herb Brannon*
> 
> *In Pittsburgh...........A City and*
> *..........................A State of  Mind *
> 
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