MBTA Holding Fare Evasion Regulations Virtual Public Hearing Thursday

[broadstreet zone=”70106″]

BOSTON 0 The MBTA will hold a virtual public hearing on Thursday, April 15 on its fare evasion regulations.

As a part of the Fare Transformation project, notice is hereby given pursuant to M.G.L. c. 30A, § 3 that the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) will hold a virtual public hearing and accept public comments regarding a proposed new regulation,  703 CMR 5.00 Fare Evasion.

The proposed regulation is established pursuant to M.G.L. c. 159, §101 and promotes revenue collection and addresses issues related to the fraudulent or illegal evasion of fare payments on vehicles or ferries owned by or operated for the MBTA. 703 CMR 5.00 establishes a process by which violators may be issued a noncriminal citation and assessed a fine proportionate to the nature of the offense.

[broadstreet zone=”70107″]

[broadstreet zone=”58892″]

A virtual public hearing will be held from 6 to 8 p.m.

Testimony may be presented orally at the public hearing or in writing.

While MBTA encourages all interested parties to submit testimony in advance of the hearing, written comments will be accepted until 8 p.m. on Thursday, April 15, 2021.

Written comments must be submitted by email or postal mail. Email is strongly preferred.

• Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
• Office of the General Counsel
• 10 Park Plaza, Room 3510
• Boston, MA 02116
• fareregulations@mbta.com

[broadstreet zone=”58893″]

The meeting will be held over Zoom. You can join by computer, smartphone app, or telephone.

Register for the meeting

If you have questions or need help registering, please email fareregulations@mbta.com or call 857-366-1871.

[broadstreet zone=”58610″]