Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Cheaters Pay The Toll



Here is a new way to catch a cheating spouse: toll booth records.


According to the Associated Press, electronic toll collection systems are emerging as a powerful means of proving infidelity. Agencies in seven of the twelve states surveyed indicated that they would provide electronic toll information in response to court orders in criminal and civil cases, including divorces. Even if the state agency refuses to provide the information, it can frequently be obtained from the other spouse through the normal discovery process.


Texas is not among the states that use “EZ Pass” system, but attorneys can try to subpoena the records of the Texas Department of Transportation to the Electronic toll collection records (Texas E-Pass) kept by the department.


Source: “Toll Records Trip Up Philanderers” by Chris Newmarker, published at Yahoo! News.