How city payment cards work for bus, rail, and paratransit fares

(a) Fares charged by the multimodal municipal transportation system may be paid using city payment cards, at multimodal municipal transportation system facilities, and on city transit system vehicles equipped with fare validators. When a city payment card is tapped on a fare validator, the applicable fare will be deducted from the value stored on the card. (b) For the city bus system, the city rail system, and the city paratransit system, after a passenger taps a city payment card on a fare validator on a city transit bus, city rail vehicle, or city paratransit vehicle, or at a city rail system facility, and the applicable fare is deducted, no additional fares will be deducted for additional bus, rail, or paratransit rides within a period of two and one-half hours following the initial tap; provided that the same city payment card is used for each ride. (c) Only city payment cards programmed for fares under the adult passenger category are transferable. City payment cards programmed for lower fares under other passenger categories are not transferable, and use of such city payment cards by anyone other than the authorized and eligible passenger for whom it was programmed will be considered fare evasion and subject to appropriate penalties pursuant to § 15B-2.7 . (d) For each city payment card, fares for rides on the city bus system and city rail system will be deducted until the cumulative amount of fares paid during a period of time equals the maximum capped fare as specified in § 15B-2.1 for that period. (1) If total bus and rail fares charged to a single city payment card reach the daily maximum capped fare as specified in § 15B-2.1 , within a service day, no additional fares will be deducted from the stored value of that city payment card for additional bus and rail rides during the remainder of that service day. (2) If total bus and rail fares charged to a single city payment card reach the monthly maximum capped fare as specified in § 15B-2.1 , within a calendar month, no additional fares will be deducted from the stored value of that city payment card for additional bus and rail rides during the remainder of that calendar month. (e) Passengers may purchase a monthly or annual pass by paying the fee set forth in the fare structure table as specified in § 15B-2.1 , and the monthly or annual pass may be programmed to a city payment card.