(3)__A notice of liability must include information advising the person liable under this subsection of the manner and time in which the liability alleged in the notice may be contested and the statutory defenses described in paragraph E.__The notice must also include a warning that failure to contest in the manner and time provided is an admission of liability and a waiver of available defenses and may result in revocation of the registration certificate and plates issued for the vehicle.

(4)__Within 30 calendar days after the date of the issuance of the notice of liability, the registered owner to whom the notice is issued must:

(a)__Pay the amount of the toll for which the person is liable, the civil penalty or penalties provided for in paragraph A and an administrative fee of $20 for each toll for which the person is liable but has not paid;

(b)__Send a written dispute by mail to the violation clerk named in the notice, as provided by paragraph I; or

(c)__Request a hearing with the violation clerk named in the notice as provided by paragraph J.

D.__Except as provided in paragraph E, it is not a defense to liability under this subsection that a registered owner was not operating the motor vehicle at the time of the failure to pay.

E.__Defenses to liability under this subsection are as set out in this paragraph.

(1)__If a person other than the registered owner of the motor vehicle is adjudicated criminally or civilly responsible for the failure to pay a toll, then the registered owner is not liable under this subsection.

(2)__If the registered owner of the motor vehicle is the lessor of motor vehicles and at the time of the failure to pay an authority toll the motor vehicle was in the possession of a lessee and the lessor provides the authority with a copy of the lease agreement