INDIANAPOLIS -- It's only $5, but Frank Womack said there's no way he's going to pay.

Womack, of Greenwood, recently received a ticket in the mail from the Texas Tollways for failing to pay two separate highway tolls in January, but he hasn't been to Texas in many years.

"On the two days in question, I was at work here in Indiana," he said. "I haven't been to Texas in five years."

The license plate number that the tollways' enforcement camera recorded matched the plate number that belongs to Womack's pickup truck.

Womack called Texas Tollways, and they pulled up the photo. The camera didn't show Womack's truck, but a tractor-trailer with the exact same Indiana plate number.

For years, Indiana has issued duplicate license numbers to different types of trucks, based on size and weight class.

A sticker above the license number is the only way to differentiate the class or type of vehicle, but authorities in Texas didn't know to look for such a sticker and simply attached the fines to the first plate that came up.

When Womack called the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles, he was told it was up to him to fix the problem, or he might eventually not be able to renew his license.

"You've got to be joking," Womack said. "You mean to tell me that even though you know I wasn't there, it's not my vehicle, I either have to do all the legwork or pay it?"

Indiana officials have dealt with the same problem before, particularly in the Chicago area, but it's a relatively new issue with the increased use of enforcement cameras in other states.

BMV officials are now working to change the way truck license plates are distributed, re-sequencing plate numbers to avoid duplicates.

"For years and years, Indiana has done this with no particular problem," said BMV spokesman Dennis Rosebrough. "You might have a pickup truck plate that says 1234, and a semitrailer plate that says 1234. That won't occur anymore."

Womack said he will not pay the $5 out of principle.

"I'm going to respond to their bill and tell them if they want me to do the legwork, I'm going to send them a bill for wasting my time," he said.

"I don't think it's a case of assigning blame," Rosebrough said. "If the Texas authorities would contact us, I'm sure the issue could be resolved very quickly."

Watch 6News "Good Morning Indiana" on Friday morning at 6 a.m. for a live interview on this story with BMV Commissioner Andy Miller.