O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 46-8-382 (2019)

Neglect or refusal of officer, agent, or employee of railroad company to make and furnish report required by commission; obstructing commission

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Every officer, agent, or employee of any railroad company who willfully neglects or refuses to make and furnish any report required by the commission, as necessary to the purposes of this title, or who willfully and unlawfully hinders, delays, or obstructs the commission in the discharge of the duties imposed upon it by this title, shall be subject to a penalty of not less than $100.00 nor more than $5,000.00 for each offense, to be recovered in an action in the name of the state.

History

(Ga. L. 1878-79, p. 125, § 16; Code 1882, § 719p; Civil Code 1895, § 2211; Civil Code 1910, § 2654; Code 1933, § 93-401.)

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CHAPTER 8A RAPID RAIL PASSENGER SERVICE

Sec.

46-8A-1. "Person" defined.

46-8A-2. Line or system permit required.

46-8A-3. Permit application process.

46-8A-4. Permit for extension of line or system.

Annotations

Cross references. - Jurisdiction of Public Service Commission over rapid rail passenger service, § 46-2-20.

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Extrahazardous Nature of Railroad Crossing - Obstruction of View, 18 POF2d 611.

Inadequacy of Warning Device at Railroad Crossing, 37 POF2d 439.

Carrier's Negligence in Boarding or Alighting of Passenger, 38 POF2d 677.

Carrier's Negligent Maintenance of Public Facility, 47 POF2d 577.

Data and Voice Recorders in Airplanes, Motor Vehicles and Trains, 84 POF3d 1.

Railroad Health and Safety: A Litigator's Guide, 71 Am. Jur. Trials 1.

Handling a Grade Crossing Collision for Locomotive Occupants, 74 Am. Jur. Trials 1.