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Miss. Code Ann. § 77-9-235: Obstructing highways and streets; penalty.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 77. Public Utilities and Carriers
- Chapter 9. Railroads and Other Common Carriers
- Article 3. Railroads and Railroad Corporations.
- Safety
Every railroad company, upon stopping any train at a place where such railroad shall cross a highway, shall so uncouple its cars as not to obstruct travel upon such highway for a longer period than five (5) minutes. Every railroad company shall, upon stopping a train at a place where the railroad is crossed by a street, so uncouple the cars as not to obstruct travel thereon for a longer period than shall be prescribed by ordinance of the city, town or village. A failure to observe this section shall cause a railroad company to be liable to a fine of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for each offense. The conductor in charge of any train so violating the provisions of this section shall be liable to a fine of not less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) nor more than Fifty Dollars ($50.00), on conviction thereof.
The provisions of this section shall be enforced by the Mississippi Department of Transportation.
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