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N.Y. Railroad Law § 53-e: Unlawful interference with a railroad train

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  1. Railroad Law
  2. Article 3. Construction, Operation and Management

§ 53-e. Unlawful interference with a railroad train. A person is

guilty of unlawful interference with a railroad train when he wilfully

with intent to disrupt, delay, or disturb service, places, causes to be

placed, drops, or positions an object or objects of any kind, on, under,

or upon the tracks which does or could cause physical damage to railroad

equipment or property or physical injury to passengers or both.

Unlawful interference with a railroad train is a class D felony;

provided, however, that such classification shall not apply in any case

in which an offense having a higher classification for the purpose of

sentence is charged under any other provision of law.

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