{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-65-12-113","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 65-12-113","heading":"Wires strung over railroad tracks.","body":"(a) Any person engaged in any business whereby wires are used for the transmission of intelligence or other purposes shall not string any wire or wires across railroad tracks without first having complied with the regulations of the department of transportation, prescribed to prevent accidents from such wires.\n(b) The department of transportation shall, after hearing all interested persons, prescribe and promulgate regulations for the construction and maintenance of wires across the tracks of railroads for the protection of trains, engines, cars, and the operatives thereof; provided, that the department of transportation's power is limited to regulation and the right to cross railroad tracks must be obtained by such wire-using companies according to law.\n(c) A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.\n(d) Any person failing to construct or reconstruct and maintain its wire or wires as provided in this section shall be liable for all damages both to railroad companies and their employees resulting therefrom.","path":["Title 65 Public Utilities and Carriers","Chapter 12 Operation of Railroads"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.tn.tca/release76.2021.05.21/gov.tn.tca.title.65.odt","current_through":"2021-05-21","vintage":"Tennessee Code Release 76 (2021-05), retrieved 2026-09-17; absent from the newer snapshot, which serves other sections of this chapter, so it may since have been repealed or amended","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T21:57:22Z","sha256":"bf6a51bdca21de312a768e915e5a14155bb5b7a3b2045794573a22c841b3bfce","source_id":"us-tn","stale":true,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-65-12-112","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-65-12-114"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}