No member of a railroad train crew shall be held personally guilty of violating a municipal ordinance regulating the blocking of street crossings by trains or cars, on proof that such action was necessary to comply with the orders or instructions of the crew member's employer or its officers; provided, that nothing in this section shall relieve the employer or railway from any responsibility placed upon it by the ordinance.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Title 65 - Public Utilities and Carriers
Chapter 11 - Highway Crossings
§ 65-11-102. Noncompliance With § 65-11-101 — Penalty
§ 65-11-103. Construction, Maintenance and Repair
§ 65-11-104. Noncompliance With § 65-11-103 — Misdemeanor
§ 65-11-105. Form of Railroad Crossing Sign
§ 65-11-106. Liability for Blocking Street Crossing
§ 65-11-107. Elimination of Grade Crossings Over Public Highways
§ 65-11-108. Location and Character of Substituted Crossing
§ 65-11-109. Compliance With Order to Eliminate Grade Crossing
§ 65-11-110. Apportionment of Work in Constructing Underpass or Overpass
§ 65-11-111. Apportionment of Cost of Eliminating Grade Crossing