Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 4963 | Trains; Equipment
Section 4963.03 | Duty of Public Utilities Commission.

Effective: October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
Upon the written complaint of ten or more citizens of this state being filed with the public utilities commission that section 4963.02 of the Revised Code is being violated the commission shall forthwith make investigation thereof. If it is found that such violation exists, it shall issue an order to the person, firm, or corporation guilty of such violation setting forth the nature of the improvement required and directing that it be completed within a time to be specified in such order.
Any person, firm, or corporation failing to comply with such order or with this section or section 4963.02 of the Revised Code, upon conviction for such violation before a court of common pleas of the county in which such violation occurs, shall forfeit not less than one hundred dollars. Such forfeiture shall be recovered in a civil action in the name of the state for the benefit of the county in which the violation occurs. Such action shall be brought by the prosecuting attorney of the county, at the instance of the commission, as provided in other cases for the recovery of forfeitures against railroad companies.

Structure Ohio Revised Code

Ohio Revised Code

Title 49 | Public Utilities

Chapter 4963 | Trains; Equipment

Section 4963.01 | Posting Time of Arrival of Trains.

Section 4963.02 | Waiting Rooms - Toilet Rooms.

Section 4963.03 | Duty of Public Utilities Commission.

Section 4963.04 | Movable Bridge Between Passenger Cars Required.

Section 4963.05 | Heating for Cars.

Section 4963.06 | Fire Extinguishers Required.

Section 4963.07 | Distance From Station Platform to Steps on Passenger Cars - Forfeiture.

Section 4963.08 | Lights on Front and Rear of Car Required.

Section 4963.14 | Cars From Connecting Railroads.

Section 4963.15 | Recovery of Forfeiture.

Section 4963.16 | Contributory Negligence.

Section 4963.21 | Construction of Caboose Cars - Exception.

Section 4963.22 | Automatic or Foot-Power Doors Required on Locomotive Engines.

Section 4963.24 | Footboards.

Section 4963.35 | Spark Arresters.

Section 4963.36 | Company Must Keep Right of Way Free From Combustible Material.

Section 4963.37 | Liability of Railroad Company for Loss or Damage by Fire.

Section 4963.38 | Use of Property Not Negligence.

Section 4963.39 | Costs in Appeal and Attorney Fee.

Section 4963.40 | Rules and Regulations Governing the Construction and Maintenance of Telephone and Telegraph Wires.

Section 4963.41 | Duty of the Public Utilities Commission.

Section 4963.42 | Placement of Structures and Material - Limitation - Rules.

Section 4963.43 | Filing Plans and Specifications.

Section 4963.44 | Telegraph and Telephone Wires.

Section 4963.99 | Penalty.