South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers
Chapter 17 - The General Railroad Law

Section 58-17-100. Contracts or combinations in violation of chapter shall be void. - Any contract, combination, joint ownership or joint management contrary to...

Section 58-17-110. Mandamus to require compliance with law. - If any railroad company neglects or refuses to comply with...

Section 58-17-120. Rules of evidence shall be same as in civil cases. - In all cases under the provisions of the General Railroad...

Section 58-17-130. Disposition of fines. - All fines recovered under the provisions of the General Railroad...

Section 58-17-140. Annual report of Commission with respect to railroads. - The Office of Regulatory Staff shall make an annual report...

Section 58-17-150. Notification of needed repairs or improvements; legal action to enforce. - (A) Whenever, in the judgment of the Office of Regulatory...

Section 58-17-160. Railroads shall not remove from towns of more than 500. - In the exercise of the powers and rights conferred in...

Section 58-17-170. General supervision of railroads; enforcement of chapter. - The Office of Regulatory Staff shall have the general supervision...

Section 58-17-180. Notification to railroad of violation of charter or law; suit for mandamus or to restrain continued violations. - Whenever in the judgment of the Office of Regulatory Staff...

Section 58-17-190. Investigation of petitions of local governments; notice. - Upon the petition of the mayor and aldermen or council...

Section 58-17-200. Notice of railroad to remove cause of petition; report to General Assembly; institution of legal proceedings. - If, upon such examination, it shall appear to the Office...

Section 58-17-310. Purchaser of railroad shall reorganize and commence operation within sixty days; exceptions. - Any person acquiring any railroad within this State by purchase,...

Section 58-17-320. Penalties for failure to reorganize. - Should any such person mentioned in Section 58-17-310 fail to...

Section 58-17-330. Reorganization provisions not applicable to certain sidetracks or spur tracks. - The provisions of Section 58-17-310 shall only apply to the...

Section 58-17-340. Formation of corporation following purchase of railroad by virtue of mortgage or deed of trust by filing certificate. - In case of the sale of any railroad situated wholly...

Section 58-17-350. Maximum amount of capital stock which may be named in certificate; increase. - The capital stock to be named in the certificate aforesaid...

Section 58-17-360. Persons signing certificate shall be body corporate; powers. - The persons signing such certificate and their successors shall be...

Section 58-17-370. Powers, rights and the like of corporation organized under article. - Any corporation organized under the provisions of this article shall...

Section 58-17-380. Adoption of bylaws, rules and regulations by corporation. - Any such corporation may make bylaws, rules and regulations in...

Section 58-17-390. Amount of capital stock corporation may issue. - Any such corporation may issue capital stock to such an...

Section 58-17-400. Issuance and sale of bonds; execution of mortgage or deed of trust to secure payment of bonds. - Any such corporation may make and issue bonds bearing such...

Section 58-17-410. Sinking fund. - Any such corporation may so establish sinking funds for the...

Section 58-17-420. Charter subject to amendment, alteration or repeal by State. - Any railroad corporation formed under the provisions of this article...

Section 58-17-430. Certificate as evidence of incorporation. - A copy of such certificate, attested by the Secretary of...

Section 58-17-610. Merger or consolidation with continuous or connected railroad authorized. - Any railroad company organized under the laws of this State...

Section 58-17-620. Procedure for consolidation. - Any consolidation of railroad companies must be made under the...

Section 58-17-630. Consolidation fees. - Upon the consolidation of any railroad company there shall be...

Section 58-17-640. New charter shall be issued to consolidated company; no additional fee shall be charged. - When railroad companies are consolidated under the provisions of this...

Section 58-17-650. Procedure for assessment of damages of dissenting stockholder. - Any stockholder of any company hereby authorized to consolidate with...

Section 58-17-660. Rights, duties and the like of consolidated corporation. - Upon the making and perfecting the agreement and act of...

Section 58-17-670. Transfer of rights, liabilities and the like to consolidated corporation. - Upon the consummation of the act of consolidation all and...

Section 58-17-680. Consolidated corporation shall not acquire greater rights than those of consolidating corporations. - No new consolidated corporation coming into existence under this article...

Section 58-17-690. Consolidated corporation shall establish offices. - Such new company shall, as soon as convenient after such...

Section 58-17-700. Liability of consolidated corporation to suits. - Suits may be brought and maintained against such new company...

Section 58-17-710. Property of consolidated corporation subject to taxation. - The portion of the road of such consolidated company in...

Section 58-17-720. Consolidations and the like of competing railroads prohibited. - No corporations owning and controlling lines of railroad which can...

Section 58-17-730. Certain consolidations with companies of other states not authorized. - Nothing in this article contained shall be taken to authorize...

Section 58-17-740. Purchase of connecting railroad sold under mortgage, deed of trust or judicial process. - When any railroad shall be sold and conveyed by virtue...

Section 58-17-750. Purchase or guarantee of bonds and stock of other companies; purchase, use or lease of other roads. - Except as prohibited in Section 58-17-770 and in sections 7...

Section 58-17-760. Ownership of stock or bonds of connecting railroad or steamboat company. - A railroad corporation may aid in the construction of any...

Section 58-17-770. Ownership of stock or company controlling stock of competing railroad prohibited; dissolution. - No person owning or operating directly or indirectly any railroad...

Section 58-17-780. Penalty for owning, leasing or operating competing lines. - Any railroad company owning, leasing or operating competing railroad lines...

Section 58-17-910. Stock subscriptions. - For the purpose of raising the capital stock of any...

Section 58-17-920. Time within which proxy must be executed. - No proxy executed by a stockholder of any railroad company...

Section 58-17-930. Access to lists of stockholders. - The Office of Regulatory Staff shall have, at all times,...

Section 58-17-940. Application for examination of books. - On the application in writing of a director or of...

Section 58-17-950. Liability of stockholders of certain corporations. - Every stockholder in a railroad corporation, created under the Constitution...

Section 58-17-1110. Powers and authority conferred by chapter additional. - The powers and authority conferred by this chapter are in...

Section 58-17-1120. General corporate powers. - Every such corporation may make such bylaws for its regulation...

Section 58-17-1130. Execution of mortgages; issuance of bonds. - Any such company may mortgage its property and franchises and...

Section 58-17-1140. Certain mortgages shall secure certain previous bonds and other debts. - No railroad corporation which has previously issued bonds shall subsequently...

Section 58-17-1150. Acquisition of land and rights-of-way. - Every railroad company shall have every right, power and privilege...

Section 58-17-1160. Acquisition of rights-of-way around tracks. - Railroad corporations organized under the provisions of this chapter may...

Section 58-17-1170. Crossing or connecting with other railroads; purchase, sale, lease or consolidation of property and franchises. - Every such company may connect with or cross any other...

Section 58-17-1180. Extension of lines and construction and extension of branches; rights and restrictions in acquiring rights-of-way. - It shall be lawful for any railroad or railway corporation...

Section 58-17-1190. Relocation of lines and other changes in tracks and facilities. - Any railroad company owning or operating a railroad, or any...

Section 58-17-1200. Acquisition of real estate for relocation of lines and other changes in tracks and facilities. - For the purposes mentioned in Section 58-17-1190 any railroad company...

Section 58-17-1210. Operation of sections of road completed or acquired. - Every such company may also forthwith, upon the completion or...

Section 58-17-1310. Commission shall regulate crossings and culverts. - The Public Service Commission shall regulate and control by special...

Section 58-17-1320. Consent of Office of Regulatory Staff to one railroad crossing another at same grade. - A railroad shall not be constructed to cross another railroad...

Section 58-17-1330. Railroad shall not obstruct highways at crossings. - When a railroad is laid out across a highway or...

Section 58-17-1340. Altering course of highway. - A railroad corporation may alter the course of a highway...

Section 58-17-1350. Crossing on level shall be protected. - A railroad corporation whose road is crossed by a highway...

Section 58-17-1360. County may authorize highway or town way to cross railroad. - A highway or town way may be laid out across...

Section 58-17-1370. Stock guards or cattle gaps shall be constructed. - Each railroad company whose line of road lies wholly or...

Section 58-17-1380. Trains shall stop at crossings of railroad lines; exceptions. - Whenever lines of two steam railroads cross each other on...

Section 58-17-1390. Signs shall be maintained at crossings with public roads. - Every railroad corporation shall cause signs to be placed and...

Section 58-17-1410. Commission may require flagman to be stationed at important crossings. - The Public Service Commission may, upon the application of a...

Section 58-17-1420. Appeal from Commission order requiring flagman; appointment of civil engineer to decide matter. - Any such railroad company, after receiving such notice, may, within...

Section 58-17-1430. Railroad shall comply with orders as to crossings or flagmen. - Every railroad company shall, within the time indicated by the...

Section 58-17-1440. Penalty and damages for injury at crossing not having required signals. - If a person is injured in his person or property...

Section 58-17-1450. Railroad crossing safety requirements. - All railroad crossings on public highways must be inspected for...

Section 58-17-1610. Filing of annual schedule and report. - Each railroad company chartered by this State is required to...

Section 58-17-1620. Manner and form of reports; amendment of defective reports; preservation of reports. - The Office of Regulatory Staff must require the annual reports...

Section 58-17-1630. List of names and residences of president and directors shall be filed. - Every railroad company owning or operating a line of railroad...

Section 58-17-1640. Information to be furnished Office of Regulatory Staff on request. - Every railroad corporation must at all times, on request, furnish...

Section 58-17-1650. Interrogatories. - The Office of Regulatory Staff may make and propound to...

Section 58-17-1660. Investigations and examinations of books and places of business; rules and regulations. - The Office of Regulatory Staff must, when necessary, investigate the...

Section 58-17-1670. Examination of agents and employees. - The Office of Regulatory Staff may examine all agents and...

Section 58-17-1680. Issuance of subpoenas; fees; issuance of attachment to compel attendance; contempt for refusal to obey court order. - The Office of Regulatory Staff, in making an examination for...

Section 58-17-1690. Penalty for failing to furnish reports or obstructing commission. - Every officer, agent, or employee of any railroad company who...

Section 58-17-1810. Extent of rate-making power. - The powers herein conferred upon the Commission to fix passenger...

Section 58-17-1820. Rates to which chapter not applicable. - Nothing in the General Railroad Law shall be taken as...

Section 58-17-1830. Power of Commission over rates and routes. - The Public Service Commission shall: (1) As provided in Section...

Section 58-17-1840. Notice before establishment of joint rates; hearing. - Before applying joint rates to roads that are not under...

Section 58-17-1850. Prescribing schedule of rates; schedules as evidence. - The commission must make for each of the railroad corporations...

Section 58-17-1860. Copies of schedules shall be posted. - When any such schedule for any such railroad company shall...

Section 58-17-1870. Annual publications of freight rates on watermelons and cantaloupes. - All railroad companies doing business in this State shall publish...

Section 58-17-1880. Revision of schedules. - The Commission shall from time to time and as often...

Section 58-17-1890. Printed schedules shall be prima facie evidence. - Any such schedule purporting to have been printed and published...

Section 58-17-1900. Supervision of contracts concerning rates and division of earnings. - All contracts and agreements between railroad companies doing business in...

Section 58-17-1910. Procedure when contracts concerning rates violate chapter. - If any contract, agreement, or arrangement is, in the opinion...

Section 58-17-1920. Use of mileage books. - Any railroad company selling mileage books for transportation shall receive...

Section 58-17-1930. Sale of interchangeable mileage shall be continued; family use. - No railroad company selling such interchangeable mileage books shall discontinue...

Section 58-17-1940. Surcharge for intrastate Pullman transportation shall be unlawful. - It shall be unlawful for any railroad or Pullman car...

Section 58-17-1950. Charge of unreasonable rates shall constitute extortion. - If any railroad corporation organized or doing business in this...

Section 58-17-1960. Unjust discrimination in rates unlawful. - If any such railroad corporation shall make any unjust discrimination...

Section 58-17-1970. Allowing or receiving rebate or other advantage shall be unlawful. - It shall be unlawful for any such railroad or person...

Section 58-17-1980. Charges to be in proportion to distance traveled and freight handled. - It shall be unlawful for any such railroad to charge,...

Section 58-17-1990. Discriminating rates shall be prima facie evidence of unjust discrimination. - All such discriminating rates, charges, collections or receipts as are...

Section 58-17-2000. Charging greater compensation for certain services for shorter distance than for longer distance shall be unlawful; exceptions. - It is unlawful for any railroad to charge or receive...

Section 58-17-2010. Exceptions as to uniformity in freight charges. - Nothing in the General Railroad Law shall apply to the...

Section 58-17-2020. Commission shall fix storage charges on freight. - The Commission shall fix and prescribe a schedule of maximum...

Section 58-17-2030. Procedure for fixing or changing storage rates and charges. - All the provisions of this title prescribing the procedure of...

Section 58-17-2040. Discrimination and excessive charges for storage prohibited. - No railroad company shall make or retain, directly or indirectly,...

Section 58-17-2050. Suit to recover for discrimination or excessive charges for storage. - If any railroad company shall violate any provisions of Sections...

Section 58-17-2060. Promulgation of reciprocal demurrage rules. - The Public Service Commission may make and promulgate reciprocal demurrage...

Section 58-17-2070. Consignee entitled to itemized statement of charges; correction of errors. - Whenever any article of freight shall be shipped to any...

Section 58-17-2080. Consignee may require settlement according to contract. - In all cases the railroad company delivering freight to a...

Section 58-17-2090. Suit to recover charges in excess of legal rate. - When any common carrier charges more than the legal rate...

Section 58-17-2100. Classification of cotton as "heavy goods"; weights. - All cotton packed in bales transported by common carriers within...

Section 58-17-2210. Issuance and contents of duplicate freight receipts; delivery of goods on presentation of receipt. - All railroad companies in this State shall on demand issue...

Section 58-17-2220. Merchandise must be promptly forwarded according to directions. - Every railroad corporation shall promptly forward merchandise consigned or directed...

Section 58-17-2310. Consignees of coal or other articles delivered in carload lots may have same reweighed. - Any consignee of coal or other articles to be delivered...

Section 58-17-2320. Forfeiture of freight for failure to reweigh. - Any common carrier refusing or failing to comply with any...

Section 58-17-2330. No demurrage or similar charge shall be made after demand for reweighing. - No demurrage or other similar charges shall be made by...

Section 58-17-2340. Common carriers shall maintain scales under certain conditions. - Every common carrier doing business in this State shall, upon...

Section 58-17-2350. Jurisdiction over railroad track and platform scales; penalties. - All railroad track and platform scales used in connection with...

Section 58-17-2510. Prompt loading and unloading of livestock required. - Every railroad company receiving livestock for transportation shall cause such...

Section 58-17-2520. Information required to be furnished owners or shippers of livestock. - Any railroad company doing business in this State shall be...

Section 58-17-2610. Connecting railroads shall operate as one for rate purposes when operated by same company. - All connecting railroads doing business in this State and under...

Section 58-17-2620. Railroads authorized to join tracks; expenses. - When any railroad company owning, leasing or operating a railroad...

Section 58-17-2630. Condemnation when connecting switches are refused. - Should any railroad company refuse to allow the connecting switches...

Section 58-17-2640. Facilities for interchange of traffic shall be furnished. - Railroads subject to this chapter shall afford all reasonable, proper...

Section 58-17-2650. Lines of two or more railroads which pass through city or town shall be connected; expenses. - Whenever the lines of railroad of two or more corporations...

Section 58-17-2660. Rights-of-way for connecting tracks in cities and towns; condemnation if track crosses private property. - For the purpose of building any such track the right...

Section 58-17-2670. Railroad building new line into city or town shall connect and pay part of cost of original connecting track. - Any railroad corporation building a new line into such city...

Section 58-17-2680. Connecting line may cross other tracks. - In building such connecting line the right is granted, under...

Section 58-17-2690. No discrimination between connections at same point. - Each railroad company chartered by this State shall deal with...

Section 58-17-2700. Cars shall be transferred to connected track on demand; fees. - All railroad corporations whose tracks shall be so connected shall...

Section 58-17-2710. Each connected railroad shall furnish facilities for receiving and forwarding traffic of another without delay, preference or prejudice. - Every railroad company doing business in this State working railways...

Section 58-17-2720. Railroads shall receive and deliver cars to and from connecting lines at uniform rates and with uniform service. - All railroad corporations doing business in this State shall receive...

Section 58-17-2730. Railroad shall issue or recognize through bills of lading between competitive points. - No railroad doing business in this State shall be allowed...

Section 58-17-2740. Shipper may designate routes; changing of route shall be unlawful. - All persons shipping from, into, within or through this State...

Section 58-17-2750. Civil penalty on railroad for violation of certain statutory provisions. - Any transportation company violating any of the provisions of Sections...

Section 58-17-2760. Criminal penalty on individuals for violation of certain statutory provisions. - Any person who shall wilfully violate, aid in violating or...

Section 58-17-2770. Discrimination in deliveries prohibited. - It shall not be lawful for any railroad company, chartered...

Section 58-17-2780. Discrimination by refusing to receive freight or to issue bills of lading prohibited. - It shall not be lawful for any railroad company chartered...

Section 58-17-2790. Discrimination in rates of freight as to other railroads prohibited. - It shall not be lawful for any railroad company chartered...

Section 58-17-2800. "Railroad company chartered by this State" defined. - In the construction of Sections 58-17-2770 to 58-17-2790 the term...

Section 58-17-2810. Railroads shall deliver cars from other roads on equal terms; damages; effect of rebates or fraud. - Each railroad company in this State shall, at its terminus...

Section 58-17-2820. Refusal to pay freight to connecting carrier shall be unlawful. - It shall be unlawful for any railroad chartered or operated...

Section 58-17-3010. Passenger trains shall stop at stations advertised as stops. - Every railroad company in this State shall cause all its...

Section 58-17-3020. Passenger trains shall stop at county seats. - All passenger trains operated by and upon any railroad in...

Section 58-17-3030. Connections with intersecting railroads; passenger train requirement. - The Office of Regulatory Staff must, from time to time,...

Section 58-17-3040. Posting bulletins as to late trains. - Whenever any passenger train on any railroad in this State...

Section 58-17-3050. Publishing change of timetable. - Notice of any change in passenger schedules or timetables shall...

Section 58-17-3060. Discontinuing passenger train or changing it to mixed train without approval of Commission shall be unlawful. - It shall be unlawful for any railroad company or person...

Section 58-17-3070. Accommodations for passengers. - Every railroad corporation shall furnish reasonable accommodations for the convenience...

Section 58-17-3080. Waiting rooms for passengers. - Every railroad company owning or operating a railroad in this...

Section 58-17-3090. Requiring erection of depots. - The Public Service Commission may require all railroads at junctional...

Section 58-17-3100. Separate water closets shall be maintained at stations. - All railroads or other persons operating any system of cars,...

Section 58-17-3110. Railroads not required to have second-class coaches. - No railroad to which the provisions of this chapter apply...

Section 58-17-3120. Installation of cinder deflectors or wire screens; enforcement of requirement. - All railroad companies operating passenger trains or coaches by steam,...

Section 58-17-3130. Exemptions from requirements of cinder deflectors. - The provisions of Section 58-17-3120 shall not be construed to...

Section 58-17-3140. Use of baggage checks. - Every railroad corporation, when requested, shall give checks to their...

Section 58-17-3310. Certification of compliance of railroad or branch extension. - A railroad or branch or extension of a railroad must...

Section 58-17-3320. Safety devices shall be installed and used on direction of Commission. - The Public Service Commission may require the installation and use...

Section 58-17-3330. Penalty for failure to obey orders of Commission regarding safety devices. - A failure to comply with any such order of the...

Section 58-17-3340. Brakes and brakemen. - Every railroad corporation shall cause a good and sufficient brake...

Section 58-17-3350. Tools and appliances. - Every railroad corporation must equip each of its trains, for...

Section 58-17-3360. Electric hand lanterns. - All railroad carriers must equip trainmen in their employ engaged...

Section 58-17-3370. Formation of passenger trains. - In forming a passenger train, baggage, freight, merchandise or lumber...

Section 58-17-3380. Warning boards shall be maintained near drawbridges and grade crossings. - Every company, lessee, manager or receiver owning or operating a...

Section 58-17-3390. Penalty for failure to erect or replace warning boards. - Any railroad company, receiver or lessee thereof doing business within...

Section 58-17-3400. Removal of hand or lever cars from track and leaving it near crossing shall be unlawful. - It shall be unlawful for any railroad section master or...

Section 58-17-3410. Shelter for employees in railroad shops or yards. - All railway companies having railroad shops in this State at...

Section 58-17-3420. Construction and maintenance of bridges. - Every railroad corporation shall, at its own expense, construct, and...

Section 58-17-3430. Railroads shall keep grade at stations level with track. - Every railroad company operating a railroad within this State shall...

Section 58-17-3440. Notice of accidents. - Every railroad corporation must cause immediate notice of each accident,...

Section 58-17-3450. Investigation of causes of accidents. - The Office of Regulatory Staff shall investigate the cause of...

Section 58-17-3460. Transportation to accident site. - Every railroad corporation must furnish immediate transportation for the Office...

Section 58-17-3610. Police powers of conductors and station agents. - Conductors of railroad trains and station or depot agents are...

Section 58-17-3620. Ejection of disorderly passenger from train. - When any passenger shall be guilty of disorderly conduct, use...

Section 58-17-3630. Badges shall be worn by employees. - Every conductor, baggagemaster, engineer, brakeman or other servant of any...

Section 58-17-3710. "Common carrier" defined. - The term "common carrier" as used in this article shall...

Section 58-17-3720. Liability of railroads for negligence resulting in injuries to or death of employees; amount and disposition of damages in case of death of employee. - Every common carrier by railroad while engaging in commerce within...

Section 58-17-3730. Effect of contributory negligence. - In all actions hereafter brought against any such common carrier...

Section 58-17-3740. Assumption of risk. - In any action brought against any common carrier under or...

Section 58-17-3750. Any exemption from liability under article shall be void. - Any contract, rule, regulation or device whatsoever the purpose or...

Section 58-17-3760. Survival of right of action. - Any right of action given by this article to a...

Section 58-17-3770. Limitation of actions. - No action shall be maintained under this article unless commenced...

Section 58-17-3780. Setoffs. - In any action brought against any such common carrier under...

Section 58-17-3790. Punitive damages. - Punitive damages shall not be recoverable in cases arising under...

Section 58-17-3800. Article shall be cumulative. - Nothing in this article shall be held to limit the...

Section 58-17-3910. Liability to landowners for damages for wrongful obstruction of watercourses. - Railroad corporations shall be liable to landowners for all damages...

Section 58-17-3920. Liability for damage caused by fire. - Every railroad corporation shall be responsible in damages to any...

Section 58-17-3930. Penalty for failure to obey orders of Commission. - Any railroad in this State refusing to obey any order...

Section 58-17-3940. Penalty for failure to pay recompense for violation of rule or regulation of Commission; action for recovery. - If any railroad company doing business in this State, by...

Section 58-17-3950. Actions for injuries to persons through violation of rules or regulations of Commission. - If any railroad company doing business in this State shall,...

Section 58-17-3960. Suits under foregoing section shall be brought within twelve months. - All suits under Section 58-17-3950 shall be brought within twelve...

Section 58-17-3970. Acts declared unlawful shall be prohibited. - Each and every act, matter or thing in this chapter...

Section 58-17-3980. Damages and penalty for unlawful acts where no specific penalty provided. - If any person commits or allows to be committed any...

Section 58-17-3990. Action under foregoing section shall be subject of equity jurisdiction. - Any action brought as provided in Section 58-17-3980 to recover...

Section 58-17-4000. Limitation of action. - No action provided for in Sections 58-17-3980 and 58-17-3990 shall...

Section 58-17-4010. Testimony may be compelled; immunity from prosecution; production of books and papers. - In any action under Section 58-17-3980 and upon any application...

Section 58-17-4020. Penalty for violation of chapter by individuals. - Any director or officer of any railroad corporation or company...

Section 58-17-4030. Penalty for injury due to negligence or carelessness. - When an engineman, fireman or other agent or officer of...

Section 58-17-4040. Penalty for gross carelessness or negligence. - Whoever, having management of, or control over, a railroad train...

Section 58-17-4050. Penalty for injury due to wilful violation. - Any engineer, conductor or other agent or employee of any...

Section 58-17-4060. Common carriers shall not interfere with contracts of shipment. - If any person shall have contracted to deliver to any...

Section 58-17-4070. Liability of common carriers interfering with contracts of shipment. - Any common carrier violating the provisions of Section 58-17-4060 shall...

Section 58-17-4080. Penalty and damages for obstruction of highway by railroad car, locomotive or other object. - If any person, including any conductor of any train of...

Section 58-17-4090. Penalty for obstruction of railroad. - If any person shall by himself or others place, or...

Section 58-17-4095. Parking or operating vehicle on railroad right-of-way prohibited; exceptions; penalty. - (A) No person may park or operate a vehicle on...

Section 58-17-4096. Trespassing upon railroad tracks. - (A) It is unlawful, without proper authority, for a person...

Section 58-17-4100. Penalty for shooting or throwing at trains. - A person who wilfully discharges any kind of firearms or...

Section 58-17-4110. Penalty for loitering in or about station houses. - Whoever, without right, loiters or remains within any station house...

Section 58-17-4120. Certain persons shall be deemed agents of railroad corporation. - Any person occupying an office or room in any railway...

Section 58-17-4130. Liabilities of corporation operating road of another and of trustees and receivers. - When a railroad laid out and constructed by one corporation...

Section 58-17-4140. Collection of fines and penalties. - All fines or forfeitures provided for or prescribed in the...

Section 58-17-4150. Persons against whom judgments shall be rendered. - Any judgment under the provisions of this chapter shall be...

Section 58-17-4160. Procedure for attachment of cars and engines which are in use. - Whenever railroad cars and engines are in use on railroads...

Section 58-17-4170. Forfeiture of charter for repeated violations of law. - Whenever a railroad corporation of this State has repeatedly and...

Section 58-17-4180. Request or advice of Commission shall not impair legal duties of railroad. - No request or advice of the Commission shall impair, in...

Section 58-17-4190. Chapter shall not affect rights of persons injured to action for private damages. - This chapter shall not be so construed as to affect...

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South Carolina Code of Laws Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers Chapter 17 - The General Railroad Law

South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers
Chapter 17 - The General Railroad Law