192.17 Arrest of passenger; police power of conductors. If it shall become necessary for the protection of the passengers on any railroad car from the violent, abusive, profane or indecent language or conduct of any passenger, the conductor may arrest such passenger and keep the passenger in the baggage car or some other safe and secure place on such train until its arrival at some usual stopping place, when the passenger may be put off the train and given into the custody of some officer for prosecution; and for this purpose conductors, while in charge of trains, may exercise the powers of sheriffs.
History: 1993 a. 482.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 192 - Railroads; regulations and liabilities.
192.17 - Arrest of passenger; police power of conductors.
192.25 - Railroad train crews.
192.27 - Connecting tracks and switching.
192.29 - Train bells and crossing signs at street and highway crossings.
192.292 - Trains obstructing highways.
192.295 - Willful neglect of railroad employees.
192.31 - Telltales over railroads.
192.32 - Trespassing on railroad.
192.321 - Getting on and off cars.
192.324 - Railroad bridges to be safe for employees.
192.327 - Motor vehicles of railroads used to transport its employees.
192.33 - Fences, cattle guards, crossings.
192.34 - Fences; complaint of insufficient; hearing; order.
192.35 - Interference with fences; trespassers on track.
192.36 - Fences, occupant of land may build or repair.
192.37 - Fences, farm crossings; railroads to provide.
192.38 - Contracts not affected.
192.43 - Liability of carrier of passengers made absolute.
192.44 - Fires; railroad liability; action for damages.
192.47 - Railroad police; oath; powers.
192.52 - Terminals and shops, removal.
192.53 - Railroad track clearance.
192.54 - General penalty for this chapter.
192.55 - Special penalties for this chapter.
192.56 - Abandoning of railroad stations.
192.73 - Sale of abandoned rail property after release by state.