Alabama Statutes
§ 37-8-115 — Crew Member Acting on Instructions Not Responsible for Obstructing Streets, Etc
Alabama·Title 37 Public Utilities and Public Transportation·Ch. 8 Penal Provisions·Art. 5 Offenses Involving Common Carriers Generally·Div. 2 Violations by Railroad or Its Employees
No member of a train crew, yard crew or engine crew of a railroad, which is a common carrier, shall be held personally responsible or found guilty of violating any law of this state or any municipal ordinance regulating or intended to regulate the occupying or blocking of any street, road or highway crossing-at-grade by trains or passenger or freight cars upon reasonable proof that the occupying or blocking of said street, road or highway crossing-at-grade was necessary to comply with the orders or instructions either written or oral of his employer or its officers or supervisory officials; provided, that the provisions of this section shall not relieve the employer or railroad from any responsibility placed upon said employee or railroad by any such state laws or by such municipal ordinan
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Legislative History
(Acts 1969, No. 620, p. 1126, §1.)
Nearby Sections
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§ 37-1-1
Commission Established§ 37-1-100
Effective Date of Orders§ 37-1-101
Modification of Orders§ 37-1-102
Record of Proceedings§ 37-1-105
Rehearing§ 37-1-122
Time for Appeal; How Appeal Perfected