Connecticut § 13b-342 (Formerly Sec. 16-158). General orders regarding crossings. Forfeiture.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 13b-342 — (Formerly Sec. 16-158). General orders regarding crossings. Forfeiture.

Connecticut § 13b-342

Title 13bTransportation

Ch. 245bRailroad Operations

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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 13b-342 (2026).

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The Commissioner of Transportation may make orders for the regulation of the speed at which locomotives and cars shall cross highways and generally may make all orders which he deems necessary to prevent inconvenience to the public relating to the crossing or obstruction of highways by locomotives and cars. Any company which violates any such order shall forfeit to the state fifty dollars for each day of such violation. See Sec. 13b-348 re regulation of trains' speed in cities and boroughs.

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The Commissioner of Transportation may make orders for the regulation of the speed at which locomotives and cars shall cross highways and generally may make all orders which he deems necessary to prevent inconvenience to the public relating to the crossing or obstruction of highways by locomotives and cars. Any company which violates any such order shall forfeit to the state fifty dollars for each day of such violation. See Sec. 13b-348 re regulation of trains' speed in cities and boroughs.

Legislative History

(1949 Rev., S. 5540; P.A. 75-486, S. 1, 69; P.A. 77-614, S. 571, 587, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 85, 136.) History: P.A. 75-486 substituted “public utilities control authority” for “commission”, i.e. public utilities commission, effective December 1, 1975; P.A. 77-614 and P.A. 78-303 substituted “commissioner of transportation” for “public utilities control authority”, effective January 1, 1979; in 1981 Sec. 16-158 transferred to Sec. 13b-342. Annotations to former section 16-158: In absence of order, whether speed is excessive is question of fact. 81 C. 609; 82 C. 3; 83 C. 323. Cited. 122 C. 293; 136 C. 683. Cited. 15 CS 109. Annotation to present section: Cited. 33 CA 775.