Ohio Statutes
§ 4999.05 — Flagmen on railroads
Ohio § 4999.05
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Bluebook
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4999.05 (2026).
Text
No person or company owning, operating, or controlling a railroad shall employ as a flagman, hostler, or assistant hostler, a person who cannot read, write, and speak the English language. Whoever violates this section shall be fined not less than five hundred nor more than one thousand dollars. This section does not apply to flagmen at street or highway crossings.
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Legislative History
Effective: October 1, 1953 | Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
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Bluebook (online)
Ohio § 4999.05, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/oh/4999.05.