Rhode Island § 39-8-9 § 39-8-9. Order to maintain flagperson or precautionary appliance at grade crossing.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 39-8-9 — § 39-8-9. Order to maintain flagperson or precautionary appliance at grade crossing.

Rhode Island·Title 39 Public Utilities and Carriers·Ch. 39-8 Railroad Crossings

§ 39-8-9. Order to maintain flagperson or precautionary appliance at grade crossing.
Every railroad corporation or lessees, receivers, or trustees of the corporation operating
            railroads within this state shall cause flagpersons or gates or other precautionary
            measures or appliances to be established or substituted wherever the railroads cross
            public highways, whenever and as often as in the opinion of the commission it is necessary
            for the safety of the public.
         

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§ 39-8-9. Order to maintain flagperson or precautionary appliance at grade crossing.

Every railroad corporation or lessees, receivers, or trustees of the corporation operating railroads within this state shall cause flagpersons or gates or other precautionary measures or appliances to be established or substituted wherever the railroads cross public highways, whenever and as often as in the opinion of the commission it is necessary for the safety of the public.

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Legislative History

G.L. 1896, ch. 187, § 47; P.L. 1899, ch. 701, § 1; P.L. 1900, ch. 784, § 1; C.P.A. 1905, § 1130; G.L. 1909, ch. 215, § 51; G.L. 1923, ch. 251, § 42; G.L. 1938, ch. 124, § 42; impl. am. P.L. 1949, ch. 2174, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 39-8-9; P.L. 1969, ch. 240, § 11.