South Carolina § 58-17-3360 Electric hand lanterns.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 58-17-3360 — Electric hand lanterns.

South Carolina § 58-17-3360

Title 58PUBLIC UTILITIES, SERVICES AND CARRIERS

Ch. 17THE GENERAL RAILROAD LAW

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Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 58-17-3360 (2026).

Text

All railroad carriers must equip trainmen in their employ engaged in switching and train movements in intrastate commerce in this State with electric hand lanterns, of a type approved by the Office of Regulatory Staff, containing at least one extra bulb capable of being immediately lighted in case of failure of the main bulb. The use by any railroad carrier of oil lanterns in connection with such movements is hereby prohibited. Any railroad carrier violating any of the provisions of this section must be punished by a fine not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars and each day during which any flagrant violation continues constitutes a separate offense.

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All railroad carriers must equip trainmen in their employ engaged in switching and train movements in intrastate commerce in this State with electric hand lanterns, of a type approved by the Office of Regulatory Staff, containing at least one extra bulb capable of being immediately lighted in case of failure of the main bulb. The use by any railroad carrier of oil lanterns in connection with such movements is hereby prohibited. Any railroad carrier violating any of the provisions of this section must be punished by a fine not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars and each day during which any flagrant violation continues constitutes a separate offense.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 58-1196; 1952 Code SECTION 58-1196; 1942 Code SECTION 1696; 1938 (40) 1621; 2006 Act No. 318, SECTION 133, eff May 24, 2006.