2005 Connecticut Code - Sec. 13b-222. (Formerly Sec. 16-71). Payment of fare not to be evaded.

      Sec. 13b-222. (Formerly Sec. 16-71). Payment of fare not to be evaded. No person shall fraudulently evade or attempt to evade the payment of any fare lawfully established by a railroad company. No person who does not, upon demand, pay such fare, shall be entitled to be transported over any railroad; but conductors or employees of railroad companies shall not put a passenger off a train between stations.

      (1949 Rev., S. 5461.)

      History: In 1981 Sec. 16-71 transferred to Sec. 13b-222.

      Annotations to former section 16-71:

      Conductor may remove passenger who refuses to pay. 28 C. 89. Company upheld in removing passenger for refusing to pay amount greater than cost of ticket, though ticket could not be obtained. 24 C. 249. Passenger is entitled to reasonable time to find misplaced ticket. 38 C. 559.