2013 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers
CHAPTER 17 - THE GENERAL RAILROAD LAW
SECTION 58-17-4095. Parking or operating vehicle on railroad right-of-way prohibited; exceptions; penalty.

(A) No person may park or operate a vehicle on a railroad right-of-way where there are existing tracks unless the person:

(1) is an employee of the railroad which owns the right-of-way in the performance of his duties;

(2) has authority from the railroad which owns the right-of-way;

(3) is using a public or private roadway which crosses over the railroad at an established grade crossing;

(4) is acting in an official capacity with the military, police force, a fire fighting organization, or some similar public authority and must enter onto the railroad right-of-way to carry out his or her responsibilities; or

(5) is an employee of a public utility or telecommunications carrier, or of the forestry industry, and must enter onto the railroad right-of-way to carry out his responsibilities.

(B) For the purposes of this section, the term "vehicle" includes all standard vehicles normally operated on roadways, such as automobiles, trucks, vans, and motorcycles, and all off-road vehicles. Off-road vehicles include, but are not limited to, four-wheel drive or low-pressure tire vehicles, two or three wheel vehicles, amphibious machines, and ground-effect or air-cushioned vehicles.

(C) A person violating the provisions of this section, upon conviction, shall pay a fine of not more than two hundred dollars or serve a term of imprisonment for not more than thirty days.

HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 542, eff May 17, 1988.