2012 US Code
Title 49 - Transportation
Subtitle V - RAIL PROGRAMS (§§ 20101 - 28505)
Part A - SAFETY (§§ 20101 - 21311)
Chapter 201 - GENERAL (§§ 20101 - 20167)
Subchapter II - PARTICULAR ASPECTS OF SAFETY (§§ 20131 - 20167)
Section 20151 - Railroad trespassing, vandalism, and highway-rail grade crossing warning sign violation prevention strategy
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 49 - TRANSPORTATION |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 49 - TRANSPORTATION SUBTITLE V - RAIL PROGRAMS PART A - SAFETY CHAPTER 201 - GENERAL SUBCHAPTER II - PARTICULAR ASPECTS OF SAFETY Sec. 20151 - Railroad trespassing, vandalism, and highway-rail grade crossing warning sign violation prevention strategy |
Contains | section 20151 |
Date | 2012 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 15, 2013 |
Positive Law | Yes |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Added Pub. L. 103-440, title II, §219(a), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4625; amended Pub. L. 104-287, §5(49), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3393; Pub. L. 110-432, div. A, title II, §208(a), Oct. 16, 2008, 122 Stat. 4875. |
Statutes at Large References | 108 Stat. 4625 110 Stat. 3393 122 Stat. 4875 |
Public Law References | Public Law 103-440, Public Law 104-287, Public Law 110-432 |
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(b)
(c)
(A) civil or criminal penalties, or both, for vandalism of railroad equipment or property which could affect the safety of the public or of railroad employees; and
(B) civil or criminal penalties, or both, for trespassing on a railroad owned or leased right-of-way.
(2) Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008, the Secretary, after consultation with State and local governments and railroad carriers, shall develop and make available to State and local governments model State legislation providing for civil or criminal penalties, or both, for violations of highway-rail grade crossing signs, signals, markings, or other warning devices.
(d)
(1) to drive around a grade crossing gate in a position intended to block passage over railroad tracks;
(2) to drive through a flashing grade crossing signal;
(3) to drive through a grade crossing with passive warning signs without ensuring that the grade crossing could be safely crossed before any train arrived; and
(4) in the vicinity of a grade crossing, who creates a hazard of an accident involving injury or property damage at the grade crossing.
(Added Pub. L. 103–440, title II, §219(a), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4625; amended Pub. L. 104–287, §5(49), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3393; Pub. L. 110–432, div. A, title II, §208(a), Oct. 16, 2008, 122 Stat. 4875.)
References in TextThe date of enactment of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (c)(2), is the date of enactment of div. A of Pub. L. 110–432, which was approved Oct. 16, 2008.
Amendments2008—Pub. L. 110–432, §208(a)(1), substituted “Railroad trespassing, vandalism, and highway-rail grade crossing warning sign violation prevention strategy” for “Railroad trespassing and vandalism prevention strategy” in section catchline.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 110–432, §208(a)(2), added subsec. (a) and struck out former subsec. (a). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “In consultation with affected parties, the Secretary of Transportation shall evaluate and review current local, State, and Federal laws regarding trespassing on railroad property and vandalism affecting railroad safety, and develop model prevention strategies and enforcement laws to be used for the consideration of State and local legislatures and governmental entities. The first such evaluation and review shall be completed within 1 year after November 2, 1994. The Secretary shall revise such model prevention strategies and enforcement codes periodically.”
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 110–432, §208(a)(3), inserted “for Trespassing and Vandalism Prevention” after “Outreach Program” in heading.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 110–432, §208(a)(4), designated existing provisions as par. (1), redesignated former pars. (1) and (2) as subpars. (A) and (B), respectively, of par. (1), and added par. (2).
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 110–432, §208(a)(5), added subsec. (d).
1996—Subsecs. (a), (c). Pub. L. 104–287 substituted “November 2, 1994” for “the date of enactment of the Federal Railroad Safety Authorization Act of 1994”.
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