(a) Every person, firm or corporation operating or controlling any railroad running through or within this state shall:

Attorney's Note

Under the Tennessee Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
class C misdemeanorup to 30 daysup to $50
For details, see Tenn. Code § 40-35-111

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 65-12-105

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(1) Provide each of its track motor cars when used during the period from thirty (30) minutes before sunset to thirty (30) minutes after sunrise with a permanently installed or portable electric light of such construction and with such candle power as to render visible at a distance of three hundred feet (300′) in advance of such track motor car any track obstruction, landmark, warning sign or grade crossing and shall also provide each such track motor car when so used with a red light for use on the rear thereof with sufficient candle power as to be visible at a distance of three hundred feet (300′); and
(2) Equip each of its track motor cars with a windshield and a device for cleaning rain and snow therefrom so constructed as to be controlled or operated by the operator of such track motor car.
(b) It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, operating or controlling any railroad running through or within this state, to operate or use any track motor car from thirty (30) minutes before sunset to thirty (30) minutes after sunrise, which is not equipped with lights of candle power and other equipment as provided in this section.
(c) Any person, firm or corporation operating or controlling any railroad running through or within this state using or permitting to be used on its line in this state a track motor car in violation of this section commits a Class C misdemeanor. Each day’s violation is a separate offense.
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