Vermont Statutes Title 5 Sec. 3727
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 5 Sec. 3727
- 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.
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Person: means an individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association, joint stock association, or body politic, including a trustee, receiver, assignee, or other similar representative. See
- road: shall include bridges thereon and their approaches. See
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
§ 3727. Only company’s engines to be run on road; penalty
A locomotive, engine, or other power shall not run upon a railroad, except those that belong to and are controlled by the person owning and managing the road, unless by the person’s consent. An engineer or other person violating the provisions of this section shall be liable to the person owning and managing the road for the damages sustained due to the violation and shall be fined not more than $500.00. If a collision of trains results from the violation of this section and an individual is killed, the engineer or other person shall be guilty of manslaughter. This section shall not be enforced when it conflicts with the charter of a railroad corporation organized under the laws of this State. (Amended 2021, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 41, eff. July 1, 2022.)