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Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(a) Any railroad employee who demands or receives from any shipper extra pay over and above the legal freight rate for placing or furnishing cars for the shipment of freight is guilty of a violation and upon conviction shall be fined in any sum not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200). Each car so placed or furnished is a separate offense under this section.
(b) Any shipper or other person who gives or offers to give any such extra pay to any such employee is guilty of a violation and upon conviction shall be fined in any sum not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200).
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arkansas Code Title 23. Public Utilities and Regulated Industries § 23-10-429. Employee demanding or receiving extra pay for furnishing car to shipper--Penalty - last updated March 28, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-23-public-utilities-and-regulated-industries/ar-code-sect-23-10-429/
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