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Arkansas Code Title 23. Public Utilities and Regulated Industries § 23-12-609. Establishment, discontinuance, modification, etc., of service generally--Failure to comply with findings and mandate--Penalty

Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Any railroad, railroad company, lessee, or operator of the railroad company, which fails or refuses to comply with the findings, decrees, and mandates of the Arkansas Department of Transportation within the time specified therein, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.

(b) The district prosecuting attorney shall bring the proceeding in any court having competent jurisdiction, and upon conviction the railroad, railroad company, lessee, or operator of the railroad company shall be fined in any sum not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100).

(c)(1) Every day of the violation, refusal, failure, or neglect shall constitute a separate offense.

(2) However, no order for doing anything hereinabove provided shall be made by the department until all parties concerned shall receive ten (10) days' notice of the proposed change.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arkansas Code Title 23. Public Utilities and Regulated Industries § 23-12-609. Establishment, discontinuance, modification, etc., of service generally--Failure to comply with findings and mandate--Penalty - last updated March 28, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-23-public-utilities-and-regulated-industries/ar-code-sect-23-12-609/

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