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Current as of March 08, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
A. Each railroad corporation shall equip its locomotives with a bell weighing not less than twenty pounds.
B. Any railroad corporation which fails to comply with subsection A of this section is liable for a penalty of one hundred dollars which shall be recovered by an action filed by the attorney general in the name of the state.
C. The amount recovered shall be paid as follows:
1. One half thereof to the informer, if there is an informer as determined by the court in which the action is filed.
D. In addition to the penalty provided by subsection B of this section, the corporation shall be liable for all damages sustained by any person for failure of the corporation to comply with subsection A of this section.
E. A separate action may be filed for each violation of subsection A of this section.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arizona Revised Statutes Title 40. Public Utilities and Carriers § 40-847. Bells on locomotives; violation; penalties - last updated March 08, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/az/title-40-public-utilities-and-carriers/az-rev-st-sect-40-847/
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