§ 23-10-101. Definition
As used in this act, unless the context otherwise requires, “railroad” or “railroad corporation” means all corporations, companies, or individuals owning or operating any railroad in this state whether as owner, contractor, lessee, mortgagee, trustee, assignee, or receiver.
§ 23-10-102. Application of Acts 1887, No. 81 — Different railroad lines operated by same company
Whenever any railroad corporation, as lessee or otherwise, operates any railroad in connection with its own road, the provisions of this act as to charges for transportation and carrying freight and passengers shall apply to the other road so operated in like manner as if the other road were a part of the line of […]
§ 23-10-103. Railroads — Civil penalties for violations of §§ 23-4-603, 23-4-707, 23-4-710, 23-4-711, 23-4-713, and 23-10-104 — 23-10-108 — Actions to recover penalties
(a) Any railroad corporation that violates §§ 23-4-603, 23-4-707, 23-4-710, 23-4-711, or 23-4-713 or shall be a party concerned in the violation of § 23-10-108 shall forfeit and pay for every such offense any sum not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) and costs of suit, to be recovered by […]
§ 23-10-104. Railroads — Preferences as to services prohibited
No railroad or any lessee, manager, or employee thereof shall make any preferences in furnishing cars or motive power.
§ 23-10-105. Railroads — Discrimination in charges or facilities prohibited
(a) All individuals, associations, and corporations shall have equal rights to have persons and property transported over railroads in this state. (b) No unjust or undue discrimination shall be made in charges for, or in facilities for, transportation of freight or passengers within the state. (c) Persons and property transported over any railroad shall be […]
§ 23-10-106. Transportation companies — Discrimination in charges or facilities prohibited
No discrimination in charges or facilities for transportation shall be made between transportation companies and individuals or in favor of either by abatement, drawback, or otherwise.
§ 23-10-107. Railroads — Free transportation for officers, agents, etc
Nothing contained in this act shall make unlawful the issuance of free transportation to employees, widows and widowers of deceased employees, officers, agents, surgeons, physicians, and attorneys for common carrier railroad companies, or for dependent members of their families.
§ 23-10-108. Railroads — Officers, agents, or employees not to be personally interested in contracts
(a) No president, director, officer, agent, or employee of any railroad shall be interested, directly or indirectly, in the furnishing of materials or supplies to the railroad or in the business of transportation as a common carrier of freight or passengers over the works owned, leased, controlled, or worked by the railroad, nor in any […]
§ 23-10-109. Agreements for carrier to pay charge for use of additional mode of transportation void
(a) Any part of any agreement, arrangement, or other device entered into shall be unlawful and void which, as a condition to the transportation of property, requires or permits a regulated for-hire carrier of property, freight forwarder, private carrier, or other carrier or shipper or association or group of shippers to pay a charge, allowance, […]
§ 23-10-110. Railroads — Actions under Acts 1887, No. 81 — Attendance and testimony of officers, agents, etc
(a) In any action brought under this act, the court before which the action is pending may compel any president, director, officer, receiver, trustee, or agent of the railroad defendant in the action to attend and testify in the case. The court may compel the production of the books and papers of the railroad corporation […]