§ 3734. Trespass on railroad property; penalty
§ 3734. Trespass on railroad property; penalty (a) Definitions. As used in this section: (1) “Passenger” means a person traveling by train with lawful authority and who does not participate in the train’s operation. The term “passenger” does not include a stowaway. (2) “Railroad” means any form of nonhighway ground transportation that runs on rails […]
§ 3755. Commissions
§ 3755. Commissions Upon petition of a person or corporation owning or operating a railroad, the Commissioner of Public Safety may, subject to the provisions of section 3757 of this subchapter, commission any employees of the railroad as the person or corporation designates to act as police officers in and upon the premises and equipment […]
§ 3756. Oath of office
§ 3756. Oath of office Each police officer so commissioned shall, before entering upon the duties of his or her office, take an oath of office administered by the Commissioner of Public Safety or his or her designee. (Added 1981, No. 104, § 1.)
§ 3757. Qualifications
§ 3757. Qualifications Persons commissioned pursuant to section 3755 of this subchapter shall be subject to minimum training standards established by rule of the Vermont Criminal Justice Council pursuant to 20 V.S.A. chapter 151. (Added 1981, No. 104, § 1; amended 2013, No. 141 (Adj. Sess.), § 14, eff. July 1, 2015.)
§ 3758. Powers
§ 3758. Powers Railroad police commissioned pursuant to this subchapter shall have the authority to act as police in and upon the premises and equipment owned, managed, or used by a railroad, and in all cases in which the rights of the employing or another railroad are involved, to exercise within this State all the […]
§ 3725. Refusal to pay fare; penalty
§ 3725. Refusal to pay fare; penalty A person entering as a passenger upon a railroad train and refusing to pay his fare shall be fined not more than $20.00 nor less than $2.00.
§ 3726. Running out of time; penalty
§ 3726. Running out of time; penalty A conductor, engineer, or other person having the control of an engine or train of cars, who runs such engine or train of cars or allows the same to be run upon a section of railroad, at the time designated for any other engine or train of cars […]
§ 3727. Only company’s engines to be run on road; penalty
§ 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 […]
§ 3698. Connecting roads not to charge more for short than long distance; exception
§ 3698. Connecting roads not to charge more for short than long distance; exception Two or more corporations whose roads connect shall not charge or receive for the transportation of freight to any station on the road of either of them a greater sum than is, at the time, charged or received for the transportation […]
§ 3699. Penalty; excursion tickets
§ 3699. Penalty; excursion tickets A person or corporation violating a provision of sections 3697 and 3698 of this title shall be liable to the party aggrieved for all damages sustained by reason of such violation, in an action on this statute. However, such sections shall not be so construed as to prevent the issuing […]