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§ 27-51-701. Penalty generally

Any person who violates any of the provisions of this subchapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) and not more than two hundred dollars ($200).

§ 27-51-702. Obedience to signals at crossings required

(a) Whenever any person driving a vehicle approaches a railroad grade crossing under any of the circumstances stated in this section, then the driver of the vehicle shall stop within fifty feet (50′) but not less than fifteen feet (15′) from the nearest rail of such railroad and shall not proceed until he or she […]

§ 27-51-703. Certain vehicles to stop at all crossings — Exceptions

(a) The driver of any motor vehicle carrying passengers for hire, any school bus carrying any school child, or any vehicle carrying explosive substances or flammable liquids as a cargo or part of a cargo before crossing at grade any tracks of a railroad shall stop the vehicle within fifty feet (50′) but not less […]

§ 27-51-704. Trucks carrying explosives or flammable liquids

(a) The operator of any truck carrying any explosive substances or flammable liquids or gases as a cargo or part of a cargo shall, before crossing any railroad tracks, stop the vehicle within fifty feet (50′) but not less than fifteen feet (15′) from the nearest railroad and while stopped shall open the door of […]

§ 27-51-705. Moving heavy equipment at crossings

(a) No person shall operate or move any crawler-type tractor, steam shovel, derrick, roller, or any equipment or structure having a normal operating speed of up to ten miles per hour (10 m.p.h.) or a vertical body or load clearance of less than one-half inch (½”) per foot of the distance between any two (2) […]

§ 27-51-706. Designation of particularly dangerous crossings

(a) The State Highway Commission and local authorities, with the approval of the commission, are authorized to designate particularly dangerous state highway grade crossings of railroads and to erect stop signs there. (b) When stop signs are erected, the driver of any vehicle shall stop within fifty feet (50′) but not less than ten feet […]