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Home » US Law » 2022 New Hampshire Revised Statutes » Title XXXIV - Public Utilities » Title 377 - Railroad Transportation of Passengers, Baggage and Freight

Section 377:1 – Reasonable and Equal Service.

    377:1 Reasonable and Equal Service. – Every railroad shall furnish to all persons reasonable and equal terms, facilities and accommodations for the transportation of persons and property over their railroad, and for the use of depots, buildings, and grounds in connection with such transportation, and for the interchange of such traffic at points of […]

Section 377:10 – Stealing Rides.

    377:10 Stealing Rides. – Whoever, without right, rides or attempts to ride upon a locomotive engine, tender, freight car, caboose or other conveyance not a part of a passenger train upon any railroad in this state shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Source. 1917, 58:1. PL 251:12. RL 301:12. 1951, 203:60 par. 10. RSA […]

Section 377:11 – Arrest.

    377:11 Arrest. – A sheriff, deputy sheriff, police officer or railroad police officer, upon view of an offense described in RSA 377:10, may, without a warrant, arrest the offender and take him to the nearest police station or other place of lawful detention in the county where the offense was committed. Source. 1917, 58:2. […]

Section 377:12 – Methods.

    377:12 Methods. – No passenger, mail or baggage car, except when in mixed trains composed of passenger and freight cars, shall be heated by common stoves or by any method of heating that has not been approved in writing by the department of transportation, or that is not permitted by them in the making […]

Section 377:13 – Penalty.

    377:13 Penalty. – If a railroad violates the provisions of RSA 377:12, it shall be guilty of a felony. Source. 1887, 95:2. PS 160:14. PL 251:24. RL 301:24. 1951, 203:60 par. 13. RSA 377:13. 1973, 529:90, eff. Oct. 31, 1973 at 11:59 p.m.

Section 377:14 – Amount.

    377:14 Amount. – Every passenger, in consideration of the fare paid by him, shall be entitled to have a reasonable amount of personal baggage carried by the same train on which he goes; but, if such baggage exceeds in value $100, the railroad shall not be liable for its loss or damage beyond that […]

Section 377:15 – Liability.

    377:15 Liability. – Every railroad shall be responsible for the safe transportation of all such baggage and for its delivery at the station for which the same was received, and in default thereof shall be liable to pay the owner the damage sustained, after the expiration of 30 days from the time notice of […]

Section 377:16 – Copy of RSA 377:15 to be Posted.

    377:16 Copy of RSA 377:15 to be Posted. – Every railroad shall cause a copy of RSA 377:15 to be kept posted at every depot on their railroad. Source. 1869, 27:2. GL 163:13. PS 160:18. PL 251:28. RL 301:28. 1951, 203:60 par. 17, eff. Sept. 1, 1951.

Section 377:17 – Handling.

    377:17 Handling. – If any baggagemaster, brakeman, express agent, stagedriver, hackman, porter or other person, whose duty it is to handle, remove or take care of the baggage of passengers or travelers, shall recklessly or willfully injure or destroy any trunk, valise, box, package or parcel, while loading, transporting, unloading, delivering, removing or storing […]

Section 377:18 – Perishable Articles.

    377:18 Perishable Articles. – A railroad, or any common carrier, may sell by auction or private sale any fresh fish, fresh meat, fruits, vegetables, grains or other quickly perishable articles that have been transported by them and have not been removed by the owner or consignee within a reasonable time after their arrival at […]

Section 377:19 – Other Property.

    377:19 Other Property. – It may sell by auction any other property that has been transported by it and has not been removed by the owner or consignee within one year after its arrival at the place of destination. Source. 1881, 80:1. 1883, 30:1. PS 160:27. PL 251:42. RL 301:42. 1951, 203:60 par. 19, […]

Section 377:2 – Prohibited Equipment.

    377:2 Prohibited Equipment. – No cars of wood superstructure shall be used for the transportation of passengers on any railroad within this state after January 1, 1954, without the consent of the department of transportation. Source. 1951, 203:60 par. 2. RSA 377:2. 1985, 402:6, I(e)(7).

Section 377:20 – Notice.

    377:20 Notice. – In such case it shall post a notice of the time and place of the sale and of the articles to be sold in 2 or more public places in the town where the property is situated at least 7 days before the day of sale; and, if the value of […]

Section 377:21 – Accounting.

    377:21 Accounting. – It shall make a statement of its doings in making the sale, of the proceeds thereof, of the charges and expenses incident thereto and of its charges against the consignee or owner, and shall cause the same to be recorded in the town clerk’s office, and it shall pay on demand […]

Section 377:3 – Penalty.

    377:3 Penalty. – If any railroad shall not comply with the provisions of RSA 377:1 or 377:2, it shall be for each offense guilty of a felony, and shall be liable to the party injured for his damages in an action on the case. Source. GS 149:3. GL 163:3. 1883, 105:1. PS 160:2. PL […]

Section 377:4 – Collecting Fares.

    377:4 Collecting Fares. – The conductor shall promptly collect, of passengers not entitled to ride free, the established fares or the tickets showing that they have paid. Source. 1852, 1277:3. CS 150:64. GS 149:6. 1874, 98:7. GL 163:6, 22; 216:8. PS 160:6. PL 251:6. RL 301:6. 1951, 203:60 par. 4. RSA 377:4. 1957, 111:1, […]

Section 377:5 – Removal for Nonpayment.

    377:5 Removal for Nonpayment. – If any such passenger shall not pay his fare or give up to the conductor a ticket showing payment thereof, the conductor may remove him from the train at some passenger station on the road, and may require others to aid him. If any person refuses or neglects to […]

Section 377:6 – Evading Fare.

    377:6 Evading Fare. – If a person fraudulently evades or attempts to evade the payment of the established fare by giving a false answer to the collector thereof, or by traveling beyond the point to which he has paid, or by leaving the train without having paid the fare, or by any other means, […]

Section 377:7 – Official Misconduct.

    377:7 Official Misconduct. – If a conductor, ticket-master or other officer of a railroad shall knowingly violate any provision of RSA 377 relative to fares, he shall be guilty of a violation and shall be incapable of holding any office or any employment on the railroad. Source. 1852, 1277:3. CS 150:64. GS 149:7. 1878, […]

Section 377:8 – Disorderly Conduct.

    377:8 Disorderly Conduct. – If a passenger or other person behaves in a noisy or disorderly manner, or is intoxicated or will not cease drinking intoxicating liquor of any kind upon a railway train or in a railroad or railway waiting room upon the request of the conductor of the train, or the person […]