Sec. 2. (a) Every engineer or other person in charge of or operating an engine, who shall fail or neglect to comply with the provisions of section 1 of this chapter, shall be held personally liable to the state, in a penalty of not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than fifty dollars ($50.00), to be recovered in a civil action brought by the state in the circuit or superior court of any county where the crossing is located.
(b) A railroad company that violates section 1(c) of this chapter shall be held liable therefor to the state for a penalty of not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), to be recovered in a civil action brought by the state in the circuit or superior court of any county where the crossing is located. The railroad company in whose employ such engineer or person may be, as well as the engineer or person in charge of or operating the engine, shall be liable in damages to any person, or the person's representatives, who may be injured in property or person, or to any corporation that may be injured in property, by the neglect or failure of said engineer or other person as aforesaid.
(c) A railroad company that violates section 1(b) of this chapter may be held liable to the state for a penalty of not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) or more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), to be recovered in a civil action brought by the state in the circuit or superior court of any county where the crossing is located.
Formerly: Acts 1879(ss), c.77, s.2; Acts 1972, P.L.63, SEC.2. As amended by P.L.1-2009, SEC.69; P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.508.
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