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SC Code § 58-17-3630 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 17 - The General Railroad Law|Section 58-17-3630. Badges shall be worn by employees.

 Every conductor, baggagemaster, engineer, brakeman or other servant of any railroad corporation employed on a passenger train, or at stations for passengers, shall wear on his hat or cap a badge which shall indicate his office and the initial letters of the style of the corporation by which he is employed. No conductor or collector without such badge shall have any authority to meddle or interfere with any passenger, his baggage or his property. Each railroad corporation shall see that such badges are worn.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1223; 1952 Code Section 58-1223; 1942 Code Section 8419; 1932 Code Section 8419; Civ. C. '22 Section 4967; Civ. C. '12 Section 3272; Civ. C. '02 Section 2172; G. S. 1485; R. S. 1716.
SC Code § 58-17-3710 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 17 - The General Railroad Law|Section 58-17-3710. "Common carrier" defined.

 The term "common carrier" as used in this article shall include the receiver or receivers or other persons or corporations charged with the duty of the management and operation of the business of a common carrier.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1239; 1952 Code Section 58-1239; 1942 Code Section 8372; 1932 Code Section 8372; Civ. C. '22 Section 4920; 1916 (29) 970.
SC Code § 58-17-3720 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 17 - The General Railroad Law|Section 58-17-3720. Liability of railroads for negligence resulting in injuries to or death of employees; amount and disposition of damages in case of death of employee.

 Every common carrier by railroad while engaging in commerce within this State shall be liable in damages to any person suffering injury while he is employed by such carrier in such commerce or, in case of the death of such employee, to his personal representative for the benefit (a) of the surviving widow or husband and children of such employee, (b) if none, of such employee's parents and (c) if none, then of the next of kin, for such injury or death resulting in whole or in part from the negligence of any of the officers, agents or employees of such carrier or by reason of any defect or insufficiency, due to its negligence, in its cars, engines, appliances, machinery, track, roadbed, works, boats, wharves or other equipment. And in every such action the jury may give such damages as they may think proportioned to the injury or injuries resulting from such death to the parties, respectively, for whom and for whose benefit such action shall be brought and the amount so recovered shall be divided among the before-mentioned parties in such shares as they would have been entitled to if the deceased had died intestate and the amount recovered had been personal assets of his estate.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1231; 1952 Code Section 58-1231; 1942 Code Section 8366; 1932 Code Section 8366; Civ. C. '22 Section 4914; 1916 (29) 970.
SC Code § 58-17-3730 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 17 - The General Railroad Law|Section 58-17-3730. Effect of contributory negligence.

 In all actions hereafter brought against any such common carrier by railroad under or by virtue of any of the provisions of this article to recover damages for personal injuries to any employee or when such injuries have resulted in his death, the fact that the employee may have been guilty of contributory negligence shall not bar a recovery, but the damages shall be diminished by the jury in proportion to the amount of negligence attributable to such employee. But no such employee who may be injured or killed shall be held to have been guilty of contributory negligence when the violation by such common carrier of any statute enacted for the safety of employees contributed to the injury or death of such employee.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1232; 1952 Code Section 58-1232; 1942 Code Section 8367; 1932 Code Section 8367; Civ. C. '22 Section 4915; 1916 (29) 970.
SC Code § 58-17-3740 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 17 - The General Railroad Law|Section 58-17-3740. Assumption of risk.

 In any action brought against any common carrier under or by virtue of any of the provisions of this article to recover damages for injuries to, or the death of, any of its employees, such employee shall not be held to have assumed the risks of his employment when the violation by such common carrier of any statute enacted for the safety of employees contributed to the injury or death of such employee.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1233; 1952 Code Section 58-1233; 1942 Code Section 8368; 1932 Code Section 8368; Civ. C. '22 Section 4916; 1916 (29) 970.
SC Code § 58-17-3750 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 17 - The General Railroad Law|Section 58-17-3750. Any exemption from liability under article shall be void.

 Any contract, rule, regulation or device whatsoever the purpose or intent of which shall be to enable any common carrier to exempt itself from any liability created by this article shall to that extent be void.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1234; 1952 Code Section 58-1234; 1942 Code Section 8369; 1932 Code Section 8369; Civ. C. '22 Section 4917; 1916 (29) 970.
SC Code § 58-17-3760 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 17 - The General Railroad Law|Section 58-17-3760. Survival of right of action.

 Any right of action given by this article to a person suffering injury shall survive to his personal representatives, for the benefit of (a) the surviving widow or husband and children of such employee, (b) if none, such employee's parents and (c) if none, then of the next of kin of such employee. But in such case there shall be only one recovery for the same injury.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1235; 1952 Code Section 58-1235; 1942 Code Section 8371; 1932 Code Section 8371; Civ. C. '22 Section 4919; 1916 (29) 970.
SC Code § 58-17-3770 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 17 - The General Railroad Law|Section 58-17-3770. Limitation of actions.

 No action shall be maintained under this article unless commenced within two years from the day the cause of action accrued.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1236; 1952 Code Section 58-1236; 1942 Code Section 8370; 1932 Code Section 8370; Civ. C. '22 Section 4918; 1916 (29) 970.
SC Code § 58-17-3780 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 17 - The General Railroad Law|Section 58-17-3780. Setoffs.

 In any action brought against any such common carrier under or by virtue of any of the provisions of this article such common carrier may set off therein any sum it has contributed or paid to any insurance, relief, benefit or indemnity that may have been paid to the injured employee or the person entitled thereto on account of the injury or death for which such action was brought.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1237; 1952 Code Section 58-1237; 1942 Code Section 8369; 1932 Code Section 8369; Civ. C. '22 Section 4917; 1916 (29) 970.
SC Code § 58-17-3790 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 17 - The General Railroad Law|Section 58-17-3790. Punitive damages.

 Punitive damages shall not be recoverable in cases arising under this article except under circumstances under which exemplary damages are recoverable in cases arising under Section 58-17-3950.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1238; 1952 Code Section 58-1238; 1942 Code Section 8374; 1932 Code Section 8374; Civ. C. '22 Section 4922; 1916 (29) 970; 1951 (47) 782.
SC Code § 58-17-3800 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 17 - The General Railroad Law|Section 58-17-3800. Article shall be cumulative.

 Nothing in this article shall be held to limit the duty or liability of common carriers or to impair the rights of their employees under any other law not inconsistent with the provisions of this article but the remedies and provisions herein shall be held to be in addition to, and cumulative of, existing remedies.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1240; 1952 Code Section 58-1240; 1942 Code Section 8373; 1932 Code Section 8373; Civ. C. '22 Section 4921; 1916 (29) 970.
SC Code § 58-17-3910 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 17 - The General Railroad Law|Section 58-17-3910. Liability to landowners for damages for wrongful obstruction of watercourses.

 Railroad corporations shall be liable to landowners for all damages resulting from the wrongful obstruction of watercourses by such corporations and it shall not be necessary to allege and prove that such damages resulted from the negligent construction of the road or other works of such corporations, but any person who is damaged shall be entitled to recover as in actions against individuals upon showing the wrongful obstruction of such watercourses.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-967; 1952 Code Section 58-967; 1942 Code Section 8275; 1932 Code Section 8220; Civ. C. '22 Section 4784; Civ. C. '12 Section 3115; Civ. C. '02 Section 2041; 1897 (22) 489.
SC Code § 58-17-3920 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 17 - The General Railroad Law|Section 58-17-3920. Liability for damage caused by fire.

 Every railroad corporation shall be responsible in damages to any person whose buildings or other property may be injured by fire communicated by its locomotive engines or originating within the limits of the right of way of such road in consequence of the act of any of its authorized agents or employees, except when property shall have been placed on the right of way of such corporation unlawfully or without its consent, and each such corporation shall have an insurable interest in the property upon its route for which it may be so held responsible and may procure insurance thereon in its own behalf.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1198; 1952 Code Section 58-1198; 1942 Code Section 8362; 1932 Code Section 8362; Civ. C. '22 Section 4910; Civ. C. '12 Section 3226; Civ. C. '02 Section 2135; G. S. 1511; R. S. 1688; 1881 (17) 824.
SC Code § 58-17-3930 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 17 - The General Railroad Law|Section 58-17-3930. Penalty for failure to obey orders of Commission.

 Any railroad in this State refusing to obey any order of the Public Service Commission made under this chapter must forfeit not less than the sum of five hundred dollars nor more than two thousand dollars, to be recovered by the suit of the Office of Regulatory Staff in a suit in the court of common pleas. Any sum recovered must go to the general fund of this State.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1251; 1952 Code Section 58-1251; 1942 Code Section 8406; 1932 Code Section 8406; Civ. C. '22 Section 4954; Civ. C. '12 Section 3259; Civ. C. '02 Section 2164; 1935 (39) 25; 2006 Act No. 318, Section 138, eff May 24, 2006.
SC Code § 58-17-3940 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 17 - The General Railroad Law|Section 58-17-3940. Penalty for failure to pay recompense for violation of rule or regulation of Commission; action for recovery.

 If any railroad company doing business in this State, by its agents or employees, is guilty of a violation of the rules and regulations provided and prescribed by the commission and if, after due notice of a violation given by the Office of Regulatory Staff to the principal officer thereof, ample and full recompense for the wrong or injury done to any person as may be directed by the Office of Regulatory Staff, is not made within thirty days from the time of the notice, the company shall incur a penalty for each offense of not less than one thousand dollars nor more than five thousand dollars, to be fixed by the presiding judge. An action for recovery of any penalty shall lie in any county in the State in which the violation has occurred or the wrong has been perpetrated and shall be in the name of the State. The Office of Regulatory Staff must institute any action.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1252; 1952 Code Section 58-1252; 1942 Code Section 8338; 1932 Code Section 8338; Civ. C. '22 Section 4885; Civ. C. '12 Section 3205; Civ. C. '02 Section 2116; R. S. 1666; 1892 (21) 14; 2006 Act No. 318, Section 139, eff May 24, 2006.
SC Code § 58-17-3950 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 17 - The General Railroad Law|Section 58-17-3950. Actions for injuries to persons through violation of rules or regulations of Commission.

 If any railroad company doing business in this State shall, in violation of any rule or regulation provided by the Commission, inflict wrong or injury on any person, such person shall have a right of action and recovery for such wrong or injury in the county in which such wrong or injury was inflicted in any court having jurisdiction thereof and the damages to be recovered shall be the same as in an action between individuals, except that in cases of wilful violation of law such railroad companies shall be liable to exemplary damages.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1253; 1952 Code Section 58-1253; 1942 Code Section 8339; 1932 Code Section 8339; Civ. C. '22 Section 4886; Civ. C. '12 Section 3206; Civ. C. '02 Section 2117; R. S. 1667; 1892 (21) 14.
SC Code § 58-17-3960 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 17 - The General Railroad Law|Section 58-17-3960. Suits under foregoing section shall be brought within twelve months.

 All suits under Section 58-17-3950 shall be brought within twelve months of the commission of the alleged wrong or injury.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1253.1; 1955 (49) 262.
SC Code § 58-17-3970 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 17 - The General Railroad Law|Section 58-17-3970. Acts declared unlawful shall be prohibited.

 Each and every act, matter or thing in this chapter declared to be unlawful is hereby prohibited.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1253.2; 1952 Code Section 58-1253.1; 1942 Code Section 8453; 1932 Code Section 8470; Civ. C. '22 Section 5006; Civ. C. '12 Section 3308; Civ. C. '02 Section 2202; G. S. 1539; R. S. 1735; 1882 (17) 18.
SC Code § 58-17-3980 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 17 - The General Railroad Law|Section 58-17-3980. Damages and penalty for unlawful acts where no specific penalty provided.

 If any person commits or allows to be committed any act, matter, or thing in this chapter declared to be unlawful, omits to do any act, matter, or thing in this chapter required to be done, or is guilty of any violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, that person must, when no specific penalty is herein provided for the violation, forfeit and pay to the person who may sustain damage thereby a sum equal to three times the amount of the damages so sustained, to be recovered by the person so damaged by suit in the circuit court of any county in this State in which the person causing the damage can be found or may have an agent, office, or place of business. But in the case of recovery, the damage shall not be assessed at a less sum than two hundred and fifty dollars. And the person so offending shall, for each offense, forfeit and pay a penalty of not less than one thousand dollars, to be recovered by the State by action in any such circuit court to be brought by the Office of Regulatory Staff upon the request of the Public Service Commission.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1254; 1952 Code Section 58-1254; 1942 Code Section 8453; 1932 Code Section 8470; Civ. C. '22 Section 5006; Civ. C. '12 Section 3308; Civ. C. '02 Section 2202; G. S. 1539; R. S. 1735; 1882 (18) 18; 2006 Act No. 318, Section 140, eff May 24, 2006.
SC Code § 58-17-3990 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 17 - The General Railroad Law|Section 58-17-3990. Action under foregoing section shall be subject of equity jurisdiction.

 Any action brought as provided in Section 58-17-3980 to recover any penalty or damages shall be regarded as a subject of equity jurisdiction and discovery and affirmative relief may be sought and obtained therein. In any such action so brought as a case of equitable cognizance, preliminary or final injunction may, without allegation or proof of damage to the complainant, be granted upon proper application, restraining, forbidding and prohibiting the commission or continuance of any act, matter or thing by this chapter prohibited or forbidden.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1255; 1952 Code Section 58-1255; 1942 Code Section 8454; 1932 Code Section 8471; Civ. C. '22 Section 5007; Civ. C. '12 Section 3309; Civ. C. '02 Section 2203; G. S. 1539; R. S. 1736; 1882 (18) 18.
SC Code § 58-17-4000 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 17 - The General Railroad Law|Section 58-17-4000. Limitation of action.

 No action provided for in Sections 58-17-3980 and 58-17-3990 shall be sustained unless brought within two years after the cause of action shall accrue.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1256; 1952 Code Section 58-1256; 1942 Code Section 8456; 1932 Code Section 8473; Civ. C. '22 Section 5009; Civ. C. '12 Section 3311; Civ. C. '02 Section 2205; G. S. 1539; R. S. 1738; 1882 (18) 18.
SC Code § 58-17-4010 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 17 - The General Railroad Law|Section 58-17-4010. Testimony may be compelled; immunity from prosecution; production of books and papers.

 In any action under Section 58-17-3980 and upon any application for any injunction under Section 58-17-3990 any director, officer, receiver or trustee of any railroad corporation or company or any receiver, trustee or person operating any railroad company or any agent of any such corporation or company, receiver, trustee or person aforesaid, or of any of them alone or with any other person may be compelled to attend, appear and testify and give evidence. No claim that any such testimony or evidence might tend to incriminate the person testifying or giving evidence shall be of any avail; but such evidence shall not be used against such person on the trial of any indictment against him. The attendance and appearance of any such person who may be compelled to appear or testify, and the giving of testimony or evidence by such person and the production of books and papers by him may be compelled as in the case of any other witness and if such deposition or evidence or the production of any books or papers may be desired or required for the purpose of applying for or sustaining any injunction it and the production of books and papers may be had, taken and compelled by or before the clerk of the court in which such action is pending or in any manner provided by the laws of this State as to the taking of other depositions or evidence or the attendance of witnesses or the production of other books or papers.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1257; 1952 Code Section 58-1257; 1942 Code Section 8455; 1932 Code Section 8472; Civ. C. '22 Section 5008; Civ. C. '12 Section 3310; Civ. C. '02 Section 2204; G. S. 1539; R. S. 1737; 1882 (17) 18.
SC Code § 58-17-4020 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 17 - The General Railroad Law|Section 58-17-4020. Penalty for violation of chapter by individuals.

 Any director or officer of any railroad corporation or company or any receiver, trustee, lessee or person acting or engaged as a railroad or any agent of any such corporation or company, receiver, trustee, lessee or person, or of one of them alone or with any other corporation, person or party, who shall (a) directly or indirectly do, or cause or willingly suffer or permit to be done, any act, matter or thing in this chapter prohibited or forbidden, (b) directly or indirectly aid or abet therein, (c) directly or indirectly omit or fail to do any act, matter or thing in this chapter required to be done, (d) cause or willingly suffer or permit any act, matter or thing, so directed or required to be done, not to be so done, (e) directly or indirectly aid or abet any such omission or failure, (f) directly or indirectly be guilty of any infraction of this chapter or (g) directly or indirectly aid or abet therein shall, unless otherwise herein specially provided, be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than two hundred dollars.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1258; 1952 Code Section 58-1258; 1942 Code Section 8457; 1932 Code Section 8474; Civ. C. '22 Section 5010; Civ. C. '12 Section 3312; Civ. C. '02 Section 2206; G. S. 1540; R. S. 1739; 1882 (17) 18.
SC Code § 58-17-4030 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 17 - The General Railroad Law|Section 58-17-4030. Penalty for injury due to negligence or carelessness.

 When an engineman, fireman or other agent or officer of a railroad corporation is guilty of negligence or carelessness whereby an injury is done to any person he shall be punished by imprisonment not exceeding twelve months or by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1259; 1952 Code Section 58-1259; 1942 Code Section 8374-1; 1932 Code Section 1689; Cr. C. '22 Section 635; Cr. C. '12 Section 660; Cr. C. '02 Section 472; G. S. 1526; R. S. 369; 1881 (17) 834.
SC Code § 58-17-4040 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 17 - The General Railroad Law|Section 58-17-4040. Penalty for gross carelessness or negligence.

 Whoever, having management of, or control over, a railroad train while being used for the common carriage of persons, is guilty of gross carelessness or neglect in, or in relation to, the management or control thereof shall forfeit a sum not exceeding five thousand dollars or be imprisoned not more than three years.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1260; 1952 Code Section 58-1260; 1942 Code Section 8374-2; 1932 Code Section 1690; Cr. C. '22 Section 636; Cr. C. '12 Section 661; Cr. C. '02 Section 473; G. S. 1527; R. S. 370; 1881 (17) 835.
SC Code § 58-17-4050 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 17 - The General Railroad Law|Section 58-17-4050. Penalty for injury due to wilful violation.

 Any engineer, conductor or other agent or employee of any railroad company in this State who shall wilfully neglect to observe or shall wilfully violate any rule or regulation of the company to which such engineer or conductor may belong, whereby any person shall sustain or be in danger of sustaining any bodily injury shall be liable to be indicted for every such offense and, upon conviction thereof, be fined two hundred dollars and imprisoned for not exceeding one year, at the discretion of the judge before whom such case may be tried. Nothing therein contained shall be so construed as to relieve such engineer or conductor from responsibility under the law when the life of any person is destroyed.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1261; 1952 Code Section 58-1261; 1942 Code Sections 1127, 1693; 1932 Code Sections 1127, 1691; Cr. C. '22 Sections 24, 637; Cr. C. '12 Sections 169, 662; Cr. C. '02 Sections 138, 474; G. S. 2478; R. S. 136; R. S. 371; 1857 (12) 634.