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SC Code § 58-15-870 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 15 - Railroad, Street Railway, Steamboat And Canal Companies|Section 58-15-870. Injury to railroad or electric railway; penalties.

 (A) It is unlawful for a person to wilfully and maliciously cut, mutilate, deface, or otherwise injure a railroad or electric railway, including anything appertaining to the railroad or electric railway or any material or instrument for the construction of the railroad or electric railway.  (B) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than one thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.  (C) A person who violates this section resulting in the endangerment of another person's life or great bodily injury to another person is guilty of a felony, and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than twenty years. "Great bodily injury" means bodily injury which creates a substantial risk of death or which causes serious, permanent disfigurement, or protracted loss or impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ.  (D) A person who violates this section resulting in the death of another person is guilty of a felony, and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than thirty years.  (E) In addition to the penalties provided by subsections (B), (C), and (D), except in the case of an electric railway, the person shall forfeit to the railroad company for each offense treble the damages proved to have been sustained to be recovered in a tort action in the railroad company's name.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-738; 1952 Code Section 58-738; 1942 Code Sections 1198, 8451; 1932 Code Sections 1198, 8468; Civ. C. '22 Section 5004; Cr. C. '22 Section 87; Civ. C. '12 Section 3306; Cr. C. '12 Section 248; Civ. C. '02 Section 2200; Cr. C. '02 Section 191; G. S. 1518, 1519; R. S. 180, 1733; 1881 (17) 832; 1906 (25) 47; 2014 Act No. 189 (S.560), Section 1, eff June 2, 2014.
SC Code § 58-15-875 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 15 - Railroad, Street Railway, Steamboat And Canal Companies|Section 58-15-875. Unlawful to purchase, sell, or transport railroad track materials for recycling; method of payment; penalties.

 (A) It is unlawful to purchase, sell, or transport railroad track materials for the purpose of recycling.  (B) This section does not apply to:  (1) a railroad company or a railroad company's authorized agent;  (2) a business that owns a railroad spur;  (3) an independent railroad contractor; or  (4) a person or business with a letter of authorization from a special agent of a railroad company class 1 or shortline. An entity removing or authorizing the removal of railroad track materials from private property must obtain a letter of authorization from the railroad company servicing the property.  (C) Payment for railroad track materials only must be made to the railroad company or the company's principals, the business that owns the railroad spur or the businesses' principals, the independent railroad contractor or the contractor's principals, or the person or business authorized by the railroad company or the businesses' principals.  (D) A person who violates this section:  (1) for a first offense, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than two hundred and fifty dollars, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both;  (2) for a second offense, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned not more than three years, or both; and  (3) for a third or subsequent offense, is guilty of a felony, and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than one thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.  HISTORY: 2014 Act No. 189 (S.560), Section 2, eff June 2, 2014.
SC Code § 58-15-880 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 15 - Railroad, Street Railway, Steamboat And Canal Companies|Section 58-15-880. Riotous or disorderly conduct on trains; ejection.

 Anyone who shall in any way be guilty of riotous or disorderly conduct or who shall conduct himself in any way to the annoyance of the traveling public on a train, coach or car of any common carrier shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars or imprisonment for not more than thirty days. Anyone conducting himself in the manner herein described shall be subject to be ejected from such train, coach or car. Anyone so ejected shall have no cause of action for such ejectment.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-739; 1952 Code Section 58-739; 1942 Code Section 1705; 1932 Code Section 1705; Cr. C. '22 Section 651; Cr. C. '12 Section 676; 1910 (26) 702.
SC Code § 58-15-890 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 15 - Railroad, Street Railway, Steamboat And Canal Companies|Section 58-15-890. Use in advertisement of cross usually used as crossing sign by railroads.

 It shall be unlawful for any person to use for advertising purposes the kind of a cross usually used as a crossing sign by steam and electric railroads. Any violation of the provisions of this section shall be punishable by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars or imprisonment for not more than thirty days.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-740; 1952 Code Section 58-740; 1942 Code Section 1310; 1932 Code Section 1319; Cr. C. '22 Section 211; 1917 (30) 161.
SC Code § 58-15-900 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 15 - Railroad, Street Railway, Steamboat And Canal Companies|Section 58-15-900. Making, selling or purchasing duplicate railroad switch keys.

 It shall be unlawful for any person to make, buy, sell or give away to any other person any duplicate key to any lock belonging to or in use by any railroad company in this State on its switches or switch tracks except upon the written order of that officer of such railroad company whose duty it is to distribute and issue switch lock keys to the employees of such railroad company. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and for each and every offense shall be subject to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars or imprisonment not exceeding thirty days.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-742; 1952 Code Section 58-742; 1942 Code Section 1710; 1932 Code Section 1710; 1924 (33) 1185.
SC Code § 58-15-910 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 15 - Railroad, Street Railway, Steamboat And Canal Companies|Section 58-15-910. Bell and whistle shall be installed on locomotives and sounded at crossings.

 A bell of at least thirty pounds' weight and a steam or air whistle shall be placed on each locomotive engine or interurban car and such bell shall be rung or such whistle sounded by the engineer, fireman or motorman at the distance of at least five hundred yards from the place where the railroad crosses any public highway, street or traveled place and be kept ringing or whistling until the engine or interurban car has crossed such highway, street or traveled place. If such engine or car shall be at a standstill within less distance than one hundred rods of such crossing such bell shall be rung or such whistle sounded for at least thirty seconds before such engine or interurban car shall be moved and shall be kept ringing or sounding until such engine or interurban car shall have crossed such public highway or street or traveled place. A gong of not less than ten inches in diameter may be placed upon interurban cars in lieu of a bell as herein required and shall be sounded as herein provided.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-743; 1952 Code Section 58-743; 1942 Code Section 8355; 1932 Code Section 8355; Civ. C. '22 Section 4903; Civ. C. '12 Section 3222; Civ. C. '02 Section 2132; G. S. 1483; R. S. 1685; 1881 (17) 825; 1919 (31) 102.
SC Code § 58-15-920 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 15 - Railroad, Street Railway, Steamboat And Canal Companies|Section 58-15-920. Lien of judgments for certain injuries.

 Whenever a cause of action shall arise against any railroad or street railway corporation in favor of any person for personal injury or injury to property sustained by any person or in favor of any municipal corporation for any injuries to any of the streets or highways of such municipal corporation and such cause of action shall be prosecuted to judgment by the person injured, his legal representatives or such municipal corporation the judgment shall relate back to the date when the cause of action arose and shall be a lien as of that date upon the income, property and franchise of such corporation, enforceable in any court of competent jurisdiction by attachment or levy and sale under execution, and shall take precedence and priority of payment of any mortgage, deed of trust or other security given to secure the payment of bonds made by such railroad or street railway company if such action shall have been commenced within two years from the time that the injury was sustained.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-744; 1952 Code Section 58-744; 1942 Code Section 8376; 1932 Code Section 8376; Civ. C. '22 Section 4924; Civ. C. '12 Section 3229; Civ. C. '02 Section 2138; G. S. 1528; R. S. 1691; 1897 (22) 415; 1930 (36) 1363.
SC Code § 58-15-930 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 15 - Railroad, Street Railway, Steamboat And Canal Companies|Section 58-15-930. Liability of railroads having relief departments.

 When any railroad company has what is usually called a relief department for its employees, the members of which are required or permitted to pay some dues, fees, moneys or compensation to be entitled to the benefits thereof upon the death or injury of the employee, a member of such relief department, such railroad company shall pay to the person entitled to it the amount it was agreed the employee or his heirs-at-law should receive from such relief department. The acceptance of such amount shall not operate to estop or in any way bar the right of such employee or his personal representative to recover damages of such railroad company for injury or death caused by the negligence of such company, its agents or servants, as provided by law and any contract or agreement to the contrary shall be ineffective for that purpose.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-746; 1952 Code Section 58-746; 1942 Code Section 7171; 1932 Code Section 7171; Civ. C. '22 Section 3893; Civ. C. '12 Section 2577; 1903 (24) 79.
SC Code § 58-15-940 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 15 - Railroad, Street Railway, Steamboat And Canal Companies|Section 58-15-940. Fiscal year for railroads.

 The fiscal year for which reports shall be made by railroad companies in the State to the Office of Regulatory Staff and to other officers of the State shall terminate on the thirty-first day of December, so as to conform to the calendar year and to the fiscal year as fixed by the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-748; 1952 Code Section 58-748; 1942 Code Section 8245; 1932 Code Section 8280; Civ. C. '22 Section 4828; 1917 (30) 163; 1935 (39) 25; 1982 Act No. 331, Section 4, eff April 9, 1982; 2006 Act No. 318, Section 100, eff May 24, 2006.
SC Code § 58-15-950 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 15 - Railroad, Street Railway, Steamboat And Canal Companies|Section 58-15-950. Reports to conform to fiscal year.

 All reports required by law to be made by railroad companies to the Office of Regulatory Staff or to other officers of the State at specified times and based upon the operations of such railroad companies for the fiscal year preceding such reports shall be made after the thirty-first day of December of every year.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-749; 1952 Code Section 58-749; 1942 Code Sections 2678, 8246; 1932 Code Sections 2678, 8281; Civ. C. '22 Section 4829; 1917 (30) 163; 1922 (32) 947; 1935 (39) 25; 1982 Act No. 331, Section 5, eff April 9, 1982; 2006 Act No. 318, Section 101, eff May 24, 2006.
SC Code § 58-15-960 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 15 - Railroad, Street Railway, Steamboat And Canal Companies|Section 58-15-960. Time for filing annual reports.

 All annual reports required to be filed with the Office of Regulatory Staff by railroads doing business in this State shall be filed with the Office of Regulatory Staff within three months after the close of the year for which the report is made. But the Office of Regulatory Staff may, upon sufficient cause being shown, extend the time for the filing of such reports for a period not exceeding ninety days.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-750; 1952 Code Section 58-750; 1946 (44) 2597; 2006 Act No. 318, Section 102, eff May 24, 2006.
SC Code § 58-15-1110 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 15 - Railroad, Street Railway, Steamboat And Canal Companies|Section 58-15-1110. Violation by railroads of Interstate Commerce Act shall be unlawful.

 It shall be unlawful for any railroad corporation doing business in this State or any officer, agent or employee thereof to do herein any act which constitutes a violation of the act of Congress entitled "An Act to Regulate Commerce," or the acts amendatory thereof, or any order of the Interstate Commerce Commission issued thereunder. Any such corporation violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a high misdemeanor and liable to indictment therefor in any county in which such offense is committed and, on conviction, shall be fined not less than one thousand dollars nor more than five thousand dollars for each such offense. And the doing of any such act shall constitute a ground for the forfeiture of the charter and franchise of any such corporation in this State and for the withdrawal and forfeiture of any franchise or license or right to operate railroads herein enjoyed or exercised herein by grant, contract, statute or comity by any such corporation chartered elsewhere and any person or corporation, public or private, injured by any such act of such railroad company, may maintain quo warranto in the circuit court of the residence or, if a nonresident, of the principal office of such corporation, to enforce such forfeiture, which said court is hereby given jurisdiction so to decree. Conviction and punishment for a misdemeanor under this section shall not prevent proceedings also for forfeiture and judgment.  Any officer, agent or employee doing or engaged in any such act shall also be guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars and imprisonment not to exceed twelve months, or either or both of these penalties.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-761; 1952 Code Section 58-761; 1942 Code Section 1712; 1932 Code Section 1712; Cr. C. '22 Section 657; Cr. C. '12 Section 682; Cr. C. '02 Section 485; 1897 (22) 448.
SC Code § 58-15-1120 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 15 - Railroad, Street Railway, Steamboat And Canal Companies|Section 58-15-1120. County where violation deemed committed.

 Every violation of the provisions of Section 58-15-1110 shall equally be held to have been committed in the county in which such act is finally carried out or in which any illegal charge is collected, as well as that in which the act or charge is ordered or agreed upon or any step taken in execution thereof.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-762; 1952 Code Section 58-762; 1942 Code Section 1713; 1932 Code Section 1713; Cr. C. '22 Section 658; Cr. C. '12 Section 683; Cr. C. '02 Section 486; 1897 (22) 448.
SC Code § 58-15-1130 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 15 - Railroad, Street Railway, Steamboat And Canal Companies|Section 58-15-1130. Taking part in violations shall be unlawful.

 Every person taking part in any such violation in any way, even in carrying out the orders of superior officers or in collecting the proceeds of any illegal charge, shall be equally guilty of a violation of Section 58-15-1110.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-763; 1952 Code Section 58-763; 1942 Code Section 1713; 1932 Code Section 1713; Cr. C. '22 Section 658; Cr. C. '12 Section 683; Cr. C. '02 Section 486; 1897 (22) 448.
SC Code § 58-15-1140 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 15 - Railroad, Street Railway, Steamboat And Canal Companies|Section 58-15-1140. Each violation shall constitute a separate offense.

 Each act done in violation of such Act to Regulate Commerce, its amendments or orders of said commission, and each separate failure to obey the same or discrimination, preference, or overcharge to each separate person shall constitute, both as to the railroad company offending or such officers, agents, or employees, separate offenses hereunder and render the corporation or person offending liable to successive indictments and punishment therefor.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-764; 1952 Code Section 58-764; 1942 Code Section 1714; 1932 Code Section 1714; Cr. C. '22 Section 659; Cr. C. '12 Section 684; Cr. C. '02 Section 488; 1897 (22) 448; 2006 Act No. 318, Section 103, eff May 24, 2006.
SC Code § 58-15-1510 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 15 - Railroad, Street Railway, Steamboat And Canal Companies|Section 58-15-1510. Commission may provide rules and regulations with reference to crossing.

 The Public Service Commission may provide such rules and regulations with reference to the crossing of railroad tracks by public highways as in its judgment will be conducive to the public safety.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-801; 1952 Code Section 58-801; 1942 Code Section 8228; 1932 Code Section 8270; Civ. C. '22 Section 4818; 1920 (31) 1124; 1935 (39) 25.
SC Code § 58-15-1520 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 15 - Railroad, Street Railway, Steamboat And Canal Companies|Section 58-15-1520. Investigation of crossings requiring overpass or underpass.

 The commission upon petition may request the Office of Regulatory Staff to investigate crossings and may require that any necessary crossing be made either above or below grade, so as to avoid, as far as possible, any grade crossings.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-802; 1952 Code Section 58-802; 1942 Code Section 8228; 1932 Code Section 8270; Civ. C. '22 Section 4818; 1920 (31) 1124; 1935 (39) 25; 2006 Act No. 318, Section 104, eff May 24, 2006.
SC Code § 58-15-1530 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 15 - Railroad, Street Railway, Steamboat And Canal Companies|Section 58-15-1530. Payment of expense of elimination or relocation of grade crossings.

 If the Commission shall decide that such a crossing should be eliminated or relocated it shall apportion, assess and require the payment by such railroad company of its proper pro rata share of the expense incident to the construction and grading of any highway or road appurtenant to such elimination or relocation but the cost to be assessed against such railroad company shall not exceed its proper pro rata share for more than one fourth of one mile and, in the case of railroads independently operated having less than eighty miles of road within this State, shall not exceed its proper pro rata share for more than one eighth of a mile.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-803; 1952 Code Section 58-803; 1942 Code Section 8228; 1932 Code Section 8270; Civ. C. '22 Section 4818; 1920 (31) 1124; 1935 (39) 25.
SC Code § 58-15-1540 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 15 - Railroad, Street Railway, Steamboat And Canal Companies|Section 58-15-1540. Eliminated crossings shall be closed.

 Such crossings as are eliminated by virtue of this article shall be closed as public highways or travel places.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-804; 1952 Code Section 58-804; 1942 Code Section 8228; 1932 Code Section 8270; Civ. C. '22 Section 4818; 1920 (31) 1124; 1935 (39) 25.
SC Code § 58-15-1610 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 15 - Railroad, Street Railway, Steamboat And Canal Companies|Section 58-15-1610. Definitions.

 (1) The term "grade crossing" as used in this article means a crossing at grade of a public street or highway over a track or tracks of a railroad.  (2) The term "department" as used in this article means any subdivision or agency of the State having authority to locate or construct roads or streets.  (3) The term "railroad" as used in this article shall include all steam railroads and interurban electric railroads of more than twenty miles in length, which are operated as common carriers, but shall not include street railroads operated in whole or in part within the limits of any incorporated city or town or private logging roads.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-811; 1952 Code Section 58-811; 1942 Code Section 8472; 1932 Code Section 8447; 1924 (33) 1057.
SC Code § 58-15-1620 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 15 - Railroad, Street Railway, Steamboat And Canal Companies|Section 58-15-1620. Application of article.

 The provisions of this article shall apply throughout the State to the elimination of grade crossings, whether such elimination be made upon the order or request of the State Highway Commission, counties, cities, drainage districts or other subdivisions or departments of the State government.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-812; 1952 Code Section 58-812; 1942 Code Section 8462; 1932 Code Section 8437; 1924 (33) 1057.
SC Code § 58-15-1625 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 15 - Railroad, Street Railway, Steamboat And Canal Companies|Section 58-15-1625. Department of Transportation authorized to eliminate railroad grade crossings.

 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department of Transportation may order legally closed and abolished as a public way, within the limits of a railroad right-of-way, a grade crossing then in existence at the time the department assumes jurisdiction of the matter, upon a finding that the enhancement of public safety resulting from such closing outweighs any inconvenience caused by increased circuitry of highway routes. This order by the department may be issued either in connection with, or independent of, an order relating to automatic train-activated warning signals. The authority of the department legally to close and abolish grade crossings is in addition to authority granted by law to other state agencies or to local units of government to close and abolish grade crossings. Upon the issuance of the order by the department, the railroad or railroads involved shall physically remove the crossing from the tracks, and the governmental unit maintaining the highway shall remove or barricade the approaches to the crossing.  HISTORY: 1992 Act No. 399, Section 3, eff June 1, 1992; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1554, eff July 1, 1993.