Indiana § 8-8-1-10 - Violation; penalty; action to recover; exceptions
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§ 8-8-1-10. Violation; penalty; action to recover; exceptions
Sec. 10. Every common carrier, or the receiver thereof, using or permitting to be used or hauled on its line a locomotive, tender, car, or similar vehicle or train in violation of the provisions of this chapter is liable to a penalty of one hundred dollars ($100) for each violation, to be recovered in a suit or suits to be brought by and in the name of the Indiana department of transportation in a circuit or superior court of this state having jurisdiction over the offending carrier. This chapter does not apply to locomotives, tenders, cars, or trains exclusively used in the movement of logs when the height of the draw bars on the locomotives, tenders, and cars does not exceed twenty-five (25) inches or to locomotives, tenders, cars, similar vehicles, or trains while any are in actual use in interstate commerce.
Formerly: Acts 1907, c.118, s.10. As amended by P.L.62-1984, SEC.109; P.L.384-1987(ss), SEC.72; P.L.18-1990, SEC.82.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 8-8-1-10 ("Violation; penalty; action to recover; exceptions") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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