Indiana § 8-9-5-2 - Violation; brakemen or conductors; penalty; exception
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§ 8-9-5-2. Violation; brakemen or conductors; penalty; exception
Sec. 2. If any person shall act or serve as a conductor on a railroad train upon any railroad in the state of Indiana which is more than twenty-five (25) miles in length without, for one (1) year prior thereto, having worked or served as a brakeman or conductor on a railroad train, he commits a Class C infraction, and each day he so acts or serves shall constitute a separate offense: Provided, That any person who for part of said period of one (1) year has worked or served as a brakeman on a railroad train and for the remainder of such period has worked or served as a conductor on such a train shall be deemed to possess the qualifications required by this chapter to serve or act as such a conductor.
Formerly: Acts 1913, c.43, s.2. As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.57, SEC.2.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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