Iowa § 327G.11 - 327G.11 Private farm crossings.
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§ 327G.11. 327G.11 Private farm crossings.
When a person owns farmland on both sides of a railway, or when a railway runs parallel with a public highway thereby separating a farm from such highway, the corporation owning or operating the railway, on request of the owner of the farmland, shall construct and maintain a safe and adequate farm crossing or roadway across the railway and right-of-way at such reasonable place as the owner of the farmland may designate. A private farm crossing established or installed pursuant to this section shall be used solely for farming or agricultural purposes. [R60, §1329; C73, §1268; C97, §2022; S13, §2022; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8011; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §478.12; C77, 79, 81, §327G.11] 90 Acts, ch 1184, §1 Referred to in §327G.81 Fri Dec 12 19:52:20 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 327G.11 (18, 0)
Source: official Iowa text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 327G.11 ("327G.11 Private farm crossings.") is part of the Iowa Code, the codified statutory law of Iowa. 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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