Mississippi § 77-9-229 - Backing into or along a passenger depot; penalty.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 77-9-229 — Backing into or along a passenger depot; penalty., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 77-9-229. Backing into or along a passenger depot; penalty.
It shall be unlawful to back a train of cars, or part of a train, or an engine into or along a passenger depot at a greater rate of speed than three (3) miles an hour. Every such train, part of a train, or engine backing into or along a passenger depot, and within fifty (50) feet thereof, shall, for at least three hundred (300) feet before it reaches or comes opposite to such depot, be preceded by a servant of the railroad company on foot, not exceeding forty (40) nor under twenty (20) feet in advance, to give warning. For every injury inflicted by a railroad company while violating this section, the party injured may recover full damages without regard to mere contributory negligence. A failure to observe this section shall cause a railroad company to be liable to a fine of fifty dollars ($50.00) for each offense.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 77-9-229 ("Backing into or along a passenger depot; penalty.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. 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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