Utah § 56-1-16 - Time schedules to be maintained -- Notice of delays.
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§ 56-1-16. Time schedules to be maintained -- Notice of delays.
56-1-16. Time schedules to be maintained -- Notice of delays.
Every railroad company shall start and run its trains for the transportation of persons and property at such regular times as it shall fix by public notice, and the station agents thereof shall announce on a bulletin board, placed in a conspicuous and public place at each station not less than 15 minutes before the regular time of departure of each passenger train, the time of such departure, or if the train is delayed, the probable duration of such delay, and on failure to do so is guilty of a class B misdemeanor. The railroad company shall be liable for all damages that may be sustained by any person by reason of the failure of any of its station agents to observe the requirements of this section.
Amended by Chapter 148, 2018 General Session
Source: official Utah text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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