Utah § 56-1-18 - Injury to passenger riding outside regular cars.
Full text of Utah Utah Code § 56-1-18 — Injury to passenger riding outside regular cars., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 56-1-18. Injury to passenger riding outside regular cars.
In case a passenger on a train of a railroad company shall suffer personal injury while riding on the platform of any car or on any baggage, wood, gravel or freight car in violation of the company's printed regulations posted at that time in a conspicuous place inside its passenger cars then in such train, or in violation of verbal instructions given by any officer of such train or company, the railroad company shall not be liable for such injury provided at the time it had furnished and had available room inside of its passenger cars then in such train sufficient for the accommodation of the passengers.
No Change Since 1953
Source: official Utah text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 56-1-18 ("Injury to passenger riding outside regular cars.") is part of the Utah Code, the codified statutory law of Utah. 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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