Title 62 — RAILROADS AND OTHER PUBLIC UTILITIES

62-401. Checking baggage. A check must be affixed to every package or parcel of baggage when taken for transportation by any agent or employee of a railroad corporation, and a duplicate thereof given to the passenger or person delivering the same in his behalf; and if such check …

62-402. Accommodations for passengers and freight. Every such corporation must start and run their cars for the transportation of persons and property, at such regular times as they shall fix by public notice, and must furnish sufficient accommodations for the transportation of a…

62-403. Refusal to accept passengers or freight. In case of refusal by such corporation or its agents so to take and transport any passengers or property, or to deliver the same at the regular appointed places, such corporation must pay to the party aggrieved all damages which ar…

62-404. Accommodations to be sufficient. Every railroad corporation must furnish on the inside of its passenger cars, sufficient room and accommodations for all passengers to whom tickets are sold for any one trip, and for all persons presenting tickets entitling them to travel t…

62-405. Printed rules and regulations. Every railroad corporation must have printed and conspicuously posted on the inside of its passenger cars its rules and regulations regarding fare and conduct of its passengers; and in case any passenger is injured on or from the platform of…

62-406. Erection and maintenance of fences — Liability for damages. Every railroad company or corporation operating any steam or electric railroad in this state shall erect and maintain lawful fences, not less than four feet (4′) high, on each side of its road, where the same pas…

62-407. Crossings and cattle guards. It shall be the duty of every railroad company whose line runs through or across any desert or other unoccupied territory, to keep and maintain suitable crossings and cattle guards, wherever any public highway or publicly traveled road crosses…

62-408. Claim for damages. Any person claiming damages under section 62-406 must serve notice of his claim in writing signed by such person, or some one in his behalf, upon any station agent, ticket agent, or other agent of such railroad company or corporation, within six (6) mon…

62-409. Recovery of attorneys’ fees. In all suits under section 62-406 if the plaintiff recover any damages he shall also be entitled to recover reasonable attorneys’ fees, together with his costs of suit.

62-410. Book of descriptions of stock killed. Every railroad company must keep a book at a principal station in each county into or through which its road runs, to be designated by the company, and a notice of the station so designated must be filed with the recorder of the count…

62-411. Disposal of carcass. In case of maiming or killing any cattle, sheep or hog, the body of the animal belongs to the company, unless the owner elects, within twelve (12) hours, to take the same in satisfaction or reduction of damages. The company may proceed to take care of…

62-412. Bell or whistle. The operator of a train or locomotive is not required to sound the locomotive’s bell, horn or whistle when approaching any location at which the railroad crosses a private highway, private road or private street at grade.

62-413. Ejection of passengers for misconduct — Penalty for employee’s violations. If any passenger on any railroad train refuses to pay his fare, or to exhibit or surrender his ticket, when reasonably requested so to do, or uses abusive, vulgar, obscene or profane language in a …

62-418. Railroads and other carriers — Employee inspecting shipments to give shipper copy of report. Every inspector, agent or employee of any steam or electric railroad or other public carrier who inspects any car or consignment of fruit, grain, livestock, or other agricultural …

62-419. Penalty for failure to give report or making false report. Every inspector, agent or employee of any such public carrier who, upon making such an inspection, shall on demand of shipper or consignor fail to deliver to the shipper or consignor at such time a true copy of ea…

62-420. "Track motor cars" defined. As used in this act, the term "track motor cars," means all power propelled speeders and motor cars which can be lifted on and off the track by hand.

62-421. Equipment of track motor cars with specified electric lights. Every individual, firm or corporation, operating or controlling any railroad which is a common carrier shall equip each of its track motor cars operated during the period thirty (30) minutes before sunset to th…

62-422. Equipment of track motor cars. Every individual, firm or corporation, operating or controlling any railroad which is a common carrier shall equip each of its track motor cars with: (1) A windshield, with a transparent section, or sections, of sufficient height and width t…

62-423. Violations as to equipment penalized. Violation of any of the provisions of sections 62-421 and 62-422 is punishable, upon conviction, by a fine of not more than $100 for each offense.

62-424. Hearing on abandonment. (1) Whenever any railroad proposes to abandon any branch line or main line now in operation within the state of Idaho, the railroad shall file notice of the intended abandonment with the public utilities commission. The public utilities commission …