California · Public Utilities Code - PUC

PUC §7659: Notwithstanding any city or county or city and county ordinance to the contrary, no railroad conductor or engineer, who, while operating a train, obstructs a railroad crossing, shall be subject to any

Civil

What this law says, in plain English

Railroad conductors and engineers operating trains are exempt from criminal penalties for obstructing railroad crossings when they lack control over the obstruction or moving the train would endanger passengers or freight.

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Notwithstanding any city or county or city and county ordinance to the contrary, no railroad conductor or engineer, who, while operating a train, obstructs a railroad crossing, shall be subject to any criminal penalty, where he has no control over the situation causing the obstruction, or where the train cannot be moved without endangering the safety of the passengers or freight.

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