Arizona Laws 40-882. Train crews; penalty for violation of full crew requirements
A. It is unlawful for any railroad company, or for the receiver of such company, to run upon any railroad or any part thereof within this state, any train, locomotive or engine which does not carry for use in its operation, a full crew as provided by section 40-881.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 40-882
- Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
B. Each railroad company or receiver who runs upon any railroad or any part thereof within this state, any train, locomotive or engine which does not carry in its operation a full crew as provided by section 40-881, is liable to the state for a penalty of not less than one hundred dollars for every such offense.
C. All actions for penalties to be recovered under this section shall be brought and prosecuted to judgment in the name of the state, as plaintiff, in a court of competent jurisdiction in the county of Maricopa, or in any county in the state into or through which the defendant‘s railroad line is operated, and the action shall be brought and prosecuted by the attorney general or under his direction, or by the county attorney of any such county.