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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4955.47

Railroad quiet zones - railroads and employees not liable for acts in compliance

Effective: September 29, 2013; Latest Legislation: House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly

No railroad company and no employee or agent of the company shall be charged, or is liable in damages to person or property, for any failure to sound an audible warning by whistle, horn, bell, or other audible warning device at a railroad grade crossing to which any of the following apply:

(A) The crossing is equipped in accordance with division (B)(2) of section 4955.32 of the Revised Code.

(B) The crossing is located in a railroad quiet zone established pursuant to section 4955.42 of the Revised Code.

(C) The crossing is located in a jurisdiction in which such sounding is restricted or prohibited by law.

Official source: Ohio Laws & Administrative Rules (Legislative Service Commission). Reproduced from public-domain Ohio statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.