The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
Subchapter
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OPERATING RAILROADS
(Cite as: 5 V.S.A. § 3730)
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§ 3730. Negligence of employee; penalty
An engineer, fireman, or other agent of a railroad who is guilty of negligence or
carelessness that causes an injury to a person shall be imprisoned not more than one
year or fined not more than $1,000.00, or both. This section shall not exempt a person
from an action for damages. (Amended 1981, No. 223 (Adj. Sess.), § 23; 2021, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 42, eff. July 1, 2022.)