Ohio Code § 4963.04
Ohio Code § 4963.04. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 4963.04.
Every railroad company conveying passengers shall provide the passenger cars in its
trains with a flexible or movable bridge or apron of the full width of the opening
between the railings attached to the platforms of such cars, with sideboards or network
of strap iron, large wire, or other suitable material at each side of the bridge or
apron of at least equal height with the ordinary railings upon the platforms, or some
other apparatus or arrangement equally efficient to enable passengers to pass from
car to car with safety. A company which fails to comply with this section shall forfeit one hundred dollars
for each day of such failure, to be recovered in a civil action in the name of the
state, and paid into the state treasury. The public utilities commission shall enforce this section. This section does not apply in case of a passenger car attached to a freight train.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 4963.04
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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