§ 21-3. Obstruction of crossings.

It shall be unlawful for any railroad company or corporation, or its employees, agents or servants, to cause, suffer or permit any standing railroad train, car or engine to block or obstruct any highway, street or other public way within the city for a period of time longer than ten (10) minutes. In any instance where any train, car or engine has been caused, permitted or suffered to block or obstruct the applicable street or public way as set forth in the first sentence of this section for at least one-half of the time set forth in such section, it shall be unlawful for any railroad company or corporation, or its employees, agents or servants, to renew or reinstitute a blockage or obstruction of the same street, whether by the same train, car or engine or by others, until at least five (5) minutes have expired since the termination of the prior blockage or obstruction. Any blockage or obstruction of a street or public way which results solely from some emergency situation not caused by the railroad company or corporation, or its employees, agents or servants, shall not serve as a basis for a violation of the provisions of this section.

(Code 1976, § 30-269)

State law reference

Obstruction of crossings by trains, A.C.A. § 23-12-307; municipal authority to prevent obstruction of streets, A.C.A. § 14-54-104(3)(A).