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Section 77-9-431 - Notice of accidents

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Each railroad shall report accidents to the Mississippi Department of Transportation in the same manner, and utilizing forms which provide the same information, as required for accident reports by the Federal Railroad Act. The same damage thresholds prerequisite to reports under the Federal Railroad Act shall apply with respect to the making of reports to the Mississippi Department of Transportation.Codes, 1892, § 4307; 1906, § 4861; Hemingway's 1917, § 7646; 1930, § 7089; 1942, § 7865; Laws, 1992, ch. 496, § 68, eff. 7/1/1992.