Except as otherwise provided for by state statute
or United States Code, a person shall not walk, ride, drive, or be
upon or along the right-of-way or yard of a railroad company operating
its lines within the City of Monroe, or go upon or cross the right-of-way
or yard at a place other than a public or private crossing, unless
having first obtained written permission from the owner or occupant
railroad, its agent or servant.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
The track or roadbed owned by a railroad and that property
owned by a railroad which is located on either side of its tracks
and which is readily recognizable to a reasonable person as being
railroad property or is reasonably identified as such by fencing,
the existence of railroad tracks, or appropriate signs.
A person shall not be upon, enter, or damage
any buildings, rolling stock, or equipment of any railway company
operating its lines within the City of Monroe.
This article shall not apply to any to the following:
A.
Passengers on trains or employees of a railroad company
while engaged in the performance of the duties of their employment.
B.
An authorized representative of the railroad employees.
C.
A person going upon the right-of-way or tracks to
save human life or to protect property.
D.
A person going or being upon or in the station grounds
or depot of the railroad company as a passenger or for the purpose
of transacting business with the railroad company.
E.
A person, members of his or her family, or his or
her employees going upon the right-of-way or tracks for the purpose
of crossing from one part to another of real property he or she may
own or lease, where the real property lies on both sides of the right-of-way.
F.
A person having written permission to go upon the
right-of-way or tracks granted by the railroad company, a person using
officially abandoned rights-of-way for recreational purposes, the
Michigan Public Service Commission, the State Transportation Department,
the Interstate Commerce Commission, or the Federal Railroad Administration.
G.
A registered land surveyor or his or her employees
for the purpose of making land surveys.
A person who violates this article is guilty
of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 30 days,
or by a fine of not more than $100, or both.
