Arkansas Code Title 23, Subtitle 1, Chapter 4, Subchapter 7 - Railroads and Express Companies -- Establishing Rates

• § 23-4-701 - Definition.
  As used in this act, unless the context otherwise requires, "engaged in transporting persons or property" shall be held to include all carriers of...
• § 23-4-702 - Application of Acts 1899, No. 53.
  (a) All the provisions of this act shall apply to and include all persons, companies, or corporations carrying property on any railroad as express...
• § 23-4-703 - Acts 1899, No. 53, Not Applicable to Interstate Traffic.
  The provisions of this act shall not be construed as to require the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department to investigate or call upon...
• § 23-4-704 - Remedies Cumulative.
  The remedies given by this act shall be regarded as cumulative. This act shall not be construed as repealing any statute giving such remedies.
• § 23-4-705 - Violations -- Double Damages for Violations -- Actions to Recover Damages -- Joinder of Actions.
  (a) Each and every act, matter, or thing in this act declared to be unlawful is prohibited.(b) In case any person or corporation as...
• § 23-4-706 - Penalties -- Actions to Recover.
  (a) If any person or corporation operating a railroad or express company in this state, or any receiver, trustee, or lessee of any such...
• § 23-4-707 - Rate Schedules.
  (a) All persons or corporations engaged in the transportation of passengers or property shall and are required to keep posted up at every depot...
• § 23-4-708 - Rate Sheets and Tariff Charges Furnished Department by Railroads.
  (a) Every person or corporation operating any railroad or express business in this state is required to furnish the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation...
• § 23-4-709 - Rate-Making Procedure.
  (a) It shall be the duty of the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department to: (1) Examine and revise the rate sheet and tariff...
• § 23-4-710 - Discrimination in Passenger or Freight Rates or Services Prohibited.
  (a) It shall be unlawful for any person or corporation engaged alone or associated with others in the transportation of passengers or property by...
• § 23-4-711 - Contracts for Pooling Freight or Dividing Revenues Prohibited.
  It shall be unlawful for any person or corporation engaged in the transportation of passengers or property, as mentioned in § 23-4-710, to make...
• § 23-4-712 - Differentiation in Compensation for Long and Short Hauls Prohibited.
  It shall be unlawful for any person or corporation engaged as specified in § 23-4-710 to demand or receive a greater amount of compensation...
• § 23-4-713 - Reduced Rate Tickets Allowed.
  Nothing in this act shall be so construed as to prevent any person or corporation operating a railroad in this state from issuing or...
• § 23-4-714 - Complaints -- Investigation.
  It shall be the duty of the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, upon the complaint of any person, company, or corporation in writing,...
• § 23-4-715 - Complaints -- Hearings.
  It shall be the duty of the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department to hear all complaints made by any person, firm, or corporation...
• § 23-4-716 - Liability As to Rates Approved by Department.
  In no instance shall any person or corporation operating a railroad or express company, the schedule of charges of which have been submitted to,...
• § 23-4-717 - Railroads Required to Furnish Copies of Traffic Agreements and Other Information to Department.
  Upon notice to do so, every person or corporation operating a railroad or express company having an agent or office in the state shall...
• § 23-4-718 - Access to Railroad Books by Department -- Penalties.
  (a) (1) The Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department shall have the right at such times as they may deem necessary to inspect the...
• § 23-4-719 - Enforcement of Acts 1899, No. 53 -- Mandamus.
  If any person or corporation operating any railroad or express company fails, refuses, or neglects, after notice by the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation...
• § 23-4-720 - Disposition of Funds.
  All fines and penalties recovered under the provisions of this act shall be paid into the State Treasury to the credit of the General...

Last modified: November 15, 2016