Railroad mischief
Sec. 5.5. A person who recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally:
(1) removes an appurtenance from a railroad signal system,
resulting in damage or impairment of the operation of the
railroad signal system, including a train control system,
centralized dispatching system, or highway-railroad grade
crossing warning signal on a railroad owned, leased, or operated
by a railroad carrier without consent of the railroad carrier
involved;
(2) tampers with or obstructs a switch, a frog, a rail, a roadbed,
a crosstie, a viaduct, a bridge, a trestle, a culvert, an
embankment, a structure, or an appliance pertaining to or
connected with a railroad carrier without consent of the railroad
carrier involved; or
(3) steals, removes, alters, or interferes with a journal bearing,
a brass, a waste, a packing, a triple valve, a pressure cock, a
brake, an air hose, or another part of the operating mechanism
of a locomotive, an engine, a tender, a coach, a car, a caboose,
or a motor car used or capable of being used by a railroad
carrier in Indiana without consent of the railroad carrier;
commits railroad mischief, a Class D felony. However, the offense
is a Class C felony if it results in serious bodily injury to another
person and a Class B felony if it results in the death of another
person.
As added by P.L.259-1999, SEC.2.
Last modified: May 24, 2006