(a) It shall be unlawful for any officers, agents, servants or receivers of any railway corporation to willfully obstruct for more than five minutes at any one time any street, railway crossing or public highway by permitting their train to stand on or across such crossing, except that this section shall not apply to any through train kept in constant forward motion while passing over such street, railway crossing or public highway.
(b) An officer making an arrest for an offense under this section shall prepare in duplicate a citation to appear in court showing the name and address of the individual, the offense charged, and the time and place when and where the individual, the offense charged, and the time and place when and where the individual shall appear in court. The conductor of the train is an agent for the service of the citation. The person served the citation gives a written promise to appear in court by signing the citation in duplicate. The arresting officer shall keep the original, and the person signing shall keep the copy. The officer shall release the person from custody after the person signs the citation.
(c) The hearing must be before a magistrate within the city who has jurisdiction of the offense.
(d) A written promise to appear in court may be complied with by an appearance by counsel.
(1964 Code, § 31-2)
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see V.A.C.S., Art. 6701d-5