Esta ley dice que no puedes dañar los trenes o hacer que se detengan sin permiso. También prohíbe que las personas viajen en lugares peligrosos de los trenes. Si lo haces, podrías tener problemas legales.
Es como si estuvieras jugando en la calle y decides bloquear el paso a los coches; eso causaría problemas y podrías meterte en problemas con la ley.
Imagina que Juan decide poner piedras en las vías del tren porque quiere ver cómo frena el tren. Esto no solo es peligroso, sino que también es ilegal, y Juan podría ser arrestado por vandalismo y causar retrasos.
Los delitos en esta sección son considerados faltas menores de tercer grado.
18 Pa.C.S. 2004 - Amendment § 3504. Railroad protection, railroad vandalism and interference with transportation facilities. (a) Damage to railroad or delay of railroad operations. -- (1) A person commits an offense if, without lawful authority or the railroad carrier's consent, he causes damage to property that he knows or reasonably should have known to be railroad property, including the railroad right-of-way or yard, or causes a delay in railroad operations by an act including, but not limited to: (i) Knowingly, purposefully or recklessly disrupting, delaying or preventing the operation of any train, jitney, trolley or any other facility of transportation. (ii) Driving or operating a recreational vehicle or nonrecreational vehicle, including, but not limited to, a bicycle, motorcycle, snowmobile, all-terrain vehicle, car or truck. (iii) Knowingly, purposefully or recklessly damaging railroad property, railroad infrastructure or railroad equipment or using railroad property to access adjoining property to commit acts of vandalism, theft or other criminal acts. (2) An offense under this subsection constitutes a misdemeanor of the third degree. (b) Stowaways prohibited. -- (1) A person commits an offense if, without lawful authority or the railroad carrier's consent, he rides on the outside of a train or inside a passenger car, locomotive or freight car, including a box car, flatbed or container. (2) An offense under this subsection constitutes a misdemeanor of the third degree. (c) Definitions. --As used in this section, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection: "Railroad." Any form of nonhighway ground transportation that runs on rails or electromagnetic guideways, including, but not limited to: (1) Commuter or other s
Cualquier daño intencionado a las vías, trenes o instalaciones del ferrocarril se considera vandalismo. Esto incluye rayar, romper o destruir cualquier propiedad del ferrocarril.
Estar cerca de un tren no es ilegal, pero si entras a la propiedad sin permiso o si intentas interferir con su operación, podrías enfrentar cargos.
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