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23-12-613. Receiver appointed upon attempt to abandon.
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23-12-613. Receiver appointed upon attempt to abandon.
(a) If any railroad corporation, manager, or receiver shall attempt to abandon any railroad, or part thereof, by failing to operate its trains, or to resume operation of its trains over its railroad, or part thereof, if the operation of trains has been abandoned, the Arkansas Department of Transportation shall report the attempted abandonment to the Attorney General.
(b) The Attorney General shall, at once, file a suit in behalf of the state against that railroad corporation, manager, or receiver in the Pulaski County Circuit Court, or of any county through which the railroad passes. Suit shall be filed for the purpose of determining whether the corporation has abused its rights and privileges as a common carrier and granted by the State of Arkansas.
(c)(1) If the court determines that the corporation, manager, or receiver has so failed or refused to carry out its obligations as a common carrier, then the court shall appoint a receiver for the purpose of operating the railroad and providing the service to the public.
(2) The receiver shall have no connection directly or indirectly with the railroad corporation, manager, or receiver prior to the time of his or her appointment, but he or she shall be a good business person and qualified to perform the duties of the receiver.
(d) The receiver shall collect freight and passenger rates as prescribed by law and shall do and perform any and all things necessary in the operation of the trains over the road and shall report to the court at such times as the court may direct.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 23-12-613
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23-12-613. Receiver appointed upon attempt to abandon.
(a) If any railroad corporation, manager, or receiver shall attempt to abandon any railroad, or part thereof, by failing to operate its trains, or to resume operation of its trains over its railroad, or part thereof, if the operation of trains has been abandoned, the Arkansas Department of Transportation shall report the attempted abandonment to the Attorney General.
(b) The Attorney General shall, at once, file a suit in behalf of the state against that railroad corporation, manager, or receiver in the Pulaski County Circuit Court, or of any county through which the railroad passes. Suit shall be filed for the purpose of determining whether the corporation has abused its rights and privileges as a common carrier and granted by the State of Arkansas.
(c)(1) If the court determines that the corporation, manager, or receiver has so failed or refused to carry out its obligations as a common carrier, then the court shall appoint a receiver for the purpose of operating the railroad and providing the service to the public.
(2) The receiver shall have no connection directly or indirectly with the railroad corporation, manager, or receiver prior to the time of his or her appointment, but he or she shall be a good business person and qualified to perform the duties of the receiver.
(d) The receiver shall collect freight and passenger rates as prescribed by law and shall do and perform any and all things necessary in the operation of the trains over the road and shall report to the court at such times as the court may direct.
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