40-848. Automatic bell ringer required;
violation; classification


A. It is unlawful for any railroad to operate on its tracks within the state an
engine not equipped with an automatically operated bell ringer for ringing the bell on
the engine, which will cause the bell on the engine to continue to ring after being set
in motion by the engineer or fireman. The device for starting or stopping the bell ringer
shall be placed in a position where it can be operated by the engineer or fireman from
his usual position in the cab.


B. A railroad violating this section is guilty of a petty offense for each day that
any locomotive engine is used in violation of this section, but if any ringer becomes out
of order while the engine in which it is installed is in use, the engine may complete its
trip.