A railroad or branch or extension of a railroad must not be opened for public use until the Office of Regulatory Staff, after an examination, certifies that all laws relating to the construction thereof have been complied with and that the road appears to be in a safe condition for operation, unless the Office of Regulatory Staff, after ten days' written notice to it by the railroad company of such proposed opening, fails to make an examination.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1191; 1952 Code Section 58-1191; 1942 Code Section 8363; 1932 Code Section 8363; Civ. C. '22 Section 4911; Civ. C. '12 Section 3227; Civ. C. '02 Section 2136; G. S. 1516; R. S. 1689; 1881 (17) 824; 1935 (39) 25; 2006 Act No. 318, Section 131, eff May 24, 2006.