Statute · New York Railroad Law
N.Y. R.R. Law § 59 — Penalty for excessive fare
N.Y. R.R. Law § 59
- Type
- Statute
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- New York Railroad Law
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- New York
- Current through
- Nov 4, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 59. Penalty for excessive fare. Any railroad corporation, which shall ask or receive more than the lawful rate of fare, unless such overcharge was made through inadvertence or mistake, not amounting to gross negligence, shall forfeit fifty dollars, to be recovered with the excess so received…
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N.Y. R.R. Law § 59 — Penalty for excessive fare is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 59. Penalty for excessive fare. Any railroad corporation, which shall ask or receive more than the lawful rate of fare, unless such overcharge was made through inadvertence or mistake, not amounting to gross negligence, shall forfeit fifty dollars, to be recovered with the excess so received by the party paying the same; but no action can be maintained therefor, unless commenced within one year after the cause of action accrued.