Commission may adopt and enforce safety rules - Investigation and surveillance records - Railroads - Exempt
N.D. Cent. Code § 49-10.1-14
in effect49-10.1-14. Commission may adopt and enforce safety rules - Investigation and
surveillance records - Railroads - Exempt.
1. The commission, for the protection of persons and property, may adopt and enforce
railroad safety rules not inconsistent with any federal agency having jurisdiction over
railroads. The commission may adopt rules more stringent than federal rules when
necessary to eliminate an essentially state or local safety hazard if the rules are not
incompatible with any federal law or rule and do not create an undue burden on
interstate commerce.
2. A record and portion of a meeting related to the ongoing railroad investigation and
surveillance activities of the national transportation safety board and federal railroad
administration state safety participation program is an exempt record as defined under
section 44-04-17.1.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t49c10-1.pdf#nameddest=49-10p1-14Fetched: 10/16/2026
