Section 7679 Of Article 8. Crimes From California Public Utilities Code >> Division 4. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 8.
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. Any person employed upon any railroad as engineer, conductor,
baggage-master, brakeman, switchman, fireman, bridge-tender,
flagman, or signalman, or having charge of the regulation or running
of trains upon any railroad, in any manner whatever, who either
becomes or is intoxicated or who is impaired due to the unlawful use
of a controlled substance while engaged in the discharge of his
duties, is guilty of a misdemeanor. If any person so employed does
any act or neglects any duty, by reason of such intoxication or
illegal drug use, which act or neglect causes the death of, or bodily
injury to, any person or persons, that person so employed is guilty
of a felony.