1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to railroads; making unlawful blocking of 
  1.3             intersections by trains a misdemeanor; imposing a 
  1.4             minimum penalty; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, 
  1.5             section 219.383, subdivision 4. 
  1.6   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.7      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 219.383, 
  1.8   subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
  1.9      Subd. 4.  [PENALTY.] (a) A railway corporation violating 
  1.10  this section subdivision 1 or 2 is guilty of a petty 
  1.11  misdemeanor.  A corporation that commits a second or subsequent 
  1.12  violation of this section those subdivisions is guilty of a 
  1.13  misdemeanor. 
  1.14     (b) A railway company that violates subdivision 3 is guilty 
  1.15  of a misdemeanor.  The minimum penalty for any violation of 
  1.16  subdivision 3 is a fine of $500.