gDr Zarkoff Wrote:
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> California State Vehicle Code section 12953
> specifically prohibits cops from asking for the
> engineer's (and conductor's) driver's license as
> ID in grade crossing accidents.
Here is section 12953 verbatim:
Quote:CVC2011 California Code Vehicle Code
DIVISION 6. DRIVERS' LICENSES [12500 - 15325] ARTICLE 4. Signature and Display of Licenses
Section 12953
In any circumstances involving accidents or violations in which the engineer or any other crewmember of any train is detained by state or local police, the engineer or any other crew member shall not be required to furnish a motor vehicle operator s license, nor shall any citation involving the operation of a train be issued against the motor vehicle operator s license of the engineer or any other crew member of the train.
(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1134, Sec. 11.)
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> IOW, that cop was breaking the law by demanding the E's driver's license.
Section 12953 does not appear to prohibit the police from
asking for a drivers license, it merely says the engineer/crew is not
required to provide a drivers license.