§ 65-31-105. Filing Requirements for Utility Operators
Each operator, except operators participating in a one-call service, having underground facilities in a county, including those facilities that have been abandoned in place by the operator but not yet physically removed, shall file a notice with the register of deeds of the county that states that the operator has underground utilities located in that […]
§ 65-31-106. Notice of Intent to Excavate or Demolish
Except as provided in § 65-31-109, before beginning any excavation or demolition operation described in § 65-31-104, other than an impending emergency as defined in § 65-31-102, each person responsible for such excavation or demolition shall serve written, telephonic or e-mail notice of intent to excavate or demolish at least three (3) working days prior […]
§ 65-31-107. Operator Associations for Mutual Receipt of Notifications
Subject to the requirements of subsection (b), operators may form and operate a one-call service providing for mutual receipt of notifications of excavation or demolition operations, pursuant to § 65-31-106, in a defined geographical area. Any operator that suffers damage as a result of not participating in a one-call service providing for receipt of the […]
§ 65-31-108. Response to Notice of Intent to Excavate or Demolish
Each operator notified in accordance with § 65-31-106 shall stake or otherwise mark, prior to the noticed time of the proposed excavation or demolition, the surface of the tract or parcel of land affected by the excavation or demolition to indicate the approximate location of all its underground utilities that may be damaged as a […]
§ 65-31-109. Emergency Excavation or Demolition
Compliance with the notice requirements of § 65-31-106 is not required of any person responsible for emergency excavation or demolition, for repair or restoration of service or to ameliorate an imminent danger to life, health, or property; provided, that such person gives, as soon as practicable, oral notice of the emergency excavation or demolition to […]
§ 65-30-112. Penalty
Any person or the officer, agent or employee of any organization who willfully violates any provisions of this chapter or of any rule, regulation or order adopted thereunder, or who willfully procures, aids or abets any violation of such a provision, commits a Class C misdemeanor. Each day’s violation is a separate offense.
§ 65-31-101. Short Title
This chapter may be cited as the “Underground Utility Damage Prevention Act.”
§ 65-31-102. Chapter Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: “Agricultural purposes,” for purposes of this chapter only, includes surface activities, such as plowing, planting, and combining, but does not include blasting, setting drainage tiles, subsoiling, or other subsurface activities; “Blasting” means the use of an explosive device for the excavation of earth, rock, or […]
§ 65-30-102. Declaration of Public Policy
Upon investigation, the general assembly has determined that the rates, services and operations of radio common carriers are affected with a public interest, and it is hereby declared to be the policy of this state to provide fair regulation of such carriers in the interest of the public, to promote adequate, economical and efficient radio […]
§ 65-30-103. Chapter Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: “Commission” means the Tennessee public utility commission; “Radio common carrier” and “carrier” includes any person, firm, corporation, company, association or partnership owning, operating or managing a business of providing radio services to the public on a for-hire basis and under such circumstances as would require […]