Section 37-15-7 – Emergency Excavation or Demolition.
Section 37-15-7 Emergency excavation or demolition. (a) Compliance with the notice requirements of Section 37-15-4 is not required of persons responsible for emergency excavation or demolition; provided, however, that such person gives, before commencing or as soon as practicable thereafter, notice of the emergency excavation or demolition to each operator having underground facilities located in […]
Section 37-15-8 – Precaution to Avoid Damage.
Section 37-15-8 Precaution to avoid damage. In addition to the notification requirements of Section 37-15-4, each person responsible for an excavation or demolition operation designated in Section 37-15-3, when performing excavation or demolition within the tolerance zone, shall do all of the following to avoid damage to or minimize interference with the underground facilities: (1) […]
Section 37-15-9 – Excavation or Demolition Damage.
Section 37-15-9 Excavation or demolition damage. (a) Each person responsible for any excavation or demolition operation that results in any damage to an underground facility, immediately upon discovery of such damage, shall notify the operator of such facility of the location of the damage or the One-Call Notification System operating on behalf of the underground […]
Section 37-15-10 – Penalties.
Section 37-15-10 Penalties. (a) Any person who violates this chapter, or the rules adopted under this chapter, shall be subject to a civil penalty as follows: (1) For a first violation, the violator shall complete a course of training concerning compliance with this chapter or pay a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed […]
Section 37-15-10.1 – Underground Damage Prevention Authority.
Section 37-15-10.1 Underground Damage Prevention Authority. (a) The Underground Damage Prevention Authority is created for the purpose of enforcing this chapter and for reviewing penalty provisions and the adequacy of the enforcement process. It is the intent of the Legislature that the authority and its enforcement activities not be funded by appropriations from the state […]
Section 37-15-10.2 – Violations; Complaints; Dispute and Hearing; Judicial Review.
Section 37-15-10.2 Violations; complaints; dispute and hearing; judicial review. (a) Any person who violates this chapter may be reported to the authority for the alleged violation. (b) The board shall develop and implement a process for the receipt of a complaint of a violation of this chapter. The complaint must be made no later than […]
Section 37-15-11 – Liberal Construction.
Section 37-15-11 Liberal construction. The provisions of this chapter shall be liberally construed as to effectuate the purposes of this chapter and the operation of a “One-Call Notification System.” (Acts 1994, No. 94-487, p. 911, §11.)
Section 37-16-1 – Short Title.
Section 37-16-1 Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Broadband Using Electric Easements Accessibility Act. (Act 2019-326, §1.)
Section 37-16-2 – Legislative Findings.
Section 37-16-2 Legislative findings. (a) The Legislature finds and declares the following: (1) More advanced communication capabilities, broadband facilities, and services are needed in many rural and underserved areas of the state. (2) Electric providers in those rural and underserved areas are capable of providing infrastructure for such advanced communications capabilities and providing, directly or […]
Section 37-14-13 – Judicial Determination of Legality, etc., of Article – Hearing; Entry of Judgment; Appeals.
Section 37-14-13 Judicial determination of legality, etc., of article – Hearing; entry of judgment; appeals. At the time and place designated in said order, the judge of said circuit court shall proceed to hear and determine all questions of law and of fact in said civil action, and he shall make such order, or orders, […]