556.117 – Underground Facility Damage Prevention and Enforcement Review.
556.117 Underground facility damage prevention and enforcement review.—Sunshine State One-Call of Florida, Inc., shall review the reports submitted by the clerks of court to the State Fire Marshal and any complaints of an alleged violation under this chapter to identify issues or potential issues with damage prevention and enforcement. The corporation shall identify areas in the […]
556.102 – Definitions.
556.102 Definitions.—As used in this act: (1) “Business days” means Monday through Friday, excluding the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and the following Friday, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day. Any such holiday that falls on a Saturday shall be observed on the […]
556.103 – Creation of the Corporation; Establishment of the Board of Directors; Authority of the Board; Annual Report.
556.103 Creation of the corporation; establishment of the board of directors; authority of the board; annual report.— (1) The “Sunshine State One-Call of Florida, Inc.,” is created as a not-for-profit corporation. Each operator of an underground facility in this state shall be a member of the corporation and shall use and participate in the system. The corporation […]
556.104 – Free-Access Notification System.
556.104 Free-access notification system.—The corporation shall maintain a free-access notification system. Any person who furnishes or transports materials or services by means of an underground facility in this state shall participate as a member operator of the system. The purpose of the system is to receive notification of planned excavation or demolition activities and to notify […]
556.105 – Procedures.
556.105 Procedures.— (1)(a) Not less than 2 full business days before beginning any excavation or demolition that is not beneath the waters of the state, and not less than 10 full business days before beginning any excavation or demolition that is beneath the waters of the state, an excavator shall provide the following information through the system: […]
556.106 – Liability of the Member Operator, Excavator, and System.
556.106 Liability of the member operator, excavator, and system.— (1) There is no liability on the part of, and no cause of action of any nature shall arise against, the board members of the corporation in their capacity as administrators of the system. (2)(a) If a person violates s. 556.105(1) or (6), and subsequently, whether by himself or […]
556.107 – Violations.
556.107 Violations.— (1) NONCRIMINAL INFRACTIONS.— (a)1. Violations of the following provisions are noncriminal infractions: a. Section 556.105(1), relating to providing required information. b. Section 556.105(5)(c), relating to excavation practices in tolerance zones. c. Section 556.105(6), relating to the avoidance of excavation. d. Section 556.105(11), relating to the need to stop excavation or demolition because marks are no longer visible, or, in the […]
556.108 – Exemptions.
556.108 Exemptions.—The notification requirements provided in s. 556.105(1) do not apply to: (1) Any excavation or demolition performed by the owner of a single-family residential property, not including property that is subdivided or is to be subdivided into more than one single-family residential property; or for such owner by a member operator or an agent of a […]
556.109 – Emergency Excavations or Demolitions Attempted; Exception.
556.109 Emergency excavations or demolitions attempted; exception.— (1) This act does not apply to making an excavation or demolition during an emergency if the system or the member operator was notified at the earliest opportunity and all reasonable precautions had been taken to protect any underground facility. For the purposes of this act, “emergency” means any condition […]
556.110 – Costs Assessed Among Member Operators.
556.110 Costs assessed among member operators.—Member operators shall proportionately share in the cost of operating the system through monthly assessments made upon each member operator. History.—s. 10, ch. 93-240; s. 7, ch. 97-306; s. 7, ch. 2010-100.