556.101 – Short Title; Legislative Intent.
556.101 Short title; legislative intent.— (1) This chapter may be cited as the “Underground Facility Damage Prevention and Safety Act.” (2) It is the intent of the Legislature to provide access for excavating contractors and the public to provide notification to the system of their intent to engage in excavation or demolition. This notification system shall provide 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 […]