Section 12-129 – Detectable Wires for Connecting Buildings to Water Supply or Sewerage Systems
(a) Subject to subsection (c) of this section, any new or replacement piping that is buried or installed for the purposes of connecting a building to a water supply system, a sewerage system, an underground storm drain system, or any other applicable device shall be buried or installed with a wire or an equivalent product or […]
Section 12-130 – Application to Primary Contractors — Duties of Primary Contractor and Temporary Excavator
(a) (1) This section applies to a primary contractor that: (i) performs the excavation duties for the duration of a ticket; (ii) initiates the notification to the one–call system to establish a ticket; (iii) is on site to supervise all activities and employees; and (iv) intends to utilize services or equipment of a temporary excavator. (2) For purposes of this section, a […]
Section 12-131 – Designer Initiating Ticket Request
(a) In connection with a project that may require excavation or demolition, a person may initiate a nonexcavation designer ticket request by notifying the one–call system serving the geographic area covering the planned project in accordance with this section. (b) (1) In connection with a project that may require excavation or demolition, a person initiating a nonexcavation designer […]
Section 12-134 – Injunctive Actions
(a) To stop or prevent a negligent or unsafe excavation or demolition, an owner or the Attorney General may file an action for a writ of mandamus or injunction in a court of competent jurisdiction in Baltimore City or the county in which the excavation or demolition is being performed or is to be performed or […]
Section 12-135 – Civil Penalties
(a) (1) A person that performs an excavation or demolition without first providing the notice required under § 12–124(a) of this subtitle is deemed negligent and is subject to a civil penalty assessed by the Authority. (2) The Authority shall calculate the civil penalty considering: (i) the severity of the violation; (ii) the intent and good faith of the violator; […]
Section 12-107 – Membership
(a) The Authority consists of nine members appointed by the Governor. (b) The nine members shall be appointed as follows: (1) one member from a list submitted to the Governor by the Associated Utility Contractors of Maryland; (2) one member from a list submitted to the Governor by the Public Works Contractors Association of Maryland; (3) two underground facility owners […]
Section 12-127 – Excavation After Notice That Facilities Marked or Not in Vicinity
(a) A person that intends to perform excavation or demolition may begin excavation or demolition activity only after the person receives notification from the underground facilities information exchange system of the one–call system confirming that all applicable owner–members or their contract locators have: (1) marked their underground facilities in accordance with § 12–126(c) of this subtitle; (2) marked […]
Section 12-108 – Chair
(a) From among its members, each year the Authority shall select a chair. (b) Subject to subsection (c) of this section, the manner of selection of the chair and the chair’s term of office shall be as the Authority determines. (c) A member may not serve more than 2 consecutive years as chair of the Authority.
Section 12-128 – Reimbursement of Political Subdivision, Municipal Corporation, or Governmental Entities
(a) A political subdivision, municipal corporation, the Department of Transportation, an administration of the Department of Transportation, or the Maryland Transportation Authority may charge, assess, or collect from a person a one–time initial marking fee not exceeding $35 for reimbursement of expenses that the political subdivision, municipal corporation, the Department of Transportation, an administration of the […]
Section 12-109 – Quorum; Meetings; Compensation and Reimbursement
(a) Five members of the Authority are a quorum. (b) The Authority shall meet at least once every 3 months at the times and places it determines. (c) A member of the Authority: (1) may not receive compensation as a member of the Authority; and (2) is not entitled to reimbursement for expenses.