Section 12-122 – One-Call System Registration and Certification Requirements; Owner-Contractor Information Exchange System
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person that operates a one–call system in the State shall register with and obtain certification to operate from the Commission. (b) A person operating a one–call system on or before July 1, 1990, is automatically registered with and certified by the Commission to continue to operate. […]
Section 12-123 – Owner-Member of One-Call System
(a) (1) An owner shall be a member of a one–call system. (2) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, an owner becomes a member of a one–call system by registering with the one–call system. (3) The Department of Transportation, its administrations, and the Maryland Transportation Authority shall become members of the one–call system through a separate […]
Section 12-124 – Notice to One-Call System
(a) Before performing excavation or demolition in the State, a person: (1) shall initiate a ticket request by notifying the one–call system serving the geographic area where the excavation or demolition is to be performed; and (2) may add a temporary excavator to an existing ticket. (b) Notice provided to a one–call system under subsection (a) of this section […]
Section 12-104 – Application of Section — Newly Installed Facilities as Detectable or Locatable
(a) This section applies to: (1) complete replacement of an existing underground facility; (2) underground storm drain systems and applicable devices; and (3) an existing previously detectable underground facility or locatable underground facility. (b) Except as otherwise provided in § 12–129 of this subtitle, on or after October 1, 2021, all newly installed underground facilities shall be detectable or locatable. […]
Section 12-125 – Repeat Notification
(a) A person shall repeat the notification required under § 12–124 of this subtitle if the person: (1) has not completed or will not complete the excavation or demolition within the time period authorized by the ticket; (2) expands the excavation or demolition beyond the location indicated in the notice under § 12–124(b) of this subtitle; or (3) adds […]
Section 12-106 – Authority Established
(a) There is a Maryland Underground Facilities Damage Prevention Authority. (b) It is the intent of the General Assembly that the Authority not be funded by appropriations from the State budget.
Section 12-126 – Marking Requirements
(a) An owner–member or its contract locator shall mark its underground facility if a proposed excavation or demolition that is specified in the extent of work contained in the ticket: (1) is within 5 feet of the horizontal plane of the underground facility; or (2) because of planned blasting, is so near to the underground facility that the […]
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.