Section 49-7A-6.1 – Operator not to be billed when location of excavation on notice differs from location of operator’s facility.
49-7A-6.1. Operator not to be billed when location of excavation on notice differs from location of operator’s facility. No operator may be billed for the costs of any notification of excavation if the location of the excavation described in the notice is different than the one call center’s record of the description of the location […]
Section 49-7A-7 – Duties of one-call notification center.
49-7A-7. Duties of one-call notification center. The one-call notification center shall: (1)File with the register of deeds of each county the toll-free telephone number for notification of planned excavation activities in its area; (2)Maintain adequate records documenting compliance with the requirements of this chapter, including records of all telephone calls and records of all location […]
Section 49-7A-8 – Location of underground facilities–Marking.
49-7A-8. Location of underground facilities–Marking. An operator shall, upon receipt of the notice, advise the excavator of the location of underground facilities in the proposed excavation area by marking the location of the facilities with stakes, flags, paint, or other clearly identifiable marking within eighteen inches horizontally from the exterior sides of the underground facilities. […]
Section 49-7A-9 – Failure to provide timely location markings–Inadequate markings–Liability.
49-7A-9. Failure to provide timely location markings–Inadequate markings–Liability. If location markings requested by an excavator are not provided within the time specified by §49-7A-8 or any rule promulgated pursuant to §49-7A-8, or if the location markings provided fail to identify the location of the underground facilities in accordance with statute and rule, any excavator damaging […]
Section 49-7A-10 – Liability for damage to underground facility.
49-7A-10. Liability for damage to underground facility. Compliance with this chapter and the rules promulgated pursuant thereto does not excuse a person from acting in a careful and prudent manner nor does compliance with this chapter and the rules promulgated pursuant thereto affect any civil remedies otherwise provided by law for personal injury or for […]
Section 49-7A-12 – Notification of damage to underground facility–Repairs–Flammable, toxic, or corrosive gas or liquid.
49-7A-12. Notification of damage to underground facility–Repairs–Flammable, toxic, or corrosive gas or liquid. If any underground facility is damaged, dislocated, or disturbed in advance of or during excavation work, the excavator shall immediately notify the one-call notification center and, if known, the operator of the facility of the damage, dislocation, or disturbance. No excavator may […]
Section 49-7A-13 – Inability to locate underground facility.
49-7A-13. Inability to locate underground facility. If in the course of excavation the excavator is unable to locate the underground facility or discovers that the operator of the underground facility has incorrectly located the underground facility, he shall promptly notify the operator, or, if unknown, the one-call notification center. Source: SL 1993, ch 346, §14.
Section 49-7A-14 – Local permit requirements unaffected.
49-7A-14. Local permit requirements unaffected. This chapter does not affect or impair any local ordinances or other provisions of law requiring permits to be obtained before excavation. However, a permit issued by any governing body does not relieve the excavator from complying with the requirements of this chapter. Source: SL 1993, ch 346, §15.
Section 49-7A-15 – Owners and operators of underground facilities required to register with one call notification system.
49-7A-15. Owners and operators of underground facilities required to register with one call notification system. Any person owning or operating underground facilities, including a farm tap customer owning a farm tap distribution system, which serves third parties or which crosses a property line or is located in a public highway shall register with the one […]
Section 49-7A-3 – Governing board–Representation–Term of appointment.
49-7A-3. Governing board–Representation–Term of appointment. The one-call notification center shall be governed by an eleven member board who shall serve without pay. The board shall consist of one member representing telecommunication companies offering local exchange service to less than fifty thousand subscribers; one member representing telecommunication companies offering local exchange service to fifty thousand or […]