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Section 4913.26 | Confidentiality.

Effective: March 23, 2015 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 378 – 130th General Assembly Any documentation obtained pursuant to an inquiry conducted under section 4913.09 of the Revised Code, communications described in section 4913.152 of the Revised Code, or an administrative hearing conducted under section 4913.19 of the Revised Code shall be treated as confidential until […]

Section 4913.27 | Disposition of Fines.

Effective: March 23, 2015 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 378 – 130th General Assembly Except for safety registrations and fines collected under section 4913.03 of the Revised Code, the public utilities commission shall deposit all fines collected under this chapter into the underground facilities protection fund created under section 4913.29 of the Revised Code.

Section 4913.29 | Underground Facilities Protection Fund.

Effective: March 23, 2015 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 378 – 130th General Assembly There is hereby created in the state treasury the underground facilities protection fund. The fund shall consist of all fines collected under this chapter, except for safety registrations and fines collected under section 4913.03 of the Revised Code. The fund shall retain […]

Section 4913.30 | Underground Facilities Protection Administrative Fund.

Effective: March 23, 2015 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 378 – 130th General Assembly There is hereby created in the state treasury the underground facilities protection administrative fund to be administered by the public utilities commission. The fund shall consist of all safety registrations and fines collected under section 4913.03 of the Revised Code. The fund […]

Section 4913.31 | Underground Utility Damage Prevention Grant Program.

Effective: March 23, 2015 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 378 – 130th General Assembly (A) The public utilities commission may administer an underground utility damage prevention grant program to provide grants for any of the following purposes: (1) Public awareness programs established by a protection service; (2) Training and education programs for excavators, operators, designers, persons […]

Section 4913.43 | Annual Report.

Effective: March 23, 2015 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 378 – 130th General Assembly The public utilities commission shall submit to the general assembly an annual report of the previous year’s activities under this chapter. Each report shall be submitted on or before April 1. Each report shall be made publicly available on the commission’s web […]

Section 4913.45 | Rules to Carry Out Chapter.

Effective: March 23, 2015 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 378 – 130th General Assembly (A) The public utilities commission shall, in consultation with the underground technical committee, adopt rules under section 111.15 of the Revised Code to carry out this chapter. The rules shall include all of the following: (1) Guidelines for consistent application of fines […]

Section 4913.47 | Multiple Fines for Same Failure.

Effective: March 23, 2015 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 378 – 130th General Assembly Notwithstanding any provision of the Revised Code to the contrary, if a person is subject to more than one fine for the same compliance failure, and one fine is imposed under this chapter and one or more other fines are imposed under […]

Section 4913.50 | Civil Actions.

Effective: March 23, 2015 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 378 – 130th General Assembly Any proceeding held under this chapter, any no-enforcement determination under this chapter, and any fine or penalty imposed under this chapter shall neither prevent nor preempt the right of any party to obtain civil damages for personal injury or property damage in […]

Section 4913.52 | Permittee for Excavation.

Effective: March 23, 2015 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 378 – 130th General Assembly A person with a permit for excavation from the state or a local governmental unit is subject to this chapter. This chapter does not affect or impair local ordinances, charters, or other provisions of law requiring permits to be obtained before excavating.