55-2206 DAMAGE TO UNDERGROUND FACILITIES -- DUTIES OF EXCAVATOR AND OWNER.

TITLE 55

PROPERTY IN GENERAL

CHAPTER 22

UNDERGROUND FACILITIES DAMAGE PREVENTION

55-2206. Damage to underground facilities -- Duties of excavator and owner. (1) An excavator who, in the course of excavation, contacts or damages an underground facility shall notify the underground facility owner and the one-number locator service. If the damage causes an emergency condition, the excavator causing the damage shall also alert the appropriate local public safety agencies and take all appropriate steps to ensure the public safety. No damaged underground facility may be buried until it is repaired or relocated.

(2) The owner of the underground facilities damaged shall arrange for repairs or relocation as soon as is practical or may permit the excavator to do necessary repairs or relocation at a mutually acceptable price.