72-9-106 - Exemption for public utilities from regulations establishing hours of service.
72-9-106. Exemption for public utilities from regulations establishing hours ofservice.
(1) As used in this section, "emergency" means a condition which jeopardizes life orproperty or that endangers public health and safety.
(2) A person who is an employee of an electrical corporation, a gas corporation, or atelephone corporation, as these corporations are defined in Section 54-2-1, is exempt from anyhours of service rules and regulations for drivers while operating a public utility vehicle within thestate during the emergency restoration of public utility service.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 270, 1998 General Session