§ 12-131. Nonexcavation designer ticket requests

West's Annotated Code of MarylandPublic UtilitiesEffective: April 12, 2022

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Public Utilities (Refs & Annos)
Division I. Public Services and Utilities [Titles 1-15] (Refs & Annos)
Title 12. Underground Facilities (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 1. Excavation or Demolition near Underground Facilities (Refs & Annos)
Part V. Nonexcavation Tickets (Refs & Annos)
Effective: April 12, 2022
MD Code, Public Utilities, § 12-131
§ 12-131. Nonexcavation designer ticket requests
Currentness
In general
(a) In connection with a project that may require excavation or demolition, a person may initiate a nonexcavation designer ticket request by notifying the one-call system serving the geographic area covering the planned project in accordance with this section.
Contents of request
(b)(1) In connection with a project that may require excavation or demolition, a person initiating a nonexcavation designer ticket request under this section:
(i) may initiate only one ticket request for a single project by notifying the one-call system serving the geographic area covering the planned project; and
(ii) shall, in connection with a nonexcavation designer ticket request:
1. indicate that the request is for design purposes only and may not be used for the purpose of excavation or demolition;
2. notify the one-call system of any owner-members from which the person does not require underground facilities information; and
3. on the request of an owner-member, provide the owner-member with a preliminary drawing that indicates the scope of the project.
(2) The one-call system shall provide the person requesting a nonexcavation designer ticket an accurate means of contact for each underground facility within 2 business days.
(3) Each underground facility owner shall maintain current valid contact information with the one-call system for persons to contact.
Notification of underground facilities
(c)(1) Within 15 business days after receiving notice from a one-call system that a person has made a request under this section, an owner-member of an underground facility in the area of the project shall notify the person of the type and approximate location of the underground facility.
(2) An owner-member may provide notice of the approximate location of an underground facility through the use of:
(i) field locates;
(ii) maps;
(iii) surveys;
(iv) installation records; or
(v) other similar means.
Obstruction caused by a suspected cross-bore
(d) In the case of an obstruction caused by a suspected cross-bore:
(1) the person intending to remove the obstruction shall notify the one-call system and request a nonexcavation ticket for a suspected cross-bore which will be transmitted to all pertinent owner-members in the geographic area indicated for that ticket; and
(2) each owner-member shall take whatever action it considers necessary to respond to this notification.
Information provided for informational purposes only
(e)(1) Information provided to a person requesting marking under this section is for informational purposes only.
(2) An owner-member or agent of an owner-member may not be held liable for any inaccurate information provided to a person under this section.

Credits

Added by Acts 2010, c. 635, § 3, eff. Oct. 1, 2010. Amended by Acts 2021, c. 18, § 1, eff. March 13, 2021; Acts 2022, c. 135, § 1, eff. April 12, 2022.
MD Code, Public Utilities, § 12-131, MD PUBLIC UTIL § 12-131
Current through legislation effective through April 25, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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