§ 12-127. Notification from exchange system required before excavation or demolition
West's Annotated Code of MarylandPublic UtilitiesEffective: March 13, 2021
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 IV. Excavation and Demolition (Refs & Annos)
Effective: March 13, 2021
MD Code, Public Utilities, § 12-127
§ 12-127. Notification from exchange system required before excavation or demolition
(a) A person that intends to perform excavation or demolition may begin excavation or demolition activity only after the person receives notification from the underground facilities information exchange system of the one-call system confirming that all applicable owner-members or their contract locators have:
(b)(1) After an owner-member or its contract locator has marked the location of an underground facility in accordance with § 12-126 of this subtitle, the person performing the excavation or demolition is responsible for the maintenance of the designated mark.
(c)(1) A person performing excavation or demolition or supervising a temporary excavator shall have a copy of the ticket issued by a one-call system available, by any means, on the site of the activity for the duration of the ticket.
(4) When utilizing a trenchless technology method, to prevent the occurrence of a cross-bore, a person shall expose by nondestructive techniques intersecting underground facilities to the depth of the excavation plus 18 inches in the path of the trenchless technology operation during the entire trenchless installation operation.
(d)(1) The person performing an excavation or demolition shall promptly report to the owner-member of the facility if the person discovers or causes any damage to or dislocation or disturbance of an underground facility in connection with the excavation or demolition.
(e)(1) If a person knows or has reason to know that an underground facility in the area of a planned or ongoing excavation or demolition is not marked as required by this subtitle, the person may not begin or continue the excavation or demolition unless the person:
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Added by Acts 2010, c. 635, § 3, eff. Oct. 1, 2010. Amended by Acts 2021, c. 18, § 1, eff. March 13, 2021.
MD Code, Public Utilities, § 12-127, MD PUBLIC UTIL § 12-127
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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