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§ 142.10. Statewide notification center

Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 63. Public Health and SafetyEffective: November 1, 2021

Oklahoma Statutes Annotated
Title 63. Public Health and Safety (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 8. Explosives and Excavations (Refs & Annos)
Underground Facilities Damage Prevention Act
Effective: November 1, 2021
63 Okl.St.Ann. § 142.10
§ 142.10. Statewide notification center
Currentness
A. This act1 recognizes the value of and authorizes the establishment of a statewide notification center.
B. Upon establishment, the notification center shall operate twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week. Notification, as required by Section 142.6 of this title, to operators who are members of or participants in the notification center, shall be given by notifying the notification center by telephone or other acceptable means of communication, the content of such notification to conform to Section 142.6 of this title.
C. All operators who have underground facilities within the defined geographical boundary of the notification center shall be required to be members in good standing of the notification center.
D. A suitable record shall be maintained by the notification center to document the receipt of the notices from excavators and positive responses from operators as required by this act.
Public agencies, as defined in this act, shall have access to the record of underground facilities.

Credits

Laws 1981, c. 94, § 10, eff. Jan. 1, 1982; Laws 2003, c. 362, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2003; Laws 2020, c. 65, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2020; Laws 2021, c. 453, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.

Footnotes

1
Title 63, § 142.1 et seq.
63 Okl. St. Ann. § 142.10, OK ST T. 63 § 142.10
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 106 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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