No person shall excavate in a street, highway, public easement, private easement, or implied easement of an operator, or on property of an operator, or conduct blasting operations, or perform demolition activities in the near proximity of an operator's underground facility without first having ascertained, in the manner prescribed in Sections 37-15-4 and 37-15-6, the location of all underground facilities in the area of the proposed excavation, blasting, or demolition; however, violation of this section shall not subject any person to the civil penalties of Section 37-15-10 provided the easement or underground facility is located on property owned by such person and such person did not have knowledge of the existence or presence of such easement or underground facility.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 37 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation.
Chapter 15 - Notification of Excavation or Demolition Operations.
Section 37-15-1 - Purpose and Intent.
Section 37-15-2 - Definitions.
Section 37-15-3 - Prohibition.
Section 37-15-4 - Notice of Intent to Excavate or Demolish.
Section 37-15-4.1 - Design or Survey Locate Requests.
Section 37-15-5 - Underground Damage Prevention Program.
Section 37-15-6 - Response to Notice of Intent to Excavate or Demolish.
Section 37-15-7 - Emergency Excavation or Demolition.
Section 37-15-8 - Precaution to Avoid Damage.
Section 37-15-9 - Excavation or Demolition Damage.
Section 37-15-10.1 - Underground Damage Prevention Authority.
Section 37-15-10.2 - Violations; Complaints; Dispute and Hearing; Judicial Review.