(a) In case of emergency involving danger to life, health or property or which requires immediate correction to continue the operation of a major industrial plant, or to assure the continuity of public utility service, excavation or demolition without explosives may be made without notice required by section 16-349 provided notice thereof is given as soon as reasonably possible.
(b) In case of an emergency involving an immediate and substantial danger of death or serious personal injury, explosives may be discharged if notice thereof is given at any time before discharge.
(P.A. 77-350, S. 8; P.A. 14-94, S. 44.)
History: P.A. 14-94 amended Subsec. (a) to delete provision re two-day notice and provision re notice provided by telephone, effective October 1, 2015.
See Sec. 16-356 re penalty for failure to give required notice.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 16 - Public Service Companies
Chapter 293 - Excavation, Demolition or Discharge of Explosives
Section 16-345. - Definitions.
Section 16-347. - Public utilities to register with central clearinghouse.
Section 16-348. - Central clearinghouse. Apportionment of costs.
Section 16-349. - Notice of proposed excavation, discharge of explosives or demolition.
Section 16-350. - Permits to require compliance with chapter. Evidence re.
Section 16-351. - Information and assistance re location of underground facilities.
Section 16-352. - Emergency excavation, demolition or discharge of explosives.
Section 16-353. - Relation of chapter to permits and other laws.
Section 16-356. - Civil penalty. Application for hearing.