No local governing authority shall enforce any ordinance or resolution which imposes fines for a violation of a local ordinance or resolution that establishes requirements for white lining, marking of underground facilities, re-marking of underground facilities, or otherwise locating underground facilities or sewer laterals for any locate request or large project.
History. Code 1981, § 25-9-11.1 , enacted by Ga. L. 2016, p. 239, § 2/SB 191; Ga. L. 2022, p. 325, § 1/HB 1372.
Effective date.
This Code section became effective July 1, 2016.
The 2022 amendment, effective September 1, 2022, substituted “underground” for “utility” three times.
Structure Georgia Code
Title 25 - Fire Protection and Safety
Chapter 9 - Blasting or Excavating Near Underground Facilities
§ 25-9-4. Design Locate Request and Response
§ 25-9-6. Prerequisites to Blasting or Excavating; Marking of Sites
§ 25-9-8. Treatment of Underground Facilities by Blasters and Excavators; Emergency Notifications
§ 25-9-10.1. Cooperation With the Department of Transportation
§ 25-9-12. Notice Requirements for Emergency Excavations