History. Code 1981, § 25-9-4 , enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 1069, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 805, § 1; Code 1981, § 25-9-5 , as redesignated by Ga. L. 2000, p. 780, § 1; Ga. L. 2005, p. 1142, § 4/SB 274; Ga. L. 2022, p. 325, § 1/HB 1372.
The 2022 amendment, effective September 1, 2022, substituted “underground” for “utility” in subsection (a); in subsection (b), substituted “that” for “who” twice in the first sentence, deleted “, as defined in Code Section 25-9-3,” following “markers” in the second sentence, and substituted “shall be” for “are” in the third sentence; added subsection (c); redesignated former subsection (c) as present subsection (d); and substituted “as to the location of underground” for “respecting the location of utility” in subsection (d).
Editor’s notes.
Former Code Section 25-9-5 , concerning duties of the superior court clerks and filing fees, was repealed and reserved by Ga. L. 1990, p. 805, § 1, effective April 4, 1990, and was based on Ga. L. 1969, p. 50, § 4; Ga. L. 1975, p. 417, § 2; Ga. L. 1981, p. 1396, § 16; Ga. L. 1981, Ex. Sess., p. 8 (Code enactment Act); § 25-9-5 , as redesignated by Ga. L. 1986, p. 1069, § 1.
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