(a) Before performing excavation or demolition in the State, a person:
(1) shall initiate a ticket request by notifying the one–call system serving the geographic area where the excavation or demolition is to be performed; and
(2) may add a temporary excavator to an existing ticket.
(b) Notice provided to a one–call system under subsection (a) of this section shall indicate:
(1) the location of the proposed excavation or demolition;
(2) whether the proposed excavation or demolition is within rights–of–way owned or controlled by the Department of Transportation, an administration of the Department of Transportation, or the Maryland Transportation Authority and, if so, the entity and the permit number or authorization number obtained from that entity;
(3) the type of work to be performed in connection with the proposed excavation or demolition; and
(4) the correct name of and contact information for the temporary excavator, if any, performing work under the ticket.
(c) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, on receiving notice, the one–call system shall promptly transmit a copy of the ticket to all owner–members in the geographic area indicated for that ticket.
(2) Based on information collected under § 12–124(b)(2) of this subtitle, the one–call system shall promptly transmit a copy of the ticket to the Department of Transportation, an administration of the Department of Transportation, or the Maryland Transportation Authority, as applicable.
(3) A ticket is valid for 12 business days after the day on which the ticket is transmitted by the one–call system to an owner–member.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Division I - Public Services and Utilities
Title 12 - Underground Facilities
Subtitle 1 - Excavation or Demolition Near Underground Facilities
Part IV - Excavation and Demolition
Section 12-120 - Effect of Subtitle
Section 12-121 - Emergency Excavation or Demolition
Section 12-123 - Owner-Member of One-Call System
Section 12-124 - Notice to One-Call System
Section 12-125 - Repeat Notification
Section 12-126 - Marking Requirements
Section 12-127 - Excavation After Notice That Facilities Marked or Not in Vicinity
Section 12-129 - Detectable Wires for Connecting Buildings to Water Supply or Sewerage Systems