The act of giving notice in accordance with Section 77-13-5 shall relieve the notifying party of all liability to a utility should such notice be ignored or the information provided by the utility subsequent to said notice be materially inaccurate; provided, however, the act of giving advance notice and/or obtaining information as required by this chapter shall not relieve any person making excavations from doing so in a careful and prudent manner, nor shall it relieve such person from liability for any injury or damage proximately resulting from his/her negligence.
Structure Mississippi Code
Title 77 - Public Utilities and Carriers
Chapter 13 - Regulation of Excavations Near Underground Utility Facilities
§ 77-13-5. Excavator's investigation of site; notice to utility of planned excavation
§ 77-13-9. Marking location of underground facilities; timeliness
§ 77-13-13. Advance notice as relieving excavator of certain liabilities
§ 77-13-15. Notice to one-call system