69-4-504. Information to be part of architects' and engineers' plans. (1) Architects and engineers designing projects requiring excavation in or adjacent to any public street, alley, or right-of-way dedicated to public use or utility easement shall obtain information from underground facility owners and then make the information a part of the plan by which the contractors operate. The underground facility owners shall make available all records showing the locations of underground facilities and shall provide engineering locate requests pursuant to 69-4-503.
(2) This section does not excuse a person from the obligation imposed by 69-4-502 when excavating.
History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 180, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 32-4808; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 43, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 286, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 179, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 326, L. 2017.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Title 69. Public Utilities and Carriers
Chapter 4. Utility Lines and Facilities
Part 5. Excavations Near Underground Facilities
69-4-502. Information to be sought before excavation -- notification -- exceptions
69-4-503. Notification -- locating and marking
69-4-504. Information to be part of architects' and engineers' plans
69-4-507. Public authority -- liability
69-4-508. Emergency location and excavation
69-4-509. and 69-4-510 reserved
69-4-515. through 69-4-519 reserved
69-4-520. Underground facility protection advisory council
69-4-522. Duties of department -- rulemaking
69-4-523. Tort liability for underground facility damage
69-4-524. Underground facilities damage -- excavator civil penalties
69-4-525. Underground facilities damage -- underground facility owner civil penalties
69-4-526. Civil penalty -- mediation -- contested case hearing -- procedures
69-4-527. Underground facility protection account -- statutory appropriation
69-4-528. Notification center grants
69-4-529. Incident reports -- notification of damage -- fines