Every person owning or operating cable television lines and related facilities shall upon the request of a person intending to commence an excavation and upon reasonable advance notice, mark by some reasonable and customary means the location and, if known, the depth of cable television lines and related facilities in or near the area of the excavation so as to enable the person engaged in excavation work to locate the cable television lines and related facilities in advance of and during the excavation work.
History: 1953 Comp., § 69-14-5, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 328, § 5.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 63 - Railroads and Communications
Article 11 - Excavation Damage to Cable Television Lines
Section 63-11-1 - Purpose and intent.
Section 63-11-2 - Definitions.
Section 63-11-4 - Emergency excavation.
Section 63-11-5 - Marking of facilities.
Section 63-11-7 - Liability for negligence notwithstanding information obtained.