Texas Statutes
Title 5 - Provisions Affecting the Operation of Utility Facilities
Chapter 251 - Underground Facility Damage Prevention and Safety

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 251.001. Short Title - Sec. 251.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as...

Section 251.002. Definitions - Sec. 251.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Class A underground...

Section 251.003. Exemptions - Sec. 251.003. EXEMPTIONS. The following are not subject to this...

Section 251.004. Application to Certain Contractors and State Employees - Sec. 251.004. APPLICATION TO CERTAIN CONTRACTORS AND STATE EMPLOYEES. (a)...

Section 251.005. Conversion of Facility or Operator - Sec. 251.005. CONVERSION OF FACILITY OR OPERATOR. (a) An operator...

Section 251.006. Compliance by Permit Holders - Sec. 251.006. COMPLIANCE BY PERMIT HOLDERS. (a) The fact that...

Section 251.007. Facility on County or Municipal Road - Sec. 251.007. FACILITY ON COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL ROAD. This chapter...

Section 251.008. Effect on Civil Remedies - Sec. 251.008. EFFECT ON CIVIL REMEDIES. Except as otherwise specifically...

Section 251.009. Provision of General Information - Sec. 251.009. PROVISION OF GENERAL INFORMATION. At least once each...

Subchapter B. Texas Underground Facility Notification Corporation

Section 251.051. Purpose - Sec. 251.051. PURPOSE. The Texas Underground Facility Notification Corporation provides...

Section 251.052. Nonprofit Corporation - Sec. 251.052. NONPROFIT CORPORATION. The corporation is a public nonprofit...

Section 251.053. Application of Open Meetings and Open Records Laws - Sec. 251.053. APPLICATION OF OPEN MEETINGS AND OPEN RECORDS LAWS....

Section 251.054. Expenses and Liabilities of Corporation - Sec. 251.054. EXPENSES AND LIABILITIES OF CORPORATION. (a) All expenses...

Section 251.055. Board of Directors - Sec. 251.055. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. (a) The board of directors...

Section 251.056. Terms - Sec. 251.056. TERMS. (a) Directors serve staggered three-year terms, with...

Section 251.057. Declaration of Board Vacancy - Sec. 251.057. DECLARATION OF BOARD VACANCY. (a) The board may...

Section 251.058. Officers - Sec. 251.058. OFFICERS. (a) The board shall elect from among...

Section 251.059. Entitlement to Vote - Sec. 251.059. ENTITLEMENT TO VOTE. The corporation's bylaws must provide...

Section 251.060. Duties of Corporation - Sec. 251.060. DUTIES OF CORPORATION. The corporation shall develop and...

Section 251.061. Contract for Statewide Toll-Free Number and Call Router System - Sec. 251.061. CONTRACT FOR STATEWIDE TOLL-FREE NUMBER AND CALL ROUTER...

Section 251.062. Fees and Rates - Sec. 251.062. FEES AND RATES. (a) Except as provided by...

Subchapter C. Notification Centers

Section 251.101. Notification Center - Sec. 251.101. NOTIFICATION CENTER. (a) A notification center is a...

Section 251.102. General Duties of Notification Center - Sec. 251.102. GENERAL DUTIES OF NOTIFICATION CENTER. A notification center...

Section 251.103. Records - Sec. 251.103. RECORDS. (a) A notification center shall maintain for...

Section 251.104. Insurance - Sec. 251.104. INSURANCE. A notification center shall, at all times,...

Section 251.105. Fees and Charges - Sec. 251.105. FEES AND CHARGES. (a) A notification center that...

Section 251.106. Payments to Corporation - Sec. 251.106. PAYMENTS TO CORPORATION. Each time a notification center...

Section 251.107. Duty to Participate in Notification Center - Sec. 251.107. DUTY TO PARTICIPATE IN NOTIFICATION CENTER. (a) Each...

Subchapter D. Requirements Relating to Excavation

Section 251.151. Duty of an Excavator - Sec. 251.151. DUTY OF AN EXCAVATOR. (a) Except as provided...

Section 251.152. Information Included in Notice - Sec. 251.152. INFORMATION INCLUDED IN NOTICE. The excavator shall include...

Section 251.153. Duty of Notification Center - Sec. 251.153. DUTY OF NOTIFICATION CENTER. (a) At the time...

Section 251.154. Notification by an Excavator - Sec. 251.154. NOTIFICATION BY AN EXCAVATOR. (a) A person required...

Section 251.155. Exception in Case of Emergency; Offense - Sec. 251.155. EXCEPTION IN CASE OF EMERGENCY; OFFENSE. (a) Section...

Section 251.156. Other Exceptions to Duty of Excavators - Sec. 251.156. OTHER EXCEPTIONS TO DUTY OF EXCAVATORS. (a) Section...

Section 251.157. Duty of Operator to Person Excavating - Sec. 251.157. DUTY OF OPERATOR TO PERSON EXCAVATING. (a) Each...

Section 251.158. Duty of Operator in Event of an Extraordinary Circumstance - Sec. 251.158. DUTY OF OPERATOR IN EVENT OF AN EXTRAORDINARY...

Section 251.159. Excavation Damage - Sec. 251.159. EXCAVATION DAMAGE. (a) If an excavation operation results...

Subchapter E. Penalties

Section 251.201. Civil Penalty or Warning Letter - Sec. 251.201. CIVIL PENALTY OR WARNING LETTER. (a) An excavator...

Section 251.2011. Warning Letter and Safety Training Course - Sec. 251.2011. WARNING LETTER AND SAFETY TRAINING COURSE. (a) The...

Section 251.202. Allocation of Civil Penalty - Sec. 251.202. ALLOCATION OF CIVIL PENALTY. (a) Fifty percent of...

Section 251.203. Criminal Penalty - Sec. 251.203. CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person commits an offense...