1. (a) In connection with a project that may require excavation or demolition, a person may initiate a nonexcavation designer ticket request by notifying the one-call system serving the geographic area covering the planned project in accordance with this section.

2. (b)

   1. (1) In connection with a project that may require excavation or demolition, a person initiating a nonexcavation designer ticket request under this section:

      1. (i) may initiate only one ticket request for a single project by notifying the one-call system serving the geographic area covering the planned project; and

      2. (ii) shall, in connection with a nonexcavation designer ticket request:

         1. 1. indicate that the request is for design purposes only and may not be used for the purpose of excavation or demolition;
         2. 2. notify the one-call system of any owner-members from which the person does not require underground facilities information; and
         3. 3. on the request of an owner-member, provide the owner-member with a preliminary drawing that indicates the scope of the project.
   2. (2) The one-call system shall provide the person requesting a nonexcavation designer ticket an accurate means of contact for each underground facility within 2 business days.
   3. (3) Each underground facility owner shall maintain current valid contact information with the one-call system for persons to contact.

3. (c)

   1. (1) Within 15 business days after receiving notice from a one-call system that a person has made a request under this section, an owner-member of an underground facility in the area of the project shall notify the person of the type and approximate location of the underground facility.

   2. (2) An owner-member may provide notice of the approximate location of an underground facility through the use of:

      1. (i) field locates;
      2. (ii) maps;
      3. (iii) surveys;
      4. (iv) installation records; or
      5. (v) other similar means.

4. (d) In the case of an obstruction caused by a suspected cross-bore:

   1. (1) the person intending to remove the obstruction shall notify the one-call system and request a nonexcavation ticket for a suspected cross-bore which will be transmitted to all pertinent owner-members in the geographic area indicated for that ticket; and
   2. (2) each owner-member shall take whatever action it considers necessary to respond to this notification.

5. (e)

   1. (1) Information provided to a person requesting marking under this section is for informational purposes only.
   2. (2) An owner-member or agent of an owner-member may not be held liable for any inaccurate information provided to a person under this section.

Added by Acts 2010, c. 635, § 3, eff. Oct. 1, 2010. Amended by Acts 2021, c. 18, § 1, eff. March 13, 2021; Acts 2022, c. 135, § 1, eff. April 12, 2022.