< Section repealed effective June 7, 2012 by 2011 Act No. 48, Section 2 >

Except as provided in Sections 58-35-50 and 58-35-90, no person may excavate in a street, highway, public space, a private easement of an operator, or near the location of an underground utility installed on the premises of a customer served by such a utility, or demolish a building without having first ascertained from the public utilities the location of all their underground utilities in the area that would be affected by the proposed excavation or demolition.

Prior to any excavation or demolition, the person financially responsible or the architect, engineer or designer responsible for such activities should consult with all the public utilities operating in the area and cause a detailed plan to be drawn and furnished to the entity physically doing the excavation or demolition that will show the location of all utilities in accordance with the provisions of Section 58-35-80.

HISTORY: 1978 Act No. 588 Section 4, eff July 18, 1978.