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 Section repealed effective June 7, 2012 by 2011 Act No. 48, Section 2 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

Compliance with the notice requirements of Section 58-35-60 is not required of persons responsible for emergency excavation or demolition to ameliorate an imminent danger to life, health, or property or to restore existing service. Such persons shall give, as soon as practicable, oral notice of the emergency excavation or demolition to each operator having underground utilities located in the area or to an association provided for in Section 58-35-70, that serves an operator where such excavation or demolition is to be performed and requests emergency assistance from each operator so identified in locating and providing immediate protection to its utilities. An imminent danger to life, health, or property exists whenever there is a substantial likelihood that loss of life, health, or property will result before the procedures under Sections 58-35-60 and 58-35-80 can be fully complied with.

HISTORY: 1978 Act No. 588 Section 9, eff July 18, 1978.