Underground Utility Damage Prevention Act

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  2. Code of Virginia
  3. Public Service Companies
  4. Underground Utility Damage Prevention Act

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Section
56-265.14

Short title

Section
56-265.15

Definitions; calculation of time periods

Section
56-265.15

1. (Effective until October 1, 2021) Exemptions; routine maintenance

Section
56-265.15

1. (Effective October 1, 2021) Exemptions; routine maintenance

Section
56-265.16

Repealed

Section
56-265.16

1. Operators to join notification centers; certification

Section
56-265.17

Notification required prior to excavation or demolition; waiting periods; marking of proposed site

Section
56-265.17

1. Notification and procedures for designers

Section
56-265.17

2. Procedures for project owners

Section
56-265.17

3. Procedures for operators in response to a designer notice

Section
56-265.18

Notification requirements

Section
56-265.19

Duties of operator; regulations

Section
56-265.19

1. Private sewer laterals and sewer system laterals

Section
56-265.20

Repealed

Section
56-265.20

1. Locating nonmetallic underground utility lines

Section
56-265.21

Marking by color

Section
56-265.22

Duties of notification center upon notification by person intending to excavate; record of notification made by telephone required

Section
56-265.22

1. Meetings between excavators and operators

Section
56-265.23

Exemption for roadway maintenance operations by the Virginia Department of Transportation and certain counties, cities, and towns

Section
56-265.24

Duties of excavator

Section
56-265.25

Liability of operator and excavator; penalties

Section
56-265.26

Repealed

Section
56-265.26

1. Utility line depth requirement

Section
56-265.27

Repealed

Section
56-265.28

Sovereign immunity

Section
56-265.29

Other similar laws

Section
56-265.30

Authority of the State Corporation Commission

Section
56-265.31

Commission to establish advisory committee

Section
56-265.32

Commission to impose civil penalties for certain violations; establishment of Underground Utility Damage Prevention Special Fund