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A.R.S. § 40-360.23

Making excavation in careful, prudent manner; liability for negligence; notice; obliteration of marks

Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Gunnell v. Arizona Public Service Co. (2002)

Most recently applied in 618 F. Supp. 2d 1101 - Sprint Communications Co. v. Western Innovations, Inc. (March 2009)

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A. Except as otherwise provided in section 40-360.28, subsection E, obtaining information as required by this article does not excuse any person making any excavation from doing so in a careful and prudent manner, nor shall it excuse such persons from liability for any damage or injury resulting from their negligence.

B. Except as otherwise provided in section 40-360.22, subsection D, after markings have been made pursuant to section 40-360.22, an excavator shall notify either the underground facilities operator or an organization designated by the underground facilities operator if the excavator encounters an underground facility that has not been located and marked or has been marked in the wrong location.

C. An excavator or an underground facilities operator shall not move or obliterate markings made pursuant to this article or fabricate markings in an unmarked location for the purpose of concealing or avoiding liability for a violation of or noncompliance with this article.

Official source: Arizona State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Arizona statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.