Clarification of liability, obligations and reporting requirements related to excavation activities
Known as the Underground Utility Damage Prevention Act
The act spans §§ 65-31-101 to 65-31-120 (20 sections).
Acts 2015, ch. 488, § 8.
(1) Engaging in the activities described in the definition of “excavate” or “excavation” in § 65-31-102(8)(B) shall not remove or impose liability per se for damage to underground utilities.
(2) Nothing in the definition of “excavate” or “excavation” in § 65-31-102 shall remove the obligation of any excavator, whether engaged in excavation or in activities described in § 65-31-102(8)(B), from the reporting requirements of § 65-31-111.
Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.