Georgia Underground Facility Protection Act

Sections covered

• O.C.G.A. § 25-9-1Short title
• O.C.G.A. § 25-9-10Effect of chapter upon rights, titles, powers, or interests of facility owners or operators
• O.C.G.A. § 25-9-10.1Cooperation with the Department of Transportation
• O.C.G.A. § 25-9-11Effect of chapter in relation to public road or street right of way
• O.C.G.A. § 25-9-11.1Prohibition of local governing authorities from enforcing local ordinances or resolutions relating to certain marking or location requirements
• O.C.G.A. § 25-9-12Notice requirements for emergency excavations
• O.C.G.A. § 25-9-2Purpose of chapter
• O.C.G.A. § 25-9-3Definitions
• O.C.G.A. § 25-9-4Design locate request and response
• O.C.G.A. § 25-9-5A facility owner or operator to which appropriate notice of
• O.C.G.A. § 25-9-6Prerequisites to blasting or excavating; marking of sites
• O.C.G.A. § 25-9-7If there is visible and obvious evidence of the presence of an
• O.C.G.A. § 25-9-8Treatment of underground facilities by blasters and excavators; emergency notifications
• O.C.G.A. § 25-9-9Degree of accuracy required in underground facility location information; liability due to inaccurate, lack of, or delayed communication of location information