2020 Indiana Code
Title 8. Utilities and Transportation
Article 1. Utilities Generally
Chapter 26. Damage to Underground Facilities
8-1-26-18. Duty to Locate and Mark Facilities; Design Information Notice; Color Coding of Markings; Pipeline Facilities; Alteration of Markings; Notice of Operator's Inability to Locate and Mark Facilities
Sec. 18. (a) Subject to subsection (k), each operator notified under section 16 of this chapter shall, not later than two (2) full working days after receiving the notice of intent provided in section 16 of this chapter, supply to the person responsible for the excavation or demolition the following information, using maps when appropriate:
(1) The approximate location and a description of all the operator's underground facilities that may be damaged as a result of the excavation or demolition.
(2) The location and description of all facility markers indicating the approximate location of the underground facilities.
(3) Any other information that would assist that person in locating and avoiding damage to the underground facilities, including providing adequate temporary markings indicating the approximate location of the underground facility and locations where permanent facility markers do not exist.
(b) Each operator notified under section 16.5 of this chapter of preliminary engineering studies or construction planning activities shall, not later than ten (10) full working days after receiving the design information notice, contact the person serving the design information notice and shall do the following:
(1) Do one (1) or more of the following, in accordance with section 16.5(f) of this chapter:
(A) Provide to the person serving the design information notice the approximate location and a description of all the operator's underground facilities that are located in the project area that will be affected by the proposed excavation or demolition.
(B) Allow:
(i) the person serving the design information notice; or
(ii) another authorized person;
to inspect, at a location that is acceptable to the operator, drawings or other records for all of the operator's underground facilities within the project area that will be affected by the proposed excavation or demolition.
(C) Designate with temporary facility markers the location of all of the operator's underground facilities within the project area that will be affected by the proposed excavation or demolition, as identified in the design information notice.
(2) Using maps when appropriate, provide to the person serving the design information notice the location and a description of all facility markers indicating the approximate location of the underground facilities, if applicable.
(3) Using maps when appropriate, provide to the person serving the design information notice any other information that would assist a person in locating the underground facilities during the engineering studies or construction planning activities.
(c) Facility locate markings must consist of paint, flags, or stakes or any combination that mark the approximate location of the underground facilities. The method of marking must be appropriate for the location of the underground facilities.
(d) Color coding of facility locate markings indicating the type of underground facility must conform to the following color coding:
