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2013 Maryland Code
PUBLIC UTILITIES
§ 12-131 - Designer initiating ticket request.

Universal Citation:
MD Pub Util Code § 12-131 (2013)
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§12-131.

(a) In connection with a project that may require excavation or demolition, a designer may initiate a ticket request by notifying the one-call system serving the geographic area covering the planned project.

(b) A designer initiating a ticket request under this section:

(1) may initiate only one ticket request for a single project; and

(2) shall, in connection with a ticket request:

(i) indicate that the request is for design purposes only and may not be used for the purpose of excavation or demolition;

(ii) notify the one-call system of any owner-members from which the designer does not require underground facilities information; and

(iii) on the request of an owner-member, provide the owner-member with a preliminary drawing that indicates the scope of the project.

(c) (1) Within 15 business days after receiving notice from a one-call system that a designer has made a request under this section, an owner-member of an underground facility in the area of the project shall notify the designer of the type and approximate location of the underground facility.

(2) An owner-member may provide notice of the approximate location of an underground facility through the use of:

(i) field locates;

(ii) maps;

(iii) surveys;

(iv) installation records; or

(v) other similar means.

(d) (1) Information provided to a designer under this section is for informational purposes only.

(2) An owner-member or agent of an owner-member may not be held liable for any inaccurate information provided to a designer under this section.

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