2013 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers
CHAPTER 36 - SOUTH CAROLINA UNDERGROUND FACILITY DAMAGE PREVENTION ACT
SECTION 58-36-30. Ordinances superseded and preempted; effect of permit on liability.
(A) The provisions in this chapter supersede and preempt any ordinance enacted by a local political subdivision that purports to:
(1) require operators to obtain permits from local governments in order to identify facilities;
(2) require pre-marking or marking of facilities;
(3) specify the types of paint or other marking devices that are used to identify facilities; or
(4) require removal of marks.
(B) A permit issued pursuant to law authorizing an excavation or demolition shall not be deemed to relieve a person from the responsibility for complying with the provisions of this chapter.
HISTORY: 2011 Act No. 48, Section 1, eff June 7, 2012.
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