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Alabama Statutes, Title 37

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Title 37

23 chapters · 608 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 37608 Ch 1, Public Service Commission117 Ch 4, Public Utilities Other Than Transpor…87 Ch 2, Transportation Companies85 Ch 8, Penal Provisions45 Ch 6, Electric Cooperatives39 Ch 3, Motor Vehicle Carriers38 Ch 9, Regulation of Air Commerce32 Ch 14, Service Territories for Electric Sup…28 Ch 7, Electric Membership Corporations21 Ch 13, Incorporation of Railroad Authoritie…21 Ch 15, Notification of Excavation or Demoli…15 Ch 2A, Communications Reform Act of 200513 Ch 17, Small Wireless Facilities12 Ch 16, Broadband Using Electric Easements A…10

15 sections·Filtered byTitle 37✕Ch 15✕

Ala. Code § 37-15-1 Purpose and Intent
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The purpose of this chapter is to safeguard against injury and loss of life due to excavation or demolition and to protect underground facilities from costly damage and the interruption of utility or other services to the general public. (Acts 1994, No. 94-487, p. 911, §1.)
Ala. Code § 37-15-10 Penalties. (Amended by 2026-255)
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AMENDED BY ACT 2026-255, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2027. SEE ACTS FOR REVISED LANGUAGE. (a) Any person who violates this chapter, or the rules adopted under this chapter, shall be subject to a civil penalty as follows: (1) For a first violation, the violator shall complete a course of…
Ala. Code § 37-15-10.1 Underground Damage Prevention Authority. (Amended by 2026-255)
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AMENDED BY ACT 2026-255, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2027. SEE ACTS FOR REVISED LANGUAGE. (a) The Underground Damage Prevention Authority is created for the purpose of enforcing this chapter and for reviewing penalty provisions and the adequacy of the enforcement process. It is the inte…
Ala. Code § 37-15-10.2 Violations; Complaints; Dispute and Hearing; Judicial Review. (Amended by 2026-255)

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AMENDED BY ACT 2026-255, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2027. SEE ACTS FOR REVISED LANGUAGE. (a) Any person who violates this chapter may be reported to the authority for the alleged violation. (b) The board shall develop and implement a process for the receipt of a complaint of a violatio…

Ala. Code § 37-15-11 Liberal Construction

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The provisions of this chapter shall be liberally construed as to effectuate the purposes of this chapter and the operation of a “One-Call Notification System.” (Acts 1994, No. 94-487, p. 911, §11.)

Ala. Code § 37-15-2 Definitions. (Amended by 2026-255)

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AMENDED BY ACT 2026-255, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2027. SEE ACTS FOR REVISED LANGUAGE. As used in this chapter the following words have the following meanings: (1) APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF UNDERGROUND FACILITIES. Information about an operator’s underground facilities which is provided…

Ala. Code § 37-15-3 Prohibition

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No person shall excavate in a street, highway, public easement, private easement, or implied easement of an operator, or on property of an operator, or conduct blasting operations, or perform demolition activities in the near proximity of an operator’s underground facility withou…

Ala. Code § 37-15-4 Notice of Intent to Excavate or Demolish. (Amended by 2026-255)

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AMENDED BY ACT 2026-255, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2027. SEE ACTS FOR REVISED LANGUAGE. (a) A permit issued pursuant to law authorizing excavation or demolition operations shall not be deemed to relieve a person from the responsibility for complying with this chapter. Any public agenc…

Ala. Code § 37-15-4.1 Design or Survey Locate Requests. (Amended by 2026-255)

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AMENDED BY ACT 2026-255, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2027. SEE ACTS FOR REVISED LANGUAGE. (a) Any person may submit a design or survey locate request to the One-Call Notification System. The design or survey locate request shall describe the tract or parcel of land for which the design …

Ala. Code § 37-15-4.2 Notice of Planned Complex or Large Project; Working Agreement; Enforcement; Applicability to Combined Projects

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(a) The excavator for an excavation project that qualifies for a complex or large project shall provide the underground facility operator, via the one-call notification system, with notice of the planned complex or large project not less than five working days prior to the planne…

Ala. Code § 37-15-5 Underground Damage Prevention Program. (Amended by 2026-255)

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AMENDED BY ACT 2026-255, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2027. SEE ACTS FOR REVISED LANGUAGE. (a) Until January 1, 2027: (1) Operators who have underground facilities within this state shall participate in and utilize the services of the One-Call Notification System. (2) Operators that are …

Ala. Code § 37-15-6 Response to Notice of Intent to Excavate or Demolish. (Amended by 2026-255)

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AMENDED BY ACT 2026-255, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2027. SEE ACTS FOR REVISED LANGUAGE. (a)(1) Each operator served with notice in accordance with Section 37-15-4, with underground facilities in the area, shall mark or cause to be marked or otherwise provide the approximate location o…

Ala. Code § 37-15-7 Emergency Excavation or Demolition

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(a) Compliance with the notice requirements of Section 37-15-4 is not required of persons responsible for emergency excavation or demolition; provided, however, that such person gives, before commencing or as soon as practicable thereafter, notice of the emergency excavation or d…

Ala. Code § 37-15-8 Precaution to Avoid Damage. (Amended by 2026-255)

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AMENDED BY ACT 2026-255, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2027. SEE ACTS FOR REVISED LANGUAGE. In addition to the notification requirements of Section 37-15-4, each person responsible for an excavation or demolition operation designated in Section 37-15-3, when performing excavation or demol…

Ala. Code § 37-15-9 Excavation or Demolition Damage. (Amended by 2026-255)

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AMENDED BY ACT 2026-255, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2027. SEE ACTS FOR REVISED LANGUAGE. (a) Each person responsible for any excavation or demolition operation that results in any damage to an underground facility, immediately upon discovery of such damage, shall notify the operator of…