Title 37 — Title 37
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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. History: (Acts 1994, No. 94-487, p. 911, §…
Ala. Code § 37-15-10 Penalties. (Amended by 2026-255) [Effective until January 1, 2027.]
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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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[Effective until January 1, 2027.] 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 …
Ala. Code § 37-15-10.2 Violations; Complaints; Dispute and Hearing; Judicial Review
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(Amended by 2026-255) [Effective until January 1, 2027.] 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 impleme…
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.” History: (Acts 1994, No. 94-487, p. 911, §11.)
Ala. Code § 37-15-2 Definitions. (Amended by 2026-255) [Effective until January 1, 2027.]
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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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[Effective until January 1, 2027.] 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 …
Ala. Code § 37-15-4.1 Design or Survey Locate Requests. (Amended by 2026-255) [Effective
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until January 1, 2027.] 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 la…
Ala. Code § 37-15-4.2 [Effective January 1, 2027.]
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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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[Effective until January 1, 2027.] 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 Notificat…
Ala. Code § 37-15-6 Response to Notice of Intent to Excavate or Demolish. (Amended by
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2026-255) [Effective until January 1, 2027.] 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…
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) [Effective until
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January 1, 2027.] 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 …
Ala. Code § 37-15-9 Excavation or Demolition Damage. (Amended by 2026-255) [Effective
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until January 1, 2027.] 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, shal…