Title XXXIII, Regulation of Trade, Commerce, Investments, and Solicitations

(1)(a) Not less than 2 full business days before beginning any excavation or demolition that is not beneath the waters of the state, and not less than 10 full business days before beginning any excavation or demolition that is beneath the waters of the state, an excavator shall p…

(1) There is no liability on the part of, and no cause of action of any nature shall arise against, the board members of the corporation in their capacity as administrators of the system.(2)(a) If a person violates s. 556.105(1) or (6), and subsequently, whether by himself or her…

(1) NONCRIMINAL INFRACTIONS.—(a)1. Violations of the following provisions are noncriminal infractions:a. Section 556.105(1), relating to providing required information.b. Section 556.105(5)(c), relating to excavation practices in tolerance zones.c. Section 556.105(6), relating to…

The notification requirements provided in s. 556.105(1) do not apply to:(1) Any excavation or demolition performed by the owner of a single-family residential property, not including property that is subdivided or is to be subdivided into more than one single-family residential p…

(1) This act does not apply to making an excavation or demolition during an emergency if the system or the member operator was notified at the earliest opportunity and all reasonable precautions had been taken to protect any underground facility. For the purposes of this act, “em…

Member operators shall proportionately share in the cost of operating the system through monthly assessments made upon each member operator.History.—s. 10, ch. 93-240; s. 7, ch. 97-306; s. 7, ch. 2010-100.

Nothing in this act shall be construed to:(1) Constitute the establishment or enlargement of any rights to the use of real property or create an interest therein for the placement, construction, repair, maintenance, relocation, or excavation or demolition of any underground facil…

(1) Each member operator shall provide to the system annually, and shall thereafter keep current, the contact names and telephone numbers of individuals who may be contacted by design engineers, architects, surveyors, and planners for the purpose of responding to requests for des…

(1) As used in this section, the term “proprietary confidential business information” means information provided by:(a) A member operator which is a map, plan, facility location diagram, internal damage investigation report or analysis, dispatch methodology, or trade secret as de…

(1) An excavator providing notice under s. 556.105(1)(a) shall identify in its notice only the area that will be excavated during the period that the information in such notice is considered valid under s. 556.105(1)(c).(2) When an excavator has not completed an excavation notice…

(1) Sunshine State One-Call of Florida, Inc., shall create a voluntary alternative dispute resolution program. The program shall be available to all member operators, excavators, and other stakeholders, such as locators, utility service users, and governmental or quasi-government…

(1) When an excavator proposes to excavate or demolish within 15 feet of the horizontal route of an underground facility that has been identified as a high-priority subsurface installation by the operator of the facility, the operator shall, in addition to identifying the horizon…

Sunshine State One-Call of Florida, Inc., shall review the reports submitted by the clerks of court to the State Fire Marshal and any complaints of an alleged violation under this chapter to identify issues or potential issues with damage prevention and enforcement. The corporati…