Title 25 — Fire Protection and Safety
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O.C.G.A. § 25-9-1 Short title
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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Georgia Underground Facility Protection Act.” History. Code 1981, § 25-9-1, enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 780, § 1; Ga. L. 2022, p. 325, § 1/HB 1372. The 2022 amendment, effective September 1, 2022, substituted “Underground” for “…
O.C.G.A. § 25-9-10.1 Cooperation with the Department of Transportation
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(a)(1) On and after July 1, 2023, the Department of Transportation shall participate in and cooperate with the UPC for purposes of receiving locate requests in the Department of Transportation’s right of way for underground facilities following a process consistent with Code Sect…
O.C.G.A. § 25-9-11 Emergencies
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Applicability of provisions in, §25-9-12. Defined, §25-9-3. Emergency 9-1-1 calls. Defined, §25-9-3. Strike of or damage to facilities carrying gas or hazardous liquid. Excavator’s duties, §25-9-3. Enforcement, §25-9-14. Excavation. Design locate requests. Request not used for exca…
O.C.G.A. § 25-9-11.1 LODGING PLACES
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Fire hazards, §25-2-19. LYMPHATIC CANCER. Fire departments. Insurance coverage for members diagnosed with cancer, §25-3-23. M MAIL. Prescriptions. Use to dispense, §26-4-60. MALLS. Fire and other hazards. Buildings presenting special hazards to persons or property, §25-2-13. MAND…
O.C.G.A. § 25-9-12 Notice requirements for emergency excavations
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The appropriate notice requirements prescribed by Code Section 25-9-6 shall not be required of persons performing emergency excavations; provided, however, that any person that engages in an emergency excavation shall take all reasonable precautions to avoid or minimize damage to…
O.C.G.A. § 25-9-14 Strict liability; bond authorization; civil penalties; advisory committee
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(a) Any person that violates the requirements of subsection (a), (f), or (g) of Code Section 25-9-6 and when resultant blasting or excavating damages underground facilities or sewer laterals such person shall be strictly liable for: (1) All costs incurred by the facility owner or…
O.C.G.A. § 25-9-2 Purpose of chapter
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The purpose of this chapter is to protect the public from physical harm, prevent injury to persons and property, and prevent interruptions of service resulting from damage to underground facilities and sewer laterals caused by blasting or excavating operations by providing a meth…
O.C.G.A. § 25-9-3 Definitions
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As used in this chapter, the term: 125 25-9-3 (1) “Abandoned underground facility” means an underground facility taken out of service by a facility owner or operator on or after January 1, 2001. (2) “Appropriate notice” means a notice period that: (A) Is associated with an effect…
O.C.G.A. § 25-9-4 Design locate request and response
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(a) Any person may submit a design locate request to the UPC. Such design locate request shall: (1) Describe the tract or parcel of land for which the design locate 131 25-9-4 request has been submitted with sufficient particularity, as defined by policies developed and promulgate…
O.C.G.A. § 25-9-5 Transportation department
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Cooperation between department and UPC, §25-9-10.1. White lining. Defined, §25-9-3. Marking location for blasting or excavation. Local ordinances imposing additional requirements, prohibited, §25-9-11.1. Requirements for marking by white lining, §25-9-6. V VACCINATIONS. COVID-19. …
O.C.G.A. § 25-9-6 Prerequisites to blasting or excavating; marking of sites
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(a) No person shall commence, perform, or engage in blasting or in excavating with mechanized excavating equipment on any tract or parcel of land in any county in this state unless and until the person planning the blasting or excavating has submitted a locate request to the UPC …
O.C.G.A. § 25-9-9 Short title
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Purpose of chapter. Definitions. Design locate request and response. Cooperation with UPC; permanent markers for water and sewer facilities; accurate placement; point of contact list. Prerequisites to blasting or excavating; marking of sites. Determining presence of underground fa…