Excavator's duty to ascertain location of facilities

66-1803. Excavator's duty to ascertain location of facilities. An excavator shall not engage in excavation near the location of any underground facility without first having ascertained, in the manner prescribed in this act, a location of all underground facilities in the proposed area of the excavation. History: L. 1993, ch. 217, § 3; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Legislature intended each and every underground facility's tolerance zone location be marked in excavation area. Southwestern Bell Telephone v. APAC-Kansas, Inc., 36 Kan. App. 2d 299, 311, 138 P.3d 1238 (2006). 2. Corporation commission's order upheld in levying penalty against excavator under Kansas underground utility act. Double M Constr. v. Kansas Corporation Comm'n, 288 Kan. 268, 202 P.3d 7 (2009). Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws Kansas Administrative Regulations OTHER LEGISLATIVE SITES Kansas Legislature Administrative Services Division of Post Audit Research Department Contact Us PDF Help www.ksrevisor.gov 2026