Indiana Code 8-1-26-14. Excavation or demolition of structure served by underground facility; location of affected structures
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Terms Used In Indiana Code 8-1-26-14
- demolish: means an operation in which a structure or mass of material is wrecked, raised, rendered, moved, or removed by means of tools, equipment, or discharge of explosives. See Indiana Code 8-1-26-5
- excavate: means an operation for the movement, placement, or removal of earth, rock, or other materials in or on the ground by use of tools or mechanized equipment or by discharge of explosives, including augering, backfilling, boring, digging, ditching, drilling, driving, grading, jacking, plowing in, pulling in, ripping, scraping, trenching, and tunneling. See Indiana Code 8-1-26-6
- facility: means a line or system used for producing, storing, conveying, transmitting, or distributing communication, information, electricity, gas, petroleum, petroleum products, hazardous liquids, carbon dioxide fluids, water, steam, or sewerage. See Indiana Code 8-1-26-7
- person: means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a limited liability company, an association, or other entity organized under the laws of any state. See Indiana Code 8-1-26-11
Sec. 14. Except as provided in section 19 of this chapter, a person may not excavate real property or demolish a structure that is served or was previously served by an underground facility without first ascertaining in the manner prescribed by sections 16 and 18 of this chapter the location of all underground facilities in the area affected by the proposed excavation or demolition.
As added by P.L.69-1990, SEC.2.