Alabama Code 23-1-4. Permit required to dig up, etc., roads for utilities, railroads, etc.; restoration of road required upon completion of work; bond, etc., to guarantee restoration
Terms Used In Alabama Code 23-1-4
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
No state-controlled road shall be dug up or used for laying pipelines, pole lines, sewers, railways, or for other similar purposes without the written permit of the State Department of Transportation, and such work shall be done only in accordance with the regulations prescribed by the department, and the cost of replacing the road in as good condition as it was before such work was done shall be paid by the person, firm, or corporation to whom or in whose behalf such permit was given. Such person, firm, or corporation so desiring such work shall furnish the state with a cash deposit or certified check upon a solvent bank or surety bond in guaranty company qualified to do business in Alabama, in the amount required by the State Department of Transportation, conditioned that the sum is to be forfeited to the state in the event that said road is not placed in as good condition as it was prior to said work being done, within 15 days from the time said work is completed.