Terms Used In Utah Code 54-8a-3.5

  • excavation: means an operation in which earth, rock, or other material on or below the ground is moved or displaced by tools, equipment, or explosives. See Utah Code 54-8a-2
  • Excavator: means any person or entity that excavates or conducts excavation activities. See Utah Code 54-8a-2
  • Utah Code: means the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code, as amended, unless the text expressly references a portion of the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code as it existed:Utah Code 68-3-12.5
     An entity issuing a permit for building or construction that may require excavation may, and is encouraged to, include a notice on or with a permit stating, “Attention, Utah law requires any excavator to notify the owner of underground facilities 48 hours before excavating and comply with Utah Code Title 54, Chapter 8a, Damage to Underground Utility Facilities.”

Enacted by Chapter 344, 2008 General Session