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IN Code § 8-1-23-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 23. Gas Pipelines─county Roads|8-1-23-5. Violations

Sec. 5. A person who installs a pipeline, conduit, or private drain, across or along any county highway, or blocks or damages any county highway without complying with this chapter, commits a Class B infraction.Formerly: Acts 1947, c.151, s.5. As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.2, SEC.809.
IN Code § 8-1-24-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 24. Gas Pipeline Securities|8-1-24-1. Approval of Commission Not Required for Certain Transactions

Sec. 1. Notwithstanding any other statute or rule of law of the state, any corporation or other business entity engaged in the transmission of gas by pipeline, which is subject to the supervision, control, or jurisdiction of the federal government or any agency, board or commission thereof with respect to construction of additional facilities, shall not be required to obtain the leave, approval, or consent of the commission for the issuance of any of its stocks, certificates of stock, bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness nor shall any such corporation or other business entity be required to obtain the approval of the commission in order to sell, assign, transfer, lease, or encumber its franchise, works, or system to any other person, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation.Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.64, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.23-1988, SEC.59; P.L.8-1993, SEC.130.
IN Code § 8-1-24-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 24. Gas Pipeline Securities|8-1-24-2. Exemption From Ic 8-1-1 and Ic 8-1-2

Sec. 2. Any corporation or other business entity engaged in the transmission of gas by pipeline, and which is subject to the supervision, control, or jurisdiction of the federal government, or any agency, board, or commission thereof with respect to construction of additional facilities, shall be exempt from and after July 26, 1973, from all provisions of IC 8-1-1 and IC 8-1-2 with respect to the issuance of its stocks, certificates of stock, bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness and with respect to the sale, assignment, transfer, lease, or encumbrance of its franchise, works, or system.Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.64, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.59-1984, SEC.92; P.L.23-1988, SEC.60.
IN Code § 8-1-26-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 26. Damage to Underground Facilities|8-1-26-1. Application of Chapter

Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided by this section, this chapter does not apply to the following:(1) Excavation that is performed:(A) only with a hand tool;(B) on property owned or controlled by the person performing the excavation; and(C) to a depth not greater than twelve (12) inches.(2) Excavation using only animals.(3) Tilling of soil for agricultural purposes, such as plowing, planting, and combining.(4) Surface coal mining and reclamation operations conducted under a permit issued by the natural resources commission under IC 14-34.(5) Railroad right-of-way maintenance or operations.(6) Underground probing to determine the extent of gas migration.(b) This chapter does apply to blasting, setting drainage tile, subsoiling, and other subsurface activities.(c) Sections 16, 19, 20, and 22 of this chapter apply to the construction and installation of railroad signal facilities and drainage facilities at public grade crossings.As added by P.L.69-1990, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.1-1995, SEC.55; P.L.62-2009, SEC.2.
IN Code § 8-1-26-1.3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 26. Damage to Underground Facilities|8-1-26-1.3. "Account"

Sec. 1.3. As used in this chapter, "account" refers to the underground plant protection account established by section 24 of this chapter.As added by P.L.62-2009, SEC.3.
IN Code § 8-1-26-1.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 26. Damage to Underground Facilities|8-1-26-1.5. "Advisory Committee"

Sec. 1.5. As used in this chapter, "advisory committee" refers to the underground plant protection advisory committee established by section 23 of this chapter.As added by P.L.62-2009, SEC.4.
IN Code § 8-1-26-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 26. Damage to Underground Facilities|8-1-26-2. "Approximate Location"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "approximate location" means a strip of land at least four (4) feet wide but not wider than the width of the underground facility plus two (2) feet on either side of the outer limits of the physical plant.As added by P.L.69-1990, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.54-1994, SEC.1.
IN Code § 8-1-26-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 26. Damage to Underground Facilities|8-1-26-3. "Association"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "association" means an organization that is:(1) formed in Indiana to provide for mutual receipt of notice of excavation or demolition for the organization's members;(2) known as the Indiana Underground Plant Protection Service (or its successor organization); and(3) accessed by dialing the abbreviated dialing code 811, as designated by the Federal Communications Commission as the nationwide toll free number to be used by state One Call systems.As added by P.L.69-1990, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.62-2009, SEC.5.
IN Code § 8-1-26-3.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 26. Damage to Underground Facilities|8-1-26-3.5. "Communications Service"

Sec. 3.5. As used in this chapter, "communications service" has the meaning set forth in IC 8-1-32.5-3.As added by P.L.200-2014, SEC.1.
IN Code § 8-1-26-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 26. Damage to Underground Facilities|8-1-26-4. "Damage"

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "damage" means:(1) the substantial weakening of structural or lateral support of an underground facility;(2) the penetration or destruction of a protective coating, a housing, or another protective device of an underground facility;(3) the partial or complete severance of an underground facility; or(4) rendering any underground facility inaccessible.As added by P.L.69-1990, SEC.2.
IN Code § 8-1-26-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 26. Damage to Underground Facilities|8-1-26-5. "Demolish"

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "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.As added by P.L.69-1990, SEC.2.
IN Code § 8-1-26-5.2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 26. Damage to Underground Facilities|8-1-26-5.2. "Design Information Notice"

Sec. 5.2. As used in this chapter, "design information notice" means a notification that:(1) is voluntarily submitted to the association under section 16.5 of this chapter by a person providing professional services in connection with:(A) a construction project; or(B) any other project or operation;that will involve an excavation or demolition operation described in section 14 of this chapter;(2) is made in preparation for bidding, preconstruction engineering, or other advance planning efforts in connection with the project or operation described in subdivision (1); and(3) is separate from and does not supplant the notice required under section 16 of this chapter before the commencement of the excavation or demolition operation.As added by P.L.122-2017, SEC.1.
IN Code § 8-1-26-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 26. Damage to Underground Facilities|8-1-26-6. "Excavate"

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "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.As added by P.L.69-1990, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.62-2009, SEC.6.
IN Code § 8-1-26-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 26. Damage to Underground Facilities|8-1-26-7. "Facility"

Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "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. The term includes pipeline facilities.As added by P.L.69-1990, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.62-2009, SEC.7.
IN Code § 8-1-26-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 26. Damage to Underground Facilities|8-1-26-8. "Imminent Danger to Life, Health, Property, or Loss of Service"

Sec. 8. As used in this chapter, "imminent danger to life, health, property, or loss of service" means there is a substantial likelihood that loss of life, health, property, or service will result before the procedures under sections 16 and 18 of this chapter can be completed.As added by P.L.69-1990, SEC.2.
IN Code § 8-1-26-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 26. Damage to Underground Facilities|8-1-26-9. "Mechanized Equipment"

Sec. 9. As used in this chapter, "mechanized equipment" means equipment operated by means of mechanical power, including:(1) trenchers;(2) bulldozers;(3) power shovels;(4) augers;(5) backhoes;(6) scrapers;(7) drills;(8) cable and pipe plows;(9) hydraulic excavators; and(10) other equipment that may cause damage to underground facilities.As added by P.L.69-1990, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.200-2014, SEC.2.
IN Code § 8-1-26-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 26. Damage to Underground Facilities|8-1-26-10. "Operator"

Sec. 10. As used in this chapter, "operator" means a person who owns or operates an underground facility, other than an underground facility that:(1) is located on real property that the person owns or occupies; and(2) the person operates for the person's benefits.As added by P.L.69-1990, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.62-2009, SEC.8.
IN Code § 8-1-26-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 26. Damage to Underground Facilities|8-1-26-11. "Person"

Sec. 11. As used in this chapter, "person" means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a limited liability company, an association, or other entity organized under the laws of any state. The term includes state, local, and federal agencies. The term does not include the association.As added by P.L.69-1990, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.8-1993, SEC.131; P.L.62-2009, SEC.9.
IN Code § 8-1-26-11.2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 26. Damage to Underground Facilities|8-1-26-11.2. "Pipeline Facilities"

Sec. 11.2. As used in this chapter, "pipeline facilities" has the meaning set forth in IC 8-1-22.5-1(d).As added by P.L.62-2009, SEC.10.
IN Code § 8-1-26-11.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 26. Damage to Underground Facilities|8-1-26-11.5. "White Lining"

Sec. 11.5. As used in this chapter, "white lining" means the act of marking the route or boundary of a proposed excavation or demolition with white paint, flags, or stakes, or a combination of white paint, flags, and stakes.As added by P.L.62-2009, SEC.11.
IN Code § 8-1-26-12 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 26. Damage to Underground Facilities|8-1-26-12. "Working Day"

Sec. 12. As used in this chapter, "working day" means every day except Saturday, Sunday, and state and national legal holidays.As added by P.L.69-1990, SEC.2.
IN Code § 8-1-26-13 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 26. Damage to Underground Facilities|8-1-26-13. Permit Authorizing Excavation or Demolition; Compliance With Chapter

Sec. 13. A permit issued in accordance with a law authorizing excavation or demolition operations does not relieve a person from the responsibility of complying with this chapter.As added by P.L.69-1990, SEC.2.
IN Code § 8-1-26-14 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 26. Damage to Underground Facilities|8-1-26-14. Excavation or Demolition of Structure Served by Underground Facility; Location of Affected Structures

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.
IN Code § 8-1-26-15 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 26. Damage to Underground Facilities|8-1-26-15. Recording Location of Underground Facilities; Updating Information; Association Membership; Penalty

Sec. 15. (a) An operator that has underground facilities located in Indiana must become a member of the association and shall provide the following information to the association:(1) The name of each township and county in which the operator has underground facilities, including those facilities that have been abandoned in place by the operator but not yet physically removed.(2) The name of the operator.(3) The name, title, address, and telephone number of the operator's representative designated to receive:(A) notices of intent required by section 16 of this chapter; and(B) design information notices under section 16.5 of this chapter.(b) An operator shall report any changes in the information contained in the list recorded under subsection (a) with the association within thirty (30) calendar days of the change. The document reflecting the changes shall be cross-referenced to the original information reported under subsection (a).(c) A person other than an operator may be a member of the association.(d) A person that is required, but fails, to maintain membership in the association after December 31, 2009, may be subject to a civil penalty in an amount recommended by the advisory committee and approved by the commission, not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100). Each day that a person that is required, but fails, to maintain membership in the association constitutes a separate violation for purposes of imposing a fine under this subsection.As added by P.L.69-1990, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.114-2003, SEC.1; P.L.62-2009, SEC.12; P.L.122-2017, SEC.2.
IN Code § 8-1-26-18.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 26. Damage to Underground Facilities|8-1-26-18.5. Installation of New or Replacement Facilities After June 30, 2020; Detection From Above Ground Level

Sec. 18.5. (a) This section applies to any new or replacement underground facility that an operator installs or causes to be installed after June 30, 2020, in any public right-of-way or on any private property.(b) Subject to any other applicable federal or state laws or regulations, for any new or replacement underground facility that an operator installs or causes to be installed, the operator shall ensure that:(1) the materials from which the facility is constructed are capable of being detected from above ground level using standard equipment and technologies used by the utility locating industry, such as electromagnetic locating equipment and electromagnetic induction surveys; or(2) if the materials from which the facility is constructed are not capable of being detected from above ground level using standard locating techniques, as described in subdivision (1), the facility is:(A) encased by conductive material; or(B) equipped with an electrically conducting wire or other means of locating the facility while it is underground.(c) The commission may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this section, including emergency rules in the manner provided under IC 4-22-2-37.1. Notwithstanding IC 4-22-2-37.1(g), an emergency rule adopted by the commission under this subsection and in the manner provided under IC 4-22-2-37.1 expires on the date on which a rule that supersedes the emergency rule is adopted by the commission under IC 4-22-2-24 through IC 4-22-2-36.As added by P.L.46-2020, SEC.1.
IN Code § 8-1-26-19 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 26. Damage to Underground Facilities|8-1-26-19. Emergency Excavation or Demolition; Notice Requirements; Penalties

Sec. 19. (a) A person responsible for emergency excavation or demolition to ameliorate an imminent danger to life, health, property, or loss of service is not required to comply with the notice requirements of section 16 of this chapter. However, that person shall:(1) give, as soon as practicable, oral notice of the emergency excavation or demolition to the association; and(2) request emergency assistance from each operator identified by the association as having underground facilities located in the area of the emergency excavation or demolition in locating and providing immediate protection to the operator's underground facilities.(b) This section applies to an operator making an emergency repair to its own underground facility.(c) A person that knowingly provides false notice of an emergency excavation or demolition to the association under subsection (a) may be subject to a civil penalty in an amount recommended by the advisory committee and approved by the commission, not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).As added by P.L.69-1990, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.62-2009, SEC.16.
IN Code § 8-1-26-21 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 26. Damage to Underground Facilities|8-1-26-21. Demolition or Excavation Resulting in Damage to Underground Facility; Escape of Flammable, Toxic, or Corrosive Gas or Liquid; Duties of Operator

Sec. 21. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a person responsible for an excavation or a demolition operation under section 14 of this chapter that results in damage to an underground facility shall:(1) immediately upon discovery of the damage, notify the operator of the facility and the association of the location and nature of the damage; and(2) allow the operator of the facility reasonable time to accomplish necessary repairs before completing the excavation or demolition in the immediate area of the facility.(b) A person responsible for an excavation or a demolition operation under section 14 of this chapter that results in damage to an underground facility permitting the escape of flammable, toxic, or corrosive gas or liquid shall:(1) immediately upon discovery of the damage, notify the operator and the association and local police and fire departments having jurisdiction; and(2) take other action necessary to protect persons and property and to minimize the hazards until arrival of the operator's personnel or police and fire personnel.As added by P.L.69-1990, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.62-2009, SEC.18.
IN Code § 8-1-26-22 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 26. Damage to Underground Facilities|8-1-26-22. Pecuniary Loss Suffered by Operator; Civil Action; Damages; Defenses; Injunction

Sec. 22. (a) If an operator suffers a pecuniary loss as a result of a violation of this chapter, the operator may bring a civil action against the person who caused the loss for the following:(1) An amount equal to the operator's actual damage to the facility.(2) The costs of the action.(3) A reasonable attorney's fee.(b) At the court's discretion, a court having jurisdiction may award punitive damages up to three (3) times the operator's actual damage.(c) It is a defense to an action brought under this chapter if an operator fails to comply with the duties imposed under this chapter.(d) In addition to the remedies described in subsection (a), an operator may bring an action to enjoin a person excavating or demolishing a structure in an area that includes the operator's facilities until that person complies with this chapter.As added by P.L.69-1990, SEC.2.
IN Code § 8-1-26-24 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 26. Damage to Underground Facilities|8-1-26-24. Underground Plant Protection Account

Sec. 24. (a) The underground plant protection account is established to provide funding for the following programs established and administered by the commission:(1) Public awareness programs concerning underground plant protection.(2) Training and educational programs for contractors, excavators, locators, operators, and other persons involved in underground plant protection.(3) Incentive programs for contractors, excavators, locators, operators, and other persons involved in underground plant protection to reduce the number of violations of this chapter.(b) The commission shall administer the account.(c) The treasurer of state shall invest money in the account not currently needed to meet the obligations of the account in the same manner as other public money may be invested. Interest that accrues from these investments shall be deposited in the account.(d) Money in the account at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund.(e) The expenses of administering the account shall be paid from money in the account.(f) The account consists of penalties deposited under section 23(k) of this chapter.As added by P.L.62-2009, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.1-2010, SEC.43.
IN Code § 8-1-26-25 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 26. Damage to Underground Facilities|8-1-26-25. Penalties Under Ic 8-1-22.5 for Pipeline Operators

Sec. 25. An operator of a pipeline facility that violates this chapter may be subject to a civil penalty imposed by the commission under IC 8-1-22.5 in addition to a penalty or fine imposed under this chapter.As added by P.L.62-2009, SEC.21.
IN Code § 8-1-26-26 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 26. Damage to Underground Facilities|8-1-26-26. Authority of Commission to Adopt Rules

Sec. 26. The commission shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to carry out its responsibilities under this chapter.As added by P.L.62-2009, SEC.22.
IN Code § 8-1-26.5-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 26.5. Registration of Excavation Contractors|8-1-26.5-1. Application of Definitions

Sec. 1. The definitions in:(1) IC 8-1-26; and(2) IC 23-0.5-1.5;apply throughout this chapter.As added by P.L.93-2018, SEC.1.
IN Code § 8-1-26.5-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 26.5. Registration of Excavation Contractors|8-1-26.5-2. "Commission"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "commission" refers to the Indiana utility regulatory commission created by IC 8-1-1-2.As added by P.L.93-2018, SEC.1.
IN Code § 8-1-26.5-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 26.5. Registration of Excavation Contractors|8-1-26.5-3. "Communications Service Provider"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "communications service provider" has the meaning set forth in IC 8-1-32.5-4.As added by P.L.93-2018, SEC.1.