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IN SB0125
Bill
AI Summary
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Excavation contractors working for communications service providers or utilities in Indiana must include a signed compliance statement in entity filings with the secretary of state certifying they will follow Indiana's 811 underground utility locate law (IC 8-1-26).
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Contractors must provide documentation of their registration compliance to utilities or communications providers before entering into excavation or demolition contracts.
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Foreign contractors found violating excavation laws who failed to register to do business in Indiana may be referred to the attorney general for civil penalties up to $10,000.
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The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission or pipeline safety division may request a list of contractors from utilities and communications providers once per calendar year, or more frequently if related to an investigation.
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Effective July 1, 2018; entity filings submitted before that date must be corrected to include the compliance statement before contractors may begin new excavation or demolition work.
Legislative Description
Registration of underground utility excavation contractors. Provides that a contractor that will perform one or more excavations or demolitions in Indiana under a contract with: (1) a communications service provider; or (2) a utility; must include in an entity filing filed with the secretary of state a statement that the contractor and its employees will comply with Indiana's 811 statute. Provides that a contractor that is a filing entity under the Uniform Business Organizations Code (Code) shall provide documentation of the contractor's compliance with the registration requirement to a communications service provider or a utility before entering into a contract
Last Action
Public Law 93
3/15/2018