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The 2025 Florida Statutes
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F.S. 556.101556.101 Short title; legislative intent.—(1) This chapter may be cited as the “Underground Facility Damage Prevention and Safety Act.” (2) It is the intent of the Legislature to provide access for excavating contractors and the public to provide notification to the system of their intent to engage in excavation or demolition. This notification system shall provide the member operators an opportunity to identify and locate their underground facilities. Under this notification system, Sunshine State One-Call of Florida, Inc., is not required or permitted to locate or mark underground facilities. (3) It is the purpose of this chapter to:(a) Aid the public by preventing injury to persons or property and the interruption of services resulting from damage to an underground facility caused by excavation or demolition operations. (b) Create a not-for-profit corporation comprised of operators of underground facilities in this state to administer this chapter. (c) Fund the cost of administration through contributions from the member operators for services provided to the member operators and from charges made to others for services requested and provided, such as record searches, education or training, and damage prevention activities. (d) Reserve to the state the power to regulate any subject matter specifically addressed in this chapter. Municipalities, counties, districts, or other local governments may not adopt or enforce ordinances or rules that conflict with this chapter or that prescribe any of the following:1. Require operators of underground facilities to obtain permits from local governments in order to identify underground facilities. 2. Require premarking or marking. 3. Specify the types of paint or other marking devices that are used to identify underground facilities. 4. Require removal of marks. (e) Permit any local law enforcement officer, local government code inspector, or code enforcement officer to enforce this chapter without the need to incorporate the provisions of this chapter into any local code or ordinance. (f) Foster the awareness of federal laws and regulations that promote safety with respect to underground facilities, including, but not limited to, the Federal Pipeline Safety Act of 1968, as amended, the Pipeline Safety Improvement Act of 2002, OSHA Standard 1926.651, and the National Electric Safety Code, ANSI C-2, by requiring and facilitating the advance notice of activities by those who engage in excavation or demolition operations. (4) It is not the purpose of this chapter to amend or void any permit issued by a state agency for placement or maintenance of facilities in its right-of-way. History.—s. 1, ch. 93-240; s. 1, ch. 97-306; s. 1, ch. 2002-234; s. 1, ch. 2006-138; s. 1, ch. 2010-100.
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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:
Cases Citing Statute 556.101
Total Results: 11
860 So. 2d 1031, 2003 Fla. App. LEXIS 18395, 2003 WL 22867638
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 5, 2003 | Docket: 293976
Cited 10 times | Published
Damage Prevention and Safety Act ["the Act"]. § 556.101 et seq. This statute essentially creates a not-for-profit
931 F.3d 1337
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Aug 1, 2019 | Docket: 16001022
Cited 6 times | Published
and Safety Act ("the Act").
Fla. Stat. § 556.101
-106. The Act permits utilities to recover
275 F.R.D. 638, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 68169, 2011 WL 2448924
District Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Mar 28, 2011 | Docket: 66045341
Cited 5 times | Published
Facility Damage Prevention and Safety Act, F.S.A. § 556.101 et seq., who paid a bill from BellSouth for the
642 F. Supp. 2d 1318, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 60076
District Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Jul 13, 2009 | Docket: 2288786
Cited 2 times | Published
Underground Facility Damage Prevention and Safety Act, § 556.101, Florida Statutes ("Damage Prevention Act" or
323 F. Supp. 3d 1362
District Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Jun 26, 2018 | Docket: 64319895
Cited 1 times | Published
utilities before excavating. (Id. at 8). Fla. Stat. § 556.101(2). PGS alleges that Posen's request violated
909 So. 2d 555, 2005 WL 2086189
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 31, 2005 | Docket: 1199282
Cited 1 times | Published
the water meter was on the property line.
Section 556.101, Florida Statutes (1997), known as the Underground
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jun 10, 2021 | Docket: 59974786
Published
by preventing
injury to persons or property.” § 556.101(3)(a), Fla. Stat. (2019).
That, of course, is
796 F. Supp. 2d 1341, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 68466, 2011 WL 2455878
District Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Mar 28, 2011 | Docket: 2020502
Published
Damage Prevention and Safety Act, Fla. Stat. § 556.101 (the Damage Prevention Act), which establishes
Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Mar 31, 1998 | Docket: 3257768
Published
A. Butterworth Attorney General
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1 Section 556.101(1), Fla. Stat.
2 Id. And see, s. 556.102(9)
Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Jan 26, 1995 | Docket: 3256750
Published
Fla. Stat. (1993).
3 Section 556.101(3)(b), Fla. Stat. (1993).
4 Section 556.101(3)(c), Fla. Stat. (1993)
Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Apr 21, 1994 | Docket: 3258319
Published
See, Ch. 93-240, Laws of Florida (1993).
2 Section 556.101(2), Fla. Stat. (1993).
3 Section 556.102(9)
