O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 25-9-1 (2019)

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✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)

Code text and O.C.G.A. statutory annotations on this page reflect the 2019 Official Code of Georgia Annotated (Public.Resource.Org Release 73, 2019-08-21; public domain per Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). The Syfert case-law annotations in Notes of Decisions, below, are current.

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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Georgia Underground Facility Protection Act.”

History

Code 1981, § 25-9-1, enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 780, § 1; Ga. L. 2022, p. 325, § 1/HB 1372. The 2022 amendment, effective September 1, 2022, substituted “Underground” for “Utility”.

Annotations

Editor’s notes. Ga. L. 2000, p. 780, § 1, effective July 1, 2000, renumbered former Code Section 25-9-1 as present Code Section 25-9-2. Law reviews. For annual survey of administrative law, see 56 Mercer L. Rev. 31 (2004).

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2003–2006 · leading case: Douglas Asphalt Co. v. Georgia Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 589 S.E.2d 292 (Ga. Ct. App. 2003).

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Douglas Asphalt Co. v. Georgia Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 589 S.E.2d 292 (Ga. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 2× “In this case, the PSC found that DAC violated the Georgia Utility Facility Protection Act (GUFPA), OCGA § 25-9-1 et seq. OCGA § 25-9-6 (a) provides that anyone using mechanized equipment to excavate anywhere in the state must give “48 hours’ notice by submitting a locate request…”

Perry v. Georgia Power Co., 629 S.E.2d 588 (Ga. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 2× “Perry alleged that GPC was also liable for Perry’s injuries based on its failure to flag the power line trench in violation of GUFPA, OCGA § 25-9-1 et seq. The trial court ruled for GPC on both issues, and granted its motion for summary judgment, which Perry now appeals.”

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