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Mich. Comp. Laws § 460.721 (2026)

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MISS DIG UNDERGROUND FACILITY DAMAGE PREVENTION AND SAFETY ACT


Act 174 of 2013


460.721 Short title.

Sec. 1.

    This act shall be known and may be cited as the "MISS DIG underground facility damage prevention and safety act".

History: 2013, Act 174, Eff. Apr. 1, 2014

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2025–2026 · leading case: Zezula v Brown (Mich. 2026).
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Zezula v Brown (Mich. 2026). · cites it 2× “Relevant to this appeal, Zezula sought to hold Independence Township liable for allegedly not marking township- owned sewer lines as required by the MISS DIG Underground Facility Damage Prevention and Safety Act (the MISS DIG Act), MCL 460.721 et seq. Independence Township moved…”
Brian Zezula v. Nina Brown (Mich. Ct. App. 2025). “The majority errs, in my view, by misinterpreting the scope of our Legislature’s actions, by failing to interpret those actions narrowly as is required, by instead reading into the law what it describes as a “broad exception to governmental immunity for alleged violations of the…”
Brian Zezula v. Nina Brown (Mich. Ct. App. 2025). “Kaltz filed a notice of nonparty at fault, alleging Independence Township was liable for violations of the MISS DIG Underground Facility Damage and Safety Act, MCL 460.721 et seq. (“the MISS DIG Act”) and other local ordinances.”
Michelle Busuito v. Dte Energy Co. (Mich. Ct. App. 2025). “1 According to plaintiffs, DTE Energy and 1 Under the MISS DIG Underground Facility Damage Prevention and Safety Act, MCL 460.721 et seq., “soft excavation” is “a method and technique designed to prevent contact damage to underground facilities, including, but not limited to,…”
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