South Carolina § 58-36-110 Exemption from notice requirements.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 58-36-110 — Exemption from notice requirements.

South Carolina·Title 58 PUBLIC UTILITIES, SERVICES AND CARRIERS·Ch. 36 UNDERGROUND FACILITY DAMAGE PREVENTION ACT

This section is reserved, effective May 22, 2026, pursuant to 2025 Acts No. 65, SECTION 1. A person is exempt from the requirements of Section 58-36-60(A) when an excavation is performed under the following conditions:

(1)by the owner of a single-family residential property on his own land when the excavation:

(a)does not encroach on any operator's known right-of-way, easement, or permitted use;

(b)is performed with nonmechanized equipment; and (c) is less than ten inches in depth;

(2)tilling or plowing of soil when less than twelve inches in depth for agricultural purposes;

(3)for excavation with nonmechanized equipment by an operator or an agent of an operator for the following purposes:

(a)locating for a valid notification request, or for the minor repair, connecting or routine ma

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This section is reserved, effective May 22, 2026, pursuant to 2025 Acts No. 65, SECTION 1. A person is exempt from the requirements of Section 58-36-60(A) when an excavation is performed under the following conditions: (1) by the owner of a single-family residential property on his own land when the excavation: (a) does not encroach on any operator's known right-of-way, easement, or permitted use; (b) is performed with nonmechanized equipment; and (c) is less than ten inches in depth; (2) tilling or plowing of soil when less than twelve inches in depth for agricultural purposes; (3) for excavation with nonmechanized equipment by an operator or an agent of an operator for the following purposes: (a) locating for a valid notification request, or for the minor repair, connecting or routine maintenance of an existing facility; or (b) underground probing to determine the extent of gas or water migration. (4) when the Department of Transportation, a local government, special purpose district, or public service district is carrying out maintenance activities within its designated right-of-way, which may include resurfacing, milling, emergency replacement of signs critical for maintaining safety, or the reshaping of shoulder and ditches to the original road profile.

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