Tennessee Statutes
§ 65-31-104 — Excavations without ascertainment of underground utilities prohibited
Tennessee·Title 65
(a)Except as provided in § 65-31-109 , no person may excavate in a street, highway, public space, a private easement of an operator or within one hundred feet (100') of the edge of the pavement of a street or highway, or demolish a building, without giving the notice required by § 65-31-106 in the manner prescribed by such section.
(b)A general DIG certificate shall be issued for agricultural land as defined in § 67-5-1004 that lies outside a street, highway, public space or a private easement of an operator but within one hundred feet (100') of the edge of the pavement of a street or highway when no utilities are located within that area. The general certificate shall be valid until title to the land is transferred or until a utility line is located within the area.
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Related
Ward v. City of Lebanon
273 S.W.3d 628 (Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2008)
South Central Bell Telephone Co. v. Jones Bros. Contractors, Inc.
805 S.W.2d 749 (Tennessee Supreme Court, 1991)
Texas Gas Transmission, LLC v. East
(W.D. Tennessee, 2023)
Legislative History
Acts 1978, ch. 692, § 4; T.C.A., § 65-3204; Acts 1993, ch. 223, §4; 2007 , ch. 218, §§ 2, 3, 5.
Nearby Sections
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§ 65-1-102
Commissioners - Prohibited activities§ 65-1-103
Meetings§ 65-1-104
Quorum - Chair and vice chair - Panels§ 65-1-105
Compensation - Expenses§ 65-1-107
§ 65-1-107§ 65-1-108
Office - Furniture and supplies§ 65-1-109
Executive director§ 65-1-110
Minutes and official documents§ 65-1-111
Report to general assembly§ 65-1-112
Copies of records§ 65-1-113
Enforcement - Duties of commission