Section 319.028

Title XXI PUBLIC SAFETY AND MORALS

Chapter 319

Effective - 28 Aug 2001, 2 histories, see footnote   (history) 

  319.028.  Participation in notification center required, exceptions — withdrawal from notification center inadmissible in court proceedings. — 1. On or after January 1, 2003, an owner or operator of underground facilities, who has become a participant in the notification center as required in section 319.022, will maintain participation in the notification center, unless it is determined that the inaccuracy rate of the notification center reaches fifteen percent. The accuracy rate shall be determined by the number of notifications of an excavation, where the owner or operator has no underground facilities at the excavation site, as described in the excavators notification, divided by the total number of notifications to an owner or operator of underground facilities during any twelve-month period.

  2. Once the notification center has an inaccuracy rate of fifteen percent or higher for any owner or operator of underground facilities, then any such owner or operator may withdraw from participation in the notification center by providing written notice to the notification center of its withdrawal. The owner or operator shall then file with the recorder of deeds for each county it has underground facilities a statement that it has underground facilities and a name and phone number of a contact person that excavators shall contact and notify of its intent to excavate. The owner or operator shall also publish, at least quarterly, in a newspaper or other publication of general circulation in counties that have underground facilities a statement that the owner or operator has underground facilities and who the excavator shall contact regarding its intent to excavate.

  3. After January 1, 2003, in the event that an owner or operator withdraws from the notification center no party may use in * any legal proceeding the fact that an owner or operator has withdrawn from the notification center as evidence to establish negligence, recklessness, lack of adherence to industry standards, or any other manner which would suggest that the owner or operator failed to comply with any standard of care.

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(L. 2001 H.B. 425)

*Word "an" appears in original rolls.