Section 37-15-7

Emergency excavation or demolition.

(a) Compliance with the notice requirements of Section 37-15-4, is not required of persons responsible for emergency excavation or demolition to eliminate an imminent danger to life, health, property or public services; provided, however, that such person gives, before commencing or as soon as practicable thereafter, notice of the emergency excavation or demolition to each operator having underground facilities located in the area or to the "One-Call Notification System" acting on behalf of the operator. However, every person who shall engage in such emergency excavation or demolition shall take all necessary and reasonable precautions to avoid or minimize damage to existing underground facilities.

(b) An imminent danger to life, health, property or public services exists whenever there is a substantial likelihood that injury, loss of life, health, or public services, or substantial property loss could result before the notification and response procedures required in Sections 37-15-4 and 37-15-6 can be fully complied with.

(Acts 1994, No. 94-487, p. 911, §7.)