# Labor and Employment (GLE)

## Title 6. High Voltage Lines

### Subtitle 1

#### Section 6-108

(a) The owner or operator of a high voltage line shall perform any act that is reasonably necessary to carry out the safety measures required by Sec. 6-107 of this title to guard effectively against accidental contact with the high voltage line:

  (1) after notification from a person who intends to perform an activity listed under Sec. 6-106 of this subtitle within 10 feet of a high voltage line;

  (2) after the person who intends to perform the activity has made any appropriate arrangements; and

  (3) within a reasonable time.

(b) This section does not require an owner or operator of a high voltage line to:

  (1) bear the expense of any safety measure required by this title; or

  (2) de-energize or ground any high voltage line if doing so would:

    (i) substantially interfere with service to the public; or

    (ii) endanger the health, safety, or welfare of the public.

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Md. Code Ann., Lab. & Empl. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)