# Public Utilities (GPU)

## Title 12. Underground Facilities

### Subtitle 1. Excavation or Demolition Near Underground Facilities

#### Section 12-130

(a)

  (1) This section applies to a primary contractor that:

    (i) performs the excavation duties for the duration of a ticket;

    (ii) initiates the notification to the one-call system to establish a ticket;

    (iii) is on site to supervise all activities and employees; and

    (iv) intends to utilize services or equipment of a temporary excavator.

  (2) For purposes of this section, a primary contractor does not include a private homeowner that intends to hire a temporary excavator.

(b) A primary contractor:

  (1) shall:

    (i) notify the one-call system when a temporary excavator is to begin work under the ticket;

    (ii) inform the temporary excavator of the exact scope of work as detailed on the existing ticket;

    (iii) directly supervise the on-site activities of the temporary excavator; and

    (iv) assume all liability if damage should occur to an underground facility by any person named as a temporary excavator on the existing ticket; and

  (2) may name only one temporary excavator for the duration of the ticket.

(c)

  (1) A temporary excavator may be:

    (i) a piece of rental equipment and its operator;

    (ii) an excavation contractor that is not an employee of the primary contractor; or

    (iii) an equipment operator that is not a direct employee of the primary contractor.

  (2) The designated temporary excavator shall notify the one-call system with the associated ticket number to verify that the excavator has been hired to work for the primary contractor.

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Md. Code Ann., Pub. Util. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)