ABUSE OF THE LAW

A person shall be deemed to have willfully failed to comply with this rule or Chapter 62, Article 14 NMSA 1978 and shall be subject to the penalties in Section 62-14-8 NMSA 1978 if the person:#

A.requests a locate for an area that cannot reasonably be excavated in 15 working days;#

B.provides misinformation or withholds information regarding the size of an excavation area;#

C.requests locates that unduly burden a one-call notification system or UFO;#

D.requests a locate for fraudulent reasons;#

E.fails to process locate requests within the requisite timeframe;#

F.fails to mark, or provide positive response for its underground facilities within the requisite timeframe;#

G.fails to determine if all underground facilities have been marked or cleared;#

H.commences excavation prior to the expiration of the advance notice period;#

I.obliterates markings at an excavation site without providing temporary offset marks or stakes;#

J.alters any record relating to excavation activity;#

K.fails to pre-mark the actual intended excavation route or site(s) as required;#

L.fails to report or file a report of damage within requisite time frame; or#

M.commits any other act that the commission determines violates Chapter 62, Article 14 NMSA 1978 or this rule.#

History[18.60.5.17 NMAC - Rp, 18.60.5.17 NMAC, 1/15/2019; A, 8/9/2022]#