Purpose

These rules delineate procedures used by the State Corporation Commission (commission) to enforce the provisions of Chapter 10.3 (§ 56-265.14 et seq.) of Title 56 of the Code of Virginia, also known as the Underground Utility Damage Prevention Act (Act). The rules further detail certain standards and requirements for the protection of underground utility lines to facilitate the commission's enforcement of the Act.#

Statutory Authority§§ 12.1-13 and 56-265.30 of the Code of Virginia.#

Historical NotesDerived from Case No. PUE940071 § 1, eff. December 30, 1994; amended, Virginia Register Volume 17, Issue 9, eff. July 1, 2001, and Volume 17, Issue 18, eff. July 1, 2001.#