Iowa · statute · Iowa Code ch. 480 · 11 active provisions
1. “Board” means the board of directors of the notification center. 2. “Damage” means any impact with, destruction, impairment, or penetration of, or removal of support from an underground facility, including damage to its protective coating, housing, or device. 3. “Emergency” means a condition where there is clear and…
This chapter applies to any excavation unless otherwise provided by law. A person shall not engage in any excavation unless the requirements of this chapter have been satisfied.
1. a. A statewide notification center is established and shall be organized as a nonprofit corporation pursuant to chapter 504. 1. The center shall be governed by a board of directors, which shall represent and be elected by operators, excavators, and other persons who participate in the center. The board shall include…
1. a. Except as otherwise provided in this section, prior to any excavation, an excavator shall contact the notification center and provide notice of the planned excavation occurring after a forty-eight-hour period. The notice shall be valid for twenty-five calendar days beginning on the day the forty-eight-hour period…
1. An excavator shall as soon as practical notify the operator when any damage occurs to an underground facility as a result of an excavation. The notice shall include the type of facility damaged and the extent of the damage. If damage occurs, an excavator shall refrain from backfilling in the immediate area of the un…
1. A person who violates a provision of this chapter is subject to a civil penalty as follows: a. For a violation related to natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines, an amount not to exceed ten thousand dollars for each violation for each day the violation continues, up to a maximum of five hundred thousand dollars.…
Any affected person may make application to the district court for injunctive relief from any violation of this chapter.
This chapter does not affect or impair any local ordinances or other provisions of law requiring permits to be obtained before excavation. However, a permit issued by any governing body does not relieve the excavator from complying with the requirements of this chapter, unless the governing body is the excavator and th…
An owner of farmland used in a farm operation, as defined in section 352.2, who complies with the requirements of this chapter shall not be held responsible for any damages to an underground facility, including fiberoptic cable, if the damage occurred on the farmland in the normal course of the farm operation, unless t…
This chapter shall not be interpreted to preclude an excavator, an operator, or the notification center from having or engaging in communications in addition to the notification requirements specified in this chapter.
1. A locator who operates in this state shall satisfy all of the following requirements: a. Take responsibility for completing location services as required under section 480.4. b. Correctly notify the notification center that a location service could not be completed due to a lack of response by the excavator and incl…