<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 49-7A-9 - Failure to provide timely location markings--Inadequate markings--Liability. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2069964Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2069964SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2069964CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2069964Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2069964DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2069964000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2069964SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2069964SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2069964Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=49-7A-9"><span class="s2069964SENU">49-7A-9</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2069964SENU">. </span><span class="s2069964CL">Failure to provide timely location markings--Inadequate markings--Liability.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2069964Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2069964DefaultParagraphFont">If location markings requested by an excavator are not provided within the time specified by § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=49-7A-8"><span class="s2069964DefaultParagraphFont">49-7A-8</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2069964DefaultParagraphFont"> or any rule promulgated pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=49-7A-8"><span class="s2069964DefaultParagraphFont">49-7A-8</span></a><span class="s2069964DefaultParagraphFont">, or if the location markings provided fail to identify the location of the underground facilities in accordance with statute and rule, any excavator damaging or injuring underground facilities is not liable for such damage or injury except on proof of negligence.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2069964Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2069964000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2069964Normal"><span class="s2069964SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2069964SCL-000002"> SL 1993, ch 346, § 10; SL 2002, ch 211, § 7.</span></p></div></body></html>