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14-271-111. Color code for marking facility and excavation or demolition locations.
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14-271-111. Color code for marking facility and excavation or demolition locations.
(a)(1) If the approximate location of an underground facility is marked with temporary markers, stakes, or other physical means, the operator shall follow the color coding prescribed as follows:
FACILITY AND TYPE OF PRODUCT SPECIFIC GROUP IDENTIFYING COLOR Electric power distribution and transmission Safety red Municipal electric systems Safety red Gas distribution and transmission High visibility safety yellow Oil distribution and transmission High visibility safety yellow Dangerous materials' product lines High visibility safety yellow Telephone and telegraph systems Safety alert orange Cable television Safety alert orange Police and fire communications Safety alert orange Water systems Safety precaution blue Sewer systems Safety green.
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(2) In addition to the foregoing, all underground facilities installed after January 1, 1996, shall be permanently marked with tracing wires of appropriate durability or in other manner which will enable the operator to trace the specific course of the underground facility.
(b) Unless otherwise agreed by all affected operators, persons engaged in excavation or demolition shall mark the proposed area of work with stakes, flags, posts, or painted or chalked lines that are white in color and are clearly visible.
(c) Any person who moves, removes, alters, conceals, or defaces any markings required under this chapter before the demolition or excavation work is commenced shall be subject to the penalties contained in § 14-271-104.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-271-111
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14-271-111. Color code for marking facility and excavation or demolition locations.
(a)(1) If the approximate location of an underground facility is marked with temporary markers, stakes, or other physical means, the operator shall follow the color coding prescribed as follows:
FACILITY AND TYPE OF PRODUCT SPECIFIC GROUP IDENTIFYING COLOR Electric power distribution and transmission Safety red Municipal electric systems Safety red Gas distribution and transmission High visibility safety yellow Oil distribution and transmission High visibility safety yellow Dangerous materials' product lines High visibility safety yellow Telephone and telegraph systems Safety alert orange Cable television Safety alert orange Police and fire communications Safety alert orange Water systems Safety precaution blue Sewer systems Safety green.
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(2) In addition to the foregoing, all underground facilities installed after January 1, 1996, shall be permanently marked with tracing wires of appropriate durability or in other manner which will enable the operator to trace the specific course of the underground facility.
(b) Unless otherwise agreed by all affected operators, persons engaged in excavation or demolition shall mark the proposed area of work with stakes, flags, posts, or painted or chalked lines that are white in color and are clearly visible.
(c) Any person who moves, removes, alters, conceals, or defaces any markings required under this chapter before the demolition or excavation work is commenced shall be subject to the penalties contained in § 14-271-104.
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14-271-104. Penalties — Civil remedies.
(a)(1) Except as provided in subdivision (a)(2) of this section, any person who violates any provisions of this chapter shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for each violation.
(2) Operators of underground pipeline facilities and excavators shall, upon violation of any applicable requirements of 49 C.F.R. Part 198, Subpart C, or 49 U.S.C. § 60114(b), concerning marking facilities; 49 U.S.C. § 60114(d), concerning applicability to excavators; or 49 U.S.C. § 60118(a), concerning general waivers, as in effect on February 2013, unless excepted under § 14-271-109, and damage to an interstate or intrastate natural gas pipeline facility or an interstate or intrastate hazardous liquid pipeline facility, be subject to civil penalties in an amount not to exceed two (2) times the amount of property damage to the interstate or intrastate natural gas pipeline facility or an interstate or intrastate hazardous liquid pipeline facility up to a maximum of two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) for each violation for each day that the violation persists, except that the maximum civil penalty shall not exceed two million dollars ($2,000,000) for any related series of violations.
(b)(1) Actions to recover the penalties provided for in this section shall be brought by the Attorney General, the county prosecutor, or the city attorney, at the request of any person, in the circuit court in the county in which the cause, or some part thereof, arose or in which the defendant has its principal place of business or resides.
(2) All penalties recovered in any such action shall be paid into the general fund of the state, county, or municipality that prosecutes the action.
(c) The Attorney Gener
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-271-104
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