N.J. Admin. Code § 14:2-1.1

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Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 14:2-1.1 - Scope and applicability

(a) This chapter implements the Underground Facility Protection Act, 48:2-73 et seq.

(b) This chapter governs the following, as these terms are defined at N.J.A.C. 14:2-1.2:

1. The Board-designated One-Call System Operator;

2. Operators;

3. Excavators; and

4. Responsible contractors.

(c) This chapter establishes the one-call damage prevention system (also called the One-Call System). The One-Call System receives information from excavators that plan to perform excavation or demolition, and relays that information to those persons that own, operate, or control the operation of underground facilities, and have registered with the One-Call System operator. This chapter is intended to ensure that underground facilities are marked to enable excavators to avoid damaging underground facilities.

(d) This chapter applies to a homeowner as follows:

1. A homeowner that owns only residential underground facilities, including, but not limited to, an underground sprinkler system or an underground structure for lighting, is excluded from the definition of "operator," and such a homeowner is not subject to the requirements for operators at N.J.A.C. 14:2-4; and

2. Any homeowner that performs excavation or demolition is acting as an excavator and therefore shall comply with all requirements of this chapter that apply to excavators, including the requirement at 14:2-3.1 for notice to the One-Call center prior to excavation or demolition.

(e) This chapter does not affect or apply to the requirements for identification of utility equipment under 14:3-2.5.

N.J. Admin. Code § 14:2-1.1

Amended by R.1997 d.164, effective 4/7/1997.
See: 28 N.J.R. 5144(a), 29 N.J.R. 1345(a).
Substituted "protection of underground facilities" for "temporary markout of underground facilities", and deleted reference to N.J.S.A. 48:2-80.
Amended by R.2007 d.298, effective 10/15/2007.
See: 39 N.J.R. 1232(a), 39 N.J.R. 4422(b).
Section was "Scope". Added designation (a); rewrote the introductory paragraph; and added (b), (c), (d) and (e).

Amended by 54 N.J.R. 1417(a), effective 7/18/2022