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The foregoing information may be provided to the designer through the means that include field locates, maps, surveys, installation records or other means. Marking shall be done by both paint and flags whenever possible;3\n\nProvide such information about the location of the utility lines to designers for informational purposes only. Operators will not be liable for any incorrect information provided or for the subsequent use of this information, nor will they be subject to civil penalties for the accuracy of the information or marks provided. 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This law was first created in 2002. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 841<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2023, chapters 299<\/a> and 300<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":83153,"section_number":"56-265.17:1","catch_line":"Notification and procedures for designers","order_by":null,"url":"\/56-265.17_1\/"},{"id":61626,"section_number":"56-265.17:2","catch_line":"Procedures for project owners","order_by":null,"url":"\/56-265.17_2\/"},{"id":56575,"section_number":"56-265.19","catch_line":"Duties of operator; regulations","order_by":null,"url":"\/56-265.19\/"},{"id":76344,"section_number":"56-265.19:1","catch_line":"Private sewer laterals and sewer system laterals","order_by":null,"url":"\/56-265.19_1\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":83153,"section_number":"56-265.17:1","catch_line":"Notification and procedures for designers","order_by":null,"url":"\/56-265.17_1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":249295,"object_type":"law","relational_id":81609,"identifier":"56-265.17:3","token":"56\/10.3\/56-265.17_3","url":"\/56-265.17_3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/56-265.17_3\/","token":"56\/10.3\/56-265.17_3","dublin_core":{"Title":"Procedures for operators in response to a designer notice","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 56-265.17:3","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

An operator, upon notification by a designer in accordance with \u00a7 56-265.17:1<\/a>, shall:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Respond to the designer’s request for underground utility line information within 15 working days in accordance with subdivisions 2, 3, and 4; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Provide designers with the operator’s name, the type of underground utility line, and the approximate horizontal location of the utility line. The foregoing information may be provided to the designer through the means that include field locates, maps, surveys, installation records or other means. Marking shall be done by both paint and flags whenever possible; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Provide such information about the location of the utility lines to designers for informational purposes only. Operators will not be liable for any incorrect information provided or for the subsequent use of this information, nor will they be subject to civil penalties for the accuracy of the information or marks provided. Any concerns about the accuracy of information or marks should be directed to the appropriate operator; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Respond to the positive response system by no later than 7:00 a.m. on the sixteenth working day following the designer’s locate request. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROCEDURES FOR OPERATORS IN RESPONSE TO A DESIGNER NOTICE (\u00a7 56-265.17:3)\n\nAn operator, upon notification by a designer in accordance with \u00a7 56-265.17:1,\nshall:\n\n1. Respond to the designer’s request for underground utility line\ninformation within 15 working days in accordance with subdivisions 2, 3, and 4;\n\n2. Provide designers with the operator’s name, the type of underground\nutility line, and the approximate horizontal location of the utility line. The\nforegoing information may be provided to the designer through the means that\ninclude field locates, maps, surveys, installation records or other means.\nMarking shall be done by both paint and flags whenever possible;\n\n3. Provide such information about the location of the utility lines to designers\nfor informational purposes only. Operators will not be liable for any incorrect\ninformation provided or for the subsequent use of this information, nor will\nthey be subject to civil penalties for the accuracy of the information or marks\nprovided. Any concerns about the accuracy of information or marks should be\ndirected to the appropriate operator; and\n\n4. Respond to the positive response system by no later than 7:00 a.m. on the\nsixteenth working day following the designer’s locate request.\n\nHISTORY: 2002, c. 841; 2023, cc. 299, 300.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}