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Nationwide rules: official pointers, selected summaries and gaps

All 50 states plus DC are represented, not legally cleared. No complete 50-state operator-license, 811 notice-period or Tier 4 applicability chart is claimed. Unknown is not No. A reference page is not a permit, route clearance, training certificate or authorization to dig.

44 jurisdictions have a selected dig-rule summary or official resource pointer; the others remain explicit gaps. 27 substantive public permit references were readable. Neither count establishes completed legal coverage.

All FHWA-listed permit destinations were attempted; current public DOT replacements are shown only when substantive material was readable. Login-only portals, shells and blocked sources were not treated as reviewed law. Federal employer standards are edition-labeled references, not proof of a particular job's coverage.

Coverage JSON · CSV · Additional summaries JSON · CSV · Access limitations.

StatePermit referenceDig / operator pointersNot established
AlabamaCurrent substantive public page not established: robots denied or unreadable
Original directory destination · FHWA source
Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).		Complete legal coverage: No. Actual operator eligibility, full notice rules/exceptions, loaded dimensions, fees, route approval and state/job-specific emissions eligibility remain unasserted.
AlaskaCurrent readable official reference
Original directory destination · FHWA source
Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).		No individually reviewed state summary; no value inferred.Complete legal coverage: No. Actual operator eligibility, full notice rules/exceptions, loaded dimensions, fees, route approval and state/job-specific emissions eligibility remain unasserted.
ArizonaCurrent substantive public page not established: robots denied or unreadable
Original directory destination · FHWA source
Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).		Complete legal coverage: No. Actual operator eligibility, full notice rules/exceptions, loaded dimensions, fees, route approval and state/job-specific emissions eligibility remain unasserted.
ArkansasCurrent readable official reference
Original directory destination · FHWA source
Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).		Complete legal coverage: No. Actual operator eligibility, full notice rules/exceptions, loaded dimensions, fees, route approval and state/job-specific emissions eligibility remain unasserted.
CaliforniaCurrent readable official reference
Original directory destination · FHWA source
Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).		Complete legal coverage: No. Actual operator eligibility, full notice rules/exceptions, loaded dimensions, fees, route approval and state/job-specific emissions eligibility remain unasserted.
ColoradoCurrent substantive public page not established: out-of-scope redirect or private/account URL; not fetched
Original directory destination · FHWA source
Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).		Complete legal coverage: No. Actual operator eligibility, full notice rules/exceptions, loaded dimensions, fees, route approval and state/job-specific emissions eligibility remain unasserted.
ConnecticutCurrent readable official reference
Original directory destination · FHWA source
Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).		Complete legal coverage: No. Actual operator eligibility, full notice rules/exceptions, loaded dimensions, fees, route approval and state/job-specific emissions eligibility remain unasserted.
DelawareCurrent substantive public page not established: read
Original directory destination · FHWA source
Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).		Complete legal coverage: No. Actual operator eligibility, full notice rules/exceptions, loaded dimensions, fees, route approval and state/job-specific emissions eligibility remain unasserted.
District of ColumbiaCurrent substantive public page not established: out-of-scope redirect or private/account URL; not fetched
Original directory destination · FHWA source
Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).		Complete legal coverage: No. Actual operator eligibility, full notice rules/exceptions, loaded dimensions, fees, route approval and state/job-specific emissions eligibility remain unasserted.
FloridaCurrent substantive public page not established: robots denied or unreadable
Original directory destination · FHWA source
Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).		Complete legal coverage: No. Actual operator eligibility, full notice rules/exceptions, loaded dimensions, fees, route approval and state/job-specific emissions eligibility remain unasserted.
GeorgiaCurrent readable official reference
Original directory destination · FHWA source
Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).		Complete legal coverage: No. Actual operator eligibility, full notice rules/exceptions, loaded dimensions, fees, route approval and state/job-specific emissions eligibility remain unasserted.
HawaiiCurrent readable official reference
Original directory destination · FHWA source
Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).		No individually reviewed state summary; no value inferred.Complete legal coverage: No. Actual operator eligibility, full notice rules/exceptions, loaded dimensions, fees, route approval and state/job-specific emissions eligibility remain unasserted.
IdahoCurrent substantive public page not established: read
Original directory destination · FHWA source
Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).		Complete legal coverage: No. Actual operator eligibility, full notice rules/exceptions, loaded dimensions, fees, route approval and state/job-specific emissions eligibility remain unasserted.
IllinoisCurrent readable official reference
Original directory destination · FHWA source
Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).		No individually reviewed state summary; no value inferred.Complete legal coverage: No. Actual operator eligibility, full notice rules/exceptions, loaded dimensions, fees, route approval and state/job-specific emissions eligibility remain unasserted.
IndianaCurrent readable official reference
Original directory destination · FHWA source
Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).		Complete legal coverage: No. Actual operator eligibility, full notice rules/exceptions, loaded dimensions, fees, route approval and state/job-specific emissions eligibility remain unasserted.
IowaCurrent readable official reference
Original directory destination · FHWA source
Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).		Complete legal coverage: No. Actual operator eligibility, full notice rules/exceptions, loaded dimensions, fees, route approval and state/job-specific emissions eligibility remain unasserted.
KansasCurrent substantive public page not established: robots denied or unreadable
Original directory destination · FHWA source
Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).		Complete legal coverage: No. Actual operator eligibility, full notice rules/exceptions, loaded dimensions, fees, route approval and state/job-specific emissions eligibility remain unasserted.
KentuckyCurrent readable official reference
Original directory destination · FHWA source
Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).		Complete legal coverage: No. Actual operator eligibility, full notice rules/exceptions, loaded dimensions, fees, route approval and state/job-specific emissions eligibility remain unasserted.
LouisianaCurrent substantive public page not established: robots denied or unreadable
Original directory destination · FHWA source
Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).		Complete legal coverage: No. Actual operator eligibility, full notice rules/exceptions, loaded dimensions, fees, route approval and state/job-specific emissions eligibility remain unasserted.
MaineCurrent substantive public page not established: robots denied or unreadable
Original directory destination · FHWA source
Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).		Complete legal coverage: No. Actual operator eligibility, full notice rules/exceptions, loaded dimensions, fees, route approval and state/job-specific emissions eligibility remain unasserted.
MarylandCurrent readable official reference
Original directory destination · FHWA source
Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).		Complete legal coverage: No. Actual operator eligibility, full notice rules/exceptions, loaded dimensions, fees, route approval and state/job-specific emissions eligibility remain unasserted.
MassachusettsCurrent substantive public page not established: robots denied or unreadable
Original directory destination · FHWA source
Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).		Complete legal coverage: No. Actual operator eligibility, full notice rules/exceptions, loaded dimensions, fees, route approval and state/job-specific emissions eligibility remain unasserted.
MichiganCurrent substantive public page not established: robots denied or unreadable
Original directory destination · FHWA source
Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).		No individually reviewed state summary; no value inferred.Complete legal coverage: No. Actual operator eligibility, full notice rules/exceptions, loaded dimensions, fees, route approval and state/job-specific emissions eligibility remain unasserted.
MinnesotaCurrent readable official reference
Original directory destination · FHWA source
Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).		Complete legal coverage: No. Actual operator eligibility, full notice rules/exceptions, loaded dimensions, fees, route approval and state/job-specific emissions eligibility remain unasserted.
MississippiCurrent substantive public page not established: read
Original directory destination · FHWA source
Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).		Complete legal coverage: No. Actual operator eligibility, full notice rules/exceptions, loaded dimensions, fees, route approval and state/job-specific emissions eligibility remain unasserted.
MissouriCurrent readable official reference
Original directory destination · FHWA source
Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).		Complete legal coverage: No. Actual operator eligibility, full notice rules/exceptions, loaded dimensions, fees, route approval and state/job-specific emissions eligibility remain unasserted.
MontanaCurrent readable official reference
Original directory destination · FHWA source
Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).		No individually reviewed state summary; no value inferred.Complete legal coverage: No. Actual operator eligibility, full notice rules/exceptions, loaded dimensions, fees, route approval and state/job-specific emissions eligibility remain unasserted.
NebraskaCurrent readable official reference
Original directory destination · FHWA source
Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).		Complete legal coverage: No. Actual operator eligibility, full notice rules/exceptions, loaded dimensions, fees, route approval and state/job-specific emissions eligibility remain unasserted.
NevadaCurrent substantive public page not established: robots denied or unreadable
Original directory destination · FHWA source
Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).		Complete legal coverage: No. Actual operator eligibility, full notice rules/exceptions, loaded dimensions, fees, route approval and state/job-specific emissions eligibility remain unasserted.
New HampshireCurrent substantive public page not established: read
Original directory destination · FHWA source
Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).		No individually reviewed state summary; no value inferred.Complete legal coverage: No. Actual operator eligibility, full notice rules/exceptions, loaded dimensions, fees, route approval and state/job-specific emissions eligibility remain unasserted.
New JerseyCurrent substantive public page not established: robots denied or unreadable
Original directory destination · FHWA source
Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).		Complete legal coverage: No. Actual operator eligibility, full notice rules/exceptions, loaded dimensions, fees, route approval and state/job-specific emissions eligibility remain unasserted.
New MexicoCurrent substantive public page not established: robots denied or unreadable
Original directory destination · FHWA source
Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).		Complete legal coverage: No. Actual operator eligibility, full notice rules/exceptions, loaded dimensions, fees, route approval and state/job-specific emissions eligibility remain unasserted.
New YorkCurrent substantive public page not established: robots denied or unreadable
Original directory destination · FHWA source
Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).		Complete legal coverage: No. Actual operator eligibility, full notice rules/exceptions, loaded dimensions, fees, route approval and state/job-specific emissions eligibility remain unasserted.
North CarolinaCurrent readable official reference
Original directory destination · FHWA source
Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).		Complete legal coverage: No. Actual operator eligibility, full notice rules/exceptions, loaded dimensions, fees, route approval and state/job-specific emissions eligibility remain unasserted.
North DakotaCurrent readable official reference
Original directory destination · FHWA source
Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).		Complete legal coverage: No. Actual operator eligibility, full notice rules/exceptions, loaded dimensions, fees, route approval and state/job-specific emissions eligibility remain unasserted.
OhioCurrent substantive public page not established: HTTP response not 200
Original directory destination · FHWA source
Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).		Complete legal coverage: No. Actual operator eligibility, full notice rules/exceptions, loaded dimensions, fees, route approval and state/job-specific emissions eligibility remain unasserted.
OklahomaCurrent readable official reference
Original directory destination · FHWA source
Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).		Complete legal coverage: No. Actual operator eligibility, full notice rules/exceptions, loaded dimensions, fees, route approval and state/job-specific emissions eligibility remain unasserted.
OregonCurrent readable official reference
Original directory destination · FHWA source
Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).		Complete legal coverage: No. Actual operator eligibility, full notice rules/exceptions, loaded dimensions, fees, route approval and state/job-specific emissions eligibility remain unasserted.
PennsylvaniaCurrent substantive public page not established: robots denied or unreadable
Original directory destination · FHWA source
Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).		Complete legal coverage: No. Actual operator eligibility, full notice rules/exceptions, loaded dimensions, fees, route approval and state/job-specific emissions eligibility remain unasserted.
Rhode IslandCurrent substantive public page not established: out-of-scope redirect or private/account URL; not fetched
Original directory destination · FHWA source
Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).		Complete legal coverage: No. Actual operator eligibility, full notice rules/exceptions, loaded dimensions, fees, route approval and state/job-specific emissions eligibility remain unasserted.
South CarolinaCurrent readable official reference
Original directory destination · FHWA source
Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).		Complete legal coverage: No. Actual operator eligibility, full notice rules/exceptions, loaded dimensions, fees, route approval and state/job-specific emissions eligibility remain unasserted.
South DakotaCurrent substantive public page not established: read
Original directory destination · FHWA source
Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).		Complete legal coverage: No. Actual operator eligibility, full notice rules/exceptions, loaded dimensions, fees, route approval and state/job-specific emissions eligibility remain unasserted.
TennesseeCurrent substantive public page not established: robots denied or unreadable
Original directory destination · FHWA source
Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).		No individually reviewed state summary; no value inferred.Complete legal coverage: No. Actual operator eligibility, full notice rules/exceptions, loaded dimensions, fees, route approval and state/job-specific emissions eligibility remain unasserted.
TexasCurrent readable official reference
Original directory destination · FHWA source
Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).		Complete legal coverage: No. Actual operator eligibility, full notice rules/exceptions, loaded dimensions, fees, route approval and state/job-specific emissions eligibility remain unasserted.
UtahCurrent readable official reference
Original directory destination · FHWA source
Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).		Complete legal coverage: No. Actual operator eligibility, full notice rules/exceptions, loaded dimensions, fees, route approval and state/job-specific emissions eligibility remain unasserted.
VermontCurrent readable official reference
Original directory destination · FHWA source
Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).		Complete legal coverage: No. Actual operator eligibility, full notice rules/exceptions, loaded dimensions, fees, route approval and state/job-specific emissions eligibility remain unasserted.
VirginiaCurrent readable official reference
Original directory destination · FHWA source
Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).		Complete legal coverage: No. Actual operator eligibility, full notice rules/exceptions, loaded dimensions, fees, route approval and state/job-specific emissions eligibility remain unasserted.
WashingtonCurrent readable official reference
Original directory destination · FHWA source
Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).		Complete legal coverage: No. Actual operator eligibility, full notice rules/exceptions, loaded dimensions, fees, route approval and state/job-specific emissions eligibility remain unasserted.
West VirginiaCurrent readable official reference
Original directory destination · FHWA source
Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).		Complete legal coverage: No. Actual operator eligibility, full notice rules/exceptions, loaded dimensions, fees, route approval and state/job-specific emissions eligibility remain unasserted.
WisconsinCurrent readable official reference
Original directory destination · FHWA source
Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).		Complete legal coverage: No. Actual operator eligibility, full notice rules/exceptions, loaded dimensions, fees, route approval and state/job-specific emissions eligibility remain unasserted.
WyomingCurrent substantive public page not established: robots denied or unreadable
Original directory destination · FHWA source
Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).		Complete legal coverage: No. Actual operator eligibility, full notice rules/exceptions, loaded dimensions, fees, route approval and state/job-specific emissions eligibility remain unasserted.

Additional narrow official summaries

Read source editions and clock definitions. Maryland's reviewed text says three business days; Louisiana's 2026 legislative digest changes earlier provisions and is a summary, not the enrolled act. Positive responses and other conditions may separately prevent work.

DC: dig notice

D.C. Code 34-2704(a) states at least 96 hours but no more than 10 days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, before covered excavation/demolition. Subsection (c)(3) separately requires the specified operator-response notifications before beginning.

Selected official source only, not legal advice or a complete compliance checklist. Confirm current law, definitions, exceptions, ticket start time, positive responses and actual conditions. Numeric waits do not themselves authorize digging.

Official source · Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).

FL: dig notice

The opened 2025 Florida Statutes 556.105(1)(a) states at least 2 full business days for covered work not beneath state waters and at least 10 full business days for covered work beneath state waters. Source edition is 2025; the earlier research separately cites Florida’s 2026 source.

Selected official source only, not legal advice or a complete compliance checklist. Confirm current law, definitions, exceptions, ticket start time, positive responses and actual conditions. Numeric waits do not themselves authorize digging.

Official source · Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).

IA: dig notice

Iowa Code 2026, 480.4, requires notice for planned excavation occurring after a forty-eight-hour period, with a stated early-completion notification condition and emergency exception. Do not infer the time-computation definition from this section alone.

Selected official source only, not legal advice or a complete compliance checklist. Confirm current law, definitions, exceptions, ticket start time, positive responses and actual conditions. Numeric waits do not themselves authorize digging.

Official source · Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).

MD: dig notice

Maryland Public Utilities 12-124(a)(2) requires selecting a start-work date not sooner than 3 business days and not later than 12 business days after the ticket is initiated. Do not reuse an old generic two-day assumption.

Selected official source only, not legal advice or a complete compliance checklist. Confirm current law, definitions, exceptions, ticket start time, positive responses and actual conditions. Numeric waits do not themselves authorize digging.

Official source · Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).

ME: dig notice

Maine Title 23, 3360-A(3)(A), states at least 3 business days but not more than 30 calendar days before covered excavation, with an explicit cross-referenced exception. Other marking and private-facility provisions remain separate.

Selected official source only, not legal advice or a complete compliance checklist. Confirm current law, definitions, exceptions, ticket start time, positive responses and actual conditions. Numeric waits do not themselves authorize digging.

Official source · Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).

NE: dig notice

Nebraska 76-2321(1) states at least two full business days but no more than ten business days before excavation, with specified road-project and all-operators-responded provisions. The section’s exceptions must not become a blanket early-start permission.

Selected official source only, not legal advice or a complete compliance checklist. Confirm current law, definitions, exceptions, ticket start time, positive responses and actual conditions. Numeric waits do not themselves authorize digging.

Official source · Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).

ND: dig notice

North Dakota 49-23-01(12) defines the locate period using the later of the specified forty-eight-hour period beginning at 12:01 a.m. the day after submission (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, plus any notified extension) or the requested excavation date/time. Section 49-23-04 contains the excavation duties.

Selected official source only, not legal advice or a complete compliance checklist. Confirm current law, definitions, exceptions, ticket start time, positive responses and actual conditions. Numeric waits do not themselves authorize digging.

Official source · Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).

NV: dig notice

Nevada NRS 455.110 states notification at least 2 working days but no more than 28 calendar days before scheduled covered excavation/demolition. Required notifications, protections and exceptions must also be checked.

Selected official source only, not legal advice or a complete compliance checklist. Confirm current law, definitions, exceptions, ticket start time, positive responses and actual conditions. Numeric waits do not themselves authorize digging.

Official source · Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).

OR: dig guidance

Oregon PUC public guidance says to call 811 at least two business days before starting a digging project and links the Oregon Dig Law Standards Manual. This is a guidance summary, not a full reading of every Oregon Administrative Rule.

Selected official source only, not legal advice or a complete compliance checklist. Confirm current law, definitions, exceptions, ticket start time, positive responses and actual conditions. Numeric waits do not themselves authorize digging.

Official source · Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).

VT: dig notice

Vermont 30 V.S.A. 7004(c) states at least 72 hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, but not more than 30 days before covered excavation. Premarking and ticket-validity provisions are also in the section.

Selected official source only, not legal advice or a complete compliance checklist. Confirm current law, definitions, exceptions, ticket start time, positive responses and actual conditions. Numeric waits do not themselves authorize digging.

Official source · Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).

VA: positive response

Virginia 56-265.17(B) makes the specified positive responses or notice that no operators need notification a condition for starting covered work, subject to exceptions. Subsection (C) separately addresses clear evidence of unmarked lines after its specified period. A simple elapsed-time table is insufficient.

Selected official source only, not legal advice or a complete compliance checklist. Confirm current law, definitions, exceptions, ticket start time, positive responses and actual conditions. Numeric waits do not themselves authorize digging.

Official source · Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).

WY: dig notice

Wyoming 37-12-302(c) states at least two full business days but no more than fourteen business days before covered excavation. The source is the official Title 37 compilation; exemptions and response duties remain separate.

Selected official source only, not legal advice or a complete compliance checklist. Confirm current law, definitions, exceptions, ticket start time, positive responses and actual conditions. Numeric waits do not themselves authorize digging.

Official source · Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).

LA: dig notice

Louisiana R.S. 40:1749.13(B) states notice at least forty-eight but not more than one hundred twenty hours, excluding weekends and holidays, and separately specifies a waiting period beginning at 7:00 a.m. the next working day after notification. Special projects, extensions, exemptions and other duties must also be checked.

Selected official source only, not legal advice or a complete compliance checklist. Confirm current law, definitions, exceptions, ticket start time, positive responses and actual conditions. Numeric waits do not themselves authorize digging.

Official source · Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).

LA: excavation training

Louisiana’s official Act 902 (2026) résumé digest retains the annual Regional Notification Center training/proof requirement for at least one person on covered excavation sites and clarifies the operator-qualification exemption for logging operations. The digest says effective August 1, 2026. This is an official legislative summary, not a general machine-operator license or a substituted reading of the enrolled act.

Selected official source only, not legal advice or a complete compliance checklist. Confirm current law, definitions, exceptions, ticket start time, positive responses and actual conditions. Numeric waits do not themselves authorize digging.

Official source · Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).

LA: broadband coordination

The official Act 902 (2026) résumé digest describes a separate at-least-30-day advance notice and coordination process for BEAD-funded broadband projects, in addition to ordinary notice requirements. The digest states effectiveness August 1, 2026 and termination of the BEAD provisions August 1, 2030. It is a legislative summary; consult the actual current act and job scope.

Selected official source only, not legal advice or a complete compliance checklist. Confirm current law, definitions, exceptions, ticket start time, positive responses and actual conditions. Numeric waits do not themselves authorize digging.

Official source · Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).

CT: official resource

PURA gas-pipeline safety Call Before You Dig resources. The opened page is an official starting point; no numeric notice period is established by this record.

Selected official source only, not legal advice or a complete compliance checklist. Confirm current law, definitions, exceptions, ticket start time, positive responses and actual conditions. Numeric waits do not themselves authorize digging.

Official source · Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).

OK: official resource

Oklahoma Corporation Commission pipeline safety and statutory resources. The opened page is an official starting point; no numeric notice period is established by this record.

Selected official source only, not legal advice or a complete compliance checklist. Confirm current law, definitions, exceptions, ticket start time, positive responses and actual conditions. Numeric waits do not themselves authorize digging.

Official source · Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).

AL: official resource

Alabama PSC’s August 2025 811 reminder is an official safe-digging resource. Read the linked state law and current one-call instructions for timing and exceptions; no notice period is inferred here.

Selected official source only, not legal advice or a complete compliance checklist. Confirm current law, definitions, exceptions, ticket start time, positive responses and actual conditions. Numeric waits do not themselves authorize digging.

Official source · Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).

AR: official resource

Arkansas’s official rule publication provides Arkansas One-Call Center policies and procedures. The document is a reference; no unreviewed numeric notice period is exported.

Selected official source only, not legal advice or a complete compliance checklist. Confirm current law, definitions, exceptions, ticket start time, positive responses and actual conditions. Numeric waits do not themselves authorize digging.

Official source · Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).

WV: official resource

West Virginia Code 24C-1-5 is the official duties-of-excavators reference. Read the full notice, exceptions and response provisions; numeric normalization is deliberately withheld.

Selected official source only, not legal advice or a complete compliance checklist. Confirm current law, definitions, exceptions, ticket start time, positive responses and actual conditions. Numeric waits do not themselves authorize digging.

Official source · Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).

DE: dig notice

Delaware Title 26, section 806(a)(2), in the opened official title compilation requires notice not less than 3 business days but no more than 12 business days prior to the day work begins. Sections 803 and 806 separately address positive responses, location information and other duties. Do not reuse an older two-day assumption.

Selected official source only, not legal advice or a complete compliance checklist. Confirm current law, definitions, exceptions, ticket start time, positive responses and actual conditions. Numeric waits do not themselves authorize digging.

Official source · Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).

SC: dig notice current statute

South Carolina 58-36-60(A)(1) states three to twelve full working days for work not involving a subaqueous facility, excluding the notice day; work in the vicinity of a subaqueous facility uses ten to twenty full working days, also excluding that day. The opened code shows 2025 Act 65 amendments effective May 22, 2026. Positive-response, extraordinary-circumstance and large-project provisions remain separate.

Selected official source only, not legal advice or a complete compliance checklist. Confirm current law, definitions, exceptions, ticket start time, positive responses and actual conditions. Numeric waits do not themselves authorize digging.

Official source · Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).

NM: dig locate and clock resource

New Mexico NMAC 18.60.5.10 addresses required excavation locate requests and stated exceptions; 18.60.5.13 addresses marking and positive responses. The rule defines a working day as a full business day excluding weekends and holidays. Receipt-time and ticket-date provisions must be read together; this record does not calculate a universal start-work time.

Selected official source only, not legal advice or a complete compliance checklist. Confirm current law, definitions, exceptions, ticket start time, positive responses and actual conditions. Numeric waits do not themselves authorize digging.

Official source · Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).

ID: official resource

The Idaho PUC consumer-resources page includes an official Call 811 before digging pointer. This is a resource pointer only; it establishes no numeric notice window, machine-operator qualification or complete state-law coverage.

Selected official source only, not legal advice or a complete compliance checklist. Confirm current law, definitions, exceptions, ticket start time, positive responses and actual conditions. Numeric waits do not themselves authorize digging.

Official source · Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).

GA: dig notice and training resource

Georgia PSC explains that GUFPA requires excavators using mechanized equipment to request a facility locate before excavating or blasting and requires facility owners/operators to locate on request. The page lists Commission-approved GUFPA training resources. No numeric notice window or general machine-operator license is inferred from this page.

Selected official source only, not legal advice or a complete compliance checklist. Confirm current law, definitions, exceptions, ticket start time, positive responses and actual conditions. Numeric waits do not themselves authorize digging.

Official source · Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).

KY: dig guidance checklist

Kentucky PSC’s pre-dig checklist, revision 05/23, recommends contacting 811 no less than 3 business days before excavation and checking a valid work-to-begin date plus utility responses/marks. It is expressly an informational planning guide, not a determination of the current statutory minimum or a complete legal checklist.

Selected official source only, not legal advice or a complete compliance checklist. Confirm current law, definitions, exceptions, ticket start time, positive responses and actual conditions. Numeric waits do not themselves authorize digging.

Official source · Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).

RI: official resource

Rhode Island DPUC’s DigSafe page links the state law and describes 2024, 2017 and earlier amendments. It explicitly includes an eliminated historical provision, so no numeric current notice window is normalized from this page. Consult the actual current statute and ticket instructions.

Selected official source only, not legal advice or a complete compliance checklist. Confirm current law, definitions, exceptions, ticket start time, positive responses and actual conditions. Numeric waits do not themselves authorize digging.

Official source · Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).

UT: dig notice edition labeled

The official Utah 54-8a-4 PDF labeled effective May 1, 2024 states notice not less than 48 hours and not more than 14 days before excavation, with separate notice validity, renewal, response and exception provisions. This section alone does not establish time-computation definitions or verify every later amendment; no universally calculated start time is supplied.

Selected official source only, not legal advice or a complete compliance checklist. Confirm current law, definitions, exceptions, ticket start time, positive responses and actual conditions. Numeric waits do not themselves authorize digging.

Official source · Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).

SD: dig guidance

South Dakota PUC’s April 2, 2026 guidance says state law requires notice to South Dakota 811 at least two working days before excavation. This is an agency-guidance reference, not a full review of statutory definitions, exclusions, ticket timing or every exception.

Selected official source only, not legal advice or a complete compliance checklist. Confirm current law, definitions, exceptions, ticket start time, positive responses and actual conditions. Numeric waits do not themselves authorize digging.

Official source · Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).

MS: official resource

Mississippi PSC’s April 2026 newsletter recognizes Mississippi 811 and reminds readers to contact 811 before digging. This dated agency reminder is not a reviewed numeric notice period or a complete current statutory summary.

Selected official source only, not legal advice or a complete compliance checklist. Confirm current law, definitions, exceptions, ticket start time, positive responses and actual conditions. Numeric waits do not themselves authorize digging.

Official source · Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).

MA: dig notice

Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 82, section 40A, for the covered facility work described there, states at least 72 hours excluding Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays but not more than 30 days before excavation. It also contains premarking, emergency and blasting provisions; the notice number alone is not a complete compliance determination.

Selected official source only, not legal advice or a complete compliance checklist. Confirm current law, definitions, exceptions, ticket start time, positive responses and actual conditions. Numeric waits do not themselves authorize digging.

Official source · Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).

CO: dig notice current statute

Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, 9-1.5-103(3)(b), states at least two business days before the excavation work, not including the day of actual notice. The section separately covers exceptions, responses, markings and duties. No maximum notice window, automatic early-start permission or complete compliance clearance is inferred from this selected clause.

Selected official source only, not legal advice or a complete compliance checklist. Confirm current law, definitions, exceptions, ticket start time, positive responses and actual conditions. Numeric waits do not themselves authorize digging.

Official source · Official publication index · Checked 2026-11-06 (Pacific Time).

Notice clocks and positive-response checklist · Earlier narrow summaries · Original permit directory.