Section 3781.271 | Modification of one-call notification system.
(A) Beginning on July 1, 2013, each protection service shall reasonably modify its one-call notification system so as to permit the reasonable identification of the location of a proposed excavation site. Each member of a protection service shall be responsible for providing current contact information to the protection service.
(B) The protection service shall create and maintain a centralized database for the purpose of collecting and tracking underground facility damage notifications made in accordance with divisions (A)(6), (7), and (8) of section 3781.30 of the Revised Code.
(C) Compiled, nonconfidential damage data shall be made publicly available on the protection service's web site for the purpose of improving excavation safety, damage prevention education, and transparency.
(D)(1) All reports made pursuant to divisions (A)(6) and (8) of section 3781.30 of the Revised Code shall be made available to the public utilities commission upon request.
(2) Information contained in such reports provided to the commission shall be held as confidential, except when disclosed under section 4901.16 of the Revised Code or when requested by the underground technical committee as part of a report prepared pursuant to section 4913.13 of the Revised Code.
Last updated March 26, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Available Versions of this Section
- March 27, 2013 – House Bill 458 - 129th General Assembly [ View March 27, 2013 Version ]
- June 9, 2026 – Amended by House Bill 227 - 136th General Assembly [ View June 9, 2026 Version ]