Section 62-14-4 - Emergency excavation. - New Mexico Statutes

62-14-4. Emergency excavation.

Every person who engages in emergency excavation shall take all necessary and reasonable precaution to avoid or minimize interference with or damage to existing underground facilities in and near the construction area and shall notify as promptly as possible the owners of underground facilities located in and near the emergency excavation area. In the event of any damage to or dislocation of any underground facility caused by the emergency excavation work, the person responsible for the excavation shall immediately notify the owner of the underground facility.