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Miss. Code Ann. § 77-13-13: Advance notice as relieving excavator of certain liabilities.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 77. Public Utilities and Carriers
- Chapter 13. Regulation of Excavations Near Underground Utility Facilities
The act of giving notice in accordance with Section 77-13-5 shall relieve the notifying party of all liability to a utility should such notice be ignored or the information provided by the utility subsequent to said notice be materially inaccurate; provided, however, the act of giving advance notice and/or obtaining information as required by this chapter shall not relieve any person making excavations from doing so in a careful and prudent manner, nor shall it relieve such person from liability for any injury or damage proximately resulting from his/her negligence.
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