{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-4216.8","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 4216.8","heading":"","body":"This article does not apply to any of the following persons:\n(a) An owner of real property who contracts for an excavation project on the property, not requiring a permit issued by a state or local agency, with a contractor or subcontractor licensed pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 7065) of Chapter 9 of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code.\n(b) An owner of residential real property, not engaged as a contractor or subcontractor licensed pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 7065) of Chapter 9 of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code, who as part of improving his or her principal residence or appurtenances thereto is performing or having performed excavation work not requiring a permit issued by a state or local agency.\n(c) Any person or private entity that leases or rents power operated or power-driven excavating or boring equipment, regardless of whether an equipment operator is provided for that piece of equipment or not, to a contractor or subcontractor licensed pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 7065) of Chapter 9 of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code, if the signed rental agreement between the person or private entity and the contractor or subcontractor contains the following provision:\n“It is the sole responsibility of the lessee or renter to follow the requirements of the regional notification center law pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 4216) of Chapter 3.1 of Division 5 of Title 1 of the Government Code. By signing this contract, the lessee or renter accepts all liabilities and responsibilities contained in the regional notification center law.”","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 1. GENERAL [100. - 7931.000.]","DIVISION 5. PUBLIC WORK AND PUBLIC PURCHASES [4000. - 4563.]","CHAPTER 3.1. Protection of Underground Infrastructure [4215. - 4216.24.]","ARTICLE 2. Regional Notification Center System [4216. - 4216.24.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"6fd7759029259b27cabe39756435a8de3e0abf1df875430e14d78368977375ef","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-4216.7","next":"us-ca/gov-4216.9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}