{"data":{"id":"us-mt/69-4-504","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"69-4-504","heading":"Information to be part of architects' and engineers' plans.","body":"(1) Architects and engineers designing projects requiring excavation in or adjacent to any public street, alley, or right-of-way dedicated to public use or utility easement shall obtain information from underground facility owners and then make the information a part of the plan by which the contractors operate. The underground facility owners shall make available all records showing the locations of underground facilities and shall provide engineering locate requests pursuant to 69-4-503.\n(2) This section does not excuse a person from the obligation imposed by 69-4-502 when excavating.","path":["TITLE 69. PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS","CHAPTER 4. UTILITY LINES AND FACILITIES","Part 5. Excavations Near Underground Facilities"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0690/chapter_0040/part_0050/section_0040/0690-0040-0050-0040.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:58:17Z","sha256":"db3434536514d0382388d0a9eb7b5ed2df8a789ec9f0954e1e34ddab6349b8ae","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/69-4-503","next":"us-mt/69-4-505"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}