{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-65-31-104","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 65-31-104","heading":"Excavations without ascertainment of underground utilities prohibited","body":"(a) Except as provided in § 65-31-109 , no person may excavate in a street, highway, public space, a private easement of an operator or within one hundred feet (100') of the edge of the pavement of a street or highway, or demolish a building, without giving the notice required by § 65-31-106 in the manner prescribed by such section.\n(b) A general DIG certificate shall be issued for agricultural land as defined in § 67-5-1004 that lies outside a street, highway, public space or a private easement of an operator but within one hundred feet (100') of the edge of the pavement of a street or highway when no utilities are located within that area. The general certificate shall be valid until title to the land is transferred or until a utility line is located within the area.","path":["TN Code","Title 65","Chapter 31"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"58dcee0fff295fd4d0ec37cb02cab667279c1a8d1274ebc7c4a6cbe341ba2cff","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-65-31-103","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-65-31-105"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}