{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-251.006","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Utilities Code § 251.006","heading":"COMPLIANCE BY PERMIT HOLDERS.","body":"(a) The fact that a person has a legal permit, permission from the owner of the property or the owner's licensee, or an easement to conduct excavation operations does not affect the person's duty to comply with this chapter.\n(b) Compliance with this chapter does not affect a person's responsibility to obtain a permit required by law.\nAdded by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 18.17(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.","path":["UTILITIES CODE","TITLE 5. PROVISIONS AFFECTING THE OPERATION OF UTILITY FACILITIES","CHAPTER 251. UNDERGROUND FACILITY DAMAGE PREVENTION AND SAFETY","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/UT/htm/UT.251.htm#251.006","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:45Z","sha256":"f5cbfa0639e2ba24c960219c532bc32a8ace5e32b885ff9739c092c9bdd68236","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-251.005","next":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-251.007"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}