{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-54-23-103","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 54-23-103","heading":"Right-of-way crossing -- application for permission.","body":"(1)\n(a) Any fiber optic carrier that intends to place a facility across or upon a railroad right-of-way shall submit a request for permission from the railroad prior to placing a facility.\n(b) A request under this Subsection (1) shall:\n(i) be in the railroad form of a completed crossing application;\n(ii) include an engineering design that:\n(A) shows the location of the proposed crossing and the railroad's property, tracks, and wires that the telecommunications facility will cross; and\n(B) conforms with guidelines published in the most recent edition of the National Electric Safety Code and American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association standards; and\n(iii) include the standard crossing fee specified in Section 54-23-105.\n(2) Unless the railroad provides written or electronic notice to the fiber optic carrier that the proposed crossing is a serious threat to the safe operations of the railroad or to the current or future use of the railroad right-of-way, would violate any federal law or regulation applicable to a public transit district, or would violate an agreement between a public transit district and the federal government, the railroad shall approve the application within 35 calendar days after the receipt of a completed application for a crossing.\n(3) This section applies to:\n(a) any crossing in existence before May 14, 2019, if an agreement concerning the crossing has expired or has been terminated; and\n(b) any crossing commenced on or after May 14, 2019.\n(4) If an applicant that intends to place a facility across or upon a railroad right-of-way at a crossing described in Subsection (3)(a) has paid a collective amount that equals or exceeds the standard crossing fee established under Section 54-23-105 to the railroad during the existence of the crossing, no additional fee may be required.","path":["Title 54 Public Utilities","Chapter 54-23 Crossing Railroad Rights-of-way by Fiber Optic Carriers"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title54/Chapter23/54-23-S103.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"2556cfd10c95022fc9e5ca9716a0cad01a9079c4fff98a9a75a42f556cfaa6c9","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-54-23-102","next":"us-ut/utah-code-54-23-104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}