Indiana House Bill 1122, amends Indiana’s Dig Law with changes taking effect on January 1, 2025. Those changes include:
- The person responsible for the excavation or design must acknowledge receipt of the positive response before starting excavation.
- All Indiana utilities must provide a positive response to all tickets by 7:00 AM on the second full working day after the notice.
- The definition of prevailing time (working day) is the time observed in Indianapolis, Indiana as 7 am to 6 pm ET.
- The start date of excavation cannot be more than be more than 10 days out.
- The tolerance zone is defined as an area that extends at least the width of the underground facilities plus two feet above, below, and in a full radius around the facilities.
