Florida: 2 business days before you dig.
Sunshine 811 · Fla. Stat. ch. 556, §§556.102, 556.105
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A waiting period is not always permission. Some states also require that every operator has answered before you break ground, and some require you to mark your own dig path first. Where we have read that requirement, it is in the notes on this page. Where this page is silent, we have not checked it yet — silence here is not the same as absence. We are working through the rest and dating each one as it lands.
Notice before you break ground
2 business days
Two full business days, clock starting the day after. Ten for underwater work. No maximum.
Tolerance zone
24" each side
24 inches from the outer edge of the facility's exterior surface.
Ticket good for
30 calendar days from when the centre receives your notice
Common questions about digging in Florida
- How much notice do you have to give before digging in Florida?
- 2 business days before you break ground, through Sunshine 811. Two full business days, clock starting the day after. Ten for underwater work. No maximum.
- How long is an 811 ticket good for in Florida?
- 30 calendar days from when the centre receives your notice.
- What is the tolerance zone in Florida?
- 24" each side. 24 inches from the outer edge of the facility's exterior surface.
Check it yourself
Every figure here was read off Fla. Stat. ch. 556, §§556.102, 556.105, not off a summary — summaries of these get the unit wrong, and the unit is usually a weekend. Read the source.
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