Indiana: 2 working days before you dig.
Indiana 811 · IC 8-1-26, §§8-1-26-11.4, 8-1-26-16 (amended effective 2025-01-01)
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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 working days
Two full working days. You may start at 7 a.m. on the next working day after those two have elapsed. Max ten calendar days.
Tolerance zone
24" each side
24 inches added to the facility's width — a full radius, including below it.
Ticket good for
20 calendar days from when the centre receives your notice
Worth knowing in Indiana
The ticket dies at 11:59 p.m. on day 20.
Common questions about digging in Indiana
- How much notice do you have to give before digging in Indiana?
- 2 working days before you break ground, through Indiana 811. Two full working days. You may start at 7 a.m. on the next working day after those two have elapsed. Max ten calendar days.
- How long is an 811 ticket good for in Indiana?
- 20 calendar days from when the centre receives your notice.
- What is the tolerance zone in Indiana?
- 24" each side. 24 inches added to the facility's width — a full radius, including below it.
Check it yourself
Every figure here was read off IC 8-1-26, §§8-1-26-11.4, 8-1-26-16 (amended effective 2025-01-01), 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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