Minnesota: 48 hours before you dig.
Gopher State One Call · Minn. Stat. ch. 216D, §216D.04 (amended effective 2024-08-01)
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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
48 hours
48 hours excluding the day you call, weekends and holidays. Max 14 calendar days.
Tolerance zone
24" each side
Ticket good for
14 calendar days from the start date you put on the ticket
Worth knowing in Minnesota
Extendable to six months for a long job, but only if you arrange it.
Common questions about digging in Minnesota
- How much notice do you have to give before digging in Minnesota?
- 48 hours before you break ground, through Gopher State One Call. 48 hours excluding the day you call, weekends and holidays. Max 14 calendar days.
- How long is an 811 ticket good for in Minnesota?
- 14 calendar days from the start date you put on the ticket.
- What is the tolerance zone in Minnesota?
- 24" each side.
Check it yourself
Every figure here was read off Minn. Stat. ch. 216D, §216D.04 (amended effective 2024-08-01), 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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