North Dakota: 48 hours before you dig.
North Dakota One Call · N.D.C.C. ch. 49-23, §§49-23-01, 49-23-04
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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
A 48-hour locate period excluding weekends and holidays, starting 12:01 a.m. the day after you file. No maximum found.
Tolerance zone
24" each side
24 inches from the outer edges.
Ticket good for
21 calendar days from the start date you put on the ticket
Common questions about digging in North Dakota
- How much notice do you have to give before digging in North Dakota?
- 48 hours before you break ground, through North Dakota One Call. A 48-hour locate period excluding weekends and holidays, starting 12:01 a.m. the day after you file. No maximum found.
- How long is an 811 ticket good for in North Dakota?
- 21 calendar days from the start date you put on the ticket.
- What is the tolerance zone in North Dakota?
- 24" each side. 24 inches from the outer edges.
Check it yourself
Every figure here was read off N.D.C.C. ch. 49-23, §§49-23-01, 49-23-04, 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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