Utah: 3 business days before you dig.
Blue Stakes of Utah 811 · Utah Code Title 54 ch. 8a, as amended by SB 145 (effective 2024-05-01)
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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
3 business days
No later than three business days before you start, and no more than 14 calendar days ahead. Requests are processed 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday to Friday.
Ticket good for
21 calendar days from when the centre receives your notice
Worth knowing in Utah
SB 145 changed this in May 2024 and moved ticket life from 14 days to 21, so older summaries understate how long you have. The locate period is defined in business hours starting the first business day after you submit, which Blue Stakes renders as three business days.
Common questions about digging in Utah
- How much notice do you have to give before digging in Utah?
- 3 business days before you break ground, through Blue Stakes of Utah 811. No later than three business days before you start, and no more than 14 calendar days ahead. Requests are processed 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday to Friday.
- How long is an 811 ticket good for in Utah?
- 21 calendar days from when the centre receives your notice.
Check it yourself
Every figure here was read off Utah Code Title 54 ch. 8a, as amended by SB 145 (effective 2024-05-01), 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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