Excavators

Ticket Size

Georgia 811 customer service representatives and staff are well-versed in GUFPA and will help determine how many tickets should be issued for a particular work site. However, it is helpful for excavating contractors to be familiar with this part of the law so you can be prepared when you submit locate requests. This page illustrates the general rules we follow when it comes to determining ticket size.  For specific situations and exceptions to the general rules, click here.

APPROVED UPDATED
Valid January 1st, 2003
***Edited September 27, 2004***

The general rule is that on any one ticket a single locate may not be longer than one (1) mile. If the worksite on a single street will be longer than a mile, a second ticket must be issued. Any worksite on a single street exceeding two (2) miles requires that a third ticket will be issued, etc. Additionally, the following rules will apply when determining the number of tickets to be taken in individual circumstances:

1. You may not cross county lines on any one ticket. If the work location is to cross a county line, the first ticket will stop at the first county line and the second ticket will begin across the county line.
   Example: The excavation is to go ¾ mile south on both sides of Main St. starting at Butler Road. The Brooks/Farmer county line is ¼ mile south of the Main Street and Butler Road intersection. The first ticket would be issued from Butler Road going south on Main Street for ¼ mile on both sides of the road to the Brooks county line. The second ticket would be issued from the Farmer county line going south on Main Street for ½ mile on both sides of the road.

2. Unless the caller requests otherwise with different instructions, any ticket being located within one (1) mile on a given stretch of road will include all rights of way and adjoining parallel easements (up to 200 feet in either direction along all crossing streets).

3. If the work will be taking place on an individual piece of property, a maximum of five (5) individual addresses (meaning five individual buildings or lots) will be allowed per ticket. As mentioned in Paragraph 1 above, if the work crosses a county line, the number of tickets and the one (1) mile rule remains in effect.