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SUNSHINE 811 CLARIFIES ROLE
ISSUES DISCLAIMER IN RESPONSE
TO EMAIL SOLICITATION
Sunshine 811 is a neutral
party that takes information
from an excavator and
transmits it to a member
operator (utility company
or facility owner). Sunshine
811 does not own, operate
or locate underground
utilities. Sunshine 811 does
not dispatch locators
to locate underground
utilities.
You may have received an
email or phone call from a
company offering private
utility locating services.
In response, we want to
clarify a few things.
• Sunshine 811 does not
sell email addresses.
Plus, statute reference
556.105(8)(d) prohibits the
use of our information
for marketing purposes:
“Member operators
shall use the information
provided to the system by
other member operators
only for the purposes
stated in this chapter and
not for sales or marketing
purposes.”
• Sunshine 811 members’
locating and marking
practices vary. Most
cities, counties and utility
companies do not locate
private utilities. These may
include water and sewer
lines from the meter to the
house, and lines such as
electric to a shed, irrigation
systems, landscape
lighting, etc.
Locating category on our
Associate Membership
page. Sunshine 811 does
not endorse any associate
members listed on its
page.
Anyone wishing to
have their company
listed should complete
an Associate Member
Application and submit a
company logo.
• There has not been a
law change requiring
you to hire a private
locating company, but
you are responsible for
not damaging those lines
when you dig.
If you wish to hire a private
locating company, there
are many throughout
the state. We have a
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