Compilation of State Laws Regulating Overhead Power Line Safety James Virtel Karen Baudendistel October 17, 2006 Tab # State Statute Cases Year Enacted/Amended Indem 1 Alabama AIa. Code 1975 37-8-52 2 1967 N 2 Alaska AK ST 18.60.670 7 1972 Y 3 Arizona A.R.S. 40-360.41 9 1980 Y 4 Arkansas AR ST 11-5-301 6 1963 Y California Penal Code 385 1 1999 N 5 Colorado CO ST 9-2.5-101 3 1983/2004 Y Connecticut 6 Delaware 16 Del. C. 7401B 0 2000 Y DC Florida 7 Georgia Ga. Code Ann. 46-3-30 22 1992 Y Hawaii 8 Idaho ID ST 55-2401 1 1960/1992 Y Illinois Indiana Iowa 9 Kansas KS ST 66-1709 0 1993 Y Kentucky 10 Louisiana LSA-RS 45:142 0 2001 Y 11 Maine 35-A M.R.S.A. 751 0 1995 Y 12 Maryland MD Labor & Employ 6-107 3 1991 N 13 Massachusetts M.G.L.A. 166 s 21 3 1969/1989 Y Michigan Minnesota 14 Mississippi MS ST. 45-15-1 5 1960/1988 Y 15 Missouri VAMS 319.075-090 2 1991 Y Montana 16 Nebraska NE ST 48-436 0 1969 N 17 Nevada NRS 455.220-250 1 1993 Y New Hampshire 18 New Jersey NJ ST 34:6-47.1 4 1966/1987 N New Mexico 19 New York NY LABOR 202-h 4 1988 N 20 North Carolina NC ST 95-229.5 0 1996 N 21 North Dakota ND ST 49-21.1-01 0 1977 N Ohio 22 Oklahoma 63 Okl. St. Ann. 981 10 1963 Y 23 Oregon ORS 757-805 2 1989 Y Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina 24 South Dakota SDCL 49-32-10 3 1973/1987 Y 25 Tennessee TN ST 68-103-101 4 1955 N 26 Texas VTCA Health & Safety code 752.001 20 1989 Y 27 Utah UCA54-8c-2 2 1988 Y Vermont 28 Virginia VA ST 59 1-408 1 1989 Y Washington West Virginia Wisconsin 29 Wyoming WY ST 37-3-301 1 1989 Y
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