As used within this chapter, these terms denote the following:
(1) "Board", for purposes of this chapter, means the Underground Facilities Damage Prevention Board created by Miss. Code Ann. § 77-13-29. (2) "Citation" means written notification from the Executive Secretary to a Respondent stating that Respondent has been found in violation of Title 77, Chapter 13 of the Mississippi Code, and the notification shall at a minimum include the contents described in Rule T7(A). (3) "Complainant" means the party submitting a complaint that a violation has occurred. (4) "Days" means all days of the week including all weekend days and holidays, unless otherwise noted in these rules. (5) "Emergency" means excavation at times of emergency involving danger to life, health or property or a customer service outage. (6) "Executive Committee" means the executive committee of the Board as described by Miss. Code Ann. § 77-13-29(12). (7) "Executive Secretary" means the executive secretary of the Board. (8) "Investigator" means the person the Executive Committee designates to perform investigative duties, and could include one or more of the following people: an investigator of the Pipeline Safety Division, the Executive Secretary, a member of the Executive Committee, or any other person designated to perform such services. (9) "Mississippi 811" means Mississippi 811, Inc. (10) "Paper hearing" means the submission and consideration of written pleadings, documentary evidence, and written evidence only. (11) "Pipeline Safety Division" means the Pipeline Safety Division of the Mississippi Public Service Commission. (12) "Respondent" means the person or entity that is alleged to have committed a violation. (13) "Service" or "Served" or "Serve" is defined in Miss. Code Ann. § 25-43-1.106(2)(14) "Show cause letter" means a letter from the Executive Committee to a Respondent which includes at a minimum, the contents described in Rule T7(A), and directs a Respondent to show cause why Respondent should not be compelled to comply with the findings of the Executive Committee. (15) "Violation" means any conduct, act, or failure to act, prohibited by Title 77, Chapter 13 of the Mississippi Code. 39 Miss. Code. R. 101-II-1.1
Miss. Code Ann. § 77-13-31