CHAPTER 20:44:20

INSPECTION FEES

Section

20:44:20:01        Inspection fees for new residential electrical installations.

20:44:20:02        Inspection fees and rough-in inspections for service connections on other electrical installations.

20:44:20:02.01    Plus circuits.

20:44:20:03        Inspection fee for circuit installations or alterations.

20:44:20:04        Inspection fees for electrical installations associated with remodeling projects.

20:44:20:05        Inspection fees for electrical installations in apartment buildings.

20:44:20:06        Inspection fees for electrical installations serving outdoor signs and area lighting.

20:44:20:07        Inspection fees for electrical installations serving field irrigation systems.

20:44:20:08        Inspection fees for mobile home services and feeders.

20:44:20:09        Inspection fees for electrical installations at recreational vehicle parks.

20:44:20:10        Minimum fee for requested electrical inspections or for reinspections.

20:44:20:11        Cost of wiring permit not included in inspection fee.

20:44:20:12        Fee for late corrections.

20:44:20:13        Inspection fees for electrical installations serving swimming pools.

    20:44:20:02.  Inspection fees and rough-in inspections for service connections on other electrical installations. Inspection fees for electrical service connections and associated rough-in inspections are as follows:

    (1)  On new installations, including new service installations on commercial installations and new service installations not covered in this chapter, and based on service equipment ampere capacity:

        (a)  0 through 200 amperes: sixty dollars plus circuits, and includes one rough-in inspection;

        (b)  201 through 400 amperes: seventy-five dollars plus circuits, and includes one rough-in inspection;

        (c)  401 through 800 amperes: one hundred dollars plus circuits, and includes one rough-in inspection;

        (d)  801 through 1600 amperes: one hundred fifty dollars plus circuits, and includes one rough-in inspection;

        (e)  1601 amperes and over: two hundred seventy-five plus circuits, and includes two rough-in inspections; and

    (2)  On existing installations, including replacement service installations for existing homes, commercial installations, and installations not covered in this chapter, and based on service equipment ampere capacity:

        (a)  0 through 200 amperes: one hundred dollars plus new circuits;

        (b)  201 through 400 amperes: one hundred twenty-five dollars plus new circuits;

        (c)  401 through 800 amperes: one hundred fifty dollars plus new circuits;

        (d)  801 through 1600 amperes: one hundred seventy-five dollars plus new circuits; and

        (e)  1601 amperes and over: two hundred dollars plus new circuits.

    Fees for remodeling single family residences may not exceed the flat rate fee for comparable new single family residential electrical services in § 20:44:20:01. A minimum fee of one hundred dollars must be imposed if the total fee calculated under this section is less than one hundred dollars.

    In addition to the rough-in inspections set forth in this section, each installation under this section includes one final inspection. Additional requested inspections or reinspections to address corrections detailed in a report for a rough-in or final inspection may be assessed fees under § 20:44:20:10.

    Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 5 SDR 1, effective July 20, 1978; 7 SDR 90, effective April 1, 1981; 12 SDR 92, effective January 1, 1986; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 20 SDR 92, effective January 1, 1994; 20 SDR 222, effective July 6, 1994; transferred from § 20:44:06:02, August 12, 1994; 37 SDR 236, effective June 29, 2011; 46 SDR 128, effective May 26, 2020; 51 SDR 54, effective November 12, 2024.

    General Authority: SDCL 36-16-12, 36-16-30.

    Law Implemented: SDCL 36-16-27, 36-16-29, 36-16-30.

    20:44:20:03.  Inspection fee for circuit installations or alterations. The inspection fee for circuit installations or alterations, including commercial installations, new installations in existing homes, and other installations not covered by this chapter, is fifty dollars per circuit.

    Any fee calculated in this section may not exceed the calculated fee for a new installation of the same type in §§ 20:44:20:01 and 20:44:20:02. A minimum fee of one hundred dollars must be imposed if the total fee calculated under this section is less than one hundred dollars. A one- or two-circuit installation or alteration includes one inspection. An installation or alteration of three or more circuits includes two inspections. Additional requested inspections or reinspections to address corrections detailed in a report for a rough-in or final inspection may be assessed fees under § 20:44:20:10.

    Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 5 SDR 1, effective July 20, 1978; 7 SDR 90, effective April 1, 1981; 12 SDR 92, effective January 1, 1986; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 20 SDR 92, effective January 1, 1994; 20 SDR 222, effective July 6, 1994; transferred from § 20:44:06:03, August 12, 1994; 32 SDR 37, effective September 1, 2005; 37 SDR 236, effective June 29, 2011; 46 SDR 128, effective May 26, 2020; 51 SDR 54, effective November 12, 2024.

    General Authority: SDCL 36-16-12, 36-16-30.

    Law Implemented: SDCL 36-16-27, 36-16-29, 36-16-30.

    20:44:20:04.  Inspection fees for electrical installations associated with remodeling projects. When neither the service nor the branch circuits are altered, inspection fees associated with a remodeling project are as follows:

    (1)  First forty openings or connections: two dollars each;

    (2)  Each additional opening or connection: fifty cents;

    (3)  First forty lighting fixtures: two dollars each;

    (4)  Each additional lighting fixture: fifty cents; and

    (5)  Each motor or other special equipment: six dollars.

    A minimum fee of one hundred dollars must be imposed if the total fee calculated under this section is less than one hundred dollars. Each permit under this section includes one inspection. Additional requested inspections or reinspections to address corrections detailed in a report for a rough-in or final inspection may be assessed fees under § 20:44:20:10.

    Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 2 SDR 89, effective July 2, 1976; 7 SDR 90, effective April 1, 1981; 12 SDR 92, effective January 1, 1986; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 20 SDR 92, effective January 1, 1994; 20 SDR 222, effective July 6, 1994; transferred from § 20:44:06:04, August 12, 1994; 46 SDR 128, effective May 26, 2020; 51 SDR 54, effective November 12, 2024.

    General Authority: SDCL 36-16-12, 36-16-30.

    Law Implemented: SDCL 36-16-27, 36-16-29, 36-16-30.

    20:44:20:05.  Inspection fees for electrical installations in apartment buildings. The inspection fee for an apartment building is fifty dollars per unit.

    If each apartment is served individually, the service is included in the flat rate fee. All other service entrances are subject to § 20:44:20:02 and all other circuits and feeders are subject to § 20:44:20:02.01. A minimum fee of one hundred dollars must be imposed if the total fee calculated under this section is less than one hundred dollars.

    Each permit for an apartment building includes one rough-in inspection per 4 units and one final inspection. Additional requested inspections or reinspections to address corrections detailed in a report for a rough-in or final inspection may be assessed fees under § 20:44:20:10.

    Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 5 SDR 1, effective July 20, 1978; 7 SDR 90, effective April 1, 1981; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 20 SDR 92, effective January 1, 1994; 20 SDR 222, effective July 6, 1994; transferred from § 20:44:06:05, August 12, 1994; 37 SDR 236, effective June 29, 2011; 46 SDR 128, effective May 26, 2020; 51 SDR 54, effective November 11, 2024.

    General Authority: SDCL 36-16-12, 36-16-30.

    Law Implemented: SDCL 36-16-27, 36-16-29, 36-16-30.

    20:44:20:06.  Inspection fees for electrical installations serving outdoor signs and area lighting. The inspection fee for outdoor sign feeders or branch circuits and for area lighting is calculated as follows:

    (1)  For each outdoor sign feeder or branch circuit, the greater of (a) or (b):

        (a)  Fifty dollars; or

        (b)  The fee calculated in accordance with §§ 20:44:20:02 and 20:44:20:02.01, with a maximum of sixty dollars; and

    (2)  For area lighting used to illuminate large outdoor spaces, the fee calculated in accordance with §§ 20:44:20:02 and 20:44:20:02.01, with a maximum of sixty dollars for each light fixture.

    A minimum fee of one hundred dollars must be imposed if the total fee calculated under this section is less than one hundred dollars.

    Each permit under this section includes one inspection. Additional requested inspections or reinspections to address corrections detailed in a report for a rough-in or final inspection may be assessed fees under § 20:44:20:10.

    Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 2 SDR 89, effective July 2, 1976; 7 SDR 90, effective April 1, 1981; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 16 SDR 153, effective March 29, 1990; 18 SDR 83, effective November 10, 1991; 20 SDR 92, effective January 1, 1994; 20 SDR 222, effective July 6, 1994; transferred from § 20:44:06:06, August 12, 1994; 37 SDR 236, effective June 29, 2011; 46 SDR 128, effective May 26, 2020; 51 SDR 54, effective November 12, 2024.

    General Authority: SDCL 36-16-12, 36-16-30.

    Law Implemented: SDCL 36-16-27, 36-16-29, 36-16-30.

    20:44:20:07.  Inspection fees for electrical installations serving field irrigation systems. Inspection fees for electrical installations serving field irrigation systems are as follows:

    (1)  The inspection fee for an irrigation system, which includes one irrigation machine, either pipe or pivot, that is supplied by one main or booster pump and one electrical service, is seventy-five dollars plus two dollars for each motor, except for the motor driving the pivot;

    (2)  The inspection fee for a pumping station is computed in accordance with §§ 20:44:20:02 and 20:44:20:02.01;

    (3)  The inspection fee for a diesel-driven water pump, at which the diesel also drives an electric generator for power and controls, is computed in accordance with § 20:44:20:10;

    (4)  The inspection fee for an addition to or replacement of an electrically driven pivot on an existing system is computed in accordance with § 20:44:20:10; and

    (5)  The inspection fee for a range well must be charged as a requested inspection according to § 20:44:20:10 and billed for each inspection hour or fraction of an hour.

    A minimum fee of one hundred dollars must be imposed if the total fee calculated under this section is less than one hundred dollars.

    Each permit under this section includes one inspection. Additional requested inspections or reinspections to address corrections detailed in a report for a rough-in or final inspection may be assessed fees under § 20:44:20:10.

    Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 2 SDR 89, effective July 2, 1976; 7 SDR 90, effective April 1, 1981; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 20 SDR 92, effective January 1, 1994; 20 SDR 222, effective July 6, 1994; transferred from § 20:44:06:07, August 12, 1994; 32 SDR 37, effective September 1, 2005; 37 SDR 236, effective June 29, 2011; 46 SDR 128, effective May 26, 2020; 51 SDR 54, effective November 12, 2024.

    General Authority: SDCL 36-16-12, 36-16-30.

    Law Implemented: SDCL 36-16-27, 36-16-29, 36-16-30.

    20:44:20:08.  Inspection fees for mobile home services and feeders. The inspection fee for services to each mobile home service or feeder, whether on or off a mobile home court, is as follows:

    (1)  First unit: seventy-five dollars; and

    (2)  Each additional unit: thirty-five dollars.

    One wiring permit may apply to an entire mobile home court if the number of lots included is specified on the wiring permit before it is sent to the commission office.

    A minimum fee of one hundred dollars must be imposed if the total fee calculated under this section is less than one hundred dollars.

    Each permit under this section includes one inspection. Additional requested inspections or reinspections to address corrections detailed in a report for a final inspection may be assessed fees under § 20:44:20:10.

    Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 5 SDR 1, effective July 20, 1978; 7 SDR 90, effective April 1, 1981; 10 SDR 131, effective June 3, 1984; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 20 SDR 92, effective January 1, 1994; 20 SDR 222, effective July 6, 1994; transferred from § 20:44:06:08, August 12, 1994; 32 SDR 37, effective September 1, 2005; 46 SDR 128, effective May 26, 2020; 51 SDR 54, effective November 12, 2024.

    General Authority: SDCL 36-16-12, 36-16-30.

    Law Implemented: SDCL 36-16-27, 36-16-29, 36-16-30.

    20:44:20:09.  Inspection fees for electrical installations at recreational vehicle parks. The inspection fee is twenty dollars for each recreational vehicle park unit pedestal. A minimum fee of one hundred dollars must be imposed if the total fee calculated under this section is less than one hundred dollars. Each permit under this section includes one inspection. Additional requested inspections or reinspections to address corrections detailed in a report for an inspection may be assessed fees under § 20:44:20:10.

    The service to the recreational vehicle park itself is computed under § 20:44:20:02.

    Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 5 SDR 1, effective July 20, 1978; 7 SDR 90, effective April 1, 1981; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 16 SDR 153, effective March 29, 1990; 20 SDR 92, effective January 1, 1994; 20 SDR 222, effective July 6, 1994; transferred from § 20:44:06:09, August 12, 1994; 37 SDR 236, effective June 29, 2011; 46 SDR 128, effective May 26, 2020; 51 SDR 54, effective November 12, 2024.

    General Authority: SDCL 36-16-12, 36-16-30.

    Law Implemented: SDCL 36-16-27, 36-16-29, 36-16-30.

    20:44:20:10.  Minimum fee for requested electrical inspections or for reinspections. A minimum inspection fee of one hundred dollars for each inspection man-hour or fraction of a man-hour is charged for any requested electrical inspections or any reinspections to address corrections detailed in a report for a rough-in or final inspection. After the first hour, the fee for each additional fifteen minutes is twenty-five dollars. Inspector time is rounded up to the nearest fifteen-minute increment.

    Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 2 SDR 89, effective July 2, 1976; 7 SDR 90, effective April 1, 1981; 12 SDR 92, effective January 1, 1986; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 20 SDR 92, effective January 1, 1994; 20 SDR 222, effective July 6, 1994; transferred from § 20:44:06:10, August 12, 1994; 32 SDR 37, effective September 1, 2005; 43 SDR 181, effective July 10, 2017; 46 SDR 128, effective May 26, 2020; 51 SDR 54, effective November 12, 2024.

    General Authority: SDCL 36-16-12, 36-16-30.

    Law Implemented: SDCL 36-16-27, 36-16-29, 36-16-30.

          20:44:20:11.  Cost of wiring permit not included in inspection fee. The inspection fees in §§ 20:44:20:01 to 20:44:20:09, inclusive, do not include the cost of the wiring permit.

          Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 20 SDR 92, effective January 1, 1994; 20 SDR 222, effective July 6, 1994; transferred from § 20:44:06:11, August 12, 1994.

          General Authority: SDCL 36-16-12, 36-16-30.

          Law Implemented: SDCL 36-16-30.

          20:44:20:12.  Fee for late corrections. If the corrections listed on an inspector's report are not completed within the specified time, the inspector shall issue a correction order and assess a $100 administrative fee. The inspector shall also assess a reinspection fee calculated according to § 20:44:20:10.

          Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 10 SDR 131, effective June 3, 1984; 12 SDR 92, effective January 1, 1986; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 20 SDR 92, effective January 1, 1994; 20 SDR 222, effective July 6, 1994; transferred from § 20:44:06:12, August 12, 1994.

          General Authority: SDCL 36-16-12, 36-16-30.

          Law Implemented: SDCL 36-16-30.

          Cross-Reference: Inspection for bonding of swimming pools, § 20:44:22:21.