20:38:38:05.  Qualified fire alarm system technician. A qualified fire alarm system technician is a person who has at least one of the following qualifications in fire alarm systems:

          (1) National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET) level III technician certification in the subfield of fire alarm systems;

          (2)  A NICET level IV technician certification in the subfield of fire alarm systems; or

          (3)  20 years of experience in the field of fire alarm systems layout.

          Source: 29 SDR 95, effective January 6, 2003; transferred from § 20:38:22:06.03, 30 SDR 204, effective June 24, 2004; 33 SDR 70, effective June 20, 2006; transferred from § 20:38:22:12, 38 SDR 121, effective January 16, 2012.

          General Authority: SDCL 36-18A-22(5).

          Law Implemented: SDCL 36-18A-3.