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.