ARTICLE 20:44
\r\n\r\n\r\nELECTRICIANS
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nChapter
\r\n\r\n20:44:01 Definitions,\r\nTransferred.
\r\n\r\n20:44:02 General\r\nadministration, Transferred.
\r\n\r\n20:44:03 Qualifications\r\nand licenses, Transferred.
\r\n\r\n20:44:04 Wiring\r\npermits, Transferred.
\r\n\r\n20:44:05 Electrical\r\ninstallations, Transferred.
\r\n\r\n20:44:06 Inspection\r\nfees, Transferred.
\r\n\r\n20:44:07 Local\r\ninspection systems, Transferred.
\r\n\r\n20:44:08 Modular\r\nhomes and structures, Transferred.
\r\n\r\n20:44:09 Carnivals\r\nand seasonal dwellings, Transferred.
\r\n\r\n20:44:10 Mobile\r\nhomes, Repealed.
\r\n\r\n20:44:11 Inspection\r\nprocedures, Transferred.
\r\n\r\n20:44:12 Supplementary\r\npower -- Cogeneration systems, Transferred.
\r\n\r\n20:44:13 Continuing\r\neducation, Transferred.
\r\n\r\n20:44:14 Definitions.
\r\n\r\n20:44:15 General\r\nadministration.
\r\n\r\n20:44:16 Qualifications\r\nand licenses
\r\n\r\n20:44:17 Continuing\r\neducation.
\r\n\r\n20:44:18 Wiring\r\npermits.
\r\n\r\n20:44:19 Inspection\r\nprocedures.
\r\n\r\n20:44:20 Inspection\r\nfees.
\r\n\r\n20:44:21 Local\r\ninspection systems.
\r\n\r\n20:44:22 Electrical\r\ninstallations.
\r\n\r\n20:44:23 Modular\r\nhomes and structures.
\r\n\r\n20:44:24 Carnivals\r\nand seasonal dwellings.
\r\n\r\n20:44:25 Supplementary\r\npower -- Cogeneration systems.
\r\n\r\n20:44:26 Undertaking\r\nfund.
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nCHAPTER 20:44:01
\r\n\r\n\r\nDEFINITIONS
\r\n\r\n(Transferred\r\nto Chapter 20:44:14, effective August 12, 1994)
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nCHAPTER 20:44:02
\r\n\r\n\r\nGENERAL ADMINISTRATION
\r\n\r\n(Transferred\r\nto Chapter 20:44:15, effective August 12, 1994)
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nCHAPTER 20:44:03
\r\n\r\n\r\nQUALIFICATIONS AND LICENSES
\r\n\r\n(Transferred\r\nto Chapter 20:44:16, effective August 12, 1994)
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nCHAPTER 20:44:04
\r\n\r\n\r\nWIRING PERMITS
\r\n\r\n(Transferred\r\nto Chapter 20:44:18, effective August 12, 1994)
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nCHAPTER 20:44:05
\r\n\r\n\r\nELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS
\r\n\r\n(Transferred\r\nto Chapter 20:44:22, effective August 12, 1994)
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nCHAPTER 20:44:06
\r\n\r\n\r\nINSPECTION FEES
\r\n\r\n(Transferred\r\nto Chapter 20:44:20, effective August 12, 1994)
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nCHAPTER 20:44:07
\r\n\r\n\r\nLOCAL INSPECTION SYSTEMS
\r\n\r\n(Transferred\r\nto Chapter 20:44:21, effective August 12, 1994)
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nCHAPTER 20:44:08
\r\n\r\n\r\nMODULAR HOMES AND STRUCTURES
\r\n\r\n(Transferred\r\nto Chapter 20:44:23, effective August 12, 1994)
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nCHAPTER 20:44:09
\r\n\r\n\r\nCARNIVALS AND SEASONAL DWELLINGS
\r\n\r\n(Transferred\r\nto Chapter 20:44:24, effective August 12, 1994)
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nCHAPTER 20:44:10
\r\n\r\n\r\nMOBILE HOMES
\r\n\r\n(Repealed.\r\n5 SDR 1, effective July 20, 1978)
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nCHAPTER 20:44:11
\r\n\r\n\r\nINSPECTION PROCEDURES
\r\n\r\n(Transferred\r\nto Chapter 20:44:19, effective August 12, 1994)
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nCHAPTER 20:44:12
\r\n\r\n\r\nSUPPLEMENTARY POWER -- COGENERATION\r\nSYSTEMS
\r\n\r\n(Transferred\r\nto Chapter 20:44:25, effective August 12, 1994)
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nCHAPTER 20:44:13
\r\n\r\n\r\nCONTINUING EDUCATION
\r\n\r\n(Transferred\r\nto Chapter 20:44:17, effective August 12, 1994)
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nCHAPTER 20:44:14
\r\n\r\n\r\nDEFINITIONS
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSection
\r\n\r\n20:44:14:01 General definitions.
\r\n\r\n20:44:14:01.01 Electrical installations.
\r\n\r\n20:44:14:01.02 Licensee experience.
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n20:44:14:01. General definitions. Terms defined in SDCL 36-16-2 have the same meaning as in this article. Terms used in this article mean:
(1) \"Commission,\" the State Electrical Commission;
(2) \"Correction order,\" a notice written by an inspector to the person responsible for the electrical installation, listing the violations of this article and stating the time allowed for correction;
(3) \"Electrical lineman,\" a person with a minimum of four years of experience with electrical power distribution systems;
(4) \"Electrical school,\" as referred to in SDCL 36-16-2, a four-year educational institution that grants a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering and is accredited by a nationally recognized accreditation agency;
(5) \"Electrical wiring apprenticeship program,\" a classroom program supplemented by a minimum of one hundred forty-four hours per year of electrical wiring instruction in conjunction with the normal two thousand hours per year of actual electrical wiring on-the-job work experience of an apprentice electrician;
(6) \"Final subject,\" the act of closing out a non-compliant residential installation after all inspections have been performed and the residence owner of the installation acknowledges acceptance of the report of non-compliance;
(7) \"Final void,\" the act of closing out a non-compliant installation prior to the full inspection being completed;
(8) \"License,\" a credential issued to a person who qualifies under one of the classes defined in SDCL 36-16-2 or is granted reciprocity from another state;
(9) \"Local inspection system,\" a municipal government or power supplier that has complied with commission requirements and which provides local electrical inspections under the rules and direction of the commission and SDCL chapter 36-16;
(10) \"Modular home\" or \"modular structure,\" a home or other structure that:
(a) Is built on a factory assembly line or other construction site to International Building Code, 2021 Edition, specifications;
(b) Is transported to its destination in sections or as a complete assembly;
(c) Has no permanent steel chassis attached; and
(d) Is not a manufactured home as defined in SDCL 32-7A-1 or a recreational vehicle;
(11) \"National Electrical Code,\" the code published by the National Fire Protection Association (2023 edition, including tentative interim amendments 23-1 through 23-15) with the following exceptions:
(a) Section 210.8(F);
(b) Article 100 – definitions - remove the term \"machinery\" from the definition of \"equipment\";
(c) Properly labeled recreational vehicle (RV) receptacles other than 125-volt, single-phase, fifteen- and twenty- ampere receptacles are exempt from ground-fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) requirements in section 210.8(A);
(d) Eliminate the GFCI and arc-fault circuit interrupter (AFCI) requirement for life support equipment and like or similar equipment as determined by the authority having jurisdiction;
(e) Clarify section 334.10. Uses permitted. Type NM, Type NMC, and Type NMS cables may be used in the following structures:
(i) One- and two-family dwellings and accessory structures;
(ii) Multifamily dwellings, farmsteads, and accessory structures of Types III, IV, and V construction, except as prohibited in section 334.12; and
(iii) Other structures permitted to be of Types III, IV, and V construction except as prohibited in section 334.12. Cables must be concealed within walls, floors, or ceilings that provide a thermal barrier of material that has at least a fifteen-minute thermal finish rating as identified in listing of fire-rated assemblies; and
(f) Any outlet in a dwelling unit supplying a specific appliance in section 210.8(D)(8) through (12) is exempt from GFCI requirements;
(12) \"Owner's exemption,\" an exemption from licensure as described in SDCL 36-16-15;
(13) \"Wiring permit,\" a form notifying the commission that a described electrical installation will be made in accordance with the requirements of this article at a described location; and
(14) \"Wiring school,\" a postsecondary school that teaches one or more courses in electrical wiring covering the topics listed in § 20:44:16:12 and includes at least five hundred seventy-six hours of instruction on those topics.
Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 4 SDR 37, effective January 1, 1978; 5 SDR 1, effective July 20, 1978; 7 SDR 60, effective January 1, 1981; 10 SDR 62, effective January 1, 1984; 10 SDR 131, effective June 3, 1984; 12 SDR 92, effective January 1, 1986; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 13 SDR 75, 13 SDR 95, effective January 1, 1987; 16 SDR 153, effective March 29, 1990; 19 SDR 155, effective April 14, 1993; 20 SDR 222, effective July 6, 1994; transferred from § 20:44:01:01, August 12, 1994; 23 SDR 2, effective July 16, 1996; 25 SDR 157, effective July 1, 1999; 28 SDR 83, effective December 19, 2001; 28 SDR 178, effective July 1, 2002; 32 SDR 37, effective September 1, 2005; 34 SDR 322, effective July 1, 2008; 35 SDR 305, effective July 1, 2009; 37 SDR 236, effective June 29, 2011; 40 SDR 198, effective May 28, 2014; 43 SDR 181, effective July 10, 2017; 46 SDR 128, effective May 26, 2020; 46 SDR 146, effective June 30, 2020; 51 SDR 54, effective November 12, 2024.
General Authority: SDCL 36-16-12.
Law Implemented: SDCL 36-16-1.
References: The National Electrical Code, 2023 Edition. National Fire Protection Association, Inc., 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02169-7471. Cost: $145.50. (Price subject to change). Available for no cost at https://www.nfpa.org/Codes-and-Standards/All-Codes-and-Standards/Free-access
International Building Code, 2021 Edition, pages numbered numerically, International Code Council. Copies may be obtained from the International Code Council, Inc., 4051 West Flossmoor Road, Country Club Hills, IL 60478-5771. Cost: $192. Available for no cost at https://codes.iccsafe.org/content/IBC2021P2
CHAPTER 20:44:15
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
Section
20:44:15:01 Duties of president.
20:44:15:02 Duties of secretary/treasurer.
20:44:15:03 Repealed.
20:44:15:04 Repealed.
20:44:15:05 Repealed.
20:44:15:06 Repealed.
20:44:15:01. Duties of president. The president of the\r\ncommission shall preside at all meetings and shall perform other duties as the\r\ncommission directs. In the absence of the president, the commission shall\r\nselect from its members present a person to be designated as acting president\r\nwho shall perform the duties of the president at the meeting.
\r\n\r\n\r\nSource:\r\nSL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 20\r\nSDR 222, effective July 6, 1994; transferred from § 20:44:02:01, August\r\n12, 1994.
\r\n\r\nGeneral\r\nAuthority: SDCL 36-16-12.
\r\n\r\nLaw\r\nImplemented: SDCL 36-16-7.
\r\n\r\n\r\n20:44:15:02. Duties of secretary/treasurer. The\r\nsecretary/treasurer is in charge of the funds and shall keep a record of the\r\nbusiness and transactions of the commission, minutes of all regular and special\r\nmeetings of the commission, and a record of all resolutions and motions\r\nproposed and passed by the commission as well as all rules promulgated and\r\nadopted by the commission. The secretary/treasurer shall also keep records of\r\nall applications for licensure and accompanying papers and information, a complete\r\nand permanent record of the licenses issued and of fees paid, and a complete\r\nfile of all general and special correspondence dealing with business of the\r\ncommission.
\r\n\r\n\r\nSource:\r\nSL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986;\r\ntreasurer's duties transferred from § 20:44:02:02, 20 SDR 222, effective\r\nJuly 6, 1994; transferred from § 20:44:02:03, August 12, 1994.
\r\n\r\nGeneral\r\nAuthority: SDCL 36-16-12.
\r\n\r\nLaw\r\nImplemented: SDCL 36-16-7.
\r\n\r\n\r\n20:44:15:03. Agency action on request. Repealed.
Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 2 SDR 89, effective July 2, 1976; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; transferred from § 20:44:02:05, August 12, 1994; 48 SDR 23, effective September 15, 2021.
20:44:15:04. Petition for declaratory ruling. Repealed.
Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; transferred from § 20:44:02:06, August 12, 1994; 48 SDR 23, effective September 15, 2021.
20:44:15:05. Commission action on petition. Repealed.
Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; transferred from § 20:44:02:07, August 12, 1994; 48 SDR 23, effective September 15, 2021.
20:44:15:06. Commission meetings on petition for new rules. Repealed.
Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; transferred from § 20:44:02:08, August 12, 1994; 48 SDR 23, effective September 15, 2021.
CHAPTER 20:44:16
\r\n\r\n\r\nQUALIFICATIONS AND LICENSES
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSection
\r\n\r\n20:44:16:01 Application for wiring license.
\r\n\r\n20:44:16:02 Form for undertaking.
\r\n\r\n20:44:16:03 Examination for wiring license.
\r\n\r\n20:44:16:04 Application fees.
\r\n\r\n20:44:16:05 Supervision of an apprentice\r\nelectrician.
\r\n\r\n20:44:16:06 Experience time.
\r\n\r\n20:44:16:07 Repealed.
\r\n\r\n20:44:16:08 Electrical experience for\r\nadvancement.
\r\n\r\n20:44:16:09 Units of time allowed for\r\nschooling or other experience.
\r\n\r\n20:44:16:10 Apprentice electrician's\r\nexperience.
\r\n\r\n20:44:16:11 Biennial reciprocity fee.
\r\n\r\n20:44:16:12 Wiring school.
\r\n\r\n20:44:16:13 Electrical lineman.
\r\n\r\n20:44:16:14 Electrical wiring apprenticeship\r\nprogram.
\r\n\r\n20:44:16:15 Biennial fees for licenses.
\r\n\r\n20:44:16:16 Temporary journeyman electrician\r\nlicense fee.
\r\n\r\n20:44:16:17 Biennial apprentice electrician\r\nregistration fee.
\r\n\r\n20:44:16:18 Reinstatement of lapsed license.
\r\n\r\n20:44:16:19 Change from inactive license to\r\nactive license.
\r\n\r\n20:44:16:20 Use of electrical inspector's\r\nlicense.
\r\n\r\n20:44:16:21 Maintenance electrician license.
\r\n\r\n20:44:16:22 Maintenance electrical work.
\r\n\r\n20:44:16:23 Repealed.
\r\n\r\n20:44:16:24 Renewal of license.
\r\n\r\n20:44:16:25 Residential and noncommercial\r\nfarmstead electrical inspections.
\r\n\r\n20:44:16:26 Application for residential and\r\nnoncommercial farmstead electrical inspector license.
\r\n\r\n20:44:16:27 Issuance of RFI electrical\r\ninspector license.
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n20:44:16:01. Application for wiring license. An applicant\r\nfor an examination for a wiring license shall apply to the commission for the\r\nlicense desired on forms obtained at the commission office or from a state\r\nelectrical inspector. The applicant must fill out this form listing the\r\nfollowing:
\r\n\r\n\r\n(1) Full name;
\r\n\r\n(2) Social security number;
\r\n\r\n(3) Complete residence\r\naddress;
\r\n\r\n(4) Place of birth by city\r\nand state;
\r\n\r\n(5) Name and full address\r\nof present employer;
\r\n\r\n(6) Employer's state\r\nlicense number;
\r\n\r\n(7) Type of electrician\r\napplicant is now employed as;
\r\n\r\n(8) Applicant's license\r\nhistory;
\r\n\r\n(9) Previous electrical\r\nemployment record;
\r\n\r\n(10) All other previous\r\nemployment;
\r\n\r\n(11) School record; and
\r\n\r\n(12) References.
\r\n\r\n\r\nThe applicant must sign the form. The\r\ncommission may contact the applicant's employer and personal references to\r\nverify experience. If the application is approved by the commission, the\r\ncommission shall notify the applicant of the time and place designated by the\r\ncommission for the examination. The applicant must take the examination within\r\n90 days after notice of approval or forfeit the approval and the examination\r\napplication fee.
\r\n\r\n\r\nSource:\r\n10 SDR 131, effective June 3, 1984; 12 SDR 92, effective January 1, 1986; 12\r\nSDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 16 SDR 153, effective March 29,\r\n1990; 20 SDR 222, effective July 6, 1994; transferred from § 20:44:03:00,\r\nAugust 12, 1994.
\r\n\r\nGeneral\r\nAuthority: SDCL 36-16-12.
\r\n\r\nLaw\r\nImplemented: SDCL 36-16-13.
\r\n\r\n\r\n20:44:16:02. Form for undertaking. An applicant for an\r\nelectrical contractor's or Class B electrician's license may obtain the\r\nundertaking form required by SDCL 36-16-20 at the commission office. The applicant shall fill out the form listing the applicant's full name, the city, the state, the name of the contracting firm (if applicable), and the date. The applicant must sign the undertaking form in the presence of a notary public.
\r\n\r\n\r\nThe applicant must file the\r\nundertaking form and the required $50 deposit with the commission office prior\r\nto the issuance of the license.
\r\n\r\n\r\nSource:\r\n13 SDR 164, effective May 10, 1987; transferred from § 20:44:03:00.01,\r\nAugust 12, 1994.
\r\n\r\nGeneral\r\nAuthority: SDCL 36-16-20.
\r\n\r\nLaw\r\nImplemented: SDCL 36-16-20.
\r\n\r\n\r\n20:44:16:04. Application fees. Application fees are as follows:
(1) Electrical contractor: $60;
(2) Class B electrician: $60;
(3) Journeyman electrician: $60;
(4) Electrical inspector: $60;
(5) Inactive electrical contractor: $60;
(6) Inactive Class B electrician: $60;
(7) Inactive journeyman electrician: $60;
(8) 501(d) electrician: $60; and
(9) Inactive 501(d) electrician: $60.
The application fee, whether the application is approved or disapproved, is nonrefundable. The fee must accompany the application.
Source: 2 SDR 89, effective July 2, 1976; 5 SDR 1, effective July 20, 1978; 10 SDR 131, effective June 3, 1984; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 13 SDR 41, effective October 16, 1986; 16 SDR 153, effective March 29, 1990; 18 SDR 83, effective November 10, 1991; transferred from § 20:44:03:02, August 12, 1994; 35 SDR 305, effective July 1, 2009; 37 SDR 236, effective June 29, 2011; 48 SDR 23, effective September 15, 2021.
General Authority: SDCL 36-16-13.
Law Implemented: SDCL 36-16-13, 36-16-13.3.
20:44:16:06. Experience time. One year of experience is\r\n2,000 hours.
\r\n\r\n\r\nSource:\r\n10 SDR 131, effective June 3, 1984; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1,\r\n1986; transferred from §20:44:03:04.01, August 12, 1994.
\r\n\r\nGeneral\r\nAuthority: SDCL 36-16-12.
\r\n\r\nLaw\r\nImplemented: SDCL 36-16-2, 36-16-13, 36-16-19, 36-16-22.
\r\n\r\n\r\n20:44:16:08. Electrical\r\nexperience for advancement. In addition to passing the examination for an\r\nadvanced license, electrical experience required for advancement to a different\r\nlevel of license is as follows:
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
(1) Apprentice\r\nelectrician to journeyman - At least four years of
\r\n\r\n
(2) Journeyman\r\nelectrician to Class B electrician - At least two years of
\r\n\r\n
(3) Journeyman\r\nelectrician to electrical contractor or electrical inspector - At least two\r\nyears of\r\nlicensed\r\nelectrical journeyman experience under the employment and supervision of an\r\nelectrical contractor, of which at least one year is required in commercial\r\nwiring. Additional experience must include technical knowledge to plan, lay\r\nout, and supervise the installation of electrical light, heat, and power in\r\naccordance with the National Electrical Code;
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
(4) Electrical\r\ncontractor to electrical inspector - No additional experience required;
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
(5) Class B\r\nelectrician to electrical contractor - At least one year of electrical Class B\r\nexperience in commercial wiring under the employment and supervision of a\r\nlicensed electrical contractor;
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
(6) Apprentice\r\nelectrician to 501(d) electrician - At least two years of
\r\n\r\n
(7) 501(d)\r\nelectrician to journeyman - At least four years of
\r\n\r\n
The electrician shall list the\r\nexperience according to the type of work and the length of experience on a form\r\nprovided by the commission. The commission shall verify the experience.
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
For the purposes of this section a\r\nperson is considered licensed when employed for the purpose of completing\r\nelectrical work by the federal government.
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Source: 10 SDR 131, effective\r\nJune 3, 1984; 12 SDR 92, effective January 1, 1986; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155,\r\neffective July 1, 1986; 13 SDR 75, 13 SDR 95, effective January 1, 1987; 20 SDR\r\n222, effective July 6, 1994; transferred from § 20:44:03:06, August 12,\r\n1994; 35 SDR 305, effective July 1, 2009; 37 SDR 236, effective June 29, 2011;
General Authority: SDCL 36-16-12.
\r\n\r\nLaw Implemented: SDCL 36-16-13, 36-16-14.
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
20:44:16:09. Units\r\nof time allowed for schooling or other experience. The following units of\r\ntime are allowed toward an electrical wiring license in lieu of the experience\r\nrequired by § 20:44:16:08:
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
(1) One month of\r\ncredit for each month of schooling completed with a passing grade from a wiring\r\nschool as described in § 20:44:16:12. A valid school transcript is\r\nrequired;
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
(2) Two years of\r\ncredit for bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering (BSEE). A valid\r\nschool transcript is required;
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(3) A maximum of one\r\nyear of credit for at least four years of verified experience as an electrical\r\nlineman as described in § 20:44:16:13;
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
(4) Two hours of\r\ncredit for each verified hour of classroom instruction in an electrical wiring\r\napprenticeship program as described in § 20:44:16:14;
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(5) One year of\r\ncredit for military experience in the electrical wiring field of at least 24\r\nmonths of verified time.
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Source: 10 SDR 131,\r\neffective June 3, 1984; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 14 SDR\r\n76, effective November 30, 1987; 20 SDR 222, effective July 6, 1994;\r\ntransferred from § 20:44:03:07, August 12, 1994;
General Authority: SDCL 36-16-12.
\r\n\r\nLaw Implemented: SDCL 36-16-13, 36-16-22.
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
20:44:16:10. Apprentice electrician's experience. An\r\napprentice electrician's experience while employed in South Dakota starts on\r\nthe date the application is received in the State Electrical Commission office.\r\nType of work and length of experience claimed must be listed on forms provided\r\nby the commission and must be verified by the commission.
\r\n\r\n\r\nSource:\r\n10 SDR 131, effective June 3, 1984; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1,\r\n1986; transferred from § 20:44:03:08, August 12, 1994; 23 SDR 179,\r\neffective April 28, 1997.
\r\n\r\nGeneral\r\nAuthority: SDCL 36-16-12.
\r\n\r\nLaw\r\nImplemented: SDCL 36-16-13.
\r\n\r\n\r\n20:44:16:11. Biennial reciprocity fee. The reciprocity fee for a biennial license is as follows:
(1) Electrical contractor: $200; and
(2) Journeyman electrician: $80.
The reciprocity license fee, whether the application is approved or disapproved, is nonrefundable. The fee must accompany the application.
Source: 10 SDR 131, effective June 3, 1984; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 13 SDR 41, effective October 16, 1986; 20 SDR 222, effective July 6, 1994; transferred from § 20:44:03:09, August 12, 1994; 48 SDR 23, effective September 15, 2021.
General Authority: SDCL 36-16-17.
Law Implemented: SDCL 36-16-17, 36-16-23.
20:44:16:12. Wiring school. The courses offered in an\r\nelectrical wiring school shall consist of the following:
\r\n\r\n\r\n(1) Electrical\r\nfundamentals;
\r\n\r\n(2) Electrical mathematics;
\r\n\r\n(3) Electrical drawing;
\r\n\r\n(4) Basic electrical\r\nlaboratories;
\r\n\r\n(5) Wiring fundamentals;
\r\n\r\n(6) Residential,\r\ncommercial, and industrial blueprint reading;
\r\n\r\n(7) Wiring laboratories;
\r\n\r\n(8) Appliance and\r\nrefrigeration wiring;
\r\n\r\n(9) Power distribution;
\r\n\r\n(10) Control fundamentals;
\r\n\r\n(11) Control laboratories;
\r\n\r\n(12) Motor fundamentals and\r\nmaintenance;
\r\n\r\n(13) Motor laboratories;
\r\n\r\n(14) Electrical heating;
\r\n\r\n(15) Planning and\r\nestimating;
\r\n\r\n(16) Industrial relations;
\r\n\r\n(17) First aid; and
\r\n\r\n(18) Transformer\r\nfundamentals.
\r\n\r\n\r\nThe substantial equivalent of these\r\ncourses is acceptable.
\r\n\r\n\r\nSource:\r\n10 SDR 131, effective June 3, 1984; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1,\r\n1986; 20 SDR 222, effective July 6, 1994; transferred from § 20:44:03:10,\r\nAugust 12, 1994.
\r\n\r\nGeneral\r\nAuthority: SDCL 36-16-12.
\r\n\r\nLaw\r\nImplemented: SDCL 36-16-22.
\r\n\r\n\r\n20:44:16:13. Electrical lineman. An electrical lineman\r\nshall have experience in the following:
\r\n\r\n\r\n(1) Kinds, classes,\r\ntreatment, installation, removal, anchoring, and guying of poles and towers;
\r\n\r\n\r\n(2) Use of line hardware\r\nand equipment such as bolts, pins, storage, stresses, deadends, and safety\r\nfactors;
\r\n\r\n\r\n(3) Overhead conductors\r\nsuch as wire type, size, carrying capacity, stringing, sagging, hot and cold\r\nconstruction, stresses, storage, handling, sleeving, and safety factors;
\r\n\r\n\r\n(4) Identification, use,\r\ncare, storage, repairs, and maintenance of electrical tools and equipment such\r\nas hoists, chain saws, ropes, blocks, lines, and pikes;
\r\n\r\n\r\n(5) Transformer types,\r\nconnections, installation, maintenance, fusing, voltages, capacities,\r\ntemperature ratings, oil, and filtering;
\r\n\r\n\r\n(6) Circuit voltage, fault\r\ncurrent, and recloser or oil circuit breakers;
\r\n\r\n\r\n(7) Testing, connecting,\r\nrepairing, and field checking of metering installations;
\r\n\r\n\r\n(8) Hazards and safety\r\nprocedures involved in the operation of electrical systems;
\r\n\r\n\r\n(9) Underground systems\r\ndesign including installation of cable and terminations and installation of\r\nrelated equipment;
\r\n\r\n\r\n(10) Proper use of trucks,\r\npickups, compressors, augers, and winches and knowledge of traffic regulations;
\r\n\r\n\r\n(11) Trouble shooting on\r\nline patrols, periodic inspections, night work, storms, and lights;
\r\n\r\n\r\n(12) Record keeping such as\r\nstaking sheets, material lists, inventory and costs;
\r\n\r\n\r\n(13) First aid, prone and\r\npole-top resuscitation, use of protective equipment, use and care of proper\r\ntools, and other personal safety precautions.
\r\n\r\n\r\nThe substantial equivalent of these\r\nareas is acceptable.
\r\n\r\n\r\nSource:\r\n10 SDR 131, effective June 3, 1984; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1,\r\n1986; transferred from § 20:44:03:11, August 12, 1994.
\r\n\r\nGeneral\r\nAuthority: SDCL 36-16-12.
\r\n\r\nLaw\r\nImplemented: SDCL 36-16-22.
\r\n\r\n\r\n20:44:16:14. Electrical wiring apprenticeship program.\r\nInstructions for the electrical wiring apprenticeship program shall consist of\r\nthe following:
\r\n\r\n\r\n(1) Basic electrical\r\nmathematics;
\r\n\r\n(2) Safety and first aid;
\r\n\r\n(3) Care and use of hand\r\ntools;
\r\n\r\n(4) Care and use of power\r\noperated tools;
\r\n\r\n(5) Blueprint reading and\r\nelectrical symbols;
\r\n\r\n(6) Study of the National Electrical Code;
\r\n\r\n(7) Electrical fundamentals\r\nand basic theory;
\r\n\r\n(8) Wiring methods;
\r\n\r\n(9) Low voltage circuits;
\r\n\r\n(10) Interior distribution;
\r\n\r\n(11) Industrial and\r\ncommercial calculating;
\r\n\r\n(12) Motors and generators;
\r\n\r\n(13) Practical circuit\r\nsketching;
\r\n\r\n(14) Transformers;
\r\n\r\n(15) Illuminating and\r\ndesign;
\r\n\r\n(16) Primary distribution;
\r\n\r\n(17) Fundamentals of\r\nelectronics; and
\r\n\r\n(18) Fuse sizing.
\r\n\r\n\r\nThe substantial equivalent of this\r\ntraining is acceptable.
\r\n\r\n\r\nSource:\r\n10 SDR 131, effective June 3, 1984; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1,\r\n1986; 20 SDR 222, effective July 6, 1994; transferred from § 20:44:03:12,\r\nAugust 12, 1994.
\r\n\r\nGeneral\r\nAuthority: SDCL 36-16-12.
\r\n\r\nLaw\r\nImplemented: SDCL 36-16-22.
\r\n\r\n\r\n20:44:16:15. Biennial fees for licenses. Biennial fees for the classes of electricians licensed under this chapter are as follows:
(1) Electrical contractor: $200;
(2) Journeyman electrician: $80;
(3) Class B electrician: $100;
(4) Electrical inspector: $100;
(5) 501(d) electrician: $80; and
(6) Inactive electrical contractor, inactive Class B electrician, inactive journeyman electrician, or inactive 501(d) electrician: $80.
Source: 13 SDR 41, effective October 16, 1986; 14 SDR 46, effective September 28, 1987; 18 SDR 83, effective November 10, 1991; transferred from § 20:44:03:13, August 12, 1994; 35 SDR 305, effective July 1, 2009; 48 SDR 23, effective September 15, 2021.
General Authority: SDCL 36-16-17.
Law Implemented: SDCL 36-16-17.
20:44:16:16. Temporary journeyman electrician license fee.\r\nThe fee for a temporary journeyman electrician license is $10 and shall\r\naccompany the application.
\r\n\r\n\r\nSource:\r\n13 SDR 41, effective October 16, 1986; transferred from § 20:44:03:14,\r\nAugust 12, 1994.
\r\n\r\nGeneral\r\nAuthority: SDCL 36-16-18.
\r\n\r\nLaw\r\nImplemented: SDCL 36-16-18.
\r\n\r\n\r\n20:44:16:17. Biennial apprentice electrician registration\r\nfee. The biennial registration fee for an apprentice electrician is $20.\r\nThe fee must accompany the application for initial registration or the\r\napplication for renewal.
\r\n\r\n\r\nSource:\r\n13 SDR 41, effective October 16, 1986; 20 SDR 222, effective July 6, 1994;\r\ntransferred from § 20:44:03:15, August 12, 1994.
\r\n\r\nGeneral\r\nAuthority: SDCL 36-16-21.
\r\n\r\nLaw\r\nImplemented: SDCL 36-16-21.
\r\n\r\n\r\n20:44:16:19. Change from inactive license to active license.\r\nA person with an inactive license who desires to change to an active license is\r\nsubject to the requirements of § 20:44:17:01. Forms for this request may\r\nbe obtained from the office of the commission.
\r\n\r\n\r\nSource:\r\n18 SDR 83, effective November 10, 1991; transferred from § 20:44:03:16.01,\r\nAugust 12, 1994.
\r\n\r\nGeneral\r\nAuthority: SDCL 36-16-12, 36-16-13.3.
\r\n\r\nLaw\r\nImplemented: SDCL 36-16-12, 36-16-13.3.
\r\n\r\n\r\n20:44:16:20. Use of electrical inspector's license. The\r\nelectrical inspector's license is valid only for conducting electrical\r\ninspections for the state according to SDCL 36-16 or for local inspection systems according to SDCL 36-16 and chapter 20:44:21 or for conducting third party inspections according to SDCL 36-16 and subdivision 20:44:23:03(4). This license may not be used in lieu of the licenses authorized for the classes of electricians defined by SDCL 36-16-2(1), (2), (3), (5), or (6).
\r\n\r\n\r\nSource:\r\n16 SDR 153, effective March 29, 1990; transferred from § 20:44:03:17,\r\nAugust 12, 1994.
\r\n\r\nGeneral\r\nAuthority: SDCL 36-16-12.
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n20:44:16:21. Maintenance electrician license. A maintenance electrician license may be issued by the commission to a public or private entity which employs one or more persons to perform maintenance electrical work on land and facilities owned or leased by the entity. A separate maintenance electrical license is required for each county in which the entity's employees perform maintenance electrical work. Each application for a maintenance electrician's license must be accompanied by a $80 fee.
Source: 23 SDR 236, effective July 16, 1997; 48 SDR 23, effective September 15, 2021.
General Authority: SDCL 36-16-12, 36-16-13.2, 36-16-17.
Law Implemented: SDCL 36-16-13.2, 36-16-17.
20:44:16:22. Maintenance\r\nelectrical work. A maintenance electrician license is limited to electrical\r\nmaintenance work, which is defined as repair or replacement of existing wiring\r\ndevices and electrical utilization equipment using material with the same capacity\r\nand characteristics as the material replaced. Maintenance electrical work does\r\nnot include the following:
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
(1) Addition to or alteration of\r\nfeeders, services, fixtures, or motors which affects the loading of the feeder,\r\ncircuit, or system and repair, replacement or extension of existing circuits;
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
(2) Changing motor sizes, adding\r\nfixtures, or a complete change-out of lighting, motors, receptacles, or\r\nelectrical equipment; and
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
(3) Any other act which changes\r\nelectrical characteristics of the existing system. Electrical work referred to\r\nin subdivisions (1), (2), and (3) of this section may be performed only by a\r\nlicensed electrical contractor as provided in SDCL 36-16-2(3).
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Source: 23 SDR 236, effective July 16,\r\n1997; 40 SDR 198, effective May 28, 2014.
\r\n\r\nGeneral Authority: SDCL 36-16-12, 36-16-13.2.
\r\n\r\nLaw Implemented: SDCL 36-16-13.2.
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
20:44:16:23. Inspections.\r\nRepealed
\r\n\r\n
Source: 23 SDR 236,\r\neffective July 16, 1997; 35 SDR 305, effective July 1, 2009; 46 SDR 128,\r\neffective May 26, 2020.
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
20:44:16:24. Renewal of license. A maintenance electrician license holder must renew the license biennially prior to the license expiration date and must request inspection or waiver of inspection of electrical work prior to renewal. The application for renewal of a maintenance electrician's license must contain a statement that the holder assumes all risk, liability, and responsibility for electrical work done by the holder's employees and must be accompanied by a renewal fee of eighty dollars. All electrical violations found by an inspection must be corrected before the commission renews the holder's maintenance electrician license.
The commission may waive inspection if the commission receives written confirmation that no maintenance work has occurred in the preceding two years or receives an inspection report of maintenance electrical work from a qualified third party that has inspection authority over the maintenance license holder that is recognized by the commission, as defined in § 20:44:23:05.
Source: 23 SDR 236, effective July 16, 1997; 43 SDR 181, effective July 10, 2017; 48 SDR 23, effective September 15, 2021; 51 SDR 54, effective November 12, 2024.
General Authority: SDCL 36-16-12, 36-16-17.
Law Implemented: SDCL 36-16-13.2, 36-16-17.
Cross-References:
Electrical experience for advancement, § 20:44:16:08.
Local inspection systems, chapter 20:44:21.
20:44:16:25. Residential and noncommercial farmstead\r\nelectrical inspections. The commission may license electrical inspectors to\r\ninspect residential and noncommercial farmstead electrical installations. An\r\napplicant must take an examination based on Class B contractor installation\r\nlimitations and meet the requirements of an electrical inspector.
\r\n\r\n\r\nSource:\r\n26 SDR 96, effective January 19, 2000.
\r\n\r\nGeneral\r\nAuthority: SDCL 36-16-12, 36-16-29.
\r\n\r\nLaw\r\nImplemented: SDCL 36-16-13, 36-16-14, 36-16-29.
\r\n\r\n\r\nCross\r\nReference: Use of electrical inspector's license, § 20:44:16:20.
\r\n\r\n\r\n20:44:16:27. Issuance of RFI electrical inspector license.\r\nThe commission shall issue an electrical inspector license for residential and\r\nnoncommercial farmstead installations to any applicant who passes the RFI\r\nelectrical inspector examination and pays the license fee listed in SDCL 36-16-17.
\r\n\r\n\r\nSource:\r\n26 SDR 96, effective January 19, 2000.
\r\n\r\nGeneral\r\nAuthority: SDCL 36-16-12, 36-16-29.
\r\n\r\nLaw\r\nImplemented: SDCL 36-16-13, 36-16-14, 36-16-29.
\r\n\r\n\r\nCross-Reference:\r\nBiennial fees for licenses, § 20:44:16:15.
\r\n\r\n\r\nCHAPTER 20:44:17
\r\n\r\n\r\nCONTINUING EDUCATION
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSection
\r\n\r\n20:44:17:01 Continuing\r\neducation requirements.
\r\n\r\n20:44:17:02 Requirements\r\nfor counting credits.
\r\n\r\n20:44:17:03 Course work allowable.
\r\n\r\n20:44:17:04 Criteria\r\nfor granting continuing education course credit.
\r\n\r\n20:44:17:05 Application\r\nfor approval of instructor and course offering.
\r\n\r\n20:44:17:06 Application\r\nfor credit approval.
\r\n\r\n20:44:17:07 Course change -- Late approval.
\r\n\r\n20:44:17:08 Suspension,\r\nrevocation, or denial of course approval.
\r\n\r\n20:44:17:09 Auditing.
\r\n\r\n20:44:17:10 Continuing\r\neducation certificate of attendance.
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n20:44:17:01. Continuing education requirements. Sixteen\r\nhours of continuing education credits are required each two years for biennial\r\nrenewal of a license or registration by electrical inspectors, electrical\r\ncontractors, journeyman electricians, Class B electricians, and apprentice\r\nelectricians.
\r\n\r\n\r\nElectricians obtaining a license or\r\nregistration in the first year of a biennium must meet the scheduled continuing\r\neducation requirements for renewal of their license or registration.\r\nElectricians obtaining a license in the second year of the biennium are not\r\nrequired to meet the scheduled continuing education requirements until the\r\nsecond renewal of their license or registration.
\r\n\r\n\r\nInactive electrical contractors,\r\ninactive Class B electricians, and inactive journeyman electricians must\r\nprovide proof of meeting the continuing education requirements when applying\r\nfor an active license.
\r\n\r\n\r\nLicensed and registered electricians\r\ncalled into active military service are exempt from continuing education\r\nrequirements for 12 months following their release from active military\r\nservice.
\r\n\r\n\r\nSource:\r\n13 SDR 75, 13 SDR 95, effective January 1, 1987; 14 SDR 46, effective September\r\n28, 1987; 14 SDR 76, effective November 30, 1987; 18 SDR 83, effective November\r\n10, 1991; requirements for counting credits transferred to\r\n§ 20:44:13:01.01, 20 SDR 222, effective July 6, 1994; transferred from\r\n§ 20:44:13:01, August 12, 1994; 28 SDR 178, effective July 1, 2002.
\r\n\r\nGeneral\r\nAuthority: SDCL 36-16-12, 36-16-13.3.
\r\n\r\nLaw\r\nImplemented: SDCL 36-16-12, 36-16-13.3.
\r\n\r\n\r\n20:44:17:02. Requirements for\r\ncounting credits. One credit hour of continuing education is allowed for\r\neach 50 minutes attended at a continuing education course. The course must meet\r\nthe requirements in §§ 20:44:17:03 and 20:44:17:04. Courses may be taken at any location, whether in South Dakota or another state. Up to eight credit\r\nhours per biennial renewal may be allowed for commission pre-approved\r\ncorrespondence or interactive online courses subject to § 20:44:17:05.
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Source: Transferred from § 20:44:13:01,\r\n20 SDR 222, effective July 6, 1994; transferred from § 20:44:13:01.01,\r\nAugust 12, 1994; 37 SDR 236, effective June 29, 2011; 40 SDR 198, effective May\r\n28, 2014.
\r\n\r\nGeneral Authority: SDCL 36-16-12.
\r\n\r\nLaw Implemented: SDCL 36-16-12.
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
20:44:17:03. Course work allowable. A minimum of one-half\r\nof the continuing education required in § 20:44:17:01 must be on the National Electrical Code. The remaining\r\ncredits may relate to either the National\r\nElectrical Code or to one of the following noncode\r\ntopics:
\r\n\r\n\r\n(1) Electric circuit\r\ntheory;
\r\n\r\n(2) Blueprint/blueprint\r\nreading;
\r\n\r\n(3) Transformer/motor\r\ntheory;
\r\n\r\n(4) Electric circuits and\r\ndevices;
\r\n\r\n(5) Control systems;
\r\n\r\n(6) Programmable\r\ncontrollers;
\r\n\r\n(7) Microcomputers; and
\r\n\r\n(8) Safety.
\r\n\r\n\r\nA substantial equivalent of the\r\ncourses is acceptable. Attendance at duplicate sessions may not be counted\r\ntoward the completion of continuing education requirements.
\r\n\r\n\r\nSource:\r\n13 SDR 75, 13 SDR 95, effective January 1, 1987; 14 SDR 76, effective November\r\n30, 1987; 16 SDR 153, effective March 29, 1990; 20 SDR 222, effective July 6,\r\n1994; transferred from § 20:44:13:02, August 12, 1994.
\r\n\r\nGeneral\r\nAuthority: SDCL 36-16-12.
\r\n\r\nLaw\r\nImplemented: SDCL 36-16-12.
\r\n\r\n\r\n20:44:17:04. Criteria for granting continuing education\r\ncourse credit. The commission may grant continuing education credit for\r\ncourses, seminars, conferences, correspondence courses, or similar offerings\r\nthat are provided by the commission, a public or private school, organization,\r\nassociation, person, corporation, society, or similar organization if the\r\ncourses meet the following criteria:
\r\n\r\n\r\n(1) The total instruction\r\ntime is not less than 50 minutes;
\r\n\r\n\r\n(2) The public or private\r\nschool, organization, association, person, corporation, society, or similar\r\norganization certifies the attendance of each license holder at the completion\r\nof the course;
\r\n\r\n\r\n(3) Credit is earned on the\r\nbasis of attendance, or in the case of correspondence courses, completion of the\r\ncourse;
\r\n\r\n\r\n(4) Each course of study\r\nsubstantially meets the requirements of § 20:44:17:03; and
\r\n\r\n\r\n(5) Instructors, lecturers,\r\nseminar leaders, and others who present a continuing education requirement\r\ncourse meet at least one of the following qualifications:
\r\n\r\n\r\n(a) A bachelor's, graduate, or postgraduate degree in the field in which the\r\nperson teaches;
\r\n\r\n\r\n(b) A valid teaching\r\ncredential or certificate from South Dakota or another state authorizing the\r\nholder to teach in the field of instruction being offered;
\r\n\r\n\r\n(c) Five years of\r\nexperience in a professional, trade, or technical occupation in the applicable\r\nfield; or
\r\n\r\n\r\n(d) Any combination of\r\nat least five years of applicable field experience and college education.
\r\n\r\n\r\nThe substantial equivalent to these\r\nqualifications is acceptable.
\r\n\r\n\r\nSource:\r\n13 SDR 75, 13 SDR 95, effective January 1, 1987; 14 SDR 76, effective November\r\n30, 1987; 20 SDR 222, effective July 6, 1994; transferred from\r\n§ 20:44:13:03, August 12, 1994.
\r\n\r\nGeneral\r\nAuthority: SDCL 36-16-12.
\r\n\r\nLaw\r\nImplemented: SDCL 36-16-12.
\r\n\r\n\r\n20:44:17:06. Application for credit approval. If a\r\ncontinuing education course is not preapproved\r\naccording to § 20:44:17:05, the license holder must apply to the\r\ncommission for approval of credits earned at the course not later than four\r\nmonths before the next biennial renewal date. The license holder must supply\r\nwritten evidence or materials sufficient for the commission to determine that\r\nthe course substantially met the criteria in §§ 20:44:17:03 and\r\n20:44:17:04.
\r\n\r\n\r\nIf a continuing education course is preapproved according to § 20:44:17:05, the license\r\nholder may either retain the attendance certificate and attach it to the\r\napplication for license renewal or submit the attendance certificate at any\r\ntime following completion of the course but before the renewal date.
\r\n\r\n\r\nAttendance sheets submitted by an\r\ninstructor of an approved course are acceptable proof of satisfactory\r\ncompletion of a continuing education course. The responsibility for record\r\nkeeping and providing proof of attendance at continuing education courses\r\nremains with the license holder.
\r\n\r\n\r\nSource:\r\n13 SDR 75, 13 SDR 95, effective January 1, 1987; 14 SDR 76, effective November\r\n30, 1987; 16 SDR 153, effective March 29, 1990; 20 SDR 222, effective July 6,\r\n1994; transferred from § 20:44:13:05, August 12, 1994.
\r\n\r\nGeneral\r\nAuthority: SDCL 36-16-12.
\r\n\r\nLaw\r\nImplemented: SDCL 36-16-12.
\r\n\r\n\r\n20:44:17:07. Course change -- Late approval. A\r\ncoordinator or instructor of an approved continuing education course shall\r\nimmediately notify the commission of any changes in the application for\r\napproval or in the attached exhibits. Changes are acceptable if the commission\r\ntakes no action within 60 days from the date the notice was received by the\r\ncommission.
\r\n\r\n\r\nSource:\r\n13 SDR 75, 13 SDR 95, effective January 1, 1987; 20 SDR 222, effective July 6,\r\n1994; transferred from § 20:44:13:07, August 12, 1994.
\r\n\r\nGeneral\r\nAuthority: SDCL 36-16-12.
\r\n\r\nLaw\r\nImplemented: SDCL 36-16-12.
\r\n\r\n\r\n20:44:17:08. Suspension, revocation, or denial of course\r\napproval. The commission may deny, suspend, or revoke approval of a\r\ncontinuing education course offering if the commission determines that it is\r\nnot in compliance with this chapter.
\r\n\r\n\r\nSource:\r\n13 SDR 75, 13 SDR 95, effective January 1, 1987; 20 SDR 222, effective July 6,\r\n1994; transferred from § 20:44:13:08, August 12, 1994.
\r\n\r\nGeneral\r\nAuthority: SDCL 36-16-12.
\r\n\r\nLaw\r\nImplemented: SDCL 36-16-12.
\r\n\r\n\r\n20:44:17:09. Auditing. The commission or its\r\nrepresentative may audit courses.
\r\n\r\n\r\nSource:\r\n13 SDR 75, 13 SDR 95, effective January 1, 1987; transferred from\r\n§ 20:44:13:10, August 12, 1994.
\r\n\r\nGeneral\r\nAuthority: SDCL 36-16-12.
\r\n\r\nLaw\r\nImplemented: SDCL 36-16-12.
\r\n\r\n\r\n20:44:17:10. Continuing education certificate of attendance.\r\nThe coordinator or instructor of each course shall provide an individual\r\ncertificate of attendance to each license holder who attends 90 percent or more\r\nof the classroom hours.
\r\n\r\n\r\nA certificate of attendance may not be\r\nissued to a license holder who is absent more than 10 percent of the classroom\r\nhours. The certificate must contain the license holder's name, South Dakota\r\nlicense number, course title, date, location of course, number of credit hours,\r\nwhether it is a preapproved course, and signature of coordinator or instructor.
\r\n\r\n\r\nSource:\r\n13 SDR 75, 13 SDR 95, effective January 1, 1987; 14 SDR 76, effective November\r\n30, 1987; transferred from § 20:44:13:11, August 12, 1994.
\r\n\r\nGeneral\r\nAuthority: SDCL 36-16-12.
\r\n\r\nLaw\r\nImplemented: SDCL 36-16-12.
\r\n\r\n\r\nSection
\r\n\r\n20:44:18:01 Wiring permit required.
\r\n\r\n20:44:18:02 Obtaining a wiring\r\npermit.
\r\n\r\n20:44:18:03 Wiring permit procedure.
\r\n\r\n20:44:18:04 Wiring\r\npermit procedure for state-owned structures being wired by state employees licensed\r\nto do electrical installations.
\r\n\r\n20:44:18:05 Local inspection\r\nsystems.
\r\n\r\n20:44:18:06 Criteria\r\nfor permits for single-family dwelling units under an Owner's Exemption.
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20:44:18:01. Wiring permit required. The following require a wiring permit:
(1) Any electrical service entrance in excess of sixty amperes capacity A single wiring permit may be used for a temporary electrical service and a new service on a single project when both are installed by the same contractor, which must be stated on the wiring permit at the start of the project. Separate wiring permits are required if more than one contractor is involved;
(2) Electrical wiring being performed under an owner's exemption; and
(3) Any other electrical installation with an estimated inspection fee of thirty dollars or more as calculated in chapter 20:44:20.
Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 13 SDR 75, 13 SDR 95, effective January 1, 1987; 20 SDR 92, January 1, 1994; 20 SDR 222, effective July 6, 1994; transferred from § 20:44:04:01, August 12, 1994; 32 SDR 37, effective September 1, 2005; 37 SDR 236, effective June 29, 2011; 51 SDR54, effective November 12, 2024; 51 SDR 140, effective July 1, 2025.
General Authority: SDCL 36-16-12, 36-16-30.
Law Implemented: SDCL 36-16-27, 36-16-29, 36-16-30.
20:44:18:02. Obtaining a wiring permit. A wiring permit may be obtained for twenty dollars from the commission office.
A wiring permit is valid for three years from the date the permit is issued. An electrical installation that extends beyond three years from the date of issuance must have a new wiring permit posted and sent to the commission office before the expiration date. Failure to date the wiring permit at the start of the job constitutes a late wiring permit procedure and subjects the installer to a two-hundred-fifty-dollar administrative fee. Failure to renew the permit for an electrical installation that is not completed constitutes a late wiring permit procedure that subjects the installer to a two-hundred-fifty-dollar administrative fee.
Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 5 SDR 1, effective July 20, 1978; 12 SDR 92, effective January 1, 1986; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 20 SDR 222, effective July 6, 1994; transferred from § 20:44:04:02, August 12, 1994; 28 SDR 178, effective July 1, 2002; 32 SDR 37, effective September 1, 2005; 37 SDR 236, effective June 29, 2011; 46 SDR 128, effective May 26, 2020; 51 SDR 140, effective July 1, 2025.
General Authority: SDCL 36-16-12, 36-16-30.
Law Implemented: SDCL 36-16-27, 36-16-28, 36-16-30.
20:44:18:03. Wiring permit procedure. An electrical contractor, Class B electrician, or owner performing electrical wiring on a residence or a farmstead in compliance with SDCL 36-16-15 shall obtain a wiring permit on all electrical installations covered by § 20:44:18:01 and SDCL chapter 36-16. A permit consists of five copies, each printed on a different color paper.
The procedure for executing a wiring permit is as follows:
(1) Within fifteen calendar days after starting an electrical installation, the installer shall send the white copy to the office of the commission. Failure to send in the white copy within fifteen calendar days after the electrical work has started is a late wiring permit procedure and the installer is subject to a two-hundred-fifty-dollar administrative fee;
(2) The installer shall post the hard copy of the permit on the job site near the service entrance disconnect switch location when the electrical installation is started. The installer shall securely attach the peel-off sticker, located below the permit number on the hard copy, to the outside portion of the permanent building service. Failure to post this form and sticker is a late wiring permit procedure and subjects the installer to a two-hundred-fifty-dollar administrative fee;
(3) The installer shall retain the blue copy;
(4) The installer shall send the yellow and green copies to the supplier of power to the installation to have the installation energized. The power supplier shall retain the yellow copy and send all green copies of active wiring permits in its possession to the commission office once each month.
An electrical contractor or Class B electrician holding an active license may only secure an electrical wiring permit from the commission office.
An owner performing electrical wiring on a residence or farmstead in compliance with SDCL 36-16-15 shall secure a wiring permit from the commission office. The owner may not allow the wiring permit to be used by any other person.
Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 5 SDR 1, effective July 20, 1978; 10 SDR 131, effective June 3, 1984; 12 SDR 92, effective January 1, 1986; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 13 SDR 75, 13 SDR 95, effective January 1, 1987; 20 SDR 92, effective January 1, 1994; 20 SDR 222, effective July 6, 1994; transferred from § 20:44:04:03, August 12, 1994; 35 SDR 305, effective July 1, 2009; 51 SDR 140, effective July 1, 2025.
General Authority: SDCL 36-16-12, 36-16-30.
Law Implemented: SDCL 36-16-27, 36-16-28, 36-16-29, 36-16-30.
Cross-Reference: Inspection fees, chapter 20:44:20.
20:44:18:04. Wiring permit procedure for state-owned\r\nstructures being wired by state employees licensed to do electrical\r\ninstallations. The maintenance director of a state-owned structure or a\r\ndesignated agent must submit the white copy of the wiring permit to the office\r\nof the commission at the beginning of each quarter. A list of all installations\r\ncompleted during the past quarter by licensed state employees must be submitted\r\nwith the forms. Upon completion of the inspection, a request for payment according\r\nto § 20:44:20:10 shall be sent from the commission office to the\r\nmaintenance director of the state-owned facility.
\r\n\r\n\r\nSource:\r\n16 SDR 153, effective March 29, 1990; 20 SDR 92, effective January 1, 1994; 20\r\nSDR 222, effective July 6, 1994; transferred from § 20:44:04:03.01, August\r\n12, 1994.
\r\n\r\nGeneral\r\nAuthority: SDCL 36-16-12.
\r\n\r\nLaw\r\nImplemented: SDCL 36-16-12.
\r\n\r\n\r\n20:44:18:05. Local inspection systems. A wiring permit is\r\nrequired in areas where local inspection systems have been approved in\r\naccordance with chapter 20:44:21.
\r\n\r\n\r\nSource:\r\nSL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 20 SDR\r\n222, effective July 6, 1994; transferred from § 20:44:04:05, August 12,\r\n1994.
\r\n\r\nGeneral\r\nAuthority: SDCL 36-16-12, 36-16-29.
\r\n\r\nLaw\r\nImplemented: SDCL 36-16-29.
\r\n\r\n\r\nNote:\r\nFor electrical installations in these locations, consult the local inspection\r\nsystem offices for procedure, inspection fees, and regulations pertaining to\r\nthe local inspection system.
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(2)
(3)
(4)
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Source:\r\n46 SDR 128, effective May 26, 2020.
\r\n\r\nGeneral\r\nAuthority: SDCL 36-16-15.
\r\n\r\nLaw\r\nImplemented: SDCL 36-16-15.
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CHAPTER 20:44:19
\r\n\r\n\r\nINSPECTION PROCEDURES
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSection
\r\n\r\n20:44:19:01 Notice\r\nrequirements for electrical installations.
\r\n\r\n20:44:19:02 Implementation\r\nof inspection.
\r\n\r\n20:44:19:03 Rough-in\r\ninspection.
\r\n\r\n20:44:19:04 Requested inspections.
\r\n\r\n20:44:19:05 Final\r\ninspection with an inspector's report.
\r\n\r\n20:44:19:06 Final\r\ninspection.
\r\n\r\n20:44:19:07 Commission's responsibility to provide\r\ninspections for inspection fees paid.
\r\n\r\n20:44:19:08 Inadequate\r\ndirections provided to location.
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n 20:44:19:01. Notice\r\nrequirements for electrical installations. Notice requirement before an
\r\n\r\n
Source: 2 SDR 89,\r\neffective July 2, 1976; 10 SDR 131, effective June 3, 1984; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR\r\n155, effective July 1, 1986; 20 SDR 222, effective July 6, 1994; transferred\r\nfrom § 20:44:11:01, August 12, 1994; 43 SDR 181, effective July 10, 2017.
\r\n\r\nGeneral Authority: SDCL 36-16-12.
\r\n\r\nLaw Implemented: SDCL 36-16-27.
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20:44:19:02. Implementation of inspection. Upon\r\ninitiation of the procedures outlined in § 20:44:18:03 by the electrical\r\ncontractor, Class B electrician, or individual performing electrical\r\ninstallations under an owner's exemption, the inspection procedure shall begin.
\r\n\r\n\r\nIf the electrical installation is\r\nconnected and in use without a copy of the wiring permit posted at the job\r\nsite, the normal inspection fee, as required by chapter 20:44:20, shall be\r\nincreased by $25.
\r\n\r\n\r\nSource:\r\n2 SDR 89, effective July 2, 1976; 10 SDR 131, effective June 3, 1984; 12 SDR\r\n151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 20 SDR 222, effective July 6, 1994;\r\ntransferred from § 20:44:11:02, August 12, 1994.
\r\n\r\nGeneral\r\nAuthority: SDCL 36-16-12.
\r\n\r\nLaw\r\nImplemented: SDCL 36-16-27.
\r\n\r\n\r\n20:44:19:03. Rough-in inspection.\r\nAn inspector shall record on the inspector's daily report any electrical\r\ninstallation that has serious or hazardous violations of the National\r\nElectrical Code, is too incomplete to inspect finally, or is too large to\r\nbe inspected during one inspection as a rough-in inspection. A blue rough-in\r\ntag shall be dated, signed, and applied on or near the service disconnect by\r\nthe electrical inspector.
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When life or safety violations are noted, the\r\ninspector shall provide an inspection report to the electrical installer.
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The installer shall correct all noted violations\r\nand notify the inspector of those corrections by the date specified on the\r\ninspector's report and in compliance with § 20:44:19:07.
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
If the installer fails to notify the inspector by\r\nthe date specified on the inspector's report, the inspector shall issue a\r\ncorrection order to the installer ordering compliance with SDCL chapter 36-16 and this article. The inspector shall assess fees according to § 20:44:20:12.
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If the installer fails to comply with the\r\ncorrection order or fails to pay the fees according to § 20:44:20:12, the inspector\r\nmay final void the installation with notice of non-compliance to installer,\r\norder a disconnect, or make a compliance request of the electrician's\r\nundertaking fund. In addition, the commission may conduct a hearing to\r\ndetermine whether the violator's license should be revoked.
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If at any time during the process the owner of a\r\nresidential or farmstead installation refuses to allow for corrections by an\r\ninstaller the inspector shall final void the installation with notice of\r\nnon-compliance to installer or order the service disconnected. If at any time\r\nduring the process the owner of a commercial installation refuses to allow for\r\ncorrections the inspector shall order the service disconnected.
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If an owner performing electrical installations\r\nunder an owner's exemption refuses to make corrections, the inspector shall\r\nfinal void the installation with notice of non-compliance to owner, provide an\r\ninspection report to the owner, or order the service disconnected. The owner\r\nshall correct all noted violations and notify the inspector of those\r\ncorrections by the date specified on the inspector's report and in compliance\r\nwith § 20:44:19:07. If the owner fails to notify the inspector by the date\r\nspecified on the inspector's report, the inspector shall issue a correction\r\norder to the owner ordering compliance with SDCL chapter 36-16 and this\r\narticle. The inspector shall assess fees according to§ 20:44:20:12.
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Violations considered inconsequential to the\r\nsafety of life and property do not require an inspector's report, and\r\ncorrections may be made at the convenience of the installer. This status may\r\nchange with the next inspection.
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Source: 2 SDR 89, effective July 2, 1976;\r\n12 SDR 92, effective January 1, 1986; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1,\r\n1986; 14 SDR 76, effective November 30, 1987; 16 SDR 153, effective March 29,\r\n1990; 20 SDR 222, effective July 6, 1994; transferred from § 20:44:11:03,\r\nAugust 12, 1994; 40 SDR 198, effective May 28, 2014; 43 SDR 181, effective July\r\n10, 2017.
\r\n\r\nGeneral Authority: SDCL 36-16-12, 36-16-30.
\r\n\r\nLaw Implemented: SDCL 36-16-15, 36-16-29, 36-16-31.
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Cross-Reference: Undertaking and insurance\r\nrequired, SDCL 36-16-20.
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20:44:19:04. Requested inspections. An inspection of an\r\ninstallation, whether new or existing, requested in writing by a code- or\r\nlaw-enforcing agency, company, or individual is subject to the following\r\nprocedures upon completion of inspection:
\r\n\r\n\r\n(1) The inspector shall\r\nsubmit a report to the requester with copies to the owner of the installation\r\nin question;
\r\n\r\n\r\n(2) The owner is subject to\r\ncorrections listed by the inspector according to chapters 20:44:14 and 20:44:18\r\nto 20:44:25, inclusive;
\r\n\r\n\r\n(3) The requester shall pay\r\nthe fee set by § 20:44:20:10 if the requester is other than a code- or\r\nlaw-enforcing agency. Inspection fees for inspection requested by a code- or\r\nlaw-enforcing agency shall be paid by the owner of the installation;
\r\n\r\n\r\n(4) Installations found to\r\nbe hazardous to life and property are subject to § 20:44:19:03 or SDCL 36-16-31.
\r\n\r\n\r\nSource:\r\n2 SDR 89, effective July 2, 1976; 12 SDR 92, effective January 1, 1986; 12 SDR\r\n151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 20 SDR 222, effective July 6, 1994;\r\ntransferred from § 20:44:11:04, August 12, 1994.
\r\n\r\nGeneral\r\nAuthority: SDCL 36-16-12.
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n20:44:19:05. Final inspection with\r\nan inspector's report. If an installation is nearly complete and the\r\ninspector is satisfied that any minor infractions remaining will not constitute\r\na hazard to life or property, the inspector may issue an inspector's report.\r\nThe inspector shall submit the inspector's report to the electrical contractor,\r\nClass B electrician, or individual doing electrical wiring under an owner's\r\nexemption, subject to those corrections specified in the inspector's report.\r\nThe inspector may sign, date, and apply the final green tag on or near the service\r\ndisconnect.
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The installer shall correct all noted violations\r\nand notify the inspector of those corrections by the date specified on the\r\ninspector's report and in compliance with § 20:44:19:07.
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If the installer fails to notify the inspector by\r\nthe date indicated on the inspector's report, the inspector shall issue a\r\ncorrection order to the installer ordering compliance with SDCL chapter 36-16 and this article. The inspector shall assess fees according to § 20:44:20:12.
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
If the installer fails to comply with the terms of\r\nthe correction order or fails to pay the fees according to § 20:44:20:12, the inspector\r\nmay final void the installation with notice of non-compliance to installer,\r\norder a disconnect, or make a compliance request of the electrician's\r\nundertaking fund. In addition, the commission may conduct a hearing to\r\ndetermine whether the violator's license should be revoked.
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If at any time during the process the owner of a\r\nresidential or farmstead installation refuses to allow for corrections by an\r\ninstaller the inspector shall final void or final subject the installation with\r\nnotice of non-compliance to installer or order the service disconnected. If at\r\nany time during the process the owner of a commercial installation refuses to\r\nallow for corrections the inspector shall order the service disconnected.
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
If an owner performing electrical installations\r\nunder an owner's exemption refuses to make corrections, the inspector shall\r\nprovide an inspection report to the owner, final void or final subject the installation\r\nwith notice of non-compliance to owner, or order the service disconnected. The owner\r\nshall correct all noted violations and notify the inspector of those\r\ncorrections by the date specified on the inspector's report and in compliance\r\nwith § 20:44:19:07. If the owner fails to notify the inspector by the date\r\nspecified on the inspector's report, the inspector shall issue a correction\r\norder to the owner ordering compliance with SDCL chapter 36-16 and this\r\narticle. The inspector shall assess fees according to § 20:44:20:12.
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Violations considered inconsequential to the\r\nsafety of life and property do not require an inspector's report, and\r\ncorrections may be made at the convenience of the installer. This status may\r\nchange with the next inspection.
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Source: 2 SDR 89, effective July 2, 1976; 5\r\nSDR 1, effective July 20, 1978; 10 SDR 131, effective June 3, 1984; 12 SDR 92,\r\neffective January 1, 1986; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 14\r\nSDR 76, effective November 30, 1987; black-tagging provision transferred from\r\n§ 20:44:11:07, 18 SDR 83, effective November 10, 1991; 20 SDR 222,\r\neffective July 6, 1994; transferred from § 20:44:11:06, August 12, 1994;\r\n40 SDR 198, effective May 28, 2014; 43 SDR 181, effective July 10, 2017; 46 SDR\r\n128, effective May 26, 2020.
\r\n\r\nGeneral Authority: SDCL 36-16-12.
\r\n\r\nLaw Implemented: SDCL 36-16-15, 36-16-29, 36-16-31.
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Cross-Reference: Minimum fee for requested\r\nelectrical inspections, § 20:44:20:10.
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20:44:19:06. Final\r\ninspection. If
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A residential owner occupied single-family\r\ndwelling unit may receive a final subject and be documented with a yellow final\r\nsubject tag dated, signed, and applied to or near the service disconnect,\r\nprovided the owner of the installation acknowledges acceptance of the\r\nnon-compliance to the commission.
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Source: 2 SDR 89,\r\neffective July 2, 1976; 5 SDR 1, effective July 20, 1978; 12 SDR 92, effective\r\nJanuary 1, 1986; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 16 SDR 153,\r\neffective March 29, 1990; black-tagging provision transferred to\r\n§ 20:44:11:06, 18 SDR 83, effective November 10, 1991; 20 SDR 222,\r\neffective July 6, 1994; transferred from § 20:44:11:07, August 12, 1994;\r\n46 SDR 128, effective May 26, 2020.
\r\n\r\nGeneral Authority: SDCL 36-16-12.
\r\n\r\nLaw Implemented: SDCL 36-16-12.
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20:44:19:07. Commission's\r\nresponsibility to provide inspections for inspection fees paid. The\r\nfollowing standardized inspection procedure applies when the electrical\r\ninspector is unable to make contact with the installer:
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
(1) Any installer\r\nmust provide at least 72 hour notification to the commission office when an\r\nelectrical job is at a rough-in stage requiring inspection to assure compliance\r\nwith the National Electrical Code, a stage of correcting or completing items on\r\na report, or prior to occupancy for final inspection. Failure to comply is\r\nsubject to a $100 administrative fee. Notification forms shall be supplied by\r\nthe commission when requested by the contractor;
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(2) The
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(3) If there is no\r\nresponse from the first notification
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(4)
\r\n\r\n
Source: 2 SDR 89,\r\neffective July 2, 1976; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 20 SDR\r\n222, effective July 6, 1994; transferred from § 20:44:11:08, August 12,\r\n1994; 32 SDR 37, effective September 7, 2005; 37 SDR 236, effective June 29,\r\n2011;\r\n43 SDR 181, effective July 10, 2017.
\r\n\r\nGeneral Authority: SDCL 36-16-12.
\r\n\r\nLaw Implemented: SDCL 36-16-29.
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20:44:19:08. Inadequate directions provided to location.\r\nIf an inspector is unable to locate the premise to be inspected from directions\r\non a wiring permit, the inspector shall contact the installer for additional\r\ndirections. The install shall provide the directions to commission personnel\r\nwithin 30 days. Upon receipt of the additional directions, the electrical\r\ninspector shall schedule the inspection.
\r\n\r\n\r\nSource:\r\n2 SDR 89, effective July 2, 1976; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1,\r\n1986; 20 SDR 222, effective July 6, 1994; transferred from § 20:44:11:09,\r\nAugust 12, 1994.
\r\n\r\nGeneral\r\nAuthority: SDCL 36-16-12.
\r\n\r\nLaw\r\nImplemented: SDCL 36-16-29.
\r\n\r\n\r\nCHAPTER 20:44:20
INSPECTION FEES
Section
20:44:20:01 Inspection fees and rough-in inspections 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 Fees charged for 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, Repealed.
20:44:20:07 Inspection fees for electrical installations serving field irrigation systems, Repealed.
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, Repealed.
20:44:20:01. Inspection fees and rough-in inspections for new residential electrical installations. Inspection fees for new single-family residential electrical services are based on service equipment ampere capacity as follows:
(1) Up to two hundred amperes, two hundred eight dollars, and includes one rough-in inspection;
(2) More than two hundred and up to four hundred amperes, three hundred ninety dollars, and includes two rough-in inspections; and
(3) More than four hundred amperes, three hundred ninety dollars plus circuits, and includes two rough-in inspections.
In addition to the rough-in inspections, each installation under this section includes one final inspection. Fees must be assessed in accordance with § 20:44:20:10 for an additional inspection or reinspection needed to address corrections detailed in a report for a rough-in or final inspection.
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 § 20:44:06:01, 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 140, effective July 1, 2025.
General Authority: SDCL 36-16-12, 36-16-30.
Law Implemented: SDCL 36-16-27, 36-16-30.
20:44:20:02. Inspection fees and rough-in inspections for service connections on other electrical installations. Inspection fees for electrical service connections, other than connections described in § 24:44:20:01 and specific fees based on the nature of the installation in this chapter, 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) Up to two hundred amperes, seventy-eight dollars plus circuits, and includes one rough-in inspection;
(b) More than two hundred and up to four hundred amperes, ninety-eight dollars plus circuits, and includes one rough-in inspection;
(c) More than four hundred and up to eight hundred amperes, one hundred thirty dollars plus circuits, and includes one rough-in inspection;
(d) More than eight hundred and up to sixteen hundred amperes, one hundred ninety-five dollars plus circuits, and includes one rough-in inspection;
(e) More than sixteen hundred amperes, three hundred fifty-eight dollars 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) Up to two hundred amperes, one hundred thirty dollars plus new circuits;
(b) More than two hundred and up to four hundred amperes, one hundred sixty-three dollars plus new circuits;
(c) More than four hundred and up to eight hundred amperes, one hundred ninety-five dollars plus new circuits;
(d) More then eight hundred and up to sixteen hundred amperes, two hundred twenty-eight dollars plus new circuits; and
(e) More than sixteen hundred amperes, two hundred sixty dollars plus new circuits.
Fees for remodeling single family residences may not exceed the flat rate fee based on ampere capacity for comparable new single family residential electrical services in § 20:44:20:01. A minimum fee of one hundred fifty dollars must be imposed if the total fee calculated under this section is less than one hundred fifty dollars.
In addition to the rough-in inspections, 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 will 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; 51 SDR 140, effective July 1, 2025.
General Authority: SDCL 36-16-12, 36-16-30.
Law Implemented: SDCL 36-16-27, 36-16-29, 36-16-30.
Cross-Reference: Inspection fees for new residential electrical installations, § 20:44:20:01.
20:44:20:02.01. Fees charged for circuits. Fees for each single circuit in a cabinet or panel, as used in § 20:44:20:02, and not counting spares and spaces, are as follows:
(1) Up to thirty amperes, seven dollars;
(2) More than thirty and up to sixty amperes, thirteen dollars;
(3) More than sixty and up to one hundred amperes, fifteen dollars; and
(4) Each additional one hundred amperes, ten dollars per one hundred amperes.
Source: 37 SDR 236, effective June 29, 2011; 51 SDR 140, effective July 1, 2025.
General Authority: SDCL 36-16-12, 36-16-30.
Law Implemented: SDCL 36-16-30.
Cross-Reference: Inspection fees and rough-in inspections for service connections on other electrical installations, § 20:44:20:02.
20:44:20:03. Inspection fee for circuit installations or alterations. The inspection fee for circuit installations or alterations is sixty-five dollars per circuit.
Any fee calculated in this section may not exceed the calculated fee for a new installation of the same ampere capacity in §§ 20:44:20:01 and 20:44:20:02. A minimum fee of one hundred fifty dollars must be imposed if the total fee calculated under this section is less than one hundred fifty dollars. A one-circuit 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 will 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; 51 SDR 140, effective July 1, 2025.
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, three dollars each;
(2) Each additional opening or connection, one dollar;
(3) First forty lighting fixtures, three dollars each;
(4) Each additional lighting fixture, one dollar; and
(5) Each motor or other special equipment, eight dollars.
A minimum fee of one hundred fifty dollars must be imposed if the total fee calculated under this section is less than one hundred fifty dollars. Each permit under this section includes one inspection. Fees must be assessed in accordance with § 20:44:20:10 for an additional inspection or reinspection needed to address corrections detailed in a report for a rough-in or final inspection.
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; 51 SDR 140, effective July 1, 2025.
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 one hundred 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.
Each permit for an apartment building includes one rough-in inspection for every four units and one final inspection. Fees must be assessed in accordance with § 20:44:20:10 for an additional inspection or reinspection needed to address corrections detailed in a report for a rough-in or final inspection.
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; 51 SDR 140, effective July 1, 2025.
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. Repealed.
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; 51 SDR 140, effective July 1, 2025.
20:44:20:07. Inspection fees for electrical installations serving field irrigation systems. Repealed.
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; 51 SDR 140, effective July 1, 2025.
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 mobile home service or feeder, one hundred dollars; and
(2) Each additional mobile home service or feeder, forty-five dollars.
One wiring permit may apply to an entire mobile home court if the number of mobile home services or feeders included is specified on the wiring permit before it is sent to the commission office pursuant to § 20:44:18:03.
A minimum fee of one hundred fifty dollars must be imposed if the total fee calculated under this section is less than one hundred fifty dollars.
Each permit under this section includes one inspection. Fees must be assessed in accordance with § 20:44:20:10 for an additional inspection or reinspection needed to address corrections detailed in a report for a rough-in or final inspection.
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; 51 SDR 140, effective July 1, 2025.
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-five dollars for each recreational vehicle park unit pedestal. A minimum fee of one hundred fifty dollars must be imposed if the total fee calculated under this section is less than one hundred fifty dollars. Each permit for a recreational vehicle park includes one inspection. Fees must be assessed in accordance with § 20:44:20:10 for an additional inspection or reinspection needed to address corrections detailed in a report for a rough-in or final inspection.
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; 51 SDR 140, effective July 1, 2025.
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 fifty 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 thirty-seven dollars and fifty cents. 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; 51 SDR 140, effective July 1, 2025.
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\r\nfee. The inspection fees in §§ 20:44:20:01 to 20:44:20:09, inclusive,\r\ndo not include the cost of the wiring permit.
\r\n\r\n\r\nSource:\r\nSL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 20\r\nSDR 92, effective January 1, 1994; 20 SDR 222, effective July 6, 1994;\r\ntransferred from § 20:44:06:11, August 12, 1994.
\r\n\r\nGeneral\r\nAuthority: SDCL 36-16-12, 36-16-30.
\r\n\r\nLaw\r\nImplemented: SDCL 36-16-30.
\r\n\r\n\r\n20:44:20:12. Fee for late corrections. If the corrections listed on an inspector's report are not completed within the specified time, the inspector must issue a correction order and assess a two-hundred-fifty-dollar 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; 51 SDR 140, effective July 1, 2025.
General Authority: SDCL 36-16-12, 36-16-30.
Law Implemented: SDCL 36-16-30.
20:44:20:13. Inspection fees for electrical installations serving swimming pools. Repealed.
Source: 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 § 20:44:06:13, August 12, 1994; 46 SDR 128, effective May 26, 2020; 51 SDR 140, effective July 1, 2025.
CHAPTER 20:44:21
\r\n\r\n\r\nLOCAL INSPECTION SYSTEMS
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSection
\r\n\r\n20:44:21:01 Procedure for establishing approved\r\nlocal inspection systems.
\r\n\r\n20:44:21:02 Application\r\nfor permission to use local inspection systems.
\r\n\r\n20:44:21:03 Wiring permit\r\n-- Computer printout.
\r\n\r\n20:44:21:04 Municipal\r\nlicenses.
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n20:44:21:01. Procedure for establishing approved local\r\ninspection systems. Municipal governments or power suppliers desiring to\r\nestablish a local electrical inspection system shall submit their application\r\nto the commission for this permission.
\r\n\r\n\r\nSource:\r\nSL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986;\r\ntransferred from § 20:44:07:01, August 12, 1994.
\r\n\r\nGeneral\r\nAuthority: SDCL 36-16-12.
\r\n\r\nLaw\r\nImplemented: SDCL 36-16-29.
\r\n\r\n\r\n20:44:21:03. Wiring permit -- Computer printout. Where\r\nlocal electrical inspection systems have been approved, local inspectors shall\r\nobtain wiring permits from the local electrical inspection office. Local\r\ninspection systems shall comply with subdivision 20:44:21:02(4)(b).
\r\n\r\n\r\nSource:\r\nSL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 2 SDR 89, effective July 2, 1976; 5 SDR 1, effective\r\nJuly 20, 1978; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 18 SDR 83,\r\neffective November 10, 1991; 20 SDR 222, effective July 6, 1994; transferred from\r\n§ 20:44:07:03, August 12, 1994.
\r\n\r\nGeneral\r\nAuthority: SDCL 36-16-12.
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n20:44:21:04. Municipal\r\nlicenses. An electrician applying for a license from a municipal government\r\nunder SDCL 9-34-12 must first possess a state license before being eligible to hold the equivalent or lesser local license.
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
If the equivalent license does\r\nnot exist at the state level, the license offered by a municipal government\r\nmust first be approved by the commission and then passed as an ordinance by the\r\nmunicipal government.
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Source: 16 SDR 153,\r\neffective March 29, 1990; 20 SDR 222, effective July 6, 1994; transferred from\r\n§ 20:44:07:04, August 12, 1994; 37 SDR 236, effective June 29, 2011.
\r\n\r\nGeneral Authority: SDCL 36-16-12.
\r\n\r\nLaw Implemented: SDCL 36-16-12, 36-16-14.
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
CHAPTER 20:44:22
\r\n\r\n\r\nELECTRICAL\r\nINSTALLATIONS
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSection
\r\n\r\n20:44:22:01 Adoption of National Electrical Code.
\r\n\r\n20:44:22:02 Electrical equipment to comply with\r\nrules.
\r\n\r\n20:44:22:03 Electrical\r\nequipment to conform to approved purposes and show identification.
\r\n\r\n20:44:22:04 State\r\nelectrical inspector authorized to enforce rules and specifications.
\r\n\r\n20:44:22:05 Special approval of state electrical\r\ninspector.
\r\n\r\n20:44:22:06 Individual homeowner to comply with\r\nwiring requirements.
\r\n\r\n20:44:22:07 Residential heating plant disconnect.
\r\n\r\n20:44:22:08 Repealed.
\r\n\r\n20:44:22:09 Repealed.
\r\n\r\n20:44:22:10 Service entrance disconnect location.
\r\n\r\n20:44:22:11 Repealed.
\r\n\r\n20:44:22:12 Electrical metallic tubing.
\r\n\r\n20:44:22:13 Repealed.
\r\n\r\n20:44:22:14 Repealed.
\r\n\r\n20:44:22:15 Repealed.
\r\n\r\n20:44:22:16 Underground conductors to comply with\r\ninstallation requirements.
\r\n\r\n20:44:22:17 Repealed.
\r\n\r\n20:44:22:18 Repealed.
\r\n\r\n20:44:22:19 Repealed.
\r\n\r\n20:44:22:20 Repealed.
\r\n\r\n20:44:22:21 Inspection for bonding of swimming pools.
\r\n\r\n20:44:22:22 Repealed.
\r\n\r\n20:44:22:23 Dwelling unit receptacle outlets --\r\nCountertops and peninsulas.
\r\n\r\n20:44:22:24 Working\r\nspace about electrical equipment operating at 600 volts, nominal, or less.
\r\n\r\n20:44:22:25 Electrical receptacles in health care\r\nfacilities.
\r\n\r\n20:44:22:26 Repealed.
\r\n\r\n20:44:22:27 Residential housing units moved to new\r\nlocations.
\r\n\r\n20:44:22:28 System grounding connections.
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n20:44:22:01. Adoption of National Electrical Code.\r\nElectric light, power, and heating installations in this state shall conform to\r\nthe National Electrical Code.
\r\n\r\n\r\nSource:\r\nSL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 5 SDR 1, effective July 20, 1978; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR\r\n155, effective July 1, 1986; transferred from § 20:44:05:01, August 12,\r\n1994.
\r\n\r\nGeneral\r\nAuthority: SDCL 36-16-12.
\r\n\r\nLaw\r\nImplemented: SDCL 36-16-27.
\r\n\r\n\r\nCross-Reference:\r\nDefinition of National Electrical Code,\r\nsubdivision 20:44:14:01(11).
\r\n\r\n\r\n 20:44:22:02. Electrical\r\nequipment
\r\n\r\n
Source: SL 1975, ch 16,\r\n§ 1; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; transferred from\r\n§ 20:44:05:02, August 12, 1994; 43 SDR 181, effective July 10, 2017.
\r\n\r\nGeneral Authority: SDCL 36-16-12.
\r\n\r\nLaw Implemented: SDCL 36-16-27.
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
20:44:22:03. Electrical\r\nequipment
\r\n\r\n
Source: SL 1975, ch 16,\r\n§ 1; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 20 SDR 222, effective\r\nJuly 6, 1994; transferred from § 20:44:05:03, August 12, 1994; 29 SDR 87,\r\neffective December 24, 2002; 43 SDR 181, effective July 10, 2017.
\r\n\r\nGeneral Authority: SDCL 36-16-12.
\r\n\r\nLaw Implemented: SDCL 36-16-27.
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
20:44:22:04. State\r\nelectrical inspector authorized to enforce rules and specifications. The\r\nstate electrical inspector shall enforce all rules and specifications in this\r\narticle as necessary to determine conformity of electrical
\r\n\r\n
Source: SL 1975, ch 16,\r\n§ 1; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 20 SDR 222, effective\r\nJuly 6, 1994; transferred from § 20:44:05:04, August 12, 1994;
General Authority: SDCL 36-16-12.
\r\n\r\nLaw Implemented: SDCL 36-16-27, 36-16-29.
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
20:44:22:05. Special\r\napproval of state electrical inspector. The state electrical inspector may\r\ngrant special approval of electrical equipment as machinery
\r\n\r\n
The state or any of its\r\npolitical subdivisions does not assume any liability for damage or injury to\r\npersons or property because of the use of such electrical equipment designated as\r\nmachinery.
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Source: SL 1975, ch 16,\r\n§ 1; 2 SDR 89, effective July 2, 1976; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective\r\nJuly 1, 1986; 14 SDR 76, effective November 30, 1987; 20 SDR 222, effective\r\nJuly 6, 1994; transferred from § 20:44:05:05, August 12, 1994; 29 SDR 87,\r\neffective December 24, 2002; 43 SDR 181, effective July 10, 2017.
\r\n\r\nGeneral Authority: SDCL 36-16-12, 36-16-29.
\r\n\r\nLaw Implemented: SDCL 36-16-12, 36-16-27, 36-16-29, 36-16-36.
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
20:44:22:06. Individual homeowner to comply with wiring\r\nrequirements. An individual homeowner installing electrical wiring under an\r\nowner's wiring permit shall comply with all wiring requirements in this\r\narticle. If an individual homeowner, who has been issued an owner's wiring\r\npermit in the last three years, requests a new owner's permit, the homeowner\r\nmust provide a written explanation for the request and file the explanation and\r\nthe owner's wiring permit with the commission.
\r\n\r\n\r\nSource:\r\nSL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 20\r\nSDR 222, effective July 6, 1994; transferred from § 20:44:05:06, August\r\n12, 1994; 29 SDR 87, effective December 24, 2002.
\r\n\r\nGeneral\r\nAuthority: SDCL 36-16-12.
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n20:44:22:07. Residential heating plant disconnect. Heating plant installations that include auxiliary motor-operated equipment rated twenty-five amps or less require a separate disconnecting means from the branch-circuit overcurrent protective device. The disconnect must be located at the unit and readily accessible from the service compartment.
Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; transferred from § 20:44:05:07, August 12, 1994; 29 SDR 87, effective December 24, 2002; 43 SDR 181, effective July 10, 2017; 48 SDR 23, effective September 15, 2021; 52 SDR 54, effective November 12, 2024.
General Authority: SDCL 36-16-12, 36-16-27.
Law Implemented: SDCL 36-16-27.
Note: Also see Article 424 of the National Electrical Code.
20:44:22:08. Perpendicular mast used for low buildings.Repealed.
\r\n\r\n\r\nSource:\r\nSL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 10 SDR 131, effective June 3, 1984; 12 SDR 92,\r\neffective January 1, 1986; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 20\r\nSDR 222, effective July 6, 1994; transferred from § 20:44:05:09, August\r\n12, 1994; repealed, 29 SDR 87, effective December 24, 2002.
\r\n\r\n\r\n20:44:22:09. Metal building services to be in an approved\r\nraceway.Repealed.
\r\n\r\n\r\nSource:\r\nSL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 10 SDR 131, effective June 3, 1984; 12 SDR 151, 12\r\nSDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; transferred from § 20:44:05:10, August\r\n12, 1994; repealed, 29 SDR 87, effective December 24, 2002.
\r\n\r\n\r\n20:44:22:10. Service entrance disconnect location. The\r\nraceway containing conductors to the service entrance disconnect enclosure may\r\nnot extend more than five feet inside the structure except with the written\r\npermission of the state electrical inspector or local electrical inspector. The\r\nraceway or cable assembly may not extend more than five feet once inside the\r\nstructure to the main disconnect. However, the raceway or cable assembly may\r\nextend up to fifteen feet inside the structure if it is installed in rigid\r\nmetallic conduit, intermediate metallic conduit, or busway. Metering enclosures\r\nand junction boxes are not included when determining these lengths. Additional\r\nlengths in the structure may be installed only with the written permission of\r\nthe state electrical inspector, local electrical inspector, or commission.
\r\n\r\n\r\nSource:\r\nSL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 16\r\nSDR 153, effective March 29, 1990; transferred from § 20:44:05:11, August\r\n12, 1994; 29 SDR 87, effective December 24, 2002.
\r\n\r\nGeneral\r\nAuthority: SDCL 36-16-12.
\r\n\r\nLaw\r\nImplemented: SDCL 36-16-12.
\r\n\r\n\r\nNote:\r\nAlso see Article 230 of the National\r\nElectrical Code.
\r\n\r\n\r\n20:44:22:11. Grounding methods.Repealed.
\r\n\r\n\r\nSource:\r\nSL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 20\r\nSDR 222, effective July 6, 1994; transferred from § 20:44:05:12, August\r\n12, 1994; repealed, 29 SDR 87, effective December 24, 2002.
\r\n\r\n\r\n20:44:22:12. Electrical\r\nmetallic tubing. Electrical metallic tubing may not be used in concrete\r\nbelow grade or in concrete slab or masonry in direct contact with earth nor\r\nembedded in earth or fill. The use of a vapor barrier has no effect on the\r\nrequirements of this section.
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Source: SL 1975, ch 16,\r\n§ 1; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; transferred from\r\n§ 20:44:05:13, August 12, 1994; 43 SDR 181, effective July 10, 2017.
\r\n\r\nGeneral Authority: SDCL 36-16-12.
\r\n\r\nLaw Implemented: SDCL 36-16-12.
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Note: Also see Article\r\n300\r\nand 358\r\nof the National Electrical Code.
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
20:44:22:13. Lighting fixtures in clothes closets.Repealed.
\r\n\r\n\r\nSource:\r\nSL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986;\r\ntransferred from § 20:44:05:14, August 12, 1994; repealed, 29 SDR 87,\r\neffective December 24, 2002.
\r\n\r\n\r\n20:44:22:14. Overhead conductors to comply with installation\r\nrequirements.Repealed.
\r\n\r\n\r\nSource:\r\nSL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 2 SDR 89, effective July 2, 1976; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155,\r\neffective July 1, 1986; 20 SDR 222, effective July 6, 1994; transferred from\r\n§ 20:44:05:15, August 12, 1994; repealed, 29 SDR 87, effective December\r\n24, 2002.
\r\n\r\n\r\n20:44:22:15. Multiconductor cable\r\nratings and requirements.Repealed.
\r\n\r\n\r\nSource:\r\nSL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 10 SDR 131, effective June\r\n3, 1984; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; transferred from\r\n§ 20:44:05:16, August 12, 1994; repealed, 29 SDR 87, effective December\r\n24, 2002.
\r\n\r\n\r\n20:44:22:17. Farmstead wiring to comply with installation\r\nrequirements.Repealed.
\r\n\r\n\r\nSource:\r\nSL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155,\r\neffective July 1, 1986; transferred from § 20:44:05:18, August 12, 1994;\r\nrepealed, 29 SDR 87, effective December 24, 2002.
\r\n\r\n\r\n20:44:22:18. Other farmstead outbuildings to comply with\r\ninstallation requirements.Repealed.
\r\n\r\n\r\nSource:\r\nSL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 12 SDR 92, effective\r\nJanuary 1, 1986; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; transferred\r\nfrom § 20:44:05:21, August 12, 1994; repealed, 29 SDR 87, effective\r\nDecember 24, 2002.
\r\n\r\n\r\n20:44:22:19. Irrigation system control circuits.Repealed.
\r\n\r\n\r\nSource:\r\n10 SDR 131, effective June 3, 1984; 12 SDR 92, effective January 1, 1986; 12\r\nSDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 20 SDR 222, effective July 6,\r\n1994; transferred from § 20:44:05:22, August 12, 1994; 23 SDR 2, effective\r\nJuly 16, 1996; repealed, 29 SDR 87, effective December 24, 2002.
\r\n\r\n\r\n20:44:22:20. Places of assembly.Repealed.
\r\n\r\n\r\nSource:\r\n10 SDR 131, effective June 3, 1984; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1,\r\n1986; 16 SDR 153, effective March 29, 1990; 19 SDR 155, effective April 14,\r\n1993; 20 SDR 222, effective July 6, 1994; transferred from § 20:44:05:23,\r\nAugust 12, 1994; repealed, 24 SDR 24, effective September 2, 1997.
\r\n\r\n\r\n20:44:22:21. Inspection for\r\nbonding of swimming pools. All grid work and related apparatus of a\r\nswimming pool must be inspected prior to pouring the cement or other covering\r\nof the pool. The installer shall schedule the inspection with the state\r\nelectrical inspector at least 72 hours before pouring the cement or other pool\r\ncovering.
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Source: 12 SDR 92, effective January 1,\r\n1986; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 20 SDR 222, effective\r\nJuly 6, 1994; transferred from § 20:44:05:24, August 12, 1994; 40 SDR 198,\r\neffective May 28, 2014.
\r\n\r\nGeneral Authority: SDCL 36-16-12.
\r\n\r\nLaw Implemented: SDCL 36-16-27.
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
20:44:22:22. Outdoor ground-fault circuit interrupter\r\nprotection for dwelling units.Repealed.
\r\n\r\n\r\nSource:\r\n14 SDR 76, effective November 30, 1987; transferred from § 20:44:05:26,\r\nAugust 12, 1994; repealed, 29 SDR 87, effective December 24, 2002.
\r\n\r\n\r\n20:44:22:23. Dwelling unit receptacle outlets -- Countertops\r\nand peninsulas. Island and peninsular countertops in dwelling units are\r\nexempt from the National Electrical Code requirements.
\r\n\r\n\r\nSource:\r\n18 SDR 83, effective November 10, 1991; 20 SDR 222, effective July 6, 1994;\r\ntransferred from § 20:44:05:28, August 12, 1994; 29 SDR 87, effective\r\nDecember 24, 2002.
\r\n\r\nGeneral\r\nAuthority: SDCL 36-16-12.
\r\n\r\nLaw\r\nImplemented: SDCL 36-16-12.
\r\n\r\n\r\nCross-Reference:\r\nNational Electrical Code, Article\r\n210.
\r\n\r\n\r\n20:44:22:24. Working\r\nspace about electrical equipment operating at 600 volts, nominal, or less.\r\nIn new structures, additional working spaces for switchboards, panelboards, and\r\nmotor control centers operating at 600 volts, nominal, or less, to ground shall\r\nextend two feet from the front of the dedicated space and two feet from the top\r\nof the working spaces specified in the National Electrical Code. This\r\napplies only to items not a part of the electrical installation.
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Source: 19 SDR 155,\r\neffective April 14, 1993; transferred from § 20:44:05:29, August 12, 1994;\r\n29 SDR 87, effective December 24, 2002; 43 SDR 181, effective July 10, 2017.
\r\n\r\nGeneral Authority: SDCL 36-16-12.
\r\n\r\nLaw Implemented: SDCL 36-16-12.
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Cross-Reference: National\r\nElectrical Code, Article 110.26A.
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
20:44:22:25. Electrical\r\nreceptacles in health care facilities. Patient care space in health care\r\nfacilities, as defined in Article 517 of the National Electrical Code,\r\nmust have receptacles listed for hospital use in other than hazardous\r\nlocations. Such receptacles are identified by the marking "Hospital\r\nOnly" or by the marking "Hospital Grade" and a green dot on the\r\nreceptacle. The green dot must be visible after installation.
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Source: 19 SDR 155, effective April 14,\r\n1993; transferred from § 20:44:05:30, August 12, 1994; 23 SDR 2, effective\r\nJuly 16, 1996; 40 SDR 198, effective May 28, 2014.
\r\n\r\nGeneral Authority: SDCL 36-16-12.
\r\n\r\nLaw Implemented: SDCL 36-16-12.
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
20:44:22:27. Residential housing units moved to new locations. Single, modular, or multifamily residential units moved from one location to another must have at least a 100-ampere service at the new location and must meet the ground fault circuit interrupter protection, tamper resistant receptacle protection, arc-fault circuit interrupter protection, receptacle for heating and cooling equipment, weather resistant receptables and in use cover, and emergency disconnect requirements of the National Electrical Code, Article:
(1) 210.8 - ground fault circuit interrupter protection;
(2) 210.12 - arc fault circuit interrupt protection;
(3) 406.12 - tamper resistant receptacles;
(4) 210.63 - receptacle within 25 feet of the heating and ac equipment;
(5) 406.9 - weather resistant receptacles and in use covers; and
(6) 230.85 - emergency disconnects.
Source: 19 SDR 155, effective April 14, 1993; 20 SDR 222, effective July 6, 1994; transferred from § 20:44:05:32, August 12, 1994; 23 SDR 2, effective July 16, 1996; 29 SDR 87, effective December 24, 2002; 40 SDR 198, effective May 28, 2014; 43 SDR 181, effective July 10, 2017; 48 SDR 23, effective September 15, 2021.
General Authority: SDCL 36-16-12, 36-16-27.
Law Implemented: SDCL 36-16-27.
20:44:22:28. System\r\ngrounding connections. All grounding electrode conductors of the system\r\ngrounding connections must terminate on the neutral bus inside the service\r\nequipment unless they are inspected before the service is energized by the\r\npower supplier.
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Source: 19 SDR 155,\r\neffective April 14, 1993; 20 SDR 222, effective July 6, 1994; transferred from\r\n§ 20:44:05:33, August 12, 1994; 43 SDR 181, effective July 10, 2017.
\r\n\r\nGeneral Authority: SDCL 36-16-12.
\r\n\r\nLaw Implemented: SDCL 36-16-27.
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Cross-Reference: National\r\nElectrical Code, Article 250.
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
CHAPTER 20:44:23
MODULAR HOMES AND STRUCTURES
Section
20:44:23:01 Modular homes and modular structures -- Compliance with requirements.
20:44:23:02 Wiring permit required for modular homes and modular structures.
20:44:23:03 Inspection of modular homes and modular structures.
20:44:23:04 Inspection fees for modular homes and modular structures.
20:44:23:05 Third-party inspection.
20:44:23:03. Inspection of modular homes and modular\r\nstructures. Inspection of modular homes and modular structures located in\r\nor transported into this state must be by one of the following procedures:
\r\n\r\n\r\n(1) Inspection by a\r\nnationally recognized inspection agency approved by the commission,\r\nprovided the agency's label is attached;
\r\n\r\n\r\n(2) In-factory inspection\r\nby a South Dakota state electrical inspector;
\r\n\r\n\r\n(3) Modular home or\r\nstructure wiring and wiring permit placement according to § 20:44:23:02 by\r\na person qualified for an electrical license under subdivision (2) or (3) of\r\nSDCL 36-16-2; or
\r\n\r\n\r\n(4) Third-party inspection\r\npermitted only by prior agreement with the commission.
\r\n\r\n\r\nSource:\r\nSL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155,\r\neffective July 1, 1986; 14 SDR 76, effective November 30, 1987; 20 SDR 222,\r\neffective July 6, 1994; transferred from § 20:44:08:04, August 12, 1994.
\r\n\r\nGeneral\r\nAuthority: SDCL 36-16-12.
\r\n\r\nLaw\r\nImplemented: SDCL 36-16-12, 36-16-27.
\r\n\r\n\r\nCross-Reference:\r\nState electrical inspector authorized to enforce rules and specifications,\r\n§ 20:44:22:04.
\r\n\r\n\r\n20:44:23:04. Inspection fees for modular homes and modular structures. The fees for inspection of modular homes and modular structures conducted under subdivisions 20:44:23:03(1), (3), and (4) are as required by §§ 20:44:20:01, 20:44:20:02, 20:44:20:02.01, and 20:44:20:03. For inspections conducted pursuant to subdivision 20:44:23:03(2), the manufacturer shall pay two hundred ten dollars a day for each inspector, plus travel and living expenses.
Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 14 SDR 76, effective November 30, 1987; 20 SDR 222, effective July 6, 1994; transferred from § 20:44:08:05, August 12, 1994; 37 SDR 236, effective June 29, 2011; 51 SDR 140, effective July 1, 2025.
General Authority: SDCL 36-16-12, 36-16-30.
Law Implemented: SDCL 36-16-29, 36-16-30.
20:44:23:05. Third-party inspection. The commission office may approve an individual or multiple individuals at a business entity as a third-party inspector to conduct inspections of modular homes and modular structures under subdivision 20:44:23:03(4). A third-party inspector shall have similar qualifications to a state-licensed electrical inspector and shall conduct electrical inspections in accordance with SDCL chapter 36-16 and this article.
An individual or multiple individuals at a business entity seeking approval by the commission to conduct third-party inspections must submit an application in the format designated by the commission office. An initial or renewal application must include:
(1) A list of modular home and modular structure manufacturers in South Dakota with which the third party has contracted;
(2) A list of jurisdictions in which the third party presently performs any inspections, including any supporting documentation;
(3) A list of all individuals who will be conducting the inspections and their qualifications;
(4) Certificate of liability insurance of at least one million dollars;
(5) Copy of accreditation with a nationally recognized testing laboratory as defined by 29 C.F.R. § 1910.7 (January 1, 2024); and
(6) Surety bond of one hundred thousand dollars.
An approval for a third party to conduct inspections is valid for two years and only for the individuals identified in the most recent application. A renewal application must be submitted every biennium on the form designated by the commission office.
Source: 51 SDR 54, effective November 12, 2024.
General Authority: SDCL 36-16-12.
Law Implemented: SDCL 36-16-27, 36-16-29.
CHAPTER 20:44:24
CARNIVALS AND SEASONAL DWELLINGS
Section
20:44:24:01 Carnivals, celebrations, and seasonal dwellings to have wiring permit.
20:44:24:02 Temporary installations for carnivals and celebrations.
20:44:24:03 Additional requirements for temporary installations for carnivals and celebrations.
20:44:24:04 Notice of itinerary and application for inspection.
20:44:24:05 Inspection fee to be paid prior to inspection.
20:44:24:06 Fee to be paid to commission, Repealed.
20:44:24:07 Repealed.
20:44:24:01. Carnivals,\r\ncelebrations, and seasonal dwellings to have wiring permit.
\r\n\r\n
Source: SL 1975, ch 16,\r\n§ 1; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 20 SDR 222, effective\r\nJuly 6, 1994; transferred from § 20:44:09:01, August 12, 1994;
General Authority: SDCL 36-16-12.
\r\n\r\nLaw Implemented: SDCL 36-16-27.
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
20:44:24:02. Temporary installations for carnivals and\r\ncelebrations. All temporary installations of electrical wiring for\r\ncarnivals or other celebrations consisting of surface or overhead installations\r\nfor light and power to tents, stands, concessions, or amusement rides must\r\nconform to the following standards:
\r\n\r\n\r\n(1) Circuit wires of\r\nadequate size, according to the National\r\nElectrical Code, may be twisted together or run parallel and taped together\r\nand must be attached to a messenger by insulators at intervals not to exceed\r\nfive feet;
\r\n\r\n\r\n(2) Sockets and\r\nreceptacles, including their individual conductors, must be of the standard\r\nmolded pigtail weatherproof type. Connections of these socket wires to the\r\ncabled circuit wires must be staggered, and splices must be made in accordance\r\nwith section 110-14(b) of the National\r\nElectrical Code;
\r\n\r\n\r\n(3) Cut outs or switches\r\ninstalled outdoors must be enclosed in weatherproof cabinets. Cabinets lower\r\nthan eight feet above ground must be kept locked when they are accessible to\r\nthe public;
\r\n\r\n\r\n(4) All metal stands,\r\nconcessions, amusements, rides, trailers, and other units that require\r\nelectricity to operate must be grounded. All electrical equipment and motors\r\nmust be grounded;
\r\n\r\n\r\n(5) All feeders and\r\ncircuits must have overcurrent protection.
\r\n\r\n\r\nSource:\r\nSL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155,\r\neffective July 1, 1986; 20 SDR 222, effective July 6, 1994; transferred from\r\n§ 20:44:09:02, August 12, 1994.
\r\n\r\nGeneral\r\nAuthority: SDCL 36-16-12.
\r\n\r\nLaw\r\nImplemented: SDCL 36-16-27.
\r\n\r\n\r\n20:44:24:03. Additional requirements for temporary\r\ninstallations for carnivals and celebrations. In addition to the\r\nrequirements of § 20:44:24:02, temporary installations for carnivals and\r\ncelebrations must conform to the following:
\r\n\r\n\r\n(1) Each ride or concession\r\nmust be provided with only one disconnect switch with overcurrent\r\nprotection;
\r\n\r\n\r\n(2) Splices and taps must\r\nbe enclosed in a weatherproof box or cabinet and may not be accessible to the\r\npublic. Splices or taps may not be buried in the ground;
\r\n\r\n\r\n(3) Cable must be in good\r\ncondition, have standard insulating qualities for the voltage level, have\r\nadequate mechanical strength, and be a continuous length from box to box.\r\nOutdoor cord connectors must be used;
\r\n\r\n\r\n(4) All temporary\r\ninstallations must be approved by the electrical inspector before use; and
\r\n\r\n\r\n(5) All installations must\r\ncomply with SDCL chapter 36-16 and all provisions of this article.
\r\n\r\n\r\nSource:\r\nSL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 12 SDR 92, effective\r\nJanuary 1, 1986; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 18 SDR 83,\r\neffective November 10, 1991; 20 SDR 222, effective July 6, 1994; transferred\r\nfrom § 20:44:09:03, August 12, 1944.
\r\n\r\nGeneral\r\nAuthority: SDCL 36-16-12.
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n 20:44:24:04. Notice\r\nof itinerary and application for inspection. Each outdoor amusement\r\nenterprise\r\nentity, celebration sponsor, or carnival operating or intending to operate in\r\nSouth Dakota shall notify the commission each year of its itinerary and apply\r\nfor the initial inspection at least 10 business days prior to
\r\n\r\n
Source: SL 1975, ch 16,\r\n§ 1; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; transferred from\r\n§ 20:44:09:04, August 12, 1994; 43 SDR 181, effective July 10, 2017.
\r\n\r\nGeneral Authority: SDCL 36-16-12.
\r\n\r\nLaw Implemented: SDCL 36-16-27.
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
20:44:24:05. Inspection fee to be paid prior to inspection. Inspection fees for carnivals or celebrations are charged to the owners and concessionaires in accordance with fees set forth in chapter 20:44:20. The inspection fees must be paid to the commission by the owners and concessionaires prior to or at the time of inspection.
Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 5 SDR 1, effective July 20, 1978; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 20 SDR 222, effective July 6, 1994; transferred from § 20:44:09:05, August 12, 1994; 43 SDR 181, effective July 10, 2017; 46 SDR 128, effective May 26, 2020; 51 SDR 54, effective November 12, 2024; 51 SDR 140, effective July 1, 2025.
General Authority: SDCL 36-16-12.
Law Implemented: SDCL 36-16-27, 36-16-29.
20:44:24:06. Fee to be paid to commission. Repealed.
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 222, effective July 6, 1994; transferred from § 20:44:09:06, August 12, 1994; 43 SDR 181, effective July 10, 2017; 51 SDR 140, effective July 1, 2025.
20:44:24:07. Requirements for\r\nseasonal dwellings. Repealed.
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 12 SDR\r\n151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 20 SDR 222, effective July 6, 1994;\r\ntransferred from § 20:44:09:07, August 12, 1994; repealed, 40 SDR 198,\r\neffective May 28, 2014.
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
CHAPTER 20:44:25
\r\n\r\n\r\nSUPPLEMENTARY POWER -- COGENERATION\r\nSYSTEMS
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSection
\r\n\r\n20:44:25:01 Definition\r\nof cogeneration systems.
\r\n\r\n20:44:25:02 Scope.
\r\n\r\n20:44:25:03 Application\r\nof other standards.
\r\n\r\n20:44:25:04 Equipment\r\napproval.
\r\n\r\n20:44:25:05 Installation\r\ncompatibility.
\r\n\r\n20:44:25:06 Switch\r\nrequirements.
\r\n\r\n20:44:25:07 System\r\nprotection.
\r\n\r\n20:44:25:08 System\r\nisolation.
\r\n\r\n20:44:25:09 Permits -- Fees.
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n20:44:25:01. Definition of cogeneration systems.\r\nCogeneration systems are supplemental power generation systems that are\r\nconnected in parallel with electrical service supplied by a power supplier.
\r\n\r\n\r\nSource:\r\n10 SDR 131, effective June 3, 1984; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1,\r\n1986; transferred from § 20:44:12:01, August 12, 1994.
\r\n\r\nGeneral\r\nAuthority: SDCL 36-16-12.
\r\n\r\nLaw\r\nImplemented: SDCL 36-16-27.
\r\n\r\n\r\n20:44:25:02. Scope. This chapter applies to cogeneration\r\nsystems that are permanently installed in their entirety. All cogeneration\r\nsystems shall be jointly approved by the power supplier and the commission\r\naccording to the National Electrical\r\nCode, Article 90-4.
\r\n\r\n\r\nSource:\r\n10 SDR 131, effective June 3, 1984; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1,\r\n1986; transferred from § 20:44:12:02, August 12, 1994.
\r\n\r\nGeneral\r\nAuthority: SDCL 36-16-12.
\r\n\r\nLaw\r\nImplemented: SDCL 36-16-27.
\r\n\r\n\r\n20:44:25:03. Application of other standards. Except as\r\nmodified by this chapter, all applicable articles of the National Electrical Code and all commission rules apply to\r\ncogeneration systems.
\r\n\r\n\r\nSource:\r\n10 SDR 131, effective June 3, 1984; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1,\r\n1986; transferred from § 20:44:12:03, August 12, 1994.
\r\n\r\nGeneral\r\nAuthority: SDCL 36-16-12.
\r\n\r\nLaw\r\nImplemented: SDCL 36-16-27.
\r\n\r\n\r\n20:44:25:04. Equipment approval. Prior to use, all\r\nequipment must be approved for supplemental power generation pursuant to\r\n§ 20:44:22:03 and National\r\nElectrical Code, Section 110-3. If equipment is not listed by a qualified\r\nelectrical laboratory, it must be approved or disapproved by the commission or\r\nits designee according to the National\r\nElectrical Code, Article 90-4, before installation. Any costs incurred in\r\nthis procedure are the responsibility of the owner of the cogeneration\r\nfacility.
\r\n\r\n\r\nSource:\r\n10 SDR 131, effective June 3, 1984; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1,\r\n1986; 20 SDR 222, effective July 6, 1994; transferred from § 20:44:12:04,\r\nAugust 12, 1994.
\r\n\r\nGeneral\r\nAuthority: SDCL 36-16-12.
\r\n\r\nLaw\r\nImplemented: SDCL 36-16-27.
\r\n\r\n\r\n20:44:25:05. Installation compatibility. Since\r\ncogeneration systems parallel power supplier systems, all cogeneration\r\nequipment must satisfy requirements of existing systems with which it is to be\r\ninterconnected. In cases of conflicting requirements of both the power supplier\r\nand the commission, the more stringent requirements shall apply.
\r\n\r\n\r\nSource:\r\n10 SDR 131, effective June 3, 1984; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1,\r\n1986; transferred from § 20:44:12:05, August 12, 1994.
\r\n\r\nGeneral\r\nAuthority: SDCL 36-16-12.
\r\n\r\nLaw\r\nImplemented: SDCL 36-16-27.
\r\n\r\n\r\n20:44:25:06. Switch requirements. The switch or switches\r\ninstalled in the cogeneration system as required by power supplier systems must\r\nbe so arranged that only authorized persons have control of these switches.\r\nAuthorized persons shall be designated by the power supplier system.
\r\n\r\n\r\nSource:\r\n10 SDR 131, effective June 3, 1984; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1,\r\n1986; 20 SDR 222, effective July 6, 1994; transferred from § 20:44:12:06,\r\nAugust 12, 1994.
\r\n\r\nGeneral\r\nAuthority: SDCL 36-16-12.
\r\n\r\nLaw\r\nImplemented: SDCL 36-16-27.
\r\n\r\n\r\n20:44:25:07. System protection. Switching equipment and\r\nwiring associated with the cogeneration system shall be provided with suitably\r\nrated protection devices according to the National\r\nElectrical Code or approved by the commission according to the National Electrical Code, Article 90-4.
\r\n\r\n\r\nSource:\r\n10 SDR 131, effective June 3, 1984; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1,\r\n1986; transferred from § 20:44:12:07, August 12, 1994.
\r\n\r\nGeneral\r\nAuthority: SDCL 36-16-12.
\r\n\r\nLaw\r\nImplemented: SDCL 36-16-27.
\r\n\r\n\r\n20:44:25:08. System isolation. Cogeneration systems shall\r\nautomatically disconnect from the power supplier system when the power supplier\r\nsystem is deenergized. The equipment to prevent backfeed shall be approved by the power supplier and\r\ncommission according to the National\r\nElectrical Code, Article 90-4.
\r\n\r\n\r\nSource:\r\n10 SDR 131, effective June 3, 1984; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1,\r\n1986; transferred from § 20:44:12:08, August 12, 1994.
\r\n\r\nGeneral\r\nAuthority: SDCL 36-16-12.
\r\n\r\nLaw\r\nImplemented: SDCL 36-16-27.
\r\n\r\n\r\nCHAPTER 20:44:26
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
UNDERTAKING FUND
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSection
\r\n\r\n20:44:26:01 Definitions.
\r\n\r\n20:44:26:02 Claim eligibility requirements.
\r\n\r\n20:44:26:03 Resolution of claim for recovery from the\r\nundertaking fund.
\r\n\r\n20:44:26:04 Contractor\r\nrequired to reimburse the undertaking fund -- Request for waiver possible.
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n20:44:26:01. Definitions. Terms\r\nused in this chapter mean:
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
(1) "Contractor," an\r\nindividual licensed with the commission as an electrical contractor or a Class\r\nB electrician;
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
(2) "Installation," an\r\nelectrical installation;
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
(3) "Submitter," an individual\r\nor business requesting reimbursement from the undertaking fund.
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Source: 40 SDR 198, effective May 28, 2014.
\r\n\r\nGeneral Authority: SDCL 36-16-20.
\r\n\r\nLaw Implemented: SDCL 36-16-20.
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
20:44:26:02. Claim eligibility\r\nrequirements. Each claim for recovery from the undertaking fund shall be\r\nmade on a commission approved claim form. For a submitter's claim to be\r\neligible for recovery from the undertaking fund, the claim shall meet the following\r\nrequirements:
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
(1) The installation was performed by a\r\ncontractor, whose license was in good standing at the time of the installation;
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
(2) The submitter has paid the\r\ncontractor for part of an installation that has not been completed or for an installation\r\nthat was improperly completed;
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
(3) The submitter submits a completed\r\nclaim form to the commission;
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
(4) The submitter submits three bids\r\nfor completion of the installation that is to be corrected or completed; and
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
(5) The submitter has not obtained a\r\ncivil judgment against the contractor.
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
If the three originally submitted bids are found\r\nto be unreasonable, the commission may assign a contractor to correct or\r\ncomplete the installation or request the submitter to submit three additional bids\r\nfor review.
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Source: 40 SDR 198, effective May 28, 2014.
\r\n\r\nGeneral Authority: SDCL 36-16-20.
\r\n\r\nLaw Implemented: SDCL 36-16-20.
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20:44:26:03. Resolution of claim for\r\nrecovery from the undertaking fund. The commission shall resolve all claims\r\nfor recovery from the undertaking fund that meet the requirements of ARSD\r\n§ 20:44:26:02. The commission may resolve a claim in favor of the submitter\r\nthrough an agreement with the contractor, if the contractor accepts\r\nresponsibility for the installation, admits to accepting a specified amount of\r\ncompensation for part of the installation that the contractor did not complete\r\nor for an installation that was improperly completed, and agrees to reimburse\r\nthe undertaking fund for the moneys spent to correct or finish the contractor's\r\ninstallation. The commission may resolve a claim in favor of the submitter if\r\nthe commission makes a finding that the contractor performed the installation\r\nand that the contractor received a specified amount of compensation for part of\r\nthe installation that the contractor did not complete or for an installation\r\nthat was improperly completed.
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If the evidence does not support a finding that\r\nthe contractor performed the installation or that the contractor received a\r\nspecified amount of compensation for the installation, then the commission\r\nshall dismiss the submitter's claim without prejudice.
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Source: 40 SDR 198, effective May 28, 2014.
\r\n\r\nGeneral Authority: SDCL 36-16-20.
\r\n\r\nLaw Implemented: SDCL 36-16-20.
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20:44:26:04. Contractor required to\r\nreimburse the undertaking fund -- Request for waiver possible. If a claim\r\nfor recovery from the undertaking fund is resolved in favor of the submitter,\r\nthe contractor shall reimburse the commission the amount of moneys spent to\r\ncorrect or finish the contractor's installation within 30 days after the\r\ndetermination of resolution is made.
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The contractor may request a waiver of\r\nreimbursement from the commission within ten days after the determination of\r\nresolution is made. Upon receipt of a request for a waiver of reimbursement,\r\nthe commission may grant the request for a waiver of reimbursement, partially\r\ngrant the request for a waiver of reimbursement, or deny the request for a\r\nwaiver of reimbursement.
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Source: 40 SDR 198, effective May 28, 2014.
\r\n\r\nGeneral Authority: SDCL 36-16-20.
\r\n\r\nLaw Implemented: SDCL 36-16-20.
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