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    20:44:14:01.  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



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          20:44:14:01.01.  Electrical\r\ninstallations. The commission recognizes the following types of\r\ninstallations:

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          (1)  "Commercial,"\r\nan installation intended for commerce excluding residential or farmstead\r\ninstallations;

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          (2)  "Farmstead,"\r\nan installation utilized by an agricultural producer on a piece of land\r\nclassified as agricultural land pursuant to SDCL 10-6-31.3;

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          (3)  "Residential,"\r\nan installation intended for a single-family dwelling.

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          Source:\r\n37 SDR 236, effective June 29, 2011.

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          General\r\nAuthority: SDCL 36-16-12.

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          Law\r\nImplemented: SDCL 36-16-12.

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          20:44:14:01.02.  Licensee\r\nexperience. A licensee gains experience when employed and supervised by an\r\nelectrical contractor or a Class B electrician. A licensee is deemed to be\r\nemployed when the licensee is on the electrical contractor's or Class B electrician's\r\npayroll or hired for a fee to complete duties as assigned while utilizing the\r\nelectrical contractor's or Class B electrician's liability insurance,\r\nundertaking fund, and bond. For the purposes of this section, supervise means\r\nthe oversight, directing, or review of an employee while engaged in an\r\ninstallation.

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          Source:\r\n37 SDR 236, effective June 29, 2011.

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          General\r\nAuthority: SDCL 36-16-12.

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          Law\r\nImplemented: SDCL 36-16-12.

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