<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s692483e4-ead0-4e4c-8e79-b885bed28b73P0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.s692483e4-ead0-4e4c-8e79-b885bed28b73C0 { background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s692483e4-ead0-4e4c-8e79-b885bed28b73C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s692483e4-ead0-4e4c-8e79-b885bed28b73C0-000001 { background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s692483e4-ead0-4e4c-8e79-b885bed28b73000002 { background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s692483e4-ead0-4e4c-8e79-b885bed28b73C0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s692483e4-ead0-4e4c-8e79-b885bed28b73C0-000004 { background: white; font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s692483e4-ead0-4e4c-8e79-b885bed28b73P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s692483e4-ead0-4e4c-8e79-b885bed28b73C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:44:16:24"><span class="s692483e4-ead0-4e4c-8e79-b885bed28b73C0-000000">20:44:16:24</span></a><span class="s692483e4-ead0-4e4c-8e79-b885bed28b73C0-000001">.  Renewal of license.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s692483e4-ead0-4e4c-8e79-b885bed28b73C0"> A maintenance electrician license holder must renew the license biennially </span><span class="s692483e4-ead0-4e4c-8e79-b885bed28b73C0">prior to the license expiration date</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s692483e4-ead0-4e4c-8e79-b885bed28b73C0"> 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 </span><span class="s692483e4-ead0-4e4c-8e79-b885bed28b73C0">holder</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s692483e4-ead0-4e4c-8e79-b885bed28b73C0"> assumes all risk, liability, and responsibility for electrical work done by </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s692483e4-ead0-4e4c-8e79-b885bed28b73C0">the holder's </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s692483e4-ead0-4e4c-8e79-b885bed28b73C0">employees and must be accompanied by a renewal fee of </span><span class="s692483e4-ead0-4e4c-8e79-b885bed28b73C0">eighty dollars</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s692483e4-ead0-4e4c-8e79-b885bed28b73C0">. All electrical violations found by an inspection must be corrected before the commission renews the </span><span class="s692483e4-ead0-4e4c-8e79-b885bed28b73C0">holder's</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s692483e4-ead0-4e4c-8e79-b885bed28b73C0"> maintenance electrician license.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s692483e4-ead0-4e4c-8e79-b885bed28b73P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s692483e4-ead0-4e4c-8e79-b885bed28b73000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s692483e4-ead0-4e4c-8e79-b885bed28b73P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s692483e4-ead0-4e4c-8e79-b885bed28b73C0">    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 </span><span class="s692483e4-ead0-4e4c-8e79-b885bed28b73C0">license holder</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s692483e4-ead0-4e4c-8e79-b885bed28b73C0"> that is recognized by the commission</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s692483e4-ead0-4e4c-8e79-b885bed28b73C0">, as defined in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:44:23:05"><span class="s692483e4-ead0-4e4c-8e79-b885bed28b73C0-000003">20:44:23:05</span></a><span class="s692483e4-ead0-4e4c-8e79-b885bed28b73C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s692483e4-ead0-4e4c-8e79-b885bed28b73P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s692483e4-ead0-4e4c-8e79-b885bed28b73000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s692483e4-ead0-4e4c-8e79-b885bed28b73P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s692483e4-ead0-4e4c-8e79-b885bed28b73C0">    </span><span class="s692483e4-ead0-4e4c-8e79-b885bed28b73C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s692483e4-ead0-4e4c-8e79-b885bed28b73C0"> 23 SDR 236, effective July 16, 1997</span><span class="s692483e4-ead0-4e4c-8e79-b885bed28b73C0-000004">;</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s692483e4-ead0-4e4c-8e79-b885bed28b73C0"> 43 SDR 181, effective July 10, 2017</span><span class="s692483e4-ead0-4e4c-8e79-b885bed28b73C0">; 48 SDR 23, effective September 15, 2021; 51 SDR 54, effective November 12, 2024</span><span class="s692483e4-ead0-4e4c-8e79-b885bed28b73C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s692483e4-ead0-4e4c-8e79-b885bed28b73P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s692483e4-ead0-4e4c-8e79-b885bed28b73C0">    </span><span class="s692483e4-ead0-4e4c-8e79-b885bed28b73C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s692483e4-ead0-4e4c-8e79-b885bed28b73C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-16-12"><span class="s692483e4-ead0-4e4c-8e79-b885bed28b73C0-000003">36-16-12</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s692483e4-ead0-4e4c-8e79-b885bed28b73C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-16-17"><span class="s692483e4-ead0-4e4c-8e79-b885bed28b73C0-000003">36-16-17</span></a><span class="s692483e4-ead0-4e4c-8e79-b885bed28b73C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s692483e4-ead0-4e4c-8e79-b885bed28b73P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s692483e4-ead0-4e4c-8e79-b885bed28b73C0">    </span><span class="s692483e4-ead0-4e4c-8e79-b885bed28b73C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s692483e4-ead0-4e4c-8e79-b885bed28b73C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-16-13.2"><span class="s692483e4-ead0-4e4c-8e79-b885bed28b73C0-000003">36-16-13.2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s692483e4-ead0-4e4c-8e79-b885bed28b73C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-16-17"><span class="s692483e4-ead0-4e4c-8e79-b885bed28b73C0-000003">36-16-17</span></a><span class="s692483e4-ead0-4e4c-8e79-b885bed28b73C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s692483e4-ead0-4e4c-8e79-b885bed28b73P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s692483e4-ead0-4e4c-8e79-b885bed28b73000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s692483e4-ead0-4e4c-8e79-b885bed28b73P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s692483e4-ead0-4e4c-8e79-b885bed28b73C0">    </span><span class="s692483e4-ead0-4e4c-8e79-b885bed28b73C0-000001">Cross-References:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s692483e4-ead0-4e4c-8e79-b885bed28b73P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s692483e4-ead0-4e4c-8e79-b885bed28b73C0">    Electrical experience for advancement, § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:44:16:08"><span class="s692483e4-ead0-4e4c-8e79-b885bed28b73C0-000003">20:44:16:08</span></a><span class="s692483e4-ead0-4e4c-8e79-b885bed28b73C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s692483e4-ead0-4e4c-8e79-b885bed28b73P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s692483e4-ead0-4e4c-8e79-b885bed28b73C0">    Local inspection systems, ch</span><span class="s692483e4-ead0-4e4c-8e79-b885bed28b73C0">apter</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s692483e4-ead0-4e4c-8e79-b885bed28b73C0"> </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:44:21"><span class="s692483e4-ead0-4e4c-8e79-b885bed28b73C0-000003">20:44:21</span></a><span class="s692483e4-ead0-4e4c-8e79-b885bed28b73C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s692483e4-ead0-4e4c-8e79-b885bed28b73P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s692483e4-ead0-4e4c-8e79-b885bed28b73000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>