<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.s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207P0 { 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.s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0-000002 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207000003 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0-000004 { color: black; background: white; font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:44:18:03"><span class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0-000000">20:44:18:03</span></a><span class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0-000001">.  Wiring permit procedure.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0">An electrical contractor, Class B electrician, or owner performing electrical wiring on a residence or a farmstead in compliance with SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-16-15"><span class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0-000002">36-16-15</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0"> shall obtain a wiring permit on all electrical installations covered by § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:44:18:01"><span class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0-000002">20:44:18:01</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0"> and SDCL chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-16"><span class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0-000002">36-16</span></a><span class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0">. A permit consists of five copies, each printed on a different color paper</span><span class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0">    </span><span class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0">The procedure for executing a wiring permit is as follows:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0">    (1)  Within </span><span class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0">fifteen</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0"> calendar days after starting an electrical installation, the installer shall send the white copy to the office of the commission. </span><span class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0">Failure to send</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0"> in the white copy within </span><span class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0">fifteen</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0"> calendar days after the electrical work has started is a late wiring permit procedure and the installer is subject to a </span><span class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0">two-hundred-fifty-dollar</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0"> administrative fee;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0">    (2)  </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0">The installer shall post the hard copy of the permit </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0">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 </span><span class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0">two-hundred-fifty-dollar</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0"> administrative fee;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0">    (3)  The installer shall retain the blue copy;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0">    (4)  The installer </span><span class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0">shall</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0"> 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</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0"> and</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0"> send all green copies of active wiring permits in its possession to the commission office once each month.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0">    </span><span class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0">An e</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0">lectrical contractor or Class B electrician holding </span><span class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0">an active license</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0"> may </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0">only </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0">secure </span><span class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0">an electrical wiring permit</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0"> from the commission office.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0">    An owner </span><span class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0">performing</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0"> electrical wiring on a residence or farmstead in compliance with SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-16-15"><span class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0-000002">36-16-15</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0"> </span><span class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0">shall</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0"> secure </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0">a </span><span class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0">wiring permit from the commission office.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0"> The owner may not allow the wiring permit to be used by any other person.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0">    </span><span class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0"> SL 1975, ch 16, §</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0-000004"> </span><span class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0">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</span><span class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0">; 51 SDR 140, effective July 1, 2025</span><span class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0">    </span><span class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-16-12"><span class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0-000002">36-16-12</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-16-30"><span class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0-000002">36-16-30</span></a><span class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0">    </span><span class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-16-27"><span class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0-000002">36-16-27</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-16-28"><span class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0-000002">36-16-28</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-16-29"><span class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0-000002">36-16-29</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-16-30"><span class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0-000002">36-16-30</span></a><span class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0">    </span><span class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0-000001">Cross-Reference:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0"> Inspection fees, ch</span><span class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0">apter</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0"> </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:44:20"><span class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0-000002">20:44:20</span></a><span class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4be87fec-6434-47fc-ba8e-1902b515a207000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>