<html> <head> <title>Rule 20:44:22:04 State electrical inspector authorized to enforce rules and specifications.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 20:44:22:04"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 20:44:22:04 State electrical inspector authorized to enforce rules and specifications."> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered)"> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:Times; panose-1:2 2 6 3 5 4 5 2 3 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times",serif; color:black;} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:#954F72; text-decoration:underline;} .MsoChpDefault {font-size:10.0pt; color:black;} @page WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72"> <div class=WordSection1> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>20:44:22:04.&nbsp;&nbsp;State electrical inspector authorized to enforce rules and specifications.</b> The state electrical inspector shall enforce all rules and specifications in this article as necessary to determine conformity of electrical </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>equipment</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> with approved methods of construction in order to protect life and property. The label of a nationally recognized electrical testing laboratory, inspection agency, or other organization concerned with product evaluation that maintains periodic inspection during production of equipment or materials, whose label indicates compliance with nationally recognized standards or tests to determine suitable usage in a specified manner, is prima facie evidence that such electrical </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>equipment is</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> in conformity and listed for installation under the provisions of this article.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> SL 1975, ch 16, &#167;&nbsp;1; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 20 SDR 222, effective July 6, 1994; transferred from &#167;&nbsp;20:44:05:04, August 12, 1994</span>;<span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> 43 SDR 181, effective July 10, 2017.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-16-12">36-16-12.</A></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-16-27">36-16-27</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-16-29">36-16-29.</A></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> </div> </body> </html>