<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 36-16-15 - Electrical wiring--Personal residence or farmstead--Inspection and fee--Report--Violation as misdemeanor--Promulgation of rules--"Residence" defined.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s7848ac077c464fe2b825efaa2c0ae732Normal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s7848ac077c464fe2b825efaa2c0ae732SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s7848ac077c464fe2b825efaa2c0ae732CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s7848ac077c464fe2b825efaa2c0ae732Statute { text-indent: 0.50in; 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font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s7848ac077c464fe2b825efaa2c0ae732SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 36-16-15 - Electrical wiring--Personal residence or farmstead--Inspection and fee--Report--Violation as misdemeanor--Promulgation of rules--&quot;Residence&quot; defined."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 36-16-15 - Electrical wiring--Personal residence or farmstead--Inspection and fee--Report--Violation as misdemeanor--Promulgation of rules--&quot;Residence&quot; defined."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/36-16-15"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s7848ac077c464fe2b825efaa2c0ae732Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-16-15" rel="noopener"><span class="s7848ac077c464fe2b825efaa2c0ae732SENU">36-16-15</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7848ac077c464fe2b825efaa2c0ae732SENU">. </span><span class="s7848ac077c464fe2b825efaa2c0ae732CL">Electrical wiring--Personal residence or farmstead--Inspection and fee--Report--Violation as misdemeanor--Promulgation of rules--"Residence" defined.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7848ac077c464fe2b825efaa2c0ae732Statute"><span class="s7848ac077c464fe2b825efaa2c0ae732DefaultParagraphFont">No license is required of a person installing electric wiring in or on:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7848ac077c464fe2b825efaa2c0ae732StatuteNumber1"><span class="s7848ac077c464fe2b825efaa2c0ae732DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    The person's own residence, including attached or unattached accessory structures and the parcel of land upon which the structures are situated;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7848ac077c464fe2b825efaa2c0ae732StatuteNumber1"><span class="s7848ac077c464fe2b825efaa2c0ae732DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    The person's own farmstead;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7848ac077c464fe2b825efaa2c0ae732StatuteNumber1"><span class="s7848ac077c464fe2b825efaa2c0ae732DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    The premises of a single-family dwelling unit that is in the process of being constructed if the person owns the premises and intends to occupy the premises as the person's residence when construction is complete; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7848ac077c464fe2b825efaa2c0ae732StatuteNumber1"><span class="s7848ac077c464fe2b825efaa2c0ae732DefaultParagraphFont">(4)    The premises of any private, non-habitable property owned by the person that is not substantially used in connection with a trade or business of the person.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7848ac077c464fe2b825efaa2c0ae732Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7848ac077c464fe2b825efaa2c0ae732DefaultParagraphFont">Entrance installations in excess of sixty amperes capacity, circuits, or the installation of electrical parts of other apparatus shall be subject to inspection and payment of an inspection fee as provided by §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-16-29" rel="noopener"><span class="s7848ac077c464fe2b825efaa2c0ae732DefaultParagraphFont">36-16-29</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7848ac077c464fe2b825efaa2c0ae732DefaultParagraphFont"> and </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-16-30" rel="noopener"><span class="s7848ac077c464fe2b825efaa2c0ae732DefaultParagraphFont">36-16-30</span></a><span class="s7848ac077c464fe2b825efaa2c0ae732DefaultParagraphFont">. Failure to report this work as required by law is a Class 2 misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7848ac077c464fe2b825efaa2c0ae732Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7848ac077c464fe2b825efaa2c0ae732DefaultParagraphFont">The commission shall promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=1-26" rel="noopener"><span class="s7848ac077c464fe2b825efaa2c0ae732DefaultParagraphFont">1-26</span></a><span class="s7848ac077c464fe2b825efaa2c0ae732DefaultParagraphFont">, to establish criteria for authorizing persons to install electric wiring under this section.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7848ac077c464fe2b825efaa2c0ae732Statute"><span class="s7848ac077c464fe2b825efaa2c0ae732DefaultParagraphFont">For the purposes of this section, the term "residence" means a detached owner-occupied single-family dwelling.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7848ac077c464fe2b825efaa2c0ae732Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7848ac077c464fe2b825efaa2c0ae732000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7848ac077c464fe2b825efaa2c0ae732NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7848ac077c464fe2b825efaa2c0ae732DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s7848ac077c464fe2b825efaa2c0ae732SCL">SL 1963, ch 216, § 6 (3) as added by SL 1967, ch 128, § 3; SL 1986, ch 315, § 4; SL 2020, ch 160, § 1; SL 2022, ch 150, § 1; SL 2024, ch 158, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html>