South Dakota Administrative Code

Rule 20:44:17:01 Continuing education requirements. 20:44:17:01. Continuing education requirements. Sixteen hours of continuing education credits are required each two years for biennial renewal of a license or registration by electrical inspectors, electrical contractors, journe…

Rule 20:44:17:02 Requirements for counting credits. 20:44:17:02. Requirements for counting credits. One credit hour of continuing education is allowed for each 50 minutes attended at a continuing education course. The course must meet the requirements in §§ 20:44:17:03 and 20:44:…

Rule 20:44:17:03 Course work allowable. 20:44:17:03. Course work allowable. A minimum of one-half of the continuing education required in § 20:44:17:01 must be on the National Electrical Code. The remaining credits may relate to either the National Electrical Code or to one of th…

Rule 20:44:17:04 Criteria for granting continuing education course credit. 20:44:17:04. Criteria for granting continuing education course credit. The commission may grant continuing education credit for courses, seminars, conferences, correspondence courses, or similar offerings …

Rule 20:44:17:05 Application for approval of instructor and course offering. 20:44:17:05. Application for approval of instructor and course offering. An application for approval of the instructor and course offering must be on a form provided by the commission. The application fo…

Rule 20:44:17:06 Application for credit approval. 20:44:17:06. Application for credit approval. If a continuing education course is not preapproved according to § 20:44:17:05, the license holder must apply to the commission for approval of credits earned at the course not later t…

Rule 20:44:17:07 Course change -- Late approval. 20:44:17:07. Course change -- Late approval. A coordinator or instructor of an approved continuing education course shall immediately notify the commission of any changes in the application for approval or in the attached exhibits.…

Rule 20:44:17:08 Suspension, revocation, or denial of course approval. 20:44:17:08. Suspension, revocation, or denial of course approval. The commission may deny, suspend, or revoke approval of a continuing education course offering if the commission determines that it is not in …

Rule 20:44:17:09 Auditing. 20:44:17:09. Auditing. The commission or its representative may audit courses. Source: 13 SDR 75, 13 SDR 95, effective January 1, 1987; transferred from § 20:44:13:10, August 12, 1994. General Authority: SDCL 36-16-12. Law Implemented: SDCL 36-16-12.

Rule 20:44:17:10 Continuing education certificate of attendance. 20:44:17:10. Continuing education certificate of attendance. The coordinator or instructor of each course shall provide an individual certificate of attendance to each license holder who attends 90 percent or more o…

20:44:18:01. Wiring permit required. The following require a wiring permit: (1) Any electrical service entrance in excess of sixty amperes capacity A single wiring permit may be used for a temporary electrical service and a new service on a single project when both are installed …

20:44:18:02. Obtaining a wiring permit. A wiring permit may be obtained for twenty dollars from the commission office. A wiring permit is valid for three years from the date the permit is issued. An electrical installation that extends beyond three years from the date of issuance…

20:44:18:03. Wiring permit procedure. An electrical contractor, Class B electrician, or owner performing electrical wiring on a residence or a farmstead in compliance with SDCL 36-16-15 shall obtain a wiring permit on all electrical installations covered by § 20:44:18:01 and SDCL…

Rule 20:44:18:04 Wiring permit procedure for state-owned structures being wired by state employees licensed to do electrical installations. 20:44:18:04. Wiring permit procedure for state-owned structures being wired by state employees licensed to do electrical installations. The …

Rule 20:44:18:05 Local inspection systems. 20:44:18:05. Local inspection systems. A wiring permit is required in areas where local inspection systems have been approved in accordance with chapter 20:44:21. Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 198…

Rule 20:44:18:06 Criteria for permits for single-family dwelling units under an Owner's Exemption. 20:44:18:06. Criteria for permits for single-family dwelling units under an Owner's Exemption. A permit for wiring a person's residence may only be issued if: (1) The applicant has …

Rule 20:44:19:01 Notice requirements for electrical installations. 20:44:19:01. Notice requirements for electrical installations. Notice requirement before any electrical installation is energized is 72 hours. Source: 2 SDR 89, effective July 2, 1976; 10 SDR 131, effective June 3…

Rule 20:44:19:02 Implementation of inspection. 20:44:19:02. Implementation of inspection. Upon initiation of the procedures outlined in § 20:44:18:03 by the electrical contractor, Class B electrician, or individual performing electrical installations under an owner's exemption, t…

Rule 20:44:19:03 Rough-in inspection. 20:44:19:03. Rough-in inspection. An inspector shall record on the inspector's daily report any electrical installation that has serious or hazardous violations of the National Electrical Code, is too incomplete to inspect finally, or is too …

Rule 20:44:19:04 Requested inspections. 20:44:19:04. Requested inspections. An inspection of an installation, whether new or existing, requested in writing by a code- or law-enforcing agency, company, or individual is subject to the following procedures upon completion of inspect…

Rule 20:44:19:05 Final inspection with an inspector's report. 20:44:19:05. Final inspection with an inspector's report. If an installation is nearly complete and the inspector is satisfied that any minor infractions remaining will not constitute a hazard to life or property, the …

Rule 20:44:19:06 Final inspection. 20:44:19:06. Final inspection. If the electrical installation is completed without violations, a green final tag shall be dated, signed, and applied to or near the service disconnect by the electrical inspector. A residential owner occupied sing…

Rule 20:44:19:07 Commission's responsibility to provide inspections for inspection fees paid. 20:44:19:07. Commission's responsibility to provide inspections for inspection fees paid. The following standardized inspection procedure applies when the electrical inspector is unable …

Rule 20:44:19:08 Inadequate directions provided to location. 20:44:19:08. Inadequate directions provided to location. If an inspector is unable to locate the premise to be inspected from directions on a wiring permit, the inspector shall contact the installer for additional direc…

20:44:20:01. Inspection fees and rough-in inspections for new residential electrical installations. Inspection fees for new single-family residential electrical services are based on service equipment ampere capacity as follows: (1) Up to two hundred amperes, two hundred eight do…

20:44:20:02. Inspection fees and rough-in inspections for service connections on other electrical installations. Inspection fees for electrical service connections, other than connections described in § 24:44:20:01 and specific fees based on the nature of the installation in this…

20:44:20:02.01. Fees charged for circuits. Fees for each single circuit in a cabinet or panel, as used in § 20:44:20:02, and not counting spares and spaces, are as follows: (1) Up to thirty amperes, seven dollars; (2) More than thirty and up to sixty amperes, thirteen dollars; (3…

20:44:20:03. Inspection fee for circuit installations or alterations. The inspection fee for circuit installations or alterations is sixty-five dollars per circuit. Any fee calculated in this section may not exceed the calculated fee for a new installation of the same ampere capa…

20:44:20:04. Inspection fees for electrical installations associated with remodeling projects. When neither the service nor the branch circuits are altered, inspection fees associated with a remodeling project are as follows: (1) First forty openings or connections, three dollars…

20:44:20:05. Inspection fees for electrical installations in apartment buildings. The inspection fee for an apartment building is one hundred fifty dollars per unit. If each apartment is served individually, the service is included in the flat rate fee. All other service entrance…

20:44:20:06. Inspection fees for electrical installations serving outdoor signs and area lighting. Repealed. Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 2 SDR 89, effective July 2, 1976; 7 SDR 90, effective April 1, 1981; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 16 SDR 153, effective Mar…

20:44:20:07. Inspection fees for electrical installations serving field irrigation systems. Repealed. Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 2 SDR 89, effective July 2, 1976; 7 SDR 90, effective April 1, 1981; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 20 SDR 92, effective January 1, …

20:44:20:08. Inspection fees for mobile home services and feeders. The inspection fee for services to each mobile home service or feeder, whether on or off a mobile home court, is as follows: (1) First mobile home service or feeder, one hundred dollars; and (2) Each additional mo…

20:44:20:09. Inspection fees for electrical installations at recreational vehicle parks. The inspection fee is twenty-five dollars for each recreational vehicle park unit pedestal. A minimum fee of one hundred fifty dollars must be imposed if the total fee calculated under this s…

20:44:20:10. Minimum fee for requested electrical inspections or for reinspections. A minimum inspection fee of one hundred fifty dollars for each inspection man-hour or fraction of a man-hour is charged for any requested electrical inspections or any reinspections to address cor…

Rule 20:44:20:11 Cost of wiring permit not included in inspection fee. 20:44:20:11. Cost of wiring permit not included in inspection fee. The inspection fees in §§ 20:44:20:01 to 20:44:20:09, inclusive, do not include the cost of the wiring permit. Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 12…

20:44:20:12. Fee for late corrections. If the corrections listed on an inspector's report are not completed within the specified time, the inspector must issue a correction order and assess a two-hundred-fifty-dollar administrative fee. The inspector shall also assess a reinspect…

20:44:20:13. Inspection fees for electrical installations serving swimming pools. Repealed. Source: 7 SDR 90, effective April 1, 1981; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 20 SDR 92, effective January 1, 1994; 20 SDR 222, effective July 6, 1994; transferred from § 20:4…

Rule 20:44:21:01 Procedure for establishing approved local inspection systems. 20:44:21:01. Procedure for establishing approved local inspection systems. Municipal governments or power suppliers desiring to establish a local electrical inspection system shall submit their applica…

Rule 20:44:21:02 Application for permission to use local inspection systems. 20:44:21:02. Application for permission to use local inspection systems. Municipal governments and power suppliers may apply for permission to establish local inspection systems. Applications shall be fi…

Rule 20:44:21:03 Wiring permit -- Computer printout. 20:44:21:03. Wiring permit -- Computer printout. Where local electrical inspection systems have been approved, local inspectors shall obtain wiring permits from the local electrical inspection office. Local inspection systems s…

Rule 20:44:21:04 Municipal licenses. 20:44:21:04. Municipal licenses. An electrician applying for a license from a municipal government under SDCL 9-34-12 must first possess a state license before being eligible to hold the equivalent or lesser local license. If the equivalent li…

Rule 20:44:22:01 Adoption of National Electrical Code. 20:44:22:01. Adoption of National Electrical Code. Electric light, power, and heating installations in this state shall conform to the National Electrical Code. Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 5 SDR 1, effective July 20, 1978; 1…

Rule 20:44:22:02 Electrical equipment to comply with rules. 20:44:22:02. Electrical equipment to comply with rules. A person or the person's agent or employee may not sell, offer for sale, or expose for sale any electrical equipment designed for attachment to or installation in o…

Rule 20:44:22:03 Electrical equipment to conform to approved purposes and show identification. 20:44:22:03. Electrical equipment to conform to approved purposes and show identification. Only the electrical equipment approved in accordance with § 20:44:22:04 for the purpose intend…

Rule 20:44:22:04 State electrical inspector authorized to enforce rules and specifications. 20:44:22:04. State electrical inspector authorized to enforce rules and specifications. The state electrical inspector shall enforce all rules and specifications in this article as necessa…

Rule 20:44:22:05 Special approval of state electrical inspector. 20:44:22:05. Special approval of state electrical inspector. The state electrical inspector may grant special approval of electrical equipment as machinery if no standard has been prepared or adopted to which they s…