S.D. Admin. R. 20:44:18:03 - Wiring permit procedure

All electrical installations, including new installations and additional work on old installations, covered by § 20:44:18:01 and SDCL chapter 36-16, must have electrical wiring permits executed by the electrical contractor, Class B electrician, or owner doing electrical wiring on a residence or farmstead in compliance with SDCL 36-16-15. The commission shall provide the permit. A permit consists of five forms. The procedure for executing a wiring permit is as follows:

(1) Within 15 calendar days after starting an electrical installation which is subject to inspection, the installer shall send the white copy to the office of the commission. Not sending in the white copy within 15 calendar days after the electrical work has started is a late wiring permit procedure and the installer is subject to a $100 administrative fee;

(2) The hard copy shall be posted by the installer 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 $250 administrative fee;

(3) The installer shall retain the blue copy;

(4) The installer must 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. The power supplier shall send all green copies of active wiring permits in its possession to the commission office once each month.

Electrical contractors or Class B electricians holding current licenses may secure electrical wiring permits only from the commission office.

An owner doing electrical wiring on a residence or farmstead in compliance with SDCL 36-16-15 and 36-16-13.1 must secure wiring permits from the commission office, the power supplier, or a state electrical inspector. Electrical contractors, Class B electricians, or owners doing electrical work on their own residence or farmstead in compliance with SDCL 36-16-15 may not allow their wiring permit to be used by any other person.

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S.D. Admin. R. 20:44:18:03

SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 5 SDR 1, effective 7/20/1978; 10 SDR 131, effective 6/3/1984; 12 SDR 92, effective 1/1/1986; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective 7/1/1986; 13 SDR 75, 13 SDR 95, effective 1/1/1987; 20 SDR 92, effective 1/1/1994; 20 SDR 222, effective 7/6/1994; transferred from § 20:44:04:03, August 12, 1994; 35 SDR 305, effective 7/1/2009.

General Authority: SDCL 36-16-12, 36-16-30.

Law Implemented: SDCL 36-16-27, 36-16-28, 36-16-30.

The amended version of this section by 51 SDR 140, effective 7/1/2025 is not yet available.

Inspection fees, ch 20:44:20.