36-16-15. Electrical wiring--Personal residence or farmstead--Inspection and fee--Report--Violation as misdemeanor--Promulgation of rules.
No license is required of a person installing electric wiring in or on:
(1)The person's own residence;
(2)The person's own farmstead;
(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
(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.
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 §§36-16-29 and 36-16-30. Failure to report this work as required by law is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
The commission shall promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26, to establish criteria for authorizing persons to install electric wiring under this section.
Source: 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.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 36 - Professions and Occupations
Chapter 16 - Electricians And Electrical Contractors
Section 36-16-2 - Definition of terms.
Section 36-16-3 - State Electrical Commission--Number and terms of members.
Section 36-16-4 - Commission member involved in education of electrical engineers or electricians.
Section 36-16-4.1 - Lay members of commission--Appointment and term of office.
Section 36-16-5 - Oath of office--Tenure.
Section 36-16-6 - Quorum of commission.
Section 36-16-7 - Officers of commission--Expenses of members.
Section 36-16-8 - Meetings of commission--Notice.
Section 36-16-9 - Electrical commission fund--Collections and disbursements.
Section 36-16-10 - Expense of commission.
Section 36-16-12 - Seal of commission--Scope of rules.
Section 36-16-13 - License required--Examination--Application--Fees.
Section 36-16-13.2 - Issuance of license to public entities.
Section 36-16-16 - Persons exempt from license requirement.
Section 36-16-17 - Licenses--Biennial fees.
Section 36-16-19 - Experience required for contractor's license.
Section 36-16-21 - Apprentice registration--Fee--Supervision of work.
Section 36-16-22 - Evidence of experience required for license--Partnership or corporate license.
Section 36-16-23 - Reciprocal licenses to electricians from other states.
Section 36-16-26 - Contractor's license terminated on death--Continuation of business.
Section 36-16-28 - Report to commission of electrical work done.
Section 36-16-29 - State commission inspectors and inspections--Report of inspection.
Section 36-16-30 - Installation inspection fees--Number of inspections--Promulgation of rules.
Section 36-16-32 - Correction of condemned installation required before reconnection.
Section 36-16-33 - Grounds for refusal to issue license, revocation, or suspension.
Section 36-16-34 - Failure to register, obtain license or report wiring as misdemeanor.
Section 36-16-34.1 - Action for injunction--Election of remedies.
Section 36-16-35 - More stringent local and utility requirements permitted.
Section 36-16-37 - Severability of provisions.
Section 36-16-38 - Promulgation of rules for reinstatement of expired license.