South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 16 - Electricians And Electrical Contractors
Section 36-16-21 - Apprentice registration--Fee--Supervision of work.

36-16-21. Apprentice registration--Fee--Supervision of work.
An apprentice shall register with the State Electrical Commission. The State Electrical Commission may promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26, to establish and collect a biennial registration fee not to exceed twenty dollars. Biennial fee requirements apply in even-numbered years. The apprentice may not be allowed to work on an installation without personal supervision.

Source: SL 1963, ch 216, §8; SL 1978, ch 272, §5; SL 1986, ch 302, §28; SL 2021, ch 177, § 7.

Structure South Dakota Codified Laws

South Dakota Codified Laws

Title 36 - Professions and Occupations

Chapter 16 - Electricians And Electrical Contractors

Section 36-16-1 - License required to engage in electrical contracting--Purpose of regulation--Noncompliance as misdemeanor.

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 36-16-8.1 - Commission continued within Department of Labor and Regulation--Records and reports.

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 36-16-13.3 - Inactive license--Performance of job requiring license prohibited--Exemption--Change of inactive license.

Section 36-16-14 - Contractor license required for installation of wiring or parts--Farm and residential wiring by Class B electrician.

Section 36-16-15 - Electrical wiring--Personal residence or farmstead--Inspection and fee--Report--Violation as misdemeanor--Promulgation of rules.

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 36-16-20 - Undertaking and insurance required of contractor or Class B electrician--Initial and renewal deposit--Disbursement from fund--Waiver.

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 36-16-25 - Approval of license--Emergency farm and residential repairs exempt--Expiration and renewal of licenses.

Section 36-16-26 - Contractor's license terminated on death--Continuation of business.

Section 36-16-27 - Electrical work to comply with rules--Wiring permit required before connection--Fees.

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 36-16-31 - Condemnation of hazardous installations--Notice--Appeal to commission and circuit court.

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 36-16-36 - Civil liability for damages and injuries unaffected--Public liability not created.

Section 36-16-37 - Severability of provisions.

Section 36-16-38 - Promulgation of rules for reinstatement of expired license.