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SD Codified L § 36-16-4.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 36 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 16 - Electricians And Electrical Contractors|Section 36-16-4.1 - Lay members of commission--Appointment and term of office.

36-16-4.1. Lay members of commission--Appointment and term of office.The membership of the State Electrical Commission shall include two lay members who are users of the services regulated by the commission. The term lay member who is a user refers to a person who is not licensed by the commission but where practical uses the service licensed, and the meaning shall be liberally construed to implement the purpose of this section. The lay members shall be appointed by the Governor and, after the initial appointments, both such lay members shall have the same term of office as members of the commission appointed under §36-16-3. Source: SL 1973, ch 2, §58.
SD Codified L § 36-16-5 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 36 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 16 - Electricians And Electrical Contractors|Section 36-16-5 - Oath of office--Tenure.

36-16-5. Oath of office--Tenure.A member of the State Electrical Commission shall qualify by taking and subscribing the oath of office required by other state officers, which shall be filed in the Office of the Secretary of State. Each member shall hold his office until his successor is appointed and qualified. Source: SL 1963, ch 216, §3.
SD Codified L § 36-16-6 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 36 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 16 - Electricians And Electrical Contractors|Section 36-16-6 - Quorum of commission.

36-16-6. Quorum of commission.A majority of the members of the State Electrical Commission shall constitute a quorum for transaction of business. Source: SL 1963, ch 216, §4 (2).
SD Codified L § 36-16-7 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 36 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 16 - Electricians And Electrical Contractors|Section 36-16-7 - Officers of commission--Expenses of members.

36-16-7. Officers of commission--Expenses of members. The members of the State Electrical Commission shall select from their members a president and a secretary-treasurer. The members shall receive travel expenses, pursuant to §3-9-2, that are related to the discharge of their duties under this chapter. Source: SL 1963, ch 216, §4 (1); SL 1986, ch 27, §29; SL 1994, ch 301, §1; SL 2021, ch 177, § 3.
SD Codified L § 36-16-8 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 36 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 16 - Electricians And Electrical Contractors|Section 36-16-8 - Meetings of commission--Notice.

36-16-8. Meetings of commission--Notice. The State Electrical Commission shall hold a meeting in the month of July of each year in Pierre and may hold such other meetings as are necessary to review qualifications and perform the other duties coming before the commission. Special meetings shall be held at the time and place determined by the president, and upon notice given by the executive director to each member of the commission directly, at least seventy-two hours prior to the meeting. Source: SL 1963, ch 216, §4 (3); SL 1994, ch 301, §2; SL 2021, ch 177, § 4.
SD Codified L § 36-16-8.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 36 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 16 - Electricians And Electrical Contractors|Section 36-16-8.1 - Commission continued within Department of Labor and Regulation--Records and reports.

36-16-8.1. Commission continued within Department of Labor and Regulation--Records and reports.The State Electrical Commission shall continue within the Department of Labor and Regulation, and shall retain all its prescribed functions, including administrative functions. The commission shall submit such records, information, and reports in the form and at such times as required by the secretary of labor and regulation, except that the commission shall report at least annually. Source: SL 1973, ch 2 (Ex. Ord. 73-1), §§3(d), 56(i); SL 2003, ch 272 (Ex. Ord. 03-1), §48; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1), §33, eff. Apr. 12, 2011.
SD Codified L § 36-16-9 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 36 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 16 - Electricians And Electrical Contractors|Section 36-16-9 - Electrical commission fund--Collections and disbursements.

36-16-9. Electrical commission fund--Collections and disbursements.All money coming into the custody of the commission shall be paid by the commission to the state treasurer on or before the tenth day after receipt of the money. The state treasurer shall credit the money to the South Dakota electrical commission fund. The money in the South Dakota electrical commission fund is continuously appropriated to the commission for the purpose of paying the expense of administering and enforcing the provisions of this chapter. However, the total expense incurred may not exceed the total money collected by the commission under the provisions of this chapter. Source: SL 1963, ch 216, §4 (5); SL 1994, ch 301, §3; SL 2011, ch 179, §2.
SD Codified L § 36-16-10 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 36 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 16 - Electricians And Electrical Contractors|Section 36-16-10 - Expense of commission.

36-16-10. Expense of commission.All reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in conducting the business of the State Electrical Commission shall be allowed and paid by the commission. Source: SL 1963, ch 216, §4 (4).
SD Codified L § 36-16-12 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 36 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 16 - Electricians And Electrical Contractors|Section 36-16-12 - Seal of commission--Scope of rules.

36-16-12. Seal of commission--Scope of rules.The State Electrical Commission shall adopt a seal. The commission shall promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26, pertaining to: license applications, examinations, continuing education, qualifications, wiring permits, electrical installation, inspection fees and procedures; local inspection systems; modular homes and structures; carnivals and seasonal dwellings and supplementary power and cogeneration systems. Source: SL 1963, ch 216, §5 (1); revised pursuant to SL 1972, ch 15, §4; SL 1986, ch 302, §22; SL 1994, ch 302, §1; SL 1995, ch 221, §1.
SD Codified L § 36-16-13 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 36 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 16 - Electricians And Electrical Contractors|Section 36-16-13 - License required--Examination--Application--Fees.

36-16-13. License required--Examination--Application--Fees. Any person, partnership, company, corporation, or association that for a fixed sum, price, fee, percentage, or other consideration, undertakes or offers to undertake with another to plan, lay out, supervise, install, make additions, make alterations, or make repairs, in the installation of wiring, apparatus, or equipment for electric lights, heat, or power, shall be licensed by the State Electrical Commission. The commission shall issue a license to a qualified person under this section in the class defined under §36-16-2 for which the person applies after successful completion of the examination required by the commission.The commission shall promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26, establishing fees for the examination and the application required under this section. The commission may charge, or may authorize a third party that administers the examination to charge, each person an examination fee not to exceed one hundred fifty dollars per examination or reexamination. The application fee may not exceed one hundred dollars per occurrence. Source: SL 1963, ch 216, §6 (1); SL 1967, ch 128, §3; SL 1978, ch 272, §1; SL 1986, ch 302, §23; SL 2009, ch 184, §1; SL 2011, ch 179, §3; SL 2019, ch 169, §1; SL 2021, ch 178, § 1.
SD Codified L § 36-16-13.2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 36 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 16 - Electricians And Electrical Contractors|Section 36-16-13.2 - Issuance of license to public entities.

36-16-13.2. Issuance of license to public entities.The State Electrical Commission may issue a maintenance electrician's license to a public entity, firm, partnership or corporation. The maintenance electrician license shall be limited to electrical maintenance work, as defined by electrical commission rules, performed at the public entity, firm, partnership or corporation property. The license shall be issued according to rules adopted by the State Electrical Commission. Source: SL 1986, ch 315, §6.
SD Codified L § 36-16-13.3 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 36 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 16 - Electricians And Electrical Contractors|Section 36-16-13.3 - Inactive license--Performance of job requiring license prohibited--Exemption--Change of inactive license.

36-16-13.3. Inactive license--Performance of job requiring license prohibited--Exemption--Change of inactive license.The State Electrical Commission may issue an inactive Class B electrician license, inactive electrical contractor license, an inactive 501(d) electrician license, and an inactive journeyman electrician license. No person holding an inactive license may perform any job requiring a Class B electrician or electrical contractor's license. The person holding any inactive license is exempt from the requirements of §36-16-20. The commission may promulgate rules to determine the requirements a person holding an inactive license shall meet if the person applies to change his inactive license to a license allowing him to perform work for which a license is required. Source: SL 1987, ch 279, §1; SL 1991, ch 308, §2; SL 2009, ch 183, §3.
SD Codified L § 36-16-14 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 36 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 16 - Electricians And Electrical Contractors|Section 36-16-14 - Contractor license required for installation of wiring or parts--Farm and residential wiring by Class B electrician.

36-16-14. Contractor license required for installation of wiring or parts--Farm and residential wiring by Class B electrician.No contract, agreement, or understanding with another for the installation of electrical wiring or the installation of electrical parts of other apparatus shall be entered into by anyone not an electrical contractor. Provided, however, that a Class B electrician, as defined in §36-16-2, is authorized to enter into a contract, undertaking, or agreement for the installation of electrical wiring and his authority under the contract, undertaking or agreement is limited to the installation of farm electrical wiring, residential electrical wiring, the installation of electrical equipment, appliances and apparatus, in relation to said farm and residential wiring. Source: SL 1963, ch 216, §15; SL 1978, ch 272, §2.
SD Codified L § 36-16-15 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 36 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 16 - Electricians And Electrical Contractors|Section 36-16-15 - Electric wiring--Personal residence or farmstead--Inspection and fee--Report--Violation as misdemeanor--Promulgation of rules.

36-16-15. Electric 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 the person's own residence or farmstead, including on 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. 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.
SD Codified L § 36-16-16 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 36 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 16 - Electricians And Electrical Contractors|Section 36-16-16 - Persons exempt from license requirement.

36-16-16. Persons exempt from license requirement. The following persons are not required to hold an electrician's license:(1)An employee of a utility engaged in the manufacture and distribution of electrical energy if engaged in work directly pertaining to the manufacture and distribution of electrical energy, or a person that is engaged in work pertaining directly to such services if the work is designed, supervised, or installed by a person qualified in the work being done. This exemption terminates at the first point of service attachment, except for the installing or testing of electric meters and measuring devices and the maintenance of their service;(2)An employee of telephone, telegraph, radio and television communication services and pipelines, or a person that is engaged in work pertaining directly to such services if the work is designed, supervised or installed by a person qualified in the work being done;(3)A person doing electrical work on automotive equipment, on equipment in a mine, ship, railway, or rolling stock, or on equipment in a packing plant supervised and regulated by the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources;(4)A person replacing a lamp and connection of a portable electrical device to a suitable receptable that has been permanently installed;(5)A radio and appliance service repair department;(6)A person doing maintenance on an oil burner and on a space heater where installation of same has been effected by a Class B or journeyman electrician in accordance with this chapter;(7)An architect, designer, or engineer engaged in the planning and laying out of electrical work;(8)An employee of an electrical utility engaged in the installation and maintenance of utility street lighting, traffic signal devices or electric utility-owned security lights or persons or companies when engaged in work pertaining directly to such services, if the work is designed, supervised, or installed by a person qualified in the work being done; or(9)An employee of an alarm and communications company or service when wiring an alarm or communications system where the system is classified as power limited class 2 or class 3 signaling circuits, power limited fire protective signaling circuits, class 2 or class 3 alarm circuits, or communications circuits or systems; or a person or a company when engaged in work pertaining directly to such wiring, if the work is designed, supervised, or installed by a person qualified in the work being done. Source: SL 1963, ch 216, § 12; SL 1965, ch 152, § 1; SL 1986, ch 315, § 5; SL 1988, ch 302; SL 1989, ch 327; SL 1991, ch 308, § 6; SL 2011, ch 179, § 4; SL 2021, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 21-3), § 14, eff. Apr. 19, 2021; SL 2021, ch 177, § 5.
SD Codified L § 36-16-17 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 36 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 16 - Electricians And Electrical Contractors|Section 36-16-17 - Licenses--Biennial fees.

36-16-17. Licenses--Biennial fees. The State Electrical Commission shall promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26, to establish and collect biennial fees for licenses. The class of electricians who may be licensed under this chapter, and biennial fees required to be paid for the license, may not exceed the following:(1)Electrical contractor: biennial license fee, two hundred dollars;(2)Journeyman electrician: biennial license fee, eighty dollars;(3)Class B electrician: biennial license fee, two hundred dollars;(4)Electrical inspector: biennial license fee, one hundred twenty dollars;(5)Inactive Class B electrician, inactive electrical contractor, inactive 501(d) electrician, or inactive journeyman electrician: biennial license fee, eighty dollars;(6)Maintenance electrician: biennial license fee, one hundred twenty dollars;(7)501(d) electrician; biennial license fee, one hundred twenty dollars.Before a license is granted to any applicant and for the biennial renewal of such license the applicant shall pay to the treasurer the fee required for the class of license applied for. Source: SL 1963, ch 216, §§7, 13; SL 1986, ch 302, §26; SL 1986, ch 315, §7; SL 1987, ch 279, §2; SL 1991, ch 308, §§3, 6; SL 1997, ch 219, §1; SL 2009, ch 183, §4; SL 2021, ch 178, § 2.
SD Codified L § 36-16-19 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 36 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 16 - Electricians And Electrical Contractors|Section 36-16-19 - Experience required for contractor's license.

36-16-19. Experience required for contractor's license. A person shall have at least two years of experience as a journeyman electrician or at least one year of commercial experience as a Class B electrician before making application for an electrical contractor's license. Source: SL 1963, ch 216, §2 (4); SL 1978, ch 272, §3; SL 2021, ch 177, § 6.
SD Codified L § 36-16-20 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 36 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 16 - Electricians And Electrical Contractors|Section 36-16-20 - Undertaking and insurance required of contractor or Class B electrician--Initial and renewal deposit--Disbursement from fund--Waiver.

36-16-20. Undertaking and insurance required of contractor or Class B electrician--Initial and renewal deposit--Disbursement from fund--Waiver.Before receiving a license as an electrical contractor or as a Class B electrician, an applicant shall execute and deposit with the State Electrical Commission an undertaking in the sum of ten thousand dollars, and a public liability insurance policy in a sum of not less than one hundred thousand dollars per occurrence and three hundred thousand dollars aggregate limit for bodily injury and property damage insurance with limits of not less than twenty-five thousand dollars per occurrence or a combined single limit of three hundred thousand dollars, or security approved by the commission in a sum equal to that amount, conditioned for the faithful performance of all electrical work undertaken by the electrician and the strict compliance with all the provisions of this chapter and the requirements of the commission. The required undertaking and liability insurance shall be in force at all times with certificates of insurance on file in the commission office. No electrical contractor or Class B electrician licensed under the provisions of this chapter need furnish any additional undertaking for municipal license as such contractor or electrician. In the case of a partnership or corporation, the licensed person is exempt from insurance or undertaking requirements if the employer satisfies the requirements. In addition, a deposit shall be made with the commission in the amount of fifty dollars at the time of the execution of the undertaking and biennially at the time of renewal of the applicant's license. Deposits shall be accumulated by the commission in a special fund to be used for the correction or completion of installations which the contractor or Class B electrician refuses or is unable to correct or complete, for uncollectable inspection fees or administrative fees, administrative costs of maintaining the fund and costs of enforcing provisions of this section. Disbursement from the fund may not exceed ten thousand dollars per occurrence. The commission shall waive the deposit at the time of renewal of the license for electricians who have made an initial deposit under this section if at the time of renewal the fund exceeds fifty thousand dollars. The commission may prescribe forms for the undertaking and may promulgate rules in accordance with chapter 1-26 as necessary to carry out the intent of this section. Source: SL 1963, ch 216, §10; SL 1964, ch 105, §1; SL 1978, ch 272, §4; SL 1986, ch 315, §9; SL 1987, ch 274, §1; SL 1991, ch 308, §§4, 6; SL 1992, ch 60, §2.
SD Codified L § 36-16-21 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 36 - Professions and Occupations|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.
SD Codified L § 36-16-22 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 36 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 16 - Electricians And Electrical Contractors|Section 36-16-22 - Evidence of experience required for license--Partnership or corporate license.

36-16-22. Evidence of experience required for license--Partnership or corporate license. An individual applying for a license under this chapter shall pay a fee, take an oath, and submit written evidence of having the required experience. If a partnership, company, corporation, or association applies for a license, an officer or manager thereof shall make the application and take the oath and submit evidence as to experience. Source: SL 1963, ch 216, §6 (2); SL 1967, ch 128, §3; SL 1978, ch 272, §6; SL 2021, ch 177, § 8.
SD Codified L § 36-16-23 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 36 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 16 - Electricians And Electrical Contractors|Section 36-16-23 - Reciprocal licenses to electricians from other states.

36-16-23. Reciprocal licenses to electricians from other states.To the extent that other states which provide for the licensing or registering of electricians provide for similar action, the State Electrical Commission may grant a license of the same grade or class to electricians registered or licensed by other states, upon payment by the applicant of the required fee, after being furnished with proof that the qualifications of the applicant are equal to the qualifications of the holders of a similar license in South Dakota. Source: SL 1963, ch 216, §19; SL 1986, ch 302, §24.
SD Codified L § 36-16-25 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 36 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 16 - Electricians And Electrical Contractors|Section 36-16-25 - Approval of license--Emergency farm and residential repairs exempt--Expiration and renewal of licenses.

36-16-25. Approval of license--Emergency farm and residential repairs exempt--Expiration and renewal of licenses.A license issued under this chapter shall be approved by the State Electrical Commission. However, this chapter does not apply to emergency repairs to farmstead and residential wiring. Each license shall be for a term of two years and shall expire at midnight on June thirtieth following the date of issuance of each even-numbered year commencing in 1986, and may be renewed by the commission upon application of the holder of the license, payment of the fee, filing a valid liability insurance policy and payment of the required deposit to the special fund at any time within thirty days from the date of such expiration. Source: SL 1963, ch 216, §§6(1), 13; SL 1967, ch 128, §3; SL 1986, ch 302, §29; SL 1987, ch 273, §2; SL 1987, ch 274, §2; SL 1991, ch 308, §6.
SD Codified L § 36-16-26 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 36 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 16 - Electricians And Electrical Contractors|Section 36-16-26 - Contractor's license terminated on death--Continuation of business.

36-16-26. Contractor's license terminated on death--Continuation of business.An electrical contractor's license shall terminate upon death of said contractor; however, the State Electrical Commission may authorize the carrying on of said business until arrangements can be made to complete work under contract or to otherwise comply with the provisions of this chapter. Source: SL 1963, ch 216, §11 (2).