South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:44 - ELECTRICIANS › Chapter 20:44:19 - Inspection procedures › Section 20:44:19:05 - Final inspection with an inspector's report

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
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 inspector may issue an inspector's report. The inspector
				  shall submit the inspector's report to the electrical contractor, Class B
				  electrician, or individual doing electrical wiring under an owner's exemption,
				  subject to those corrections specified in the inspector's report. The inspector
				  may sign, date, and apply the final green tag on or near the service
				  disconnect.
The installer shall correct all noted violations and notify
				  the inspector of those corrections by the date specified on the inspector's
				  report and in compliance with §
									20:44:19:07.
If the installer fails to notify the inspector by the date
				  indicated on the inspector's report, the inspector shall issue a correction
				  order to the installer ordering compliance with SDCL chapter 36-16 and this
				  article. The inspector shall assess fees according to §
									20:44:20:12.
If the installer fails to comply with the terms of the
				  correction order or fails to pay the fees according to §
									20:44:20:12, the inspector may
				  final void the installation with notice of non-compliance to installer, order a
				  disconnect, or make a compliance request of the electrician's undertaking fund.
				  In addition, the commission may conduct a hearing to determine whether the
				  violator's license should be revoked.
If at any time during the process the owner of a residential
				  or farmstead installation refuses to allow for corrections by an installer the
				  inspector shall final void or final subject the installation with notice of
				  non-compliance to installer or order the service disconnected. If at any time
				  during the process the owner of a commercial installation refuses to allow for
				  corrections the inspector shall order the service disconnected.
If an owner performing electrical installations under an
				  owner's exemption refuses to make corrections, the inspector shall provide an
				  inspection report to the owner, final void or final subject the installation
				  with notice of non-compliance to owner, or order the service disconnected. The
				  owner shall correct all noted violations and notify the inspector of those
				  corrections by the date specified on the inspector's report and in compliance
				  with §
									20:44:19:07. If the owner fails to
				  notify the inspector by the date specified on the inspector's report, the
				  inspector shall issue a correction order to the owner ordering compliance with
				  SDCL chapter 36-16 and this article. The inspector shall assess fees according
				  to §
									20:44:20:12.
Violations considered inconsequential to the safety of life
				  and property do not require an inspector's report, and corrections may be made
				  at the convenience of the installer. This status may change with the next
				  inspection.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 36-16-12.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 36-16-15,
					 36-16-29,
					 36-16-31.
Minimum fee for requested electrical inspections, §
											20:44:20:10.