An electrical contractor, Class B electrician, or owner performing electrical wiring on a residence or a farmstead in compliance with SDCL 36-16-15 shall obtain a wiring permit on all electrical installations covered by § 20:44:18:01 and SDCL chapter 36-16. A permit consists of five copies, each printed on a different color paper.

1. (1) Within fifteen calendar days after starting an electrical installation, the installer shall send the white copy to the office of the commission. Failure to send in the white copy within fifteen calendar days after the electrical work has started is a late wiring permit procedure and the installer is subject to a two-hundred-fifty-dollar administrative fee;
2. (2) The installer shall post the hard copy of the permit 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 two-hundred-fifty-dollar administrative fee;
3. (3) The installer shall retain the blue copy;

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

   An electrical contractor or Class B electrician holding an active license may only secure an electrical wiring permit from the commission office.

   An owner performing electrical wiring on a residence or farmstead in compliance with SDCL 36-16-15 shall secure a wiring permit from the commission office. The owner may not allow the wiring permit to be used by any other person.

The procedure for executing a wiring permit is as follows:

Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 5 SDR 1, effective July 20, 1978; 10 SDR 131, effective June 3, 1984; 12 SDR 92, effective January 1, 1986; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 13 SDR 75, 13 SDR 95, effective January 1, 1987; 20 SDR 92, effective January 1, 1994; 20 SDR 222, effective July 6, 1994; transferred from § 20:44:04:03, August 12, 1994; 35 SDR 305, effective July 1, 2009 ; 51 SDR 140, effective July 1, 2025 .

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

Law Implemented: SDCL 36-16-27 , 36-16-28 , 36-16-29 , 36-16-30 .