Inspection fees for new single-family residential electrical services are based on service equipment ampere capacity as follows:

1. (1) Up to two hundred amperes, two hundred eight dollars, and includes one rough-in inspection;
2. (2) More than two hundred and up to four hundred amperes, three hundred ninety dollars, and includes two rough-in inspections; and

3. (3) More than four hundred amperes, three hundred ninety dollars plus circuits, and includes two rough-in inspections.

   In addition to the rough-in inspections, each installation under this section includes one final inspection. Fees must be assessed in accordance with § 20:44:20:10 for an additional inspection or reinspection needed to address corrections detailed in a report for a rough-in or final inspection.

Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 5 SDR 1, effective July 20, 1978; 7 SDR 90, effective April 1, 1981; 12 SDR 92, effective January 1, 1986; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 20 SDR 92, effective January 1, 1994; 20 SDR 222, effective July 6, 1994; transferred from § 20:44:06:01, August 12, 1994; 32 SDR 37, effective September 1, 2005; 37 SDR 236, effective June 29, 2011; 46 SDR 128, effective May 26, 2020 ; 51 SDR 140, effective July 1, 2025 .

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

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

Prior versions effective: 2020-05-26, 2011-06-29.