When neither the service nor the branch circuits are altered, inspection fees associated with a remodeling project are as follows:

1. (1) First forty openings or connections, three dollars each;
2. (2) Each additional opening or connection, one dollar;
3. (3) First forty lighting fixtures, three dollars each;
4. (4) Each additional lighting fixture, one dollar; and

5. (5) Each motor or other special equipment, eight dollars.

   A minimum fee of one hundred fifty dollars must be imposed if the total fee calculated under this section is less than one hundred fifty dollars. Each permit under this section includes one 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; 2 SDR 89, effective July 2, 1976; 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 § 20:44:06:04, August 12, 1994; 46 SDR 128, effective May 26, 2020 ; 51 SDR 54, effective November 12, 2024; 51 SDR 140, effective July 1, 2025 .

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

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

Prior versions effective: 2024-11-12, 2020-05-26, 1994-08-12.