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South Dakota Board of Technical Professions
Laws & Rules
Technical Professions (Professional Engineers, Architects, Land Surveyors, Landscape Architects and Petroleum Release Services)
Exemptions from Technical Professions
Building and Design Professionals
Technical Professions (Professional Engineers, Architects, Land Surveyors, Landscape Architects and Petroleum Release Services)
South Dakota laws and rules pertaining to regulation of professional engineers, architects, land surveyors, landscape architects and petroleum release services include:
South Dakota Codified Law (SDCL) Chapter 36-18A
Administrative Rules of South Dakota (ARSD) Article 20:38
Blue Book - Handbook of South Dakota Codified Law (SDCL) Chapter 36-18A and Administrative Rule of South Dakota (ARSD) Article 20:38 (Adobe PDF format)
Exemptions from Technical Professions Requirements
SDCL 36-18A-9 - Exemptions from technical professional requirements, see the Blue Book
Building and Design Professionals
South Dakota Codified Laws (SDCL) and Administrative Rules of South Dakota (ARSD) pertaining specifically to building and design professionals include:
SDCL 36-18A-1(1): Definition of Building "Alteration," see Blue Book
SDCL 36-18A-1(6): Definition of "Building or Floor Area," see Blue Book
SDCL 36-18A-2: "Practice of architecture" defined, see Blue Book
SDCL 36-18A-3: "Practice of engineering" defined, see Blue Book
SDCL 36-18A-9(6) and 36-18A-9(8): "Exemptions," see Blue Book
SDCL 36-18A-10: Buildings with multiple occupancy types, see Blue Book
SDCL 36-18A-13: Incidental cross-practice by architects and engineers, see Blue Book
SDCL 36-18A-45: Seals, signatures and certifications, see Blue Book
SDCL 36-18A-46: Construction administration services, see Blue Book
SDCL 36-18A-70: Building officials shall require certified plans, see Blue Book
ARSD 20:38:37:01: Seals, see Blue Book
ARSD 20:38:37:02: Prime professional, see Blue Book
ARSD 20:38:37:03: Construction administration services, see Blue Book
ARSD 20:38:37:04: Combining professional services, see Blue Book
ARSD 20:38:37:06: Services on exempt projects or for exempt entities
ARSD 20:38:38: Fire protection systems, see Blue Book
Construction Administration
SDCL 36-18A-1 (9) - Definition of construction administration, see Blue Book
SDCL 36-18A-46 - Construction administration services to be provided by architect or engineer, see Blue Book
ARSD 20:38:37:02 - Prime professional, see Blue Book
ARSD 20:38:37:03 - Construction administration services, see Blue Book