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South Dakota Electrical Commission
Fees for Inspections
Wiring Permits are $15 each or a book of 20 for $300
The Commission conducts the following allotted number of inspections per the calculated fee per the table below. Inspections in addition to the allotted inspection per fee will be assessed at $75 per inspection per each inspection man-hour or fraction thereof. (20:44:20:10. Minimum fee for requested electrical inspections. A minimum inspection fee of $75 for each inspection man-hour or fraction thereof is charged for electrical inspections.) The policy is in effect as of May 01, 2018, for all outstanding permits.
The table includes a link to the Administrative Rule of South Dakota (ARSD) pertinent to each type of installation.
| Installation | Criteria | Fee 06/01/20 |
Allotted Insp. Per Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Houses (20:44:20:01) | 0 - 200 amps | $160.00 | RI, F |
| 201 - 400 amps | $300.00 | 2 RI, F | |
| 401 - over | $300.00 plus circuits | 2 RI, F | |
| Services - new (20:44:20:02) | 0 - 200 amps | $60.00 plus circuits | RI, F |
| 201 - 400 amps | $75.00 plus circuits | RI, F | |
| 401 - 800 amps | $100.00 plus circuits | RI, F | |
| 801 - 1600 amps | $150.00 plus circuits | RI, F | |
| 1601 - over | $275.00 plus circuits | 2 RI, F | |
| Services - replacement (20:44:20:02) | 0 - 200 amps | $100.00 plus new circuits | F |
| 201 - 400 amps | $125.00 plus new circuits | F | |
| 401 - 800 amps | $150.00 plus new circuits | F | |
| 801 - 1600 amps | $175.00 plus new circuits | F | |
| 1601 - over | $200.00 plus new circuits | F | |
| Plus Circuits 20:44:20:02:01 |
0 - 30 amps | $5.00 | See above |
| 31 - 60 amps | $10.00 | ||
| 61 - 100 amps | $12.00 | ||
| Each additional 100 amps or fraction thereof | $8.00 | ||
| Circuits Install or Alteration (20:44:20:03) | $50 per circuit* | 1 or 2 circuits = 1 | |
| 3 or more circuits = 2 | |||
| Requested Inspections (20:44:20:10) | $75/$100 | 1 insp. per $75 Res/$100 Com | |
| Remodel Work (20:44:20:04) | First 40 openings or connections (each) | $2.00 | F |
| Each additional opening or connection | $0.50 | ||
| First 40 light fixtures (each) | $2.00 | F | |
| Each additional lighting fixture | $0.50 | ||
| Each motor or special equipment | $6.00 | ||
| Apartment Building (20:44:20:05) | Per Unit | $50.00 | 2 insps. per 4 units |
| Outdoor Signs & Feeders (20:44:20:06) | Each feeder or branch circuit (or see 20:44:20:02 or 20:44:20:03) |
$50.00 | F |
| Irrigation (20:44:20:07) | Service | $75.00 | F |
| Each motor | $2.00 | ||
| Mobile Homes (20:44:20:08) No feeder charge included in these fees. |
First unit | $75.00 | F |
| Each additional unit | $35.00 | ||
| RV Parks (20:44:20:09) | Per unit | $20.00 | F |
| Each additional unit | $20.00 | ||
| Range Wells (20:44:20:10) | Per hour will be charged as a requested inspection fee | $75 | F |
| Swimming Pools (20:44:20:13)
(Commercial pools are computed under 20:44:20:10) |
Residential pools | $150.00 | RI, F |
| Carnivals/Concessions (20:44:24:05) | Per ride or concession | $10.00 | 1 insp. per $100 |
| Reinspection per unit | $5.00 | ||
| Per transformer or generator | $30.00 | ||
| Permits (20:44:18:02) | $15.00 | ||
| All allotted inspections are for 1 hour or a fraction thereof.
*Fees calculated in this section may not exceed the calculated fee for a new installation of the same type in §§ 20:44:20:01 and 20:44:20:02. |
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*Please note each inspection is limited to one hour. Inspections over one hour will utilize an additional allotted inspection per hour or fraction thereof or be charged $75 per hour or fraction thereof.
Installers will not receive credit for unused allotted inspections.
**Multi-unit Fee Clarification:
| A. | House panel without fire separation (single permit): | ||
| Fee is calculated: | |||
| a. | Service new – According to amps | ||
| i. | Feeder to Apt panel – No fee | ||
| ii. | Each unit - $50 | ||
| iii. | Feeder to house panel – Fee according to size | ||
| iv. | House panel circuits – Fee according to circuits | ||
| b. | Service replacement – According to amps | ||
| i. | New Feeder to Apt panel – No fee | ||
| ii. | Units updated - $50 | ||
| iii. | New feeder to house panel – Fee according to size | ||
| iv. | New house panel – Fee according to circuits | ||
| B. | No house panel without fire separation (single permit): | ||
| Fee is calculated | |||
| a. | Service new – Service size plus circuits | ||
| b. | Service replacement – Service size plus new circuits | ||
| C. | Larger house or condo type structures - No house panel with fire separation (permit for each unit – example would be a townhouse): | ||
| Fee is calculated at $160 per unit | |||
Note: For fee purposes an apartment is required to have a house panel:
House panel defined: A panel servicing general areas or shared areas typically paid for by landlord or shared amongst tenants. Examples include yet are not limited to: hallway luminaires, outside and parking lot luminaires, hallway security systems, shared area heating and cooling, lobbies, rec areas and laundry.