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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 inspections will be assessed at $100 per hour for the first hour and $25/15 minutes after.
Minimum fee for requested electrical inspections.
A minimum inspection fee of one hundred dollars is imposed if any fee in the table below is equal to less than $100.
The policy is in effect as of Nov. 12, 2024, 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | $50 per circuit* | 1 or 2 circuits = 1 | |
| 3 or more circuits = 2 | |||
| Requested Inspections | $100/hr. | 1 insp. per $100 | |
| Reinspections | $100/hr. | ||
| Remodel Work | 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 | Per unit | $50.00 | 2 insps. per 4 units |
| Outdoor Signs & Feeders | Each feeder or branch circuit |
$50.00 | F |
| Irrigation | Service | $75.00 | F |
| Each motor | $2.00 | ||
| Mobile Homes No feeder charge included in these fees. |
First unit | $75.00 | F |
| Each additional unit | $35.00 | ||
| RV Parks | Per unit | $20.00 | F |
| Each additional unit | $20.00 | ||
| Range Wells | Per hour will be charged as a requested inspection fee | $100 | F |
| Swimming Pools | Residential pools | $150.00 | RI, F |
| Carnivals/Concessions | Per ride or concession | $10.00 | 1 insp. per $100 |
| Reinspection per unit | $5.00 | ||
| Per transformer or generator | $30.00 | ||
| Permits | $15.00 | ||
**Note: Installers will not receive credit for unused allotted inspections.