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South Dakota Electrical Commission
Fees for Inspections
Effective July 1, 2025
Wiring Permits are $20 each or a book of 20 for $400
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 $150 per hour for the first hour and $37.50/15 minutes after.
Minimum fee for requested electrical inspections.
A minimum inspection fee of $150 is imposed if any fee in the table below is equal to less than $150.
The policy is in effect as of July 1, 2025, 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 07/01/2025 |
Allotted Insp. Per Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permits | $20.00 | N/A; | |
| New Houses | 0 - 200 amps | $208.00 | 1 RI, 1 F |
| 201 - 400 amps | $390.00 | 2 RI, 1 F | |
| 401 - over | $390.00 plus circuits | 2 RI, 1 F | |
| Services - new | 0 - 200 amps | $78.00 plus circuits | 1 RI, 1 F |
| 201 - 400 amps | $98.00 plus circuits | 1 RI, 1 F | |
| 401 - 800 amps | $130.00 plus circuits | 1 RI, 1 F | |
| 801 - 1600 amps | $195.00 plus circuits | 1 RI, 1 F | |
| 1601 - over | $358.00 plus circuits | 2 RI, 1 F | |
| Services - replacement | 0 - 200 amps | $130.00 plus new circuits | 1 F |
| 201 - 400 amps | $163.00 plus new circuits | 1 F | |
| 401 - 800 amps | $195.00 plus new circuits | 1 F | |
| 801 - 1600 amps | $228.00 plus new circuits | 1 F | |
| 1601 - over | $260.00 plus new circuits | F | |
| Plus Circuits | 0 - 30 amps | $7.00 | See above |
| 31 - 60 amps | $13.00 | See above | |
| 61 - 100 amps | $15.00 | See above | |
| Each additional 100 amps or fraction thereof | $10.00 | See above | |
| Circuits Install or Alteration | $65 per circuit* | 1 or 2 circuits = 1 F | |
| 3 or more circuits = 1 RI, 1F | |||
| Requested Inspections | $150/hr. | ||
| Reinspections | $150/hr. | ||
| Remodel Work | First 40 openings or connections | $3.00 each | 1 F |
| Additional opening or connection | $1.00 each | N/A | |
| First 40 light fixtures | $3.00 each | 1 F | |
| Additional lighting fixture | $1.00 each | N/A | |
| Motor or special equipment | $8.00 each | 1F | |
| Apartment Building | Per unit | $150.00 | 1 RI per 4 units |
| Mobile Homes No feeder charge included in these fees. |
First unit | $100.00 | 1 F |
| Each additional unit | $45.00 | N/A | |
| RV Parks | Per unit | $25.00 | 1 F |
| Administrative Fee | Late Wiring Permit | $250 | 1 F |
| Administrative Fee | Failure to Make Corrections | $250 | N/A |
| Administrative Fee | Failure to Notify the Commission | $250 | N/A |
| Administrative Fee | Not Posting Permits | $250 | N/A |
| Administrative Fee | VIP Permit - fee for any permit entered without the white copy | $250 | N/A |
| Administrative Fee | VIP Inspection – Requesting inspection with less than 72-hour notice | $250 | N/A |
**Note: Installers will not receive credit for unused allotted inspections.