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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 residential inspection per each inspection man-hour or fraction thereof.
Minimum fee for requested electrical inspections.
A minimum inspection fee of $75 for each residential inspection or $100 for each commercial 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 | 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 Minimum of $100 fee if permit plus cost doesn't equal $100 |
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 | |
| Minimum of $100 fee if permit plus cost doesn't equal $100 | 3 or more circuits = 2 | ||
| Requested Inspections | $75/hr Residential; $100/hr Commercial | 1 insp. per $100 | |
| Reinspections | $75/hr Residential; $100/hr Commercial | ||
| 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 Minimum of $100 fee if permit plus cost doesn't equal $100 |
2 insps. per 4 units |
| Outdoor Signs & Feeders | Each feeder or branch circuit |
$50.00 Minimum of $100 fee if permit plus cost doesn't equal $100 |
F |
| Irrigation | Service | $75.00 Minimum of $100 fee if permit plus cost doesn't equal $100 |
F |
| Each motor | $2.00 | ||
| Mobile Homes No feeder charge included in these fees. |
First unit | $75.00 Minimum of $100 fee if permit plus cost doesn't equal $100 |
F |
| Each additional unit | $35.00 | ||
| RV Parks | Per unit | $20.00 Minimum of $100 fee if permit plus cost doesn't equal $100 |
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 | Minimum of $100 fee if permit plus cost doesn't equal $100 | |
| Per transformer or generator | $30.00 | ||
| Permits | $15.00 | ||
*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.