South Dakota Electrical Commission

License Applications and Other Forms

All electrician license applications must be submitted through the new Online Portal System.

Select the Application Portal to apply for a first-time license in South Dakota, apply for a license advancement, review any existing applications, and check the status of a submitted application.
Select the Licensee Portal to renew licenses, reinstate licenses, and record continuing education.

If you have issues logging in, please email or call the office at 605.773.3573 for assistance. If you receive an error message stating you have NO ACCESS, please call the office to update your email address.

2024 Renewals

Please renew through the Online Portal System. Refer to the 2024 South Dakota Electrician Renewal Step-by-Step Guide for assistance logging in for the first time and renewing your licenses through the online portal.

Licensees are required to attain 16 hours of continuing education with a minimum of 8 code hours and 8 in person hours. You may NOT use 16 hours of online only classes. ALL continuing education must be preapproved by the commission, and you will need to select the class you completed.
Any renewals submitted now will be assessed a $50 reinstatement fee.
You may submit an online application without a credit card payment, but the application will not be processed until we receive the check/money order in the mail (do not send cash through the mail). For questions on license renewal, please email.

If you have submitted your application online and selected check or money order as your payment type, you will need to mail in your payment to the following address before you application will be processed:

South Dakota Electrical Commission
217 W. Missouri Ave.
Pierre SD 57501

Other Forms for Licenses

If you are applying for an electrical contractor or Class B electrician license, you will also need to fill out and submit the Bond Application:

Electrical Contractor and Class B Electricians' Bond Application

Third Party Inspector Application

If you wish to be approved to provide rough in inspections on modular homes to be moved into South Dakota, please fill out the Third-Party Inspector Application:

Third-Party Inspector Application

An initial or renewal application must include:

A list of modular home and modular structure manufacturers in South Dakota with which the third party has contracted;
A list of jurisdictions in which the third party presently performs any inspections, including any supporting documentation;
A list of all individuals who will be conducting the inspections and their qualifications;
Certificate of liability insurance of at least one million dollars;
Copy of accreditation with a nationally recognized testing laboratory as defined by 29 C.F.R. § 1910.7 (January 1, 2024); and
Surety bond of one hundred thousand dollars.

An approval for a third party to conduct inspections is valid for two years and only for the individuals identified in the most recent application. A renewal application must be submitted every biennium on the form designated by the commission office.

Maintenance Electrician License

If you wish to apply for or renew a maintenance Electrician license, please select the appropriate application below:

Maintenance Electrician Application

Maintenance Electrician Renewal

20:44:16:21. Maintenance electrician license. A maintenance electrician license may be issued by the commission to a public or private entity which employs one or more persons to perform maintenance electrical work on land and facilities owned or leased by the entity. A separate maintenance electrical license is required for each county in which the entity's employees perform maintenance electrical work. Each application for a maintenance electrician's license must be accompanied by a $80 fee.