ENTITLED An Act to expand permission on installing electric wiring in a residence.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota:
Section 1. That 36-16-15 be AMENDED:
36-16-15. No license is required of a person installing electric wiring in or on:
(1) The person's own residence, including attached or unattached accessory structures and the parcel of land upon which the structures are situated;
(2) The person's own farmstead;
(3) The premises of a single-family dwelling unit that is in the process of being constructed if the person owns the premises and intends to occupy the premises as the person's residence when construction is complete; or
(4) The premises of any private, non-habitable property owned by the person that is not substantially used in connection with a trade or business of the person.
Entrance installations in excess of sixty amperes capacity, circuits, or the installation of electrical parts of other apparatus shall be subject to inspection and payment of an inspection fee as provided by 36-16-29 and 36-16-30. Failure to report this work as required by law is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
The commission shall promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26, to establish criteria for authorizing persons to install electric wiring under this section.
For the purposes of this section, the term "residence" means a detached owner-occupied single-family dwelling.
An Act to expand permission on installing electric wiring in a residence.
I certify that the attached Act originated in the:
Secretary of the Senate
President of the Senate
Attest:
Secretary of the Senate
Speaker of the House
Attest:
Chief Clerk
File No. ____ Chapter No. ______
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Received at this Executive Office this _____ day of _____________,
2024 at ____________M.
By for the Governor
The attached Act is hereby approved this ________ day of ______________, A.D., 2024
ss. Office of the Secretary of State
Filed ____________, 2024 at _________ o'clock __M.
Secretary of State
By Asst. Secretary of State
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