36-16-1. License required to engage in electrical contracting–Purpose of regulation–Noncompliance as misdemeanor. Any person, firm, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation engaged, or offering to engage, in business as an electrical contractor as defined in §36-16-2 or any person performing the work as defined in this chapter, shall obtain a license from the State Electrical […]
36-16-10. Expense of commission. All reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in conducting the business of the State Electrical Commission shall be allowed and paid by the commission. Source: SL 1963, ch 216, §4 (4).
36-16-12. Seal of commission–Scope of rules. The State Electrical Commission shall adopt a seal. The commission shall promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26, pertaining to: license applications, examinations, continuing education, qualifications, wiring permits, electrical installation, inspection fees and procedures; local inspection systems; modular homes and structures; carnivals and seasonal dwellings and supplementary power and cogeneration […]
36-16-13. License required–Examination–Application–Fees. Any person, partnership, company, corporation, or association that for a fixed sum, price, fee, percentage, or other consideration, undertakes or offers to undertake with another to plan, lay out, supervise, install, make additions, make alterations, or make repairs, in the installation of wiring, apparatus, or equipment for electric lights, heat, or power, […]
36-16-13.2. Issuance of license to public entities. The State Electrical Commission may issue a maintenance electrician’s license to a public entity, firm, partnership or corporation. The maintenance electrician license shall be limited to electrical maintenance work, as defined by electrical commission rules, performed at the public entity, firm, partnership or corporation property. The license shall […]
36-16-13.3. Inactive license–Performance of job requiring license prohibited–Exemption–Change of inactive license. The State Electrical Commission may issue an inactive Class B electrician license, inactive electrical contractor license, an inactive 501(d) electrician license, and an inactive journeyman electrician license. No person holding an inactive license may perform any job requiring a Class B electrician or electrical […]
36-16-14. Contractor license required for installation of wiring or parts–Farm and residential wiring by Class B electrician. No contract, agreement, or understanding with another for the installation of electrical wiring or the installation of electrical parts of other apparatus shall be entered into by anyone not an electrical contractor. Provided, however, that a Class B […]
36-16-15. Electrical wiring–Personal residence or farmstead–Inspection and fee–Report–Violation as misdemeanor–Promulgation of rules. No license is required of a person installing electric wiring in or on: (1)The person’s own residence; (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 […]
36-16-16. Persons exempt from license requirement. The following persons are not required to hold an electrician’s license: (1)An employee of a utility engaged in the manufacture and distribution of electrical energy if engaged in work directly pertaining to the manufacture and distribution of electrical energy, or a person that is engaged in work pertaining directly […]
36-16-17. Licenses–Biennial fees. The State Electrical Commission shall promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26, to establish and collect biennial fees for licenses. The class of electricians who may be licensed under this chapter, and biennial fees required to be paid for the license, may not exceed the following: (1)Electrical contractor: biennial license fee, two hundred […]
36-16-19. Experience required for contractor’s license. A person shall have at least two years of experience as a journeyman electrician or at least one year of commercial experience as a Class B electrician before making application for an electrical contractor’s license. Source: SL 1963, ch 216, §2 (4); SL 1978, ch 272, §3; SL 2021, […]
36-16-2. Definition of terms. Terms used in this chapter mean: (1)”Apprentice electrician,” a person learning the trade under the supervision and employment of an electrical contractor, journeyman electrician or Class B electrician, or a person learning the trade under the supervision of a 501(d) electrician, or a person employed by a public entity or private […]
36-16-20. Undertaking and insurance required of contractor or Class B electrician–Initial and renewal deposit–Disbursement from fund–Waiver. Before receiving a license as an electrical contractor or as a Class B electrician, an applicant shall execute and deposit with the State Electrical Commission an undertaking in the sum of ten thousand dollars, and a public liability insurance […]
36-16-21. Apprentice registration–Fee–Supervision of work. An apprentice shall register with the State Electrical Commission. The State Electrical Commission may promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26, to establish and collect a biennial registration fee not to exceed twenty dollars. Biennial fee requirements apply in even-numbered years. The apprentice may not be allowed to work on an […]
36-16-22. Evidence of experience required for license–Partnership or corporate license. An individual applying for a license under this chapter shall pay a fee, take an oath, and submit written evidence of having the required experience. If a partnership, company, corporation, or association applies for a license, an officer or manager thereof shall make the application […]
36-16-23. Reciprocal licenses to electricians from other states. To the extent that other states which provide for the licensing or registering of electricians provide for similar action, the State Electrical Commission may grant a license of the same grade or class to electricians registered or licensed by other states, upon payment by the applicant of […]
36-16-25. Approval of license–Emergency farm and residential repairs exempt–Expiration and renewal of licenses. A license issued under this chapter shall be approved by the State Electrical Commission. However, this chapter does not apply to emergency repairs to farmstead and residential wiring. Each license shall be for a term of two years and shall expire at […]
36-16-26. Contractor’s license terminated on death–Continuation of business. An electrical contractor’s license shall terminate upon death of said contractor; however, the State Electrical Commission may authorize the carrying on of said business until arrangements can be made to complete work under contract or to otherwise comply with the provisions of this chapter. Source: SL 1963, […]
36-16-27. Electrical work to comply with rules–Wiring permit required before connection–Fees. All electrical wiring, apparatus, or equipment shall comply with the rules promulgated and adopted by the State Electrical Commission. The rules shall conform to approved methods of construction and promote the safety of life and property. No new electrical service entrance except for communication […]
36-16-28. Report to commission of electrical work done. Every person registered under the provisions of this chapter or doing electrical work described by §36-16-15 shall report the same to the State Electrical Commission upon forms furnished by the commission for that purpose. Source: SL 1963, ch 216, §14; SL 1986, ch 315, §12.
