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26.769.15 101st Legislative Session 1208
2026 South Dakota Legislature
House Bill 1208
Introduced by: Representative Garcia
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An Act to revise licensure provisions for electricians. 1
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA: 2
Section 1. That § 36-16-13 be AMENDED: 3
36-16-13. Any person, partnership, company, corporation, or association that for 4
a fixed sum, price, fee, percentage, or other consideration, undertakes or offers to 5
undertake with another to plan, lay out, supervise, install, make additions, make 6
alterations, or make repairs, in the installation of wiring, apparatus, or equipment for 7
electric lights, heat, or power, shall must be licensed by the State Electrical Commission. 8
The commission shall issue a license , as a physical card and as an electronic equivalent, 9
to a qualified person under this section in the class defined under § 36-16-2 for which the 10
person applies after successful completion of the examination required by the commission. 11
The license issued under this chapter must bear a security marking approved by the 12
commission. 13
The commission shall promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26, establishing fees 14
for the examination and the application required under this section , as well as for the 15
replacement of a license card. The commission may charge, or may authorize a third party 16
that administers the examination to charge, each person an examination fee not to exceed 17
one hundred fifty dollars per examination or reexamination. The application fee may not 18
exceed one hundred dollars per occurrence. The fee to replace a lost or stolen license card 19
may not exceed thirty-five dollars per occurrence. 20