S.D. Admin. R. 20:44:14:01

Current through Register Vol. 50, page 162, June 24, 2024

Section 20:44:14:01 - General definitions

Terms defined in SDCL 36-16-2 have the same meaning in this article. As used in this article:

(1) "Commission" means the State Electrical Commission;

(2) "Inspector's report procedure" means a procedure that requires the installer to notify the inspector regarding the status of the corrections required, as listed on an inspector's report by the day specified;

(3) "Correction order" means a notice written by an inspector to the person responsible for the electrical installation, listing the violations of this article and stating the time allowed for correction;

(4) "Electrical lineman" means a person with a minimum of four years of experience with electrical power distribution systems;

(5) "Electrical school," as referred to in SDCL 36-16-2(4), means a four-year educational institution which grants an electrical engineering degree (BSEE) and which is accredited by a nationally recognized accreditation agency;

(6) "Electrical wiring apprenticeship program" means a classroom program supplemented by a minimum of 144 hours per year of electrical wiring instruction in conjunction with the normal 2,000 hours per year of actual electrical wiring on-the-job work experience of an apprentice electrician;

(7) "Final subject" means the act of closing out a non-compliant residential installation after all inspections have been performed and the residence owner of the installation acknowledges acceptance of the report of non-compliance;

(8) "Final void" means the act of closing out a non-compliant installation prior to the full inspection being completed;

(9) "License" means a license issued to a person who qualifies under one of the classes defined in SDCL 36-16-2 or is granted reciprocity from another state;

(10) "Local inspection system" means a municipal government or power supplier that has complied with commission requirements and which provides local electrical inspections under the rules and direction of the commission and SDCL chapter 36-16;

(11) "Modular home" or "modular structure" means a home or other structure built on a factory assembly line or other construction site to International Building Code specifications and transported to its destination in sections or as a complete assembly, which has no permanent steel chassis attached and is not a manufactured home as defined in SDCL 32-7A-1 or a recreational vehicle;

(12)"National Electrical Code" means the code published by the National Fire Protection Association (2020 edition) with the following exceptions:

(a) Sections 210.8(F) and 230.67;

(b) Article 100 - definitions - remove the new word "machinery" from the definition of "equipment";

(c) The words "through 250-volt" are changed to ", single-phase, 15- and 20-ampere" in section 210.8(A);

(d) Eliminate GFCI and AFCI requirement for life support equipment and like or similar equipment as determined by Authority Having Jurisdiction;

(e) Clarify section 334.10. Uses permitted. Type NM, Type NMC, and Type NMS cables may be used in the following structures:

(i) One- and two-family dwellings and accessory structures;

(ii) Multifamily dwellings, farmsteads, and accessory structures of Types III, IV, and V construction, except as prohibited in 334.12;

(iii) Other structures permitted to be of Types III, IV, and V construction except as prohibited in 334.12. Cables shall be concealed within walls, floors, or ceilings that provide a thermal barrier of material that has at least a 15-minute thermal finish rating as identified in listing of fire-rated assemblies; and

(f) The words "a zone measured 900 mm (3 ft) horizontally and 2.5 m (8 ft) vertically from the top of the bathtub rim or shower stall threshold. The identified zone is all-encompassing and shall include the space" are changed to "or" and the words "the tub" are changed to "a bathtub" in section 406.9(c);

(13) "Owner's exemption" means an exemption from licensure requirements in SDCL 36-16-13 for an individual owner who is personally wiring an electrical installation on a residence or farmstead;

(14) "Point of service attachment," as referred to in SDCL 36-16-16(1), means that point where the power supplier's conductors connect to the consumer's conductors;

(15) "Wiring permit" means a form notifying the commission that a described electrical installation will be made in accordance with the requirements of this article at a described location;

(16) "Wiring permit--Form B" means a wiring permit to be used in an area where the commission has approved local inspection systems; and

(17) "Wiring school" means a postsecondary school that teaches one or more courses in electrical wiring which covers the topics listed in § 20:44:16:12 and includes at least 576 hours of instruction on those topics.

S.D. Admin. R. 20:44:14:01

SL 1975, ch 16; 43 SDR 181, effective 7/10/2017; 46 SDR 128, effective 5/26/2020; 46 SDR 146, effective 6/30/2020

General Authority: SDCL 36-16-12.

Law Implemented: SDCL 36-16-12.

The National Electrical Code, 2020 Edition. National Fire Protection Association, Inc., One Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02169-7471. Cost: $108. (Price subject to change). Available for no cost at https://www.nfpa.org/Codes-and-Standards/All-Codes-and-Standards/Free-access International Building Code, 2018 Edition, pages numbered numerically, International Code Council. Copies may be obtained from the International Code Council, Inc., 4051 West Flossmoor Road, Country Club Hills, IL 60478-5771. Cost: $136. Available for no cost at https://codes.iccsafe.org/content/IBC2018P4