South Dakota § 36-16-1 - License required to engage in electrical contracting--Purpose of regulation--Noncompliance as misdemeanor.
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§ 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 Commission before any person may undertake and perform such work to the end that any such work will be safely and properly installed in accordance with approved standards for such work. It is a Class 2 misdemeanor for any person, firm, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation to engage in such business or such work unless the provisions of this chapter are complied with.
Source: SL 1963, ch 216, § 1; SL 1977, ch 190, § 183; SL 1986, ch 315, § 1; SL 1991, ch 308, § 1; SL 1993, ch 281, § 1; SL 1994, ch 351, § 77.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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