Electrical Contractor Permit Requirements in Sioux Falls, SD

1. EIN (Employer Identification Number)

   Required if you have employees or operate as an LLC or corporation. Free from the IRS.

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   Free·Immediate (online application)

   Free

   Immediate (online application)

1. South Dakota Department of Revenue - Sales Tax License

   Any business with a physical presence in South Dakota must be licensed for sales tax collection, and South Dakota taxes services as well as tangible personal property and products transferred electronically. The state sales and use tax rate is 4.2 percent (reduced from 4.5 percent), and municipal sales and use tax of generally 1 to 2 percent applies where the purchaser receives the product or service. Remote sellers and marketplace providers with more than $100,000 in gross sales into South Dakota in the previous or current calendar year must also license and remit. Register using the Department of Revenue's online Tax License Application.

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   Free - there is no fee for a South Dakota sales tax license·Apply online through the Tax License Application; the license is typically issued within a few business days

   Free - there is no fee for a South Dakota sales tax license

   Apply online through the Tax License Application; the license is typically issued within a few business days

1. South Dakota Electrical Commission - Electrical Contractor License

   Electrical contractors in South Dakota must be licensed by the South Dakota Electrical Commission (Department of Labor and Regulation, 217 W. Missouri Ave., Pierre, 605-773-3573), which administers state electrical law, licenses all electricians in the state, and inspects wiring installations. South Dakota does not use a 'Master Electrician' title: the license tiers on the Commission's application are Electrical Inspector, Electrical Contractor, Inactive EC, Reciprocal EC, Class B Electrician, Inactive CBE, Journeyman, Inactive JM, and Reciprocal JM. An exam is required, and application and license fees are non-refundable and not pro-rated. Since November 12, 2024 all permits are inspected under the 2023 National Electrical Code. Sioux Falls additionally requires its own city licenses: the city's Contractor Licensing program lists Electrical Contractor, Class B Electrician, Electrical Apprentice, and Electrical Journeyman licenses, and states that apprentices and journeymen must hold both a state and a city license to work inside city limits (Licensing: 605-367-8672).

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   Electrical Contractor: $60 application fee plus a $200 license fee - $260 total. For comparison, Class B Electrician is $60 + $100, Journeyman $60 + $80, and Electrical Inspector $60 + $100. Separate wiring permits cost $20 each (or a book of 20 for $400), with inspection fees per the Commission's schedule (for example $208 new house wiring, $78 plus circuits for a new service) and a $150 minimum for requested inspections. Sioux Falls city electrical license fees are set separately by the city; confirm with Licensing at 605-367-8672.·The application fee must accompany the application and the license fee must be a separate check; incomplete or unsigned applications are returned. Contact the Commission at 605-773-3573 for current processing times.

   Electrical Contractor: $60 application fee plus a $200 license fee - $260 total. For comparison, Class B Electrician is $60 + $100, Journeyman $60 + $80, and Electrical Inspector $60 + $100. Separate wiring permits cost $20 each (or a book of 20 for $400), with inspection fees per the Commission's schedule (for example $208 new house wiring, $78 plus circuits for a new service) and a $150 minimum for requested inspections. Sioux Falls city electrical license fees are set separately by the city; confirm with Licensing at 605-367-8672.

   The application fee must accompany the application and the license fee must be a separate check; incomplete or unsigned applications are returned. Contact the Commission at 605-773-3573 for current processing times.

2. No Sioux Falls General Business License Required

   Sioux Falls has no general business license, and business licensing is not handled by the Finance Department. The Licensing Office operates under the City Attorney's Office and states that 'not all businesses and professions need City licensing'; Code of Ordinances Sec. 110.026 lists the complete set of licenses the city issues. Licensing is split across departments: City Attorney's Office (alcohol, medical cannabis, pawnbroker and secondhand dealers, transportation services, circus, fortune telling, motion picture theater, livery, charitable/educational/religious registration), City Clerk (raffle and bingo), Police Records (alarm businesses, peddler/mobile food), Planning and Building Services (contractor licensing), Landfill (hauler license), Water Reclamation (liquid waste generators), and the Sioux Falls Health Department (daycare, tattoo artist and establishment). Massage therapists are licensed by the state Board of Massage Therapy. If your business type is not on that list, no city license is required.

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   $0 for business types the city does not license; fees for the specific licensed categories vary by category·N/A unless your business falls in one of the listed licensed categories

   $0 for business types the city does not license; fees for the specific licensed categories vary by category

   N/A unless your business falls in one of the listed licensed categories

3. Sioux Falls Electrical Permit (per project)

   Electrical work inside Sioux Falls is permitted and inspected by the City of Sioux Falls Planning and Development Services (605-367-8670); the SD Electrical Commission confirms that Sioux Falls and Rapid City have their own local inspection departments for work done within their city limits, so state electrical inspectors do not cover this work. Minnehaha County has no permitting role inside city limits. Electrical contractors must also hold a City of Sioux Falls contractor license, which the city issues separately for electrical, plumbing, mechanical/HVAC, residential building, and signs. A permit is pulled per project and a final inspection is required.

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   Starts at $40 and rises with the project's total cost; exact amounts are in the city's published Mechanical, Electrical or Plumbing permit fee schedule·All permits begin with a plan review; contact Planning and Development Services (605-367-8670) for current review and inspection scheduling

   Starts at $40 and rises with the project's total cost; exact amounts are in the city's published Mechanical, Electrical or Plumbing permit fee schedule

   All permits begin with a plan review; contact Planning and Development Services (605-367-8670) for current review and inspection scheduling

Official Sources

• South Dakota Electrical Commission — Electrical Contractor License
• City of Sioux Falls Finance Department

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