ClearLicensed renewal checklist
South Dakota contractor license renewal checklist
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Informational: verify with the issuing board. Fees are approximate and rules change. One block per license type: tick each line as you go.
HVAC
HVAC - no state license (local only, e.g. Sioux Falls mechanical/refrigeration, Rapid City mechanical)
Local / county license · SD Department of Revenue - Contractor's Tax License
Issued by your city or county: the deadline and fees depend on where you work.
- Deadline
- Not published, check with the board
- Renewal cycle
- Not published, check with the board
- CE hours
- Set by your city or county
- Renewal fee
- Check the official site for the fee.
- Late fee
- Not published, check with the board
- Grace period
- Not published, check with the board
- Last verified
- Oct 17, 2026, confidence medium
Have ready
- Your license number and your login for the board portal
- A card or account to pay the renewal fee (check the official site for the amount)
After filing
- Renewal submitted
- Confirmation number or receipt saved
- New expiration date checked on the board lookup
Electrical
Class B Electrician (Class B)
State license · South Dakota Electrical Commission (Dept. of Labor & Regulation)
- Deadline
- Jun 30 of even years
- Renewal cycle
- Every 2 years
- CE hours
- 16 hours
- Renewal fee
- About $100. Fees change. Check the official site for the exact amount.
- Late fee
- Renewals submitted by June 30 have no late fee; the late fee amount is not published in the rule or on Commission pages.
- Grace period
- SDCL 36-16-25 allows renewal within 30 days after the June 30 expiration, but the Commission treats renewals after June 30 as late.
- Insurance
- Same undertaking ($10,000) and liability ($100,000/$300,000) as Electrical Contractor (SDCL 36-16-20 covers contractor or Class B electrician).
- Official link
- https://dlr.sd.gov/electrical/forms.aspx
- Last verified
- Oct 17, 2026, confidence high
Have ready
- Your license number and your login for the board portal
- Completion certificates for 16 hours of continuing education
- Bond in force for $10,000. Verify the amount with the board.
- Certificate of insurance that meets the requirement above
- A card or account to pay the renewal fee (about $100, fees change)
After filing
- Renewal submitted
- Confirmation number or receipt saved
- New expiration date checked on the board lookup
Electrical Contractor License (Electrical Contractor)
State license · South Dakota Electrical Commission (Dept. of Labor & Regulation)
- Deadline
- Jun 30 of even years
- Renewal cycle
- Every 2 years
- CE hours
- 16 hours
- Renewal fee
- About $200. Fees change. Check the official site for the exact amount.
- Late fee
- Renewals submitted by June 30 have no late fee; the late fee amount is not published in the rule or on Commission pages.
- Grace period
- SDCL 36-16-25 allows renewal within 30 days after the June 30 expiration, but the Commission treats renewals after June 30 as late.
- Insurance
- Undertaking of $10,000 deposited with the Commission (in lieu of surety bond; $50 deposit at execution and biennially at renewal, waived if fund exceeds $50,000) plus public liability policy not less than $100,000 per occurrence / $300,000 aggregate (bodily injury and property damage) (SDCL 36-16-20; Commission page).
- Official link
- https://dlr.sd.gov/electrical/forms.aspx
- Last verified
- Oct 17, 2026, confidence high
Have ready
- Your license number and your login for the board portal
- Completion certificates for 16 hours of continuing education
- Bond in force for $10,000. Verify the amount with the board.
- Certificate of insurance that meets the requirement above
- A card or account to pay the renewal fee (about $200, fees change)
After filing
- Renewal submitted
- Confirmation number or receipt saved
- New expiration date checked on the board lookup
Plumbing
Plumber (journeyman) (Plumber)
State license · South Dakota Plumbing Commission (Dept. of Labor & Regulation)
- Deadline
- Licenses expire every December 31 (ARSD 20:53:02:20). Renewal with fee must be received by the following January 31.
- Renewal cycle
- Every year
- CE hours
- 4 hours
- Renewal fee
- About $105. Fees change. Check the official site for the exact amount.
- Late fee
- No separate late fee in ARSD 20:53:12:03. A renewal received after January 31 is handled as a reinstatement.
- Grace period
- Renewal accepted through January 31 after expiration; later applications are reinstatements. Working 60 days or more after expiration is subject to discipline.
- Official link
- https://dlr.sd.gov/plumbing/forms.aspx
- Last verified
- Oct 17, 2026, confidence high
Have ready
- Your license number and your login for the board portal
- Completion certificates for 4 hours of continuing education
- A card or account to pay the renewal fee (about $105, fees change)
After filing
- Renewal submitted
- Confirmation number or receipt saved
- New expiration date checked on the board lookup
Plumbing Contractor (Plumbing Contractor)
State license · South Dakota Plumbing Commission (Dept. of Labor & Regulation)
- Deadline
- Licenses expire every December 31 (ARSD 20:53:02:20). A renewal application with fee must be received by the following January 31. CE for the previous calendar year must be on file before renewal is processed.
- Renewal cycle
- Every year
- CE hours
- 4 hours
- Renewal fee
- About $275. Fees change. Check the official site for the exact amount.
- Late fee
- No separate late fee in ARSD 20:53:12:03. A renewal received after January 31 is handled as a reinstatement.
- Grace period
- Renewal accepted through January 31 after the December 31 expiration. Anyone continuing to work 60 days or more after expiration is subject to disciplinary proceedings (ARSD 20:53:12:03).
- Official link
- https://dlr.sd.gov/plumbing/forms.aspx
- Last verified
- Oct 17, 2026, confidence high
Have ready
- Your license number and your login for the board portal
- Completion certificates for 4 hours of continuing education
- A card or account to pay the renewal fee (about $275, fees change)
After filing
- Renewal submitted
- Confirmation number or receipt saved
- New expiration date checked on the board lookup
Roofing
Roofing - no state license (local only, e.g. Sioux Falls roofing/residential contractor, Rapid City roofing)
Local / county license · SD Department of Revenue - Contractor's Tax License
Issued by your city or county: the deadline and fees depend on where you work.
- Deadline
- Not published, check with the board
- Renewal cycle
- Not published, check with the board
- CE hours
- Set by your city or county
- Renewal fee
- Check the official site for the fee.
- Late fee
- Not published, check with the board
- Grace period
- Not published, check with the board
- Last verified
- Oct 17, 2026, confidence medium
Have ready
- Your license number and your login for the board portal
- A card or account to pay the renewal fee (check the official site for the amount)
After filing
- Renewal submitted
- Confirmation number or receipt saved
- New expiration date checked on the board lookup
Pest control
Commercial Pesticide Applicator License (Category G + Category 8 Industrial, Institutional, Structural & Health Related; Category 15 Wood Preservative) (Commercial Applicator)
State license · SD Dept. of Agriculture and Natural Resources - Pesticide Applicators and Dealers
- Deadline
- Certification and license are valid two years; recertify categories and renew the license by the last day of February in the year of expiration. The renewal season opens in early December (the 2026 season ran December 3, 2025 to February 28, 2026).
- Renewal cycle
- Every 2 years
- CE hours
- Required, but the hours are not published. Check with the board
- Renewal fee
- About $35. Fees change. Check the official site for the exact amount.
- Late fee
- No late fee in current law (the former applicator late penalty, SDCL 38-21-43, is repealed).
- Grace period
- Not published, check with the board
- Official link
- https://apps.sd.gov/doa/ecat3/index.htm
- Last verified
- Oct 17, 2026, confidence high
Have ready
- Your license number and your login for the board portal
- Completion certificates for the required continuing education (hours not published, check with the board)
- A card or account to pay the renewal fee (about $35, fees change)
After filing
- Renewal submitted
- Confirmation number or receipt saved
- New expiration date checked on the board lookup
General contractor
General contractor - no state license; Contractor's Excise Tax License required (Dept. of Revenue)
Local / county license · SD Department of Revenue - Contractor's Tax License
Issued by your city or county: the deadline and fees depend on where you work.
- Deadline
- The Department of Revenue page does not publish a renewal term for the contractor's excise tax license. Excise tax returns are due the 20th of each month; electronic payments are due the 25th.
- Renewal cycle
- Not published, check with the board
- CE hours
- Set by your city or county
- Renewal fee
- Check the official site for the fee.
- Late fee
- Not published, check with the board
- Grace period
- Not published, check with the board
- Last verified
- Oct 17, 2026, confidence medium
Have ready
- Your license number and your login for the board portal
- A card or account to pay the renewal fee (check the official site for the amount)
After filing
- Renewal submitted
- Confirmation number or receipt saved
- New expiration date checked on the board lookup