Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-991 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-991
Regulation by cities and towns
Status: in_force

The towns and cities of the State of Oklahoma are hereby given

full power and authority to tax, license and regulate persons, firms

or corporations engaging in or desiring to engage in public

auctions, and may require a license and charge a fee therefor; but

such license fee shall not exceed the amount provided in this act

for a county license but shall be in addition thereto and such towns

and cities may provide for penalties for violations of said

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ordinance. A city or town license shall not be in lieu of a county

license.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-149 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-149
Complaint
Status: in_force

A. Any person may file a written and signed complaint with the

Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners, alleging that a podiatric

physician has violated the provisions of the Podiatric Medicine

Practice Act, the Code of Ethics, or the rules of the Board, and the

facts upon which the allegations are based. Each complaint received

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by the Board shall be investigated in a manner to be prescribed in

the rules of the Board.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-889.3 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-889.3
Music Therapy Committee
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby established the Music Therapy Committee to

advise the State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision on all

matters pertaining to the licensure, education and continuing

education of licensed music therapists and the practice of music

therapy.

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B. 1. The Board shall appoint five (5) members to the Music

Therapy Committee as follows:

a. three members shall, upon initial appointment, be

qualified persons who have been actively practicing

music therapy in this state for at least three (3)

years; provided, their successors shall be licensed

music therapists,

b. one member shall be a licensed health care provider

who is not a music therapist, and

c. one member shall be a lay person.

2. The professional members of the Committee shall be appointed

for staggered terms of one (l), two (2) and three (3) years,

respectively. Terms of office of each appointed member shall expire

July 1 of that year in which they expire regardless of the calendar

date when such appointments were made. Subsequent appointments

shall be made for a term of three (3) years or until successors are

appointed and qualified.

a. The lay member and licensed health care provider

member shall be initially appointed to fill these two

new positions created pursuant to this act and shall

be appointed for staggered terms of office which will

expire July 1, 2019, and July 1, 2020. Thereafter,

members appointed to these positions shall serve for

terms of three (3) years or until successors are

appointed and qualified.

b. Vacancies shall be filled by the Board in the same

manner as the original appointment.

3. Members of the Committee shall serve without compensation.

C. The Committee shall have the power and duty to:

1. Meet at least twice a year or as otherwise called by the

Board;

2. Advise the Board on all matters pertaining to the licensure,

education and continuing education requirements for and practice of

music therapy in this state;

3. Facilitate the development of materials that the Board may

utilize to educate the public concerning music therapist licensure,

the benefits of music therapy, and utilization of music therapy by

individuals and in facilities or institutional settings;

4. Facilitate the statewide dissemination of information

between music therapists, the American Music Therapy Association or

any successor organization, the Certification Board for Music

Therapists or any successor organization, and the Board;

5. Assist and advise the Board in all hearings involving music

therapists who are deemed to be in violation of the Music Therapy

Practice Act; and

6. Provide analysis of disciplinary actions taken, appeals and

denials, or revocation of licenses at least once per year.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-858-630 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-858-630
Documentation and fees - Issuance, renewal and
Status: in_force

reactivation of license - Insurance.

To be licensed as a home inspector, or to renew or reactivate a

license, an applicant shall submit to the Construction Industries

Board such documents and fees as are required by the Home Inspection

Licensing Act or the rules promulgated pursuant thereto and shall

provide evidence of having secured a certificate of general

liability insurance in the amount required by rule. The amount of

the certificate of general liability insurance required shall not be

less than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00).
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-2030 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-2030
Duties of State Board of Medical Licensure and
Status: in_force

Supervision.

The State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision shall:

1. Examine, license and renew the licenses of duly qualified

applicants;

2. Maintain an up-to-date list of every person licensed to

practice respiratory care pursuant to the Respiratory Care Practice

Act. The list shall show the licensee’s last-known place of

employment, last-known place of residence, and the date and number

of the license;

3. Cause the prosecution of all persons violating the

Respiratory Care Practice Act and incur necessary expenses therefor;

4. Keep a record of all proceedings of the Board and make such

record available to the public for inspection during reasonable

business hours;

5. Conduct hearings upon charges calling for discipline of a

licensee, or denial, revocation or suspension of a license; and

6. Share information on a case-by-case basis of any person

whose license has been suspended, revoked or denied. This

information shall include the name, type and cause of action, date

and penalty incurred, and the length of penalty. This information

shall be available for public inspection during reasonable business

hours and shall be supplied to similar boards in other states upon

request.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-328.53 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-328.53
Dentists - Professional malpractice liability
Status: in_force

insurance.

A. All dentists in active practice licensed by the Board of

Dentistry shall maintain a policy for professional malpractice

liability insurance; provided, however, that such requirement shall

not apply to dentists:

1. Covered by a group or hospital malpractice insurance policy;

2. Practicing in a state facility subject to The Governmental

Tort Claims Act, Section 151 et seq. of Title 51 of the Oklahoma

Statutes;

3. Practicing in a federal facility subject to the Federal Tort

Claims Act;

4. Providing care as a volunteer under a special volunteer

license pursuant to Section 328.23a of this title;

5. Providing care as a retired dentist with a valid license in

a volunteer, nonpaid capacity;

6. Practicing or residing in another state or country, who will

not practice within this state during the license renewal year. A

dentist that is residing but not practicing in this state but wishes

to maintain an active license may sign an affidavit stating that the

dentist is not practicing dentistry, listing the specific dates

during which the dentist will not practice. The dentist must notify

the Board in writing and provide proof of malpractice insurance no

less than ten (10) days prior to resuming practice; or

7. A dentist may petition the Board to be temporarily exempted

due to health, injury or other personal exigent circumstance during

the year. A signed and sworn affidavit and other documentation may

be required by the Board. The Board at its discretion may exempt a

dentist for a specific stated period of time.

B. The Board of Dentistry may promulgate rules as necessary to

carry out the provisions of this section including, but not limited

to, minimum requirements for professional malpractice liability

insurance policies and penalties for noncompliance.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-889.9 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-889.9
Delegation of activities or tasks
Status: in_force

A. No person shall coerce a licensed music therapist into

compromising client safety by requiring the licensed therapist to

delegate activities or tasks if the licensed music therapist

determines that it is inappropriate to do so.

B. A licensed music therapist shall not be subject to

disciplinary action by the State Board of Medical Licensure and

Supervision for refusing to delegate activities or tasks or refusing

to provide the required training for delegation, if the licensed

music therapist determines that the delegation may compromise client

safety.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-46.19 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-46.19
Board of Architects' Fund
Status: in_force

All monies which shall be paid to the Board pursuant to the

provisions of the State Architectural and Licensed Interior

Designers Act shall be deposited with the State Treasurer of

Oklahoma and placed in a separate and distinct fund to be known as

the "Board of Architects' Fund". At the end of each fiscal year

hereafter such unexpended balance remaining in the Board of

Architects' Fund shall be carried over and continued therein. All

sums of money now or hereafter to be or to come into the fund are

hereby appropriated for the purpose of effectuating the purposes of

the State Architectural and Licensed Interior Designers Act, and to

pay all costs and expenses heretofore and hereafter incurred in

connection therewith.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1914 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1914
Application of Administrative Procedures Act
Status: in_force

The hearings provided for by the Licensed Professional

Counselors Act shall be conducted in conformity with, and records

made thereof as provided by, the provisions of Sections 301 through

325 of Title 75 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-46.38v1 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-46.38v1
Registration of commercial interior designers -
Status: in_force

Certificate of title.

A. Except as otherwise provided in the State Architectural and

Registered Commercial Interior Designers Act, no registration shall

be issued to any person to represent that the person is a

"registered commercial interior designer" nor shall any person be

allowed to use the term unless the person pays to the Board the

required fees and/or penalties if applicable as established by the

rules of the Board and:

1. Holds an accredited professional degree in interior design

from an interior design program accredited by the Council for

Interior Design Accreditation or its successor, or from an interior

design program determined by the Board to be substantially

equivalent to an accredited program;

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2. Provides proof of a minimum of two (2) years of full-time

diversified and appropriate experience within established standards

as the Board shall prescribe; and

3. Provides to the Board proof of passage of the examination

administered by the Council for Interior Design Qualification or its

successor or an equivalent examination as determined by the Board.

B. The Board may waive the requirements of the State

Architectural and Registered Commercial Interior Designers Act for

an individual who holds a current valid registration from another

state, jurisdiction or foreign country where the requirements for

registration are substantially equivalent to those required for

registration in this state and pays the required fees and/or

penalties, if applicable, to the Board.

C. This section does not apply to a person licensed to practice

architecture pursuant to the laws of this state.

D. Nothing in this act shall be construed to authorize the

Board to regulate or prohibit persons who are rendering interior

design services and are not registered commercial interior designers

under the provisions of this act or to adopt regulations that would

exceed the powers and responsibilities expressly authorized under

this act.

E. Certificate of title shall be subject to the following:

1. The use of the title "Registered Commercial Interior

Designer" by a partnership, corporation, limited liability company

or limited liability partnership is allowed to those entities

listed, provided:

a. one or more of the directors, partners, officers,

shareholders, members, managers, or principals is a

registered commercial interior designer and is in good

standing with the Board, and

b. the partnership, corporation, limited liability

company or limited liability partnership has been

issued a certificate of title by the Board;

2. The Board shall have the power to issue, revoke, deny or

refuse to renew a certificate of title for a partnership,

corporation, limited liability company or limited liability

partnership as provided for in this act;

3. A partnership, corporation, limited liability company or

limited liability partnership shall file with the Board an

application for a certificate of title on a form approved by the

Board which shall include the names, addresses, state of

registration and registration number of all directors, partners,

officers, shareholders, members, managers or principals of the

partnership, corporation, limited liability company or limited

liability partnership. In the event there shall be a change in any

of these persons during the term of certification, the change shall

be filed with the Board within thirty (30) days after the effective

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date of the change. If all the requirements of this section and the

Board's current rules have been met, the Board shall issue a

certificate of title to the partnership, corporation, limited

liability company or limited liability partnership;

4. The Secretary of State shall not issue a certificate of

incorporation or register a foreign corporation or any other entity

which includes among the objectives for which it is established the

words "Registered Commercial Interior Designer" or any modification

or derivation of these words, unless the Board has issued for the

applicant either a certificate of title for an entity, or a letter

indicating the eligibility for an exemption pursuant to the

requirements of this act. The firm applying shall supply the

certificate of title or letter from the Board with its application

for incorporation or registration;

5. The Secretary of State shall not register any trade name or

service mark which includes such words as set forth in paragraph 4

of this subsection, or modification or derivatives thereof in its

firm name or logotype except those entities or individuals holding

certificates of title issued under the provisions of this section or

letters of eligibility issued by the Board; and

6. Upon application for renewal and upon compliance with the

provisions of this act and the rules of the Board, a certificate of

title shall be renewed as provided by this act.

F. No registration for registered commercial interior designers

or a certificate of title for a partnership, corporation, limited

liability company or limited liability partnership, shall be issued

or renewed for longer than two (2) years. A registration or

certificate of title may be renewed upon application, compliance

with the rules of the Board and payment of fees prior to or on June

30 of alternate years. The registration for registered commercial

interior designers shall begin July 1, 2007, and shall end June 30,

2009, unless renewed every two (2) years thereafter. A new

registration to replace a lost, destroyed or mutilated registration

shall be issued by the Board upon payment of a fee established in

accordance with the rules of the Board.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-374 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-374
Medication services procedures
Status: in_force

In facilities operated by the Oklahoma Department of Veterans

Affairs, the following medication services procedures shall be

utilized:

1. An inventory record shall be maintained for each Schedule

II-V medication distributed to a nursing station such that each dose

(unit) is documented;

2. For medications which require a prescription, the resident's

full name will be affixed to the resident's individual drawer

located on the medication cart; and the medication strength, dosage,

and directions for use will be located on the medical administration

record (MAR);

3. For over-the-counter medications that are prescribed, the

resident's full name will be affixed to the resident's individual

drawer located on the medication cart; and the medication strength,

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dosage, and directions for use will be located on the medical

administration record (MAR);

4. When a resident is permanently discharged, the unused

medication shall be returned to the facility pharmacy as required by

United States Department of Veterans Affairs guidelines;

5. Noncontrolled medications prescribed for residents who have

died and noncontrolled medications which have been discontinued

shall be returned to the facility pharmacy; and

6. Facilities may maintain nonprescription drugs as bulk

medications. Bulk medications may include drugs listed in a

formulary developed by the facility pharmacist, medical director,

and director of nursing. Nonformulary over-the-counter medications

may be prescribed if the resident has therapeutic failure, drug

allergy, drug interaction or contraindication to the over-the-

counter formulary. In addition, bulk dispensing of prescription

medications may include controlled and noncontrolled medications.

Facilities shall establish policies and procedures to assure the

safe administration of all medications and full accountability of

controlled medications.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-536.10 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-536.10
Personnel and facilities
Status: in_force

A. The basic personnel and necessary facilities which are

required to administer the Registered Electrologist Act shall be the

personnel and facilities of the Board. The Board personnel shall

act as agents of the Committee. If necessary for the administration

or implementation of the Registered Electrologist Act, the Board may

secure and provide for compensation for services that the Board

considers necessary and may employ and compensate within available

resources professional consultants, technical assistants, and

employees on a full-time or part-time basis.

B. The Board shall maintain the records of all licensed

electrologists, process all applications for licensure for review by

the Committee, and investigate all complaints deemed to be

appropriate allegations of violations of the Registered

Electrologist Act.

C. The Board shall employ such staff, equipment, and supplies

as are necessary to carry out administrative and investigative

functions required to maintain and support the objectives of the

Committee in exercising its duties as prescribed by the Registered

Electrologist Act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-46.45 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-46.45
Personal privilege – License nontransferable
Status: in_force

The privilege of engaging in practice as a licensed interior

designer is personal based upon the qualifications of the individual

and evidenced by the individual's license. The license is not

transferable.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1288 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1288
Military personnel — Home State designation
Status: in_force

An Active Military Member or their spouse shall designate a Home

State where the individual has a Multistate License. The individual

may retain their Home State designation during the period the

service member is on active duty.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-567.13 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-567.13
Survey of nursing programs - Reports - Failure of
Status: in_force

approved program to maintain standards.

It shall be the duty of the Board, its Executive Director, or

other registered nurse employees, to survey all programs of nursing

in the state as prescribed in its rules. Written reports of each

survey shall be submitted to the Board. If the Board determines

that any designated state-approved program of nursing is not

maintaining the standards required by this act, a warning notice

thereof in writing specifying the criteria that the program has not

met shall be immediately given to the program by the Board. The

program that fails to correct these conditions to the satisfaction

of the Board within a period of one (1) year shall be discontinued

as a state-approved program.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1750.1 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1750.1
Short title
Status: in_force

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma

Security Guard and Private Investigator Act".
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-858-819 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-858-819
Violations of act
Status: in_force

A. Appraisal Management Companies shall comply with the

appraisal independence requirements of Section 129E(a) through (i)

of the Truth in Lending Act, 15 U.S.C., Section 1639e(a) through

(i), and regulations thereunder.

B. It shall be unlawful and a violation of the Oklahoma

Appraisal Management Company Regulation Act for any employee,

partner, director, officer, or agent of an AMC to influence or

attempt to influence the development, reporting, result, or review

of an appraisal through coercion, extortion, collusion,

compensation, inducement, intimidation, bribery or in any other

manner, including but not limited to:

1. Withholding or threatening to withhold timely payment or

partial payment for an appraisal with the exception of a substandard

or noncompliant appraisal;

2. Withholding or threatening to withhold, either expressed or

implied, future business from, or demoting or terminating or

threatening to demote or terminate an appraiser;

3. Promising, either expressed or implied, future business,

promotions, or increased compensation for an appraiser;

4. Conditioning an assignment of an appraisal or the payment of

an appraisal fee or salary or bonus on the opinion, conclusion, or

valuation to be reached, or on a preliminary estimate or opinion

requested from an appraiser;

5. Requesting that an appraiser provide an estimated,

predetermined, or desired valuation in an appraisal, or provide

estimated values or comparable sales at any time prior to the

appraiser's completion of an appraisal;

6. Providing to an appraiser an anticipated, estimated,

encouraged, or desired value for a subject property or a proposed or

target amount to be loaned to the borrower, except that a copy of

the sales contract for purchase transactions may be provided;

7. Providing to an appraiser, or any entity or individual

related to the appraiser, stock or other financial or nonfinancial

benefit or thing of value;

8. Allowing or directing the removal of an appraiser from an

appraiser panel, or the addition of an appraiser to an exclusionary

list of disapproved appraisers used by any entity, without prior

written notice to such appraiser;

9. Any other act or practice that impairs or attempts to impair

an appraiser's independence, objectivity, or impartiality;

10. Submitting or attempting to submit false, misleading, or

inaccurate information in any application for registration or

renewal;

11. Failing to timely respond to any subpoena or any other

request for information;

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12. Failing to timely obey an administrative order of the

Board; or

13. Failing to fully cooperate in any investigation.

C. Nothing in subsection B of this section shall be construed

as prohibiting the AMC from requesting that an appraiser:

1. Provide additional information about the basis for a

valuation including consideration of additional comparable data; or

2. Correct objective factual errors in an appraisal.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-15.38 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-15.38
Filing, fees, and continuing professional education
Status: in_force

requirements waived for license or certificate holder called to

active military service.

All filing requirements, fees and the continuing professional

education requirements provided in the Oklahoma Accountancy Act

shall be waived for any holder of a license or certificate who is

called to active military service. The license or certificate

holder shall provide the Board a copy of the order to active

military service. This waiver shall remain in effect for the

duration of the certificate or license holder’s active military

service. Within sixty (60) days after the discharge from active

military service, the license or certificate holder shall provide a

copy of the discharge order to the Board.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-982 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-982
Definitions
Status: in_force

The words "public auction sales" when used in this act, shall

mean the offering for sale or selling of new goods, wares or

merchandise to the highest bidder or offering for sale or selling of

new goods, wares or merchandise at a high price and then offering

the same at successive lower prices until a buyer is secured.

The words "new goods, wares and merchandise", when used in this

act, shall mean and include all goods, wares and merchandise not

previously sold at retail.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-142 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-142
Acts constituting practice of podiatric medicine -
Status: in_force

Exceptions.

A. Podiatric medicine is that profession of the health sciences

concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of conditions affecting

the human foot and ankle, including the local manifestations of

systemic conditions, by all appropriate systems and means.

B. Any one or more of the following shall be deemed to be

practicing podiatric medicine:

1. In any way examining, diagnosing, recommending for,

prescribing for, caring for or treating in this state ailments,

diseased conditions, deformities or injuries of the human foot and

ankle, whether or not done directly thereon;

2. Massage or adjustment in connection with such examining,

diagnosing, recommending, prescribing, treating, or caring for;

3. Fitting, building, or otherwise furnishing pads, inserts,

appliances, inlays, splints, or supports, or giving or using

medicament or anesthetics in connection with such examining,

diagnosing, recommending, prescribing, treating, caring for, or

fitting; and

4. Offering in this state to any person to do or cause to be

done, or attempting in this state to do or cause to be done, any or

all of the foregoing.

C. The provisions of the Podiatric Medicine Practice Act shall

not apply to:

1. The sale of proprietary or patented foot remedies, pads,

supports or corrective shoes;

2. The fitting or recommending of appliances, devices, or shoes

for the prevention, correction, or relief of foot ailments or

troubles, by regularly established retail dealers or their regular

salesmen, not holding themselves out to the public as podiatric

physicians under the terms of this act;

3. A person providing services or assistance in case of an

emergency if no fee or other consideration is contemplated, charged,

or received; or

4. Any person who is licensed to practice podiatric medicine in

another state or territory of the United States whose sole purpose

and activity in this state is to practice podiatric medicine and

surgery with a specific podiatrist who is licensed to practice

podiatric medicine by the Board, excluding a podiatrist with a

temporary or restricted license. The length of such person’s

practice in this state shall be limited to four (4) weeks per year

and shall be limited to training purposes. The scope of the

training shall not exceed that allowed by Oklahoma law.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1311.2 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1311.2
Denial, suspension, revocation or refusal to renew
Status: in_force

license - Effect.

A. No individual operating under any license which has been

revoked by the Insurance Commissioner shall have the right to apply

for another license under this act within one (1) year from the

effective date of such revocation, or, if judicial review of such

revocation is sought, within one (1) year from the date of final

court order or decree affirming the revocation. However, the

Commissioner may authorize the application for another license under

this act by such an individual prior to the end of the one-year

period if the Commissioner finds that the individual meets the

licensing requirements then in effect and if the Commissioner finds

the circumstances for which the license was revoked no longer

exists. The Commissioner shall not, however, grant a new license to

any individual if he finds that the circumstances for which the

previous license was revoked still exist or are likely to recur.

B. If a license as bail bondsman as to the same individual has

been revoked at two separate times, the Commissioner may not

thereafter grant or issue any license under this act as to such

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individual unless such individual can meet the licensing

qualifications then in effect and if the Commissioner finds the

circumstances for which the license was revoked no longer exists.

C. During the period of suspension, or after revocation of the

license and prior to being issued a new license, the former licensee

shall not engage in or attempt to profess to engage in any

transaction or business for which a license is required under this

act.

D. Upon suspension, revocation or refusal to renew or continue

the license of a bail bondsman, the Commissioner may at the same

time likewise suspend or revoke all other insurance agent licenses

held by the licensee under the insurance laws of this state, if the

Commissioner determines that such suspension or revocation is in the

best interest of the public.

E. In case of the suspension or revocation of license of any

bail bondsman, the license of any and all bail bondsmen who are

members of a bail bond agency, whether incorporated or

unincorporated, and who knowingly are parties to the act which

formed the ground for the suspension or revocation may likewise be

suspended or revoked for the same period as that of the offending

bail bondsman; but this shall not prevent any bail bondsman, except

the one whose license was first suspended or revoked or the bondsman

member of the agency who was a knowing participant, from being

licensed as a member of some other bail bond agency.

F. Though issued to a licensee, all certificates of licenses

issued under this act are at all times the property of this state,

and upon notice of any suspension, revocation, refusal to renew,

expiration or other termination of the license, the licensee or

other person having either the original or copy of the license shall

promptly deliver the certificate of license or copy thereof to the

Commissioner for cancellation.

G. As to any certificate of license lost, stolen or destroyed

while in the possession of any such licensee or person, the

Commissioner may accept in lieu of return of the certificate, the

affidavit of the licensee or other person responsible for or

involved in the safekeeping of such certificate, concerning the

facts of such loss, theft or destruction. Willful falsification of

any such affidavit shall, upon conviction, be subject to punishment

as for perjury.

H. This section shall not be deemed to require the delivery to

the Commissioner of any certificate of license which, as shown by

specific date of expiration on the face of the license, has already

expired, unless such delivery has been requested by the

Commissioner.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1524 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1524
Application for license - Bond - Fingerprints and
Status: in_force

photograph - Agent for service of process.

A. An application for a license pursuant to the provisions of

the Precious Metal and Gem Dealer Licensing Act shall be under oath

and state:

1. If the applicant is an individual, the full name and place

of residence of the applicant;

2. If the applicant is a partnership, the full name and place

of residence of each member of the partnership; and

3. If the applicant is a corporation, the full name and place

of residence of each officer or major stockholder of the

corporation.

B. The application shall state the location where the business

is to be conducted and contain such additional relevant information

as the Administrator may require. The Administrator shall require

documentation to verify the location where the business is to be

conducted or will be utilized by the applicant, including, but not

limited to, a deed, bill of sale, lease, or rental agreement. The

Administrator shall also require the name, contact person and

telephone number of the business location if the applicant is not

the owner of the business location.

C. In addition to the application provided for in subsection A

of this section, every applicant shall file with the Administrator a

bond satisfactory to said Administrator and in the amount of Ten

Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) for each license sought, with a surety

company qualified to do business in this state as surety. The bond

shall be furnished to the state for the use of the state and of any

person or persons who may have a cause of action against the obligor

of the bond pursuant to the provisions of the Precious Metal and Gem

Dealer Licensing Act. The bond shall be conditional that the

obligor will comply with the provisions of the Precious Metal and

Gem Dealer Licensing Act and all rules and regulations made pursuant

to the Precious Metal and Gem Dealer Licensing Act, and will pay all

amounts of money that may be due to the state or any individual from

the obligor during the time such bond is in effect.

D. Each applicant shall submit a full set of fingerprints and a

photograph with each application for an original license. The

fingerprints may be used for a national criminal history record

check as defined in Section 150.9 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma

Statutes.

E. Each licensee shall maintain on file with the Administrator

a written appointment of a resident of this state as his or her

agent for service of all judicial or other process or legal notice,

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unless the licensee has appointed such an agent pursuant to the

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A. Every dealer shall keep a record of any transaction with any person involving the purchasing of

any used item made, or containing in whole or in part, any precious metal or gem. The following
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-888.8 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-888.8
Waiver of examination, education or experience
Status: in_force

requirements.

A. The Board shall waive the examination and grant a license to

any person certified prior to the effective date of this act as an

occupational therapist registered (O.T.R.) or a certified

occupational therapy assistant (C.O.T.A.) by the American

Occupational Therapy Association. The Board may waive the

examination, education, or experience requirements and grant a

license to any person so certified after the effective date of this

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations Page 829

act if the Board considers the requirements for such certification

to be at least equivalent to the requirements for licensure in this

act.

B. The Board may waive the examination, education, or

experience requirements and grant a license to any applicant who

shall present proof of current licensure as an occupational

therapist or occupational therapy assistant in another state, the

District of Columbia, or territory of the United States which

requires standards of licensure considered by the Board to be at

least equivalent to the requirements for licensure in this act.

C. An applicant may be licensed as an occupational therapist if

he has first practiced as an occupational therapy assistant for four

(4) years and has completed the requirements of paragraph 4 of

Section 6 of this act before January 1, 1988, and has passed the

examination for occupational therapist.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1617 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1617
List of licensees - Publication - Distribution
Status: in_force

The Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and

Audiology shall publish a list of all licensees, including the name

and business address of each licensee, the area in which the person

is licensed, and such other information as the Board deems

appropriate. This list will be published on the web site for the

Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology in

printable format and updated quarterly. A copy of the list will be

placed on file with the Secretary of State annually. Copies will be

furnished to licensees and the public upon request.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-643 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-643
Use of fund
Status: in_force

The funds received pursuant to the Oklahoma Osteopathic Medicine

Act or the Oklahoma Abortion-Inducing Drug Certification Program Act

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations Page 642

shall be deposited to the credit of the State Board of Osteopathic

Examiners Revolving Fund and may be expended by the State Board of

Osteopathic Examiners and under its direction in assisting in the

enforcement of the laws of this state prohibiting the unlawful

practice of osteopathic medicine, assisting in the support of a peer

assistance program, administering continuing education programs to

ensure the safety and well-being of patients, sponsoring resident

physician training, and for the dissemination of information to

prevent the violation of such laws, and for the purchasing of

supplies and such other expense as is necessary to properly carry

out the provisions of the Oklahoma Osteopathic Medicine Act or the

Oklahoma Abortion-Inducing Drug Certification Program Act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1113 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1113
Certification Fund - Created - Receipts - Disbursements -
Status: in_force

Use of fund for training program.

There is hereby created a revolving fund in the State Treasury

to be known as the "Certification Fund". Said fund shall consist of

all monies appropriated to said fund, and all fees collected under

the provisions of this act. Said fund shall be under the control

and supervision of the Department, and shall be paid out on claims

approved by the Department and forwarded to the Director of the

Office of Management and Enterprise Services who shall audit the

same, and, upon approval thereof, warrants shall be issued according

to law, and said warrants shall be paid by the State Treasurer from

the said fund. The said fund shall be expended for training

programs including itinerant training programs, meetings, personnel,

expenses, and purchase of personal property, to carry out the

purposes of the Waterworks and Wastewater Works Operator

Certification Act, and for no other purpose. Nothing herein shall

prevent the expenditure of other funds of the Department or of the

Board, the expenditure of which is not otherwise restricted, from

being expended to accomplish the purposes of the Waterworks and

Wastewater Works Operator Certification Act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1261.6 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1261.6
Information confidential - Disclosure
Status: in_force

No person licensed under the provisions of the Social Worker's

Licensing Act or secretary, stenographer or clerk of such a licensed

person or anyone who participates in delivery of social work

services or anyone working under supervision of a person licensed

under these provisions may disclose any information acquired from

persons consulting the licensed social worker in his or her

professional capacity or be compelled to disclose such information.

The confidential relations and communications between a person

licensed under this act and the client are placed on the same basis

as provided by law for those between an attorney and client.

Nothing in the Social Worker's Licensing Act shall be construed to

require such privileged communication to be disclosed except:

1. With the written consent of the client, or in the case of

death or disability, of his or her personal representative, other

person authorized to sue, or the beneficiary of any insurance policy

on his or her life, health or physical condition;

2. That no information shall be treated as privileged and there

shall be no privilege created by this act as to any information

acquired by a person licensed under this act or a secretary,

stenographer or clerk of such a licensed person or anyone who

participates in delivery of social work services or anyone working

under the supervision of such a licensed person when such

information pertains to criminal acts or violations of any law;

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3. When the person is a child under the age of eighteen (18)

years and the information acquired by the licensed person indicated

that the child was the victim or subject of a crime, the licensed

person may be required to testify fully in relation thereto upon any

examination, trial or other proceeding in which the commission of

such a crime is a subject of inquiry; or

4. When the person waives the privilege by bringing charges

against the licensed person.

Nothing in this act shall be construed to prohibit any licensed

person from testifying in court hearings concerning matters of

adoption, child abuse, child neglect, or matters pertaining to the

welfare of children or from seeking collaboration or consultation

with professional colleagues or administrative superiors on behalf

of the client.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-540 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-540
Short title
Status: in_force

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Therapeutic

Recreation Practice Act".
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-992 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-992
Law governing
Status: in_force

Insofar as the provisions of Section 11 of this act are in

conflict with Section 651 or Section 1105 of Title 11, Oklahoma

Statutes 1951, or any other prior legislative enactment, the

provisions of Section 11 hereof shall prevail.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-6002 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-6002
Prescriptions for epinephrine auto-injectors at Emergency
Status: in_force

Public Access Stations - Use of auto-injectors--Immunity from

liability.

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A. As used in this section:

1. "Emergency public access station" (EPAS) means a locked,

secure container for the storage of epinephrine auto-injectors under

the general oversight of a physician, which allows a lay rescuer to

consult with a physician in real time by audio, televideo or other

similar means of electronic communication and, upon authorization of

the consulting physician, may be unlocked to make available the

epinephrine auto-injector.

2. "Epinephrine auto-injector" means a single-use device used

for the automatic injection of a premeasured dose of epinephrine

into the human body;

3. "Physician" means a person licensed to practice medicine

pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Allopathic Medical and

Surgical Licensure and Supervision Act or the Oklahoma Osteopathic

Medicine Act.

B. 1. Notwithstanding any applicable provision of law to the

contrary, a physician may prescribe a stock of epinephrine auto-

injectors to any entity or organization for storage in an Emergency

Public Access Station (EPAS) or may place a stock of supply of

epinephrine auto-injectors at any entity or organization in an EPAS

in accordance with protocols established by the physician.

2. A physician may provide consultation to the user of an EPAS

and may make the epinephrine auto-injectors stored within available

to the user in accordance with protocols established by the

physician.

3. Any person may use an EPAS and may administer or provide

epinephrine auto-injectors made available through the EPAS to a

specific individual believed in good faith to be experiencing

anaphylaxis or the parent, guardian or caregiver of such individual.

C. Any person, including any entity or organization at which an

EPAS is located, a physician, and any user of an EPAS who undertakes

in good faith any act or mission pursuant to this act shall not be

liable for any injuries or related damages that result from any such

act or omission; provided, such immunity shall not apply to acts or

omissions constituting gross, willful or wanton negligence. This

act shall not eliminate, limit or reduce any other immunity or

defense that may be available under state law. Use of an EPAS in

accordance with this act shall not constitute the practice of

medicine or any other profession otherwise requiring licensure.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-3040.6 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-3040.6
Application for licensure
Status: in_force

A. The State Commissioner of Health shall, with the assistance

of the Advisory Committee on Midwifery, establish qualifications for

licensure under Shepherd's Law.

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B. No person who is certified as, or holds himself or herself

out to be, a Certified Professional Midwife or a Certified Midwife

shall practice midwifery in this state without first applying for

and obtaining a license from the State Commissioner of Health.

C. Application shall be made to the Commissioner on a form

created by the Department and posted on the website of the

Department. The application shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable

application fee of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) and such other

information required by the Committee as established by rule. The

license shall be valid for three (3) years from the date of

issuance.

D. An applicant for an initial license shall provide the

Committee with documentary evidence that the person has been

certified by the North American Registry of Midwives, the American

Midwifery Certification Board or a successor organization approved

by the Commissioner.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1340 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1340
Persons excluded
Status: in_force

This act shall not apply to a person who writes only one bond

within each calendar year and who does not charge a fee for his

services.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-604 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-604
Attendance on educational or postgraduate program
Status: in_force

Every person holding a license to practice optometry in this

state shall be required to present to the Board of Examiners in

Optometry, not later than the thirtieth day of June of each year,

satisfactory evidence that during the preceding twelve (12) months

the person attended not less than two (2) days of a total of at

least twelve (12) hours of educational or postgraduate programs

approved by the Board, or that the person was prevented, because of

sickness or any other reason acceptable to the Board, from attending

the educational or postgraduate program. Such education shall

include not less than one (1) hour of education in pain management

or one (1) hour of education in opioid use or addiction, unless the

person has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Board that the

person does not currently hold a valid federal Drug Enforcement

Administration registration number.

The filing of proof of attendance at educational programs or

clinics shall be a condition precedent to the issuance of a renewal

license. The Board may reinstate the license of the licensee to

practice optometry upon presentation of satisfactory proof of

postgraduate study of a standard approved by the examiners and

payment of all fees due including a late reinstatement fee not to

exceed three times the annual renewal fee.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1820.2 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1820.2
Purpose of act - Certain actions exempted
Status: in_force

The purpose of the Fire Extinguisher Licensing Act is to

regulate the sale, installation, and servicing of portable fire

extinguishers, including both engineered and preengineered systems,

in the interest of safeguarding lives and property. The filling or

charging of either engineered or preengineered system bottles for

portable fire extinguishers, prior to their initial sale by the

manufacturer, shall not be subject to the Fire Extinguisher

Licensing Act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-2070 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-2070
Penalties for violation
Status: in_force

A. 1. Any person who has been determined by the State Board of

Examiners of Perfusionists to have violated any provision of the

Oklahoma Licensed Perfusionists Act or any rule or order issued

pursuant thereto may be liable for an administrative penalty of not

more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for each day that said

violation continues. The maximum administrative penalty shall not

exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) for any related series of

violations that do not constitute immediate jeopardy to patients.

Penalties of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) per day

may be imposed for violations constituting immediate jeopardy to

residents.

2. The amount of the penalty shall be assessed by the Board

pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 1 of this subsection, after

notice and hearing. In determining the amount of the penalty, the

Board shall include but not be limited to consideration of the

nature, circumstances, and gravity of the violation, the repetitive

nature of the violation of the person, the previous degree of

difficulty in obtaining compliance with the Oklahoma Licensed

Perfusionists Act or the rules promulgated pursuant thereto and,

with respect to the person found to have committed the violation,

the degree of culpability, and substantial show of good faith in

attempting to achieve compliance with the provisions of the Oklahoma

Licensed Perfusionists Act.

3. Any license holder may elect to surrender the license of

such holder in lieu of said penalty but shall be forever barred from

obtaining a reissuance of the license pursuant to the Oklahoma

Licensed Perfusionists Act.

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B. Any person determined to be in violation of any provision of

the Oklahoma Licensed Perfusionists Act, upon conviction thereof,

shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine

of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment

for not more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and

imprisonment for each offense.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-3208 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-3208
Malpractice insurance
Status: in_force

All anesthesiologist assistants shall carry malpractice

insurance or demonstrate proof of financial responsibility. Any

applicant for licensure shall submit proof of compliance or

exemption to the Board office prior to licensure. All licensees

shall submit such proof as a condition of biennial renewal or

reactivation. Acceptable proof of financial responsibility shall

include:

1. Professional liability coverage of at least One Hundred

Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) per claim with a minimum annual

aggregate of at least Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000.00)

from an authorized insurer, a surplus lines insurer, a joint

underwriting association, a self-insurance plan, or a risk retention

group; or

2. An unexpired irrevocable letter of credit, which is in the

amount of at least One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) per

claim with a minimum aggregate availability of at least Three

Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000.00) and which is payable to the

anesthesiologist assistant as beneficiary. Any person claiming

exemption from the financial responsibility law must timely document

such exemption at initial certification, biennial renewal, and

reactivation.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1925.1 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1925.1
Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 44A of this title shall be known and may be cited as the

"Marital and Family Therapist Licensure Act".
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1468 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1468
Suspension or revocation of license – Definitions
Status: in_force

A. The Polygraph Examiners Board may refuse to issue or may

suspend or revoke a license on any one or more of the following

grounds:

1. For failing to inform a subject to be examined as to the

nature of the examination;

2. For failing to inform a subject to be examined that his

participation in the examination is voluntary, unless the subject is

an employee of a governmental body which has a policy or rules and

regulations requiring mandatory polygraph examinations as a part of

internal investigations;

3. Material misstatement in the application for original

license or in the application for any renewal license under this

act;

4. Willful disregard or violation of this act or any regulation

or rule issued pursuant thereto, including, but not limited to,

willfully making a false report concerning an examination for

polygraph examination purposes;

5. If the holder of any license has been adjudged guilty of the

commission of a felony crime that substantially relates to the

occupation of a polygraph examiner and poses a reasonable threat to

public safety;

6. Making any willful misrepresentation or false promises or

causing to be printed any false or misleading advertisement for the

purpose of directly or indirectly obtaining business or trainees;

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7. Having demonstrated unworthiness or incompetency to act as a

polygraph examiner as defined by this act;

8. Allowing one's license under this act to be used by any

unlicensed person in violation of the provisions of this act;

9. Willfully aiding or abetting another in the violation of

this act or any regulation or rule issued pursuant thereto;

10. If the license holder has been adjudged an habitual

drunkard or mentally incompetent as provided in the Probate Code;

11. Failing, within a reasonable time, to provide information

requested by the secretary as the result of a formal complaint to

the Board which would indicate a violation of this act; or

12. Failing to inform the subject of the results of the

examination if so requested.

B. As used in this section:

1. "Substantially relates" means the nature of criminal conduct

for which the person was convicted has a direct bearing on the

fitness or ability to perform one or more of the duties or

responsibilities necessarily related to the occupation; and

2. "Poses a reasonable threat" means the nature of criminal

conduct for which the person was convicted involved an act or threat

of harm against another and has a bearing on the fitness or ability

to serve the public or work with others in the occupation.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-698.30a — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-698.30a
Nonveterinary reproductive services technician -
Status: in_force

Certification requirements.

A. The State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners shall

certify an individual as a nonveterinary reproductive services

technician who qualifies and passes a written certification

examination approved by the Board and who holds a Ph.D. from an

accredited college or university with emphasis in animal

reproductive physiology, or a Master of Science degree from an

accredited college or university with emphasis in animal

reproductive physiology and Board Certification in animal physiology

by the American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists, which

certification authorizes them to provide nonveterinary reproductive

services as defined in the Oklahoma Veterinary Practice Act.

B. In connection with performing nonveterinary reproductive

services, federal legend drugs shall be prescribed and dispensed

only on the order of a licensed veterinarian who has an existing

veterinarian-client-patient relationship as defined by the Oklahoma

Veterinary Practice Act and the rules of the Board and shall only be

administered in accordance with the act. Every nonveterinary

reproductive services technician shall keep and maintain medical

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records that include the source of any prescription drugs used in

connection with providing nonveterinary reproductive services

including the name and address of the veterinarian prescribing or

dispensing the drugs, the date the drugs are received, the species

and description of the animal involved, the animal owner or client

name and address and the medications administered including date and

dosage. All medical records pertaining to prescription drugs shall

be made available for inspection by the Board or the Board's agent

upon request and must be kept and maintained for a period of two (2)

years from the date the drug was administered.

C. Proof of at least eight (8) hours of continuing education

from courses and study approved by the Board shall be required for

annual certification renewal as a nonveterinarian reproductive

services technician.

D. The certification examination and continuing education

described in this section shall be approved by the Examination

Committee that is overseen by the Board and consists of:

1. A veterinarian designated by the Dean of the Oklahoma State

University Center of Veterinary Health Sciences;

2. An animal scientist with a Ph.D. with an emphasis in animal

reproductive physiology designated by the head of the Oklahoma State

University Department of Animal Science; and

3. An animal embryologist as designated by the American Embryo

Transfer Association.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-46.25 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-46.25
Seal of architect
Status: in_force

Each architect shall have a seal, the image of which must

contain the name of the architect, the person's license number and

the words "Licensed Architect, State of Oklahoma".

All technical submissions prepared by such architect, or under

the responsible control of the architect, shall be sealed, signed

and dated, which shall mean that the architect was in responsible

control over the content of such technical submissions during their

preparation and has applied the required professional standard of

care. No architect may sign or seal technical submissions unless

they were prepared by or under the responsible control of the

architect, except that:

1. The person may sign or seal those portions of the technical

submissions that were prepared by or under the responsible control

of persons who are licensed under the State Architectural and

Licensed Interior Designers Act if the architect has reviewed and

adapted in whole or in part such portions and has either coordinated

their preparation or integrated them into the work; and

2. The person may sign or seal those portions of the technical

submissions that are not required to be prepared by or under the

responsible control of an architect if the architect has reviewed

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and adapted in whole or in part such submissions and integrated them

into the work. The seal may be a rubber stamp or may be generated

electronically, pursuant to rules adopted by the Board.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-698.16b — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-698.16b
Persons reporting information or investigating –
Status: in_force

Liability.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations Page 681

No person or entity which, in good faith, reports or provides

information or investigates any person as authorized by the Oklahoma

Veterinary Practice Act, shall be liable in a civil action for

damages or relief arising from the reporting, providing of

information or investigation except upon clear and convincing

evidence that the report of information was completely false, or

that the investigation was based on false information, and that the

falsity was actually known to the person or entity making the

report, providing the information or conducting the investigation at

the time thereof.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-360 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-360
See the following versions:
Status: in_force

OS 59-360v1 (SB 993, Laws 2025, c. 300, § 8)

OS 59-360v2 (SB 789, Laws 2025, c. 414, § 3)

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Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-2095.12 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-2095.12
Minimum standards for mortgage broker license renewal
Status: in_force

A. The minimum standards for license renewal for mortgage

brokers shall include the following:

1. The mortgage broker continues to meet the minimum standards

for license issuance under Section 2095.11 of this title; and

2. The mortgage broker has paid all required fees for renewal

of the license.

B. The license of a mortgage broker failing to satisfy the

minimum standards for license renewal shall expire. The

Administrator of Consumer Credit may adopt procedures in addition to

the requirements of paragraph 12 of subsection K of Section 2095.6

of this title for the reinstatement of expired licenses consistent

with the standards established by the Nationwide Multistate

Licensing System and Registry.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-328.69 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-328.69
Review and hearing by the Board of Governors of
Status: in_force

Registered Dentists.

The Board of Dentistry shall review the record of the mediation

committee recommendation and the state mediation appeals committee

in determining any final appeal. The Board may conduct a formal

hearing upon the request of a party or upon its own initiative and

may affirm, modify, or reverse the recommendation appealed. Any

formal hearing shall be conducted by one or more members of the

Board as it may determine, and a hearing shall be conducted in

accordance with such rules as it may prescribe. The action of the

Board in ruling upon the appealed recommendation shall constitute a

final nonappealable decision, however, the final recommendation of

the Board shall not be binding on the parties involved in the

dispute.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-2045 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-2045
Use of other earned professional designations or
Status: in_force

credentials.

A. Nothing contained in the Respiratory Care Practice Act shall

preclude a respiratory care practitioner, a respiratory therapist,

or a respiratory therapy technician exempt from being licensed under

the Respiratory Care Practice Act or a provisional license holder

from using or displaying earned professional designations or

credentials including, but not limited to, CRTT, RRT, CPFT and RPFT.

However, a respiratory care practitioner may use and display the

designation Respiratory Care Practitioner or RCP in conjunction with

the use or display of any such other earned professional designation

or credentials.

B. A provisional or special provisional license holder shall

not use or display the designation Respiratory Care Practitioner or

RCP but may use or display any earned professional designations or

credentials.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-623 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-623
Medicine and surgery - Not affected by this act
Status: in_force

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations Page 620

The practice of medicine and surgery by persons authorized under

other licensing laws of this state shall in no way be affected by

the provisions of the Oklahoma Osteopathic Medicine Act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1800.12 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1800.12
Municipalities or counties may levy charges for alarm
Status: in_force

installation connections - Disconnection of faulty systems -

Ordinances prohibited.

A. Any municipality or county may levy and collect reasonable

charges for alarm installation connections located in or at a police

or fire department which is owned, operated or monitored by the

municipality or county. Any municipality or county may require

discontinuance of service of any alarm signal device which, due to

mechanical malfunction or faulty equipment, causes excessive false

alarms and, in the opinion of the appropriate county or municipal

official, becomes a detriment to the functions of the department

involved. The municipality or county may cause the disconnection of

the device until the same is repaired to the satisfaction of the

appropriate official; however, the municipality or county shall

advise the owner or user of the device of the disconnection in

advance or as soon as reasonably practicable. The municipality or

county may levy and collect reasonable reconnection fees.

Mechanical malfunction and faulty equipment shall not include, for

the purpose of the Alarm, Locksmith and Fire Sprinkler Industry Act,

false alarms caused by human error or an act of God.

B. No municipality may adopt any ordinance concerning the

licensing of any alarm, locksmith or fire sprinkler industry

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business or individual which is or may be licensed pursuant to the

Alarm, Locksmith and Fire Sprinkler Industry Act.

C. No municipality or county may adopt any ordinance, order, or

regulation concerning the installation, operation, or usage of a

battery-charged security fence as long as the installation,

operation, and usage of the battery-charged security fence follows

the requirements and standards prescribed in Section 3 of this act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1000.22 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1000.22
Commission - Meetings - Duties
Status: in_force

1. The Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission shall organize

immediately after July 1, 2009, and annually thereafter, by electing

from among its members a chair and a vice-chair. The Commission

shall hold regularly scheduled meetings at least once each quarter

at a time and place determined by the Commission and may hold such

special meetings, emergency meetings or continued or reconvened

meetings as found by the Commission to be necessary. A majority of

the members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum for the

transaction of business.

2. The chair shall preside at meetings of the Commission, set

the agenda, sign orders and other required documents, coordinate

Commission activities and perform such other duties as may be

prescribed by the Commission.

3. The vice-chair shall perform the duties of the chair during

the absence or disability of the chair and shall perform such other

duties as may be prescribed by the Commission.

4. The Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission Chief

Executive Officer, at the discretion of the Commission, shall:

a. keep a record of all proceedings of the Commission and

certify to actions of the Commission,

b. oversee the receipt and deposit of all monies received

by the Commission in the appropriate revolving funds,

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c. submit, at the first regular meeting of the Commission

after the end of each fiscal year, a fully itemized

report of the receipts and disbursements for the prior

fiscal year, showing the amount of funds on hand, and

d. perform such other duties as are prescribed in this

act or as may be prescribed by the Commission.

5. The Commission shall comply with the provisions of the

Oklahoma Open Meeting Act, the Oklahoma Open Records Act and the

Administrative Procedures Act.

6. All members of the Commission and such employees as

determined by the Commission shall be bonded as required by Sections

85.26 through 85.31 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

7. The liability of any member or employee of the Commission

acting within the scope of Commission duties or employment shall be

governed by The Governmental Tort Claims Act.

8. Members of the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission and

members of all technical committees shall serve without

compensation, but shall be reimbursed for all actual and necessary

expenses incurred in the performance of their duties in accordance

with the State Travel Reimbursement Act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1039 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1039
Complaints - Investigation - Individual proceeding -
Status: in_force

Finding - Suspension or revocation of license - Other administrative

penalties - Reapplication for license.

A. The Oklahoma Inspector Examiners Committee may, upon its own

motion, and shall upon written complaint filed by any person,

investigate inspection practices of any building and construction

inspector.

B. The Committee may request that an individual proceeding be

conducted to determine whether the licensee has:

1. Made a material misstatement in the application for license

or renewal thereof;

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2. Loaned or illegally used the license of the licensee;

3. Demonstrated incompetency to act as a building and

construction inspector; or

4. Violated any provision of the Oklahoma Inspectors Act, or

any rule promulgated or order issued pursuant to the Oklahoma

Inspectors Act.

C. After a finding by an impartial hearing examiner that the

licensee is guilty of any violation as provided for in subsection B

of this section, the Construction Industries Board may:

1. Suspend or revoke the license;

2. Defer such suspension or revocation pending mitigating or

remedial action by the licensee; or

3. Assess administrative penalties pursuant to the provisions

of Section 1044 of this title.

D. Any person whose license has been revoked by the Board may

not apply for a new license for at least one (1) year from the date

of such revocation.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1470 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1470
Administrative hearing
Status: in_force

When there is a cause to refuse an application or to suspend or

revoke the license of any polygraph examiner, the Council shall,

not less than thirty (30) days before refusal, suspension or

revocation action is taken, notify such person in writing, in person

or by certified mail at the last address supplied to the Council by

such person, of such impending refusal, suspension or revocation,

the reasons therefor and of his right to an administrative hearing

for the purpose of determining whether or not the evidence is

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sufficient to warrant the refusal, suspension or revocation action

proposed to be taken by the Board. If, within twenty (20) days

after the personal service of such notice or such notice has been

deposited in the United States mail, such person has not made a

written request to the Board for this administrative hearing, the

Board is authorized to suspend or revoke the polygraph examiner's

license of such person without a hearing. Upon receipt by the

Council of such written request of such person within the twenty-day

period as set out above, an opportunity for an administrative

hearing shall be afforded as early as is practicable. In no case

shall the hearing be held less than ten (10) days after written

notification thereof, accompanied by a copy of the charges, shall

have been given the person by personal service or by certified mail

sent to the last address supplied to the Council by the applicant or

licensee. The administrative hearing in such cases shall be before

the Board.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1000.5 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1000.5
Fees - Licenses and permits - Issuance and renewal
Status: in_force

A. The Construction Industries Board may establish a system of

fees by rule to be charged for the application for licenses, for the

issuance and renewal of licenses and permits, for administration of

examinations, for formal project reviews and dishonored checks under

the Board's authority. This provision is subject to the following

limitations:

1. No schedule of fees may be established or amended by the

Board except during such times as the Legislature is in session;

provided, the Board may establish or amend a schedule of fees at a

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time when the Legislature is not in session if the fees or schedule

of fees has been specifically authorized by the Legislature pursuant

to paragraph 2 of this subsection. The Board must follow the

procedures required by Article I of the Administrative Procedures

Act for adoption of rules in establishing or amending any such

schedule of fees; and

2. The Board shall charge fees only within the following

ranges, except as may be otherwise specified in this section or

another provision of law.

For application for license not to exceed $30.00

For administration of license

examinations: not to exceed $200.00

For license or permit issuance: not to exceed $300.00

For license or permit renewal: not to exceed $200.00

For formal project review for

code conformance: not to exceed $200.00

For permit issuance for the use

of alternative materials or

methods: not to exceed $50.00

For dishonored checks: not to exceed amount

pursuant to the

provisions of Section

1121 of Title 47 of the

Oklahoma Statutes.

B. The Board shall base its schedule of fees upon the

reasonable costs of review and inspection services rendered in

connection with each license, permit, or review, but shall be within

the ranges specified in paragraph 2 of subsection A of this section,

except as otherwise specified in this section or provided by law.

The Board shall establish a system of training for all personnel who

render review and inspection services in order to assure uniform

statewide application of rules. The Board shall include the

reasonable costs associated with such training in the fees provided

for in this section.

C. The Board may exempt by rule any class of licensee or

permittee from the requirements of the fee schedule if the Board

determines that the creation of such a schedule for any such class

would create an unreasonable economic hardship.

D. All fee changes adopted by the Board shall be reviewed and

approved as provided in subsection F of Section 308 of Title 75 of

the Oklahoma Statutes.

E. Unless otherwise provided, licenses and permits issued by

the Construction Industries Board shall be for a one-year period.

F. When, at the time of application or renewal of any license

or registration, payment is made by check for fees and the check is

not paid by the bank on which drawn for any reason, such license or

registration issued at that time shall be invalid. In all such

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cases, the license or registration shall be subject to the license

or registration fees and penalties provided in subsection A of this

section and treated as though no attempt to apply for or renew a

license or registration had been made. The Board may charge and

collect from the licensee, registrant or other obligor of fees or

fines, a fee for each return by a bank or other depository

institution of a dishonored check, negotiable order of withdrawal or

share draft issued by the licensee, registrant or other obligor.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-396 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-396
Oklahoma Funeral Board - Appointment - Term -
Status: in_force

Qualifications.

There is hereby re-created, to continue until July 1, 2029, in

accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma Sunset Law, the

Oklahoma Funeral Board. Any reference in the statutes to the

Oklahoma State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors shall be a

reference to the Oklahoma Funeral Board. The Board shall consist of

seven (7) persons, who shall be appointed by the Governor. The term

of membership of each member of the Board shall be five (5) years

from the expiration of the term of the member succeeded. Any member

having served as a member of the Board shall be eligible for

reappointment. Provided, that a member of the Board shall serve no

more than two consecutive terms and any unexpired term that a member

is appointed to shall not apply to this limit. The Governor shall

appoint the necessary members to the Board upon vacancies and

immediately prior to the expiration of the various terms. Upon

request of the Governor, appointments of a licensed embalmer and

funeral director member of the Board shall be made from a list of

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five qualified persons submitted by the Oklahoma Funeral Directors

Association. An appointment to fill a vacancy shall be for the

unexpired term. A member of the Board shall serve until a successor

is appointed and qualified. No person shall be a member of the

Board, unless, at the time of appointment, the person is of good

moral character and a resident of this state. Five of the members

shall have been actively engaged in the practice of embalming and

funeral directing in this state for not less than seven (7)

consecutive years immediately prior to the appointment of the

person, shall have an active license as provided by the Funeral

Services Licensing Act, shall keep the license effective, and shall

remain a resident of this state during the entire time the person

serves on the Board. Two of the members of the Board shall be

chosen from the general public, one of whom shall, if possible, be a

person licensed and actively engaged in the health care field, and

shall not be licensed funeral directors or embalmers or have any

interest, directly or indirectly, in any funeral establishment or

any business dealing in funeral services, supplies, or equipment.

These two members shall be appointed to serve for five-year terms.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-624 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-624
State Board of Osteopathic Examiners — Members — Mission
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created the State Board of Osteopathic

Examiners.

B. The State Board of Osteopathic Examiners shall consist of

eight (8) examiners appointed by the Governor, two of whom may be

lay persons. The remaining examiners shall be regularly licensed

osteopathic physicians in good standing in this state who have been

so engaged for a period of at least five (5) years immediately prior

to their appointment. The osteopathic physician examiners shall be

appointed by the Governor from a list of not less than six names

submitted to the Governor by the Oklahoma Osteopathic Association

annually, and any present member of the State Board of Osteopathic

Examiners shall be appointed to fill out the unexpired term. All

appointments made to the Board shall be for terms of seven (7)

years. In the event of a vacancy brought about for any reason, the

post so vacated shall be filled from a list of not less than six

names submitted by the Oklahoma Osteopathic Association.

C. The mission of the Board shall be to:

1. Safeguard public health by ensuring the highest standards of

osteopathic medical practice and ethical standards;

2. Uphold the integrity of the profession through continuing

education, diligent licensing and regulation, and continuous

oversight of osteopathic physicians and surgeons; and

3. Promote the principles of osteopathic medicine, enhance the

access and quality of patient care, particularly in rural and

underserved areas, and protect the residents of this state through

effective governance, sound public policy, and enforcement of

ethical and professional standards.

D. The Board shall make and adopt all necessary rules relating

to the enforcement of the provisions of the Oklahoma Osteopathic

Medicine Act. Each Board member shall receive the daily per diem

rate for state employees. Travel expenses allowed under the State

Travel Reimbursement Act shall also be provided to Board members

traveling more than fifty (50) miles to the location of all regular

and special Board meetings.

E. A majority of the members of the Board shall constitute a

quorum for the transaction of business.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-888.6v2 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-888.6v2
Application for license - Information required
Status: in_force

An applicant applying for a license as an occupational therapist

or as an occupational therapy assistant shall file written

application on forms provided by the Board, as recommended by the

Committee, showing to the satisfaction of the Board that the

applicant meets the following requirements:

1. Residence: Applicants need not be a resident of this state;

2. Character: Applicants shall meet the standards of the Code

of Ethics and licensure rules adopted by the Board to safeguard the

public;

3. Education: Applicants shall present evidence satisfactory

to the Board of having successfully completed the academic

requirements of an educational program in occupational therapy

recognized by the Board, with concentration in biological or

physical science, psychology and sociology, and with education in

selected manual skills. For an occupational therapist the

educational program shall be accredited by the Accreditation Council

for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE). For an occupational

therapy assistant, such a program shall be approved by ACOTE;

4. Experience: Applicants shall submit to the Board evidence

of having successfully completed a period of supervised field work

experience at a recognized educational institution or a training

program approved by the educational institution where he or she met

the academic requirements. For an occupational therapist, a minimum

of six (6) months of supervised field work experience is required.

For an occupational therapy assistant, a minimum of two (2) months

of supervised field work experience is required;

5. Examination: Applicants shall submit to the Board evidence

of having successfully completed an examination as provided for in

Section 888.7 of this title.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1530 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1530
Records
Status: in_force

A. Every dealer shall keep a record of any transaction

with any person involving the purchasing of any used

item made, or containing in whole or in part, any precious

metal or gem. The following information shall be

recorded for precious metals or gems:

1. An account and detailed description or photograph of the

item purchased, including, if applicable, the manufacturer's name,

the model, the model number, the serial number and any engraved

marking;

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2. The amount of money involved in the transaction;

3. The date;

4. The name, address and driver license number of the person

involved in the transaction with the dealer; if the person has no

driver license, then the date of birth and general physical

description, including hair color and approximate height and weight

of that person; and

5. The signature of the seller.

For purposes of describing the item or items in the transaction

pursuant to paragraph 1 of this subsection, it shall be a violation

for the dealer to state only the number of grams and type of

precious metal or type of gem as a description. The description

shall clearly and accurately describe each item containing any

precious metals or gems presented to the dealer for purposes of the

transaction.

B. The record required by this section shall be kept for a

period of four (4) years. Such record shall be made available

during regular business hours for inspection by the Department of

Consumer Credit and any law enforcement officer authorized by a law

enforcement agency to inspect such record.

C. No dealer shall be required to furnish the description of

any new property purchased from manufacturers or wholesale dealers

at an established place of business or of any goods purchased from

any bankrupt stock. Such goods shall be accompanied by a bill of

sale or other evidence of open and legitimate purchase. The bill of

sale shall also be available for inspection during regular business

hours.

D. No dealer shall be required to furnish a description of

property purchased from another licensed dealer or to meet the

holding period provided for in Section 1531 of this title if that

dealer has met the requirements provided for in subsection A of this

section and Section 1531 of this title upon the initial purchase of

the property; provided, that each shall record the license number of

the other dealer and the amount of the transaction.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-889.6 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-889.6
License renewal – Inactive status
Status: in_force

A. Every license issued under the Music Therapy Practice Act

shall be renewed biennially. A license shall be renewed upon

payment of a renewal fee if the applicant is not in violation of any

of the terms of the Music Therapy Practice Act at the time of

application for renewal. Proof of maintenance of the applicant's

status as a board-certified music therapist shall also be required

for license renewal.

B. A licensee shall inform the Board of any changes to his or

her address. Each licensee shall be responsible for timely renewal

of his or her license.

C. Failure to renew a license shall result in forfeiture of the

license. Licenses that have been forfeited may be restored within

one (1) year of the expiration date upon payment of renewal and

restoration fees. Failure to restore a forfeited license within one

(1) year of the date of its expiration shall result in the automatic

termination of the license, and the Board may require the individual

to reapply for licensure as a new applicant.

D. Upon written request of a licensee, the Board may place an

active license on an inactive status subject to an inactive status

license fee established by the Board. The licensee, upon request

and payment of the inactive status license fee, may continue on

inactive status for a period up to two (2) years. An inactive

license may be reactivated at any time by making a written request

to the Board and by fulfilling requirements established by the

Board.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-725.1 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-725.1
Branch of healing art indicated by appending words or
Status: in_force

letters to name.

A. Every person who writes or prints, or causes to be written

or printed, his or her name (whether or not the word "Doctor", or an

abbreviation thereof, is used in connection therewith) in connection

with, as engaging in, or holding himself or herself out as engaging

in, any of the branches of the healing art shall append to his or

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her name the letters or words set forth in Section 725.2 of this

title if the person is one of the ten classes of persons listed in

subsection A of Section 725.2 of this title.

B. If the person is not one of the ten classes of persons

listed in subsection A of Section 725.2 of this title and is engaged

in a branch of the healing art, the person shall write or print, in

the same size letters as his or her name, appropriate and generally

and easily understood words or letters, which clearly show and

indicate the branch of the healing art in which he or she is

licensed to practice and is engaged.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-328.71 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-328.71
Appeals proceedings privileged and protected from
Status: in_force

liability - Admissibility of findings or recommendations during

hearing or trial of litigation.

A. The protections of Section 328.64 of this title relating to

the records created by mediation committees shall apply equally to

any records, documents, or proceedings produced in any appeal of a

mediation committee recommendation or a state mediation appeals

committee recommendation, and protections from liability contained

in Section 328.63 of this title shall apply equally to persons

conducting or participating in appeal proceedings.

B. Neither the whole nor any portion of the findings or

recommendations of a mediation committee, state mediation appeals

committee, or the Board of Dentistry shall be introduced or

admissible during any hearing or trial of litigation brought by the

patient, unless both patient and dentist, after the court filing of

a petition/complaint agree that the whole or a portion of the

findings of the mediation committee, state mediation appeals

committee, or the Board will be introduced or admitted during a

hearing or trial.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-396.2a — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-396.2a
Board - Additional powers and duties
Status: in_force

In addition to any other powers and duties imposed by law, the

Oklahoma Funeral Board shall have the power and duty to:

1. Prescribe and promulgate rules necessary to effectuate the

provisions of the Funeral Services Licensing Act, and to make orders

as it may deem necessary or expedient in the performance of its

duties;

2. Prepare, conduct and grade examinations, written or oral, of

persons who apply for the issuance of licenses to them;

3. Determine the satisfactory passing score on such

examinations and issue licenses to persons who pass the examinations

or are otherwise entitled to licensure;

4. Determine eligibility for licenses and certificates of

apprenticeship;

5. Issue licenses for funeral directors, embalmers, funeral

establishments, commercial embalming establishments, and

crematories;

6. Issue certificates of apprenticeship;

7. Upon good cause shown, as hereinafter provided, deny the

issuance of a license or certificate of apprenticeship or suspend,

revoke or refuse to renew licenses or certificates of

apprenticeship, and upon proper showing, to reinstate them;

8. Review, affirm, reverse, vacate or modify its order with

respect to any such denial, suspension, revocation or refusal to

renew;

9. Establish and levy administrative penalties against any

person or entity who violates any of the provisions of the Funeral

Services Licensing Act or any rule promulgated pursuant thereto;

10. Obtain an office, secure facilities and employ, direct,

discharge and define the duties and set the salaries of office

personnel as deemed necessary by the Board;

11. Initiate disciplinary, prosecution and injunctive

proceedings against any person or entity who violates any of the

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provisions of the Funeral Services Licensing Act or any rule

promulgated pursuant thereto;

12. Investigate alleged violations of the Funeral Services

Licensing Act or of the rules, orders or final orders of the Board;

13. Promulgate rules of conduct governing the practice of

licensed funeral directors, embalmers, funeral establishments, and

commercial embalming establishments and sale of funeral service

merchandise;

14. Keep accurate and complete records of its proceedings and

certify the same as may be appropriate;

15. Request prosecution by the district attorney or the

Attorney General of this state of any person or any violation of the

Funeral Services Licensing Act;

16. When it deems appropriate, confer with the Attorney General

of this state or the assistants of the Attorney General in

connection with all legal matters and questions;

17. Take such other action as may be reasonably necessary or

appropriate to effectuate the Funeral Services Licensing Act;

18. Promulgate rules, issue licenses, and regulate crematories

pursuant to the Funeral Services Licensing Act;

19. Issue temporary licenses to a funeral establishment when

its facilities are destroyed or damaged in order that the funeral

establishment can continue to operate. During the effective period

of the temporary license, the Board may waive certain licensing

requirements if the funeral establishment is making a good faith

effort to rebuild or restore its operations in order to meet all

licensing requirements;

20. Promulgate rules for continuing education for licensees

pursuant to Section 396.5b of this title; and

21. Approve course providers and course curriculum for

licensure of a funeral director.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-545.10 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-545.10
Oversight — Default and termination — Dispute
Status: in_force

resolution — Enforcement.

A. Oversight:

1. The executive and judicial branches of state government in

each participating state shall enforce the Compact and take all

actions necessary and appropriate to implement the Compact;

2. Venue is proper and judicial proceedings by or against the

Commission shall be brought solely and exclusively in a court of

competent jurisdiction where the principal office of the Commission

is located. The Commission may waive venue and jurisdictional

defenses to the extent it adopts or consents to participate in

alternative dispute resolution proceedings. Nothing herein shall

affect or limit the selection or propriety of venue in any action

against a licensee for professional malpractice, misconduct, or any

such similar matter; and

3. The Commission shall be entitled to receive service of

process in any proceeding regarding the enforcement or

interpretation of the Compact or the Commission's rules and shall

have standing to intervene in such a proceeding for all purposes.

Failure to provide the Commission with service of process shall

render a judgment or order in such proceeding void as to the

Commission, the Compact, or Commission rules.

B. Default, technical assistance, and termination:

1. If the Commission determines that a participating state has

defaulted in the performance of its obligations or responsibilities

under the Compact or the Commission rules, the Commission shall

provide written notice to the defaulting state and other

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participating states. The notice shall describe the default, the

proposed means of curing the default, and any other action that the

Commission may take and shall offer remedial training and specific

technical assistance regarding the default;

2. If a state in default fails to cure the default, the

defaulting state may be terminated from the Compact upon an

affirmative vote of a majority of the delegates of the participating

states, and all rights, privileges, and benefits conferred by the

Compact upon such state may be terminated on the effective date of

termination. A cure of the default does not relieve the offending

state of obligations or liabilities incurred during the period of

default;

3. Termination of participation in the Compact shall be imposed

only after all other means of securing compliance have been

exhausted. Notice of intent to suspend or terminate shall be given

by the Commission to the governor, the majority and minority leaders

of the defaulting state's legislature, and to the licensing boards

of each of the participating states;

4. A state that has been terminated is responsible for all

assessments, obligations, and liabilities incurred through the

effective date of termination, including obligations that extend

beyond the effective date of termination;

5. The Commission shall not bear any costs related to a state

that is found to be in default or that has been terminated from the

Compact, unless agreed upon in writing between the Commission and

the defaulting state;

6. The defaulting state may appeal its termination from the

Compact by the Commission by petitioning the U.S. District Court for

the District of Columbia or the federal district where the

Commission has its principal offices. The prevailing member shall

be awarded all costs of such litigation, including reasonable

attorney fees; and

7. Upon the termination of a state's participation in the

Compact, the state shall immediately provide notice to all licensees

within that state of such termination:

a. licensees who have been granted a Compact privilege in

that state shall retain the Compact privilege for one

hundred eighty (180) days following the effective date

of such termination, and

b. licensees who are licensed in that state who have been

granted a Compact privilege in a participating state

shall retain the Compact privilege for one hundred

eighty (180) days unless the licensee also has a

qualifying license in a participating state or obtains

a qualifying license in a participating state before

the one-hundred-eighty-day period ends, in which case

the Compact privilege shall continue.

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C. Dispute resolution:

1. Upon request by a participating state, the Commission shall

attempt to resolve disputes related to the Compact that arise among

participating states and between participating and nonparticipating

states; and

2. The Commission shall promulgate a rule providing for both

mediation and binding dispute resolution for disputes as

appropriate.

D. Enforcement:

1. The Commission, in the reasonable exercise of its

discretion, shall enforce the provisions of the Compact and rules of

the Commission;

2. If compliance is not secured after all means to secure

compliance have been exhausted, by majority vote, the Commission may

initiate legal action in the U.S. District Court for the District of

Columbia or the federal district where the Commission has its

principal offices against a participating state in default to

enforce compliance with the provisions of the Compact and the

Commission's promulgated rules and bylaws. The relief sought may

include both injunctive relief and damages. In the event judicial

enforcement is necessary, the prevailing party shall be awarded all

costs of such litigation, including reasonable attorney fees; and

3. The remedies herein shall not be the exclusive remedies of

the Commission. The Commission may pursue any other remedies

available under federal or state law.

E. Legal action against the Commission:

1. A participating state may initiate legal action against the

Commission in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

or the federal district where the Commission has its principal

offices to enforce compliance with the provisions of the Compact and

its rules. The relief sought may include both injunctive relief and

damages. In the event judicial enforcement is necessary, the

prevailing party shall be awarded all costs of such litigation,

including reasonable attorney fees.

2. No person other than a participating state shall enforce the

Compact against the Commission.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-15.22 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-15.22
Renumbered as § 15.14A of this title by Laws 1992, c
Status: in_force

272, § 34, eff. Sept. 1, 1992.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1021.1 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1021.1
Oklahoma State Plumbing Installation Code Variance and
Status: in_force

Appeals Board.

A. 1. There is hereby created the Oklahoma State Plumbing

Installation Code Variance and Appeals Board. The Variance and

Appeals Board shall hear testimony and shall review sufficient

technical data submitted by an applicant to substantiate the

proposed installation of any material, assembly or manufacturer-

engineered components, equipment or system that is not specifically

prescribed by an appropriate installation code, an industry

consensus standard or fabricated or installed according to

recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices, where

no ordinance or regulation of a governmental subdivision applies.

If it is determined that the evidence submitted is satisfactory

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proof of performance for the proposed installation, the Variance and

Appeals Board shall approve such alternative, subject to the

requirements of the appropriate installation code. Applications for

the use of an alternative material or method of construction shall

be submitted in writing to the Construction Industries Board for

approval prior to use. Applications shall be accompanied by a

filing fee, not to exceed Fifty Dollars ($50.00), as set by rule of

the Construction Industries Board.

2. The Variance and Appeals Board shall also hear appeals from

contractors, licensed by the Construction Industries Board, and any

party who has an ownership interest in or is in responsible charge

of the design of or work on the installation, who contest the

Construction Industries Board's interpretation of the state's model

plumbing installation code as applied to a particular installation.

Such appeals shall be based on a claim that:

a. the true intent of the installation code has been

incorrectly interpreted,

b. the provisions of the code do not fully apply, or

c. an equal or better form of installation is proposed.

Such appeals to the Variance and Appeals Board shall be made in

writing to the Construction Industries Board within fourteen (14)

days after a code interpretation or receipt of written notice of the

alleged code violation by the licensed contractor.

B. The Variance and Appeals Board shall consist of the

designated representative of the Construction Industries Board and

the following members who, except for the State Fire Marshal or

designee, shall be appointed by the Construction Industries Board

from a list of names submitted by the professional organizations of

the professions represented on the Variance and Appeals Board and

who shall serve at the pleasure of the Construction Industries

Board:

1. Two members shall be appointed from the State Committee of

Plumbing Examiners; one shall be a contractor with five (5) years of

experience and one shall be a journeyman with five (5) years of

experience;

2. One member shall be a registered design professional who is

a registered architect with at least ten (10) years of experience,

five (5) of which shall have been in responsible charge of work;

3. One member shall be a registered design professional with at

least ten (10) years of structural engineering or architectural

experience, five (5) of which shall have been in responsible charge

of work;

4. One member shall be a registered design professional with

mechanical or plumbing engineering experience; provided, such member

shall have at least ten (10) years of experience, five (5) years of

which shall have been in responsible charge of work;

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5. One member shall be a registered design professional with

electrical engineering experience; provided, such member shall have

at least ten (10) years of experience, five (5) years of which shall

have been in responsible charge of work; and

6. One member shall be the State Fire Marshal or a designee of

the State Fire Marshal.

Any member serving on the Variance and Appeals Board on January

1, 2002, may continue to serve until a replacement is appointed by

the Construction Industries Board.

C. Members, except the designated representatives of the State

Fire Marshal and the Construction Industries Board, and employees of

the Construction Industries Board, shall be reimbursed for travel

expenses pursuant to the State Travel Reimbursement Act from the

revolving fund created pursuant to Section 1018 of this title.

D. The Variance and Appeals Board shall meet after the

Construction Industries Board receives proper application for a

variance, accompanied by the filing fee, or proper notice of an

appeal, as provided in subsection A of this section.

E. The designated representative of the Construction Industries

Board shall serve as chair of the Variance and Appeals Board. A

majority of the members of the Variance and Appeals Board shall

constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-633 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-633
Licensure
Status: in_force

A. Each applicant who has met all requirements for licensure

shall be issued a full and unrestricted license to practice as an

osteopathic physician and surgeon. Upon application, the State

Board of Osteopathic Examiners may also issue special licenses,

permits, warrants, and certificates including, but not limited to,

a:

1. Temporary license;

2. Resident training license;

3. Advanced resident training license; or

4. Temporary critical need license under Section 6011 of this

title.

B. The Board shall, through rule, establish restrictions for

special licenses including, but not limited to, training licenses,

to ensure that the holder practices only under appropriate

circumstances as set by the Board.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1528 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1528
Denial, suspension or revocation of license - Hearing
Status: in_force

A. The Administrator shall appoint an independent hearing

examiner to conduct all administrative hearings involving alleged

violations of the Precious Metal and Gem Dealer Licensing Act. The

independent hearing examiner shall have authority to exercise all

powers granted by Article II of the Administrative Procedures Act in

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conducting hearings. The independent hearing examiner shall have

authority to recommend penalties authorized by the Precious Metal

and Gem Dealer Licensing Act and issue proposed orders, with

proposed findings of fact and proposed conclusions of law, to the

Administrator pursuant to Article II of the Administrative

Procedures Act. The Administrator shall review the proposed order

and issue a final agency order in accordance with Article II of the

Administrative Procedures Act. Any person aggrieved by a final

agency order of the Administrator may obtain judicial review in

accordance with the Oklahoma Administrative Procedures Act. The

jurisdiction and venue of any such action shall be in the district

court of Oklahoma County.

The costs of the hearing examiner may be assessed against the

respondent, unless the respondent is the prevailing party.

B. The Administrator may, after notice and hearing, deny,

decline to renew a license, suspend or revoke any license , order a

cease and desist order, impose an administrative fine in an amount

not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) or impose a

combination of such penalties if it is found that:

1. The applicant has been convicted of a felony or crime

involving fraud, theft, receiving or possession of stolen property

in the five (5) years preceding the submission of the application;

2. The licensee has failed to pay any fee or charge properly

imposed by the Administrator under the authority of the Precious

Metal and Gem Dealer Licensing Act;

3. The licensee or any entity or individual subject to the

Precious Metal and Gem Dealer Licensing Act has violated any

provision of the Precious Metal and Gem Dealer Licensing Act or any

rule promulgated or order made pursuant to and within the authority

of the Precious Metal and Gem Dealer Licensing Act; or

4. Any fact or condition exists which, if it had existed or had

been known to exist at the time of the original application for a

license, clearly would have justified the Administrator in refusing

the license.

C. Any licensee may surrender any license by delivering it to

the Administrator with written notice of its surrender. Such

surrender shall not affect the administrative penalty or criminal

liability of the licensee for acts committed prior to the surrender

of the license.

D. No revocation, suspension or surrender of any license shall

impair or affect the obligation of any preexisting lawful contract

between the licensee and any customer.

E. The Commission on Consumer Credit shall prescribe by rule an

inspection fee, fee for each license change, duplicate license, or

returned check. The inspection fee shall be the same amount as the

examination fee for pawnbrokers and shall be payable at the time of

license application or license renewal.

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F. Any entity or individual offering to engage or engaged as a

precious metal and gem dealer in this state without a license shall

be subject to an administrative fine in an amount not to exceed Five

Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00).

G. The Administrator may impose an administrative fine as

prescribed in subsections B and F of this section, after notice and

hearing in accordance with Article II of the Administrative

Procedures Act.

H. Any administrative order or settlement agreement imposing an

administrative fine pursuant to this section may be enforced in the

same manner as civil judgments in this state. The Administrator may

file an application to enforce an administrative order or settlement

agreement in the district court of Oklahoma County.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1957 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1957
Application of act - Violations - Penalties
Status: in_force

The Oklahoma Rental-Purchase Act applies to persons, who in this

state make or solicit rental-purchase agreements, or who directly

collect payments from or enforce rights against debtors arising from

the rental-purchase agreement, wherever they are made; or who engage

in rental-purchase transactions subject to the provisions of the

Oklahoma Rental-Purchase Act. A person who willfully engages in the

business of making rental-purchase agreements without a license in

violation of the provisions of this act pertaining to authority to

make rental-purchase agreements, upon conviction, is guilty of a

misdemeanor and may be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding Five

Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or to imprisonment not exceeding one

(1) year, or both.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1365 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1365
Examinations - Time - Scope - Reexaminations
Status: in_force

The Board shall administer examinations to qualified applicants

at least once a year. The Board shall determine the subject and

scope of the examinations. Written examinations may be supplemented

by such oral examinations as the Board shall determine. An

applicant who fails his or her examination may be reexamined at a

subsequent examination upon payment of a reexamination fee.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-199.5 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-199.5
Positions and salaries
Status: in_force

A. The State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering shall create

positions and fix the salaries of officials and employees necessary

to carry out the purposes of the Oklahoma Cosmetology and Barbering

Act and the administration thereof.

B. The employees shall include not less than five nor more than

nine cosmetology and barbering inspectors. Only licensed

instructors shall be employed as cosmetology or barbering inspectors

by the Board.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-46.2 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-46.2
Purpose of act
Status: in_force

In order to safeguard life, health and property and to promote

public welfare, the professions of architecture, landscape

architecture and licensed interior design are declared to be subject

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to regulation in the public interest. It is unlawful for any person

to practice or offer to practice architecture, landscape

architecture, or licensed interior design in this state, as defined

in the provisions of the State Architectural and Licensed Interior

Designers Act, use in connection with the person's name, or

otherwise assume the title of architect, landscape architect or

licensed interior designer, or advertise any title or description

tending to convey the impression that the person is an architect or

landscape architect or licensed interior designer unless the person

is duly licensed or exempt from licensure under the State

Architectural and Licensed Interior Designers Act. The practice of

architecture, landscape architecture and the use of the titles

architect, landscape architect and licensed interior designer are

privileges granted by the state through the Board of Governors of

the Architects, Landscape Architects and Licensed Interior Designers

of Oklahoma based upon the qualifications of the individual as

evidenced by a certificate of licensure which shall not be

transferable.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-942 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-942
Acts by unlicensed persons prohibited - Permissible acts
Status: in_force

on prescription - Repairs.

A. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation,

company, or partnership not licensed pursuant to the provisions of

Chapter 11, Chapter 13 or Chapter 14 of this title, to:

1. Fit, adjust, adapt, or to in any manner apply lenses,

frames, prisms, or any other optical appliances to the face of a

person;

2. Duplicate or attempt to duplicate, or to place or replace

into the frames, any lenses or other optical appliances which have

been prescribed, fitted, or adjusted for visual correction, or which

are intended to aid human vision;

3. Give any treatment or training designed to aid human vision;

or

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4. Represent or hold oneself out to the public as being

qualified to do any of the acts listed in this section.

B. 1. Persons licensed pursuant to the provisions of Chapters

11, 13 or 14 of this title may in a written prescription, or its

duplicate, authorize any optical supplier to interpret the

prescription. The optical supplier:

a. may, in accordance with a written prescription or its

duplicate, measure, adapt, fit, prepare, dispense, or

adjust such lenses, spectacles, eyeglasses, prisms,

tinted lenses, frames or appurtenances thereto, to the

human face for the aid or correction of visual or

ocular anomalies of the human eye, and

b. may continue to do such acts upon a written

prescription, or its duplicate.

2. The physician or optometrist writing such prescription shall

remain responsible for the full effect of the appliances so

furnished by the other person.

C. 1. It is hereby prohibited and declared contrary to the

public health and public policy of this state to dispense, supply,

fit, adjust, adapt, or in any manner apply contact lenses to the

eyes of a person whether or not those contact lenses are designed to

aid or correct human vision or are plano or cosmetic contact lenses,

without a prescription issued by a person licensed pursuant to

Chapter 11, Chapter 13 or Chapter 14 of this title.

2. The Board of Examiners in Optometry may secure an

injunction, without bond, in the district courts to prevent the

dispensing, supplying, fitting, adjusting, or adapting of any

contact lens without a prescription.

3. As used in this section, “plano” means a contact lens with

no prescription power.

D. The provisions of this section shall not prevent a qualified

person from making repairs to eyeglasses.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-367.1 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-367.1
Short title
Status: in_force

Sections 1 through 7 of this act shall be known and may be cited

as the “Utilization of Unused Prescription Medications Act”.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-698.19A — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-698.19A
Field citation – Probable cause committee – Contest
Status: in_force

hearing – Fine.

A. 1. If, upon completion of an investigation, the Executive

Director of the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners has

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probable cause to believe that a licensed veterinarian or any other

person has violated provisions of the Oklahoma Veterinary Practice

Act or rules promulgated thereto, the Executive Director may issue a

field citation to the licensed veterinarian or other person, as

provided in this section. Each field citation shall be in writing

and shall describe with particularity the nature of the violation,

including but not limited to a reference to the provision of the

Oklahoma Veterinary Practice Act alleged to have been violated.

2. In addition, each field citation may contain an order of

abatement fixing a reasonable time for abatement of the violation,

and may contain an assessment of an administrative penalty not to

exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for a first offense and not to

exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) for a second or each

subsequent offense. Each day such violation continues shall

constitute a separate offense.

3. The field citation shall be served upon the licensed

veterinarian or other person personally or by any certified mail,

return receipt requested.

B. Before any field citation shall be issued to any licensed

veterinarian, the Executive Director shall have submitted the

alleged violation for the review and examination to a probable cause

committee, comprised of the Board’s attorney, an investigator, and a

veterinarian licensed in the state of Oklahoma. The probable cause

committee, during its review, may contact the licensed veterinarian

to discuss and resolve the alleged violation. Upon conclusion of

the probable cause committee’s review, the committee shall prepare

findings of fact and a recommendation. If the committee concludes

that probable cause exists that the veterinarian has violated any

provisions of the Oklahoma Veterinary Practice Act or rules

promulgated thereto, an administrative penalty shall be assessed

upon the licensed veterinarian.

C. 1. If a licensed veterinarian or other person who has been

determined by the Board or agent thereof to have violated any

provision of the Oklahoma Veterinary Practice Act or rules

promulgated or issued pursuant thereto desires to contest a field

citation or the proposed assessment of an administrative penalty

therefore, the licensed veterinarian or other person shall, within

ten (10) business days after service of the field citation, notify

the Executive Director in writing, requesting an informal conference

with the probable cause committee.

2. The probable cause committee shall hold, within sixty (60)

days from the receipt of the written request, an informal

conference. After the conclusion of the informal conference, and

based on recommendations thereof, the Executive Director may affirm,

modify or dismiss the field citation or proposed assessment of an

administrative penalty and the Executive Director shall state with

particularity in writing the reasons for the action, and shall

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immediately transmit a copy thereof to the licensed veterinarian or

other person and the person who submitted the complaint.

D. 1. If the veterinarian or person desires to contest

administratively, a decision made after the informal conference, the

licensed veterinarian or other person shall inform the Executive

Director in writing within thirty (30) calendar days after such

person receives the decision resulting from the informal conference.

2. If the licensed veterinarian or other person fails to

request an informal conference within the time specified in this

section, the field citation, the proposed assessment of the

administrative penalty or the decision made after an informal

conference shall be deemed a final order of the Board and shall not

be subject to further administrative reviews.

E. If a fine is paid to satisfy an assessment based on the

findings of a violation, payment of the fine shall be represented as

satisfactory resolution of the matter for the purposes of public

disclosure.

F. A veterinarian or other person, in lieu of contesting a

field citation pursuant to this section, may transmit to the Board

the amount assessed in the citation as an administrative penalty,

within thirty (30) days after service of the field citation. If a

hearing is not requested pursuant to this section, payment of any

fine shall not constitute an admission of the violation charged.

G. 1. If a veterinarian or other person has notified the

Executive Director within ten (10) working days of the issuance of

the assessment or field citation that such veterinarian or other

person intends to contest the decision made after the informal

conference, the Board shall hold a hearing to be held in accordance

with the Administrative Procedures Act and adjudicating such matters

for judgment only upon clear and convincing evidence as required by

the Oklahoma Veterinary Practice Act with the Board having all of

the powers granted therein.

2. After the hearing, the Board shall issue a decision based on

findings of the fact, affirming, modifying or vacating the citation,

or directing other appropriate relief which shall include, but need

not be limited to, a notice that the failure of the veterinarian or

other person to comply with any provision of the Board’s decision

may subject such veterinarian or person to the imposition of the

sanctions authorized by the Oklahoma Veterinary Practice Act.

H. After the exhaustion of the review procedures provided for

in this section, the Board may bring an action for judicial review

and administrative penalty and obtain an order compelling the cited

person to comply with any order issued pursuant to this section.

I. Failure of a licensee to pay a fine within thirty (30) days

of the date of assessment, unless the field citation is being

appealed may result in action being taken by the Board. When a

citation is not contested and a fine is not paid, the full amount of

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the assessed fine shall be added to the fee for the renewal of the

license. A license shall not be renewed without payment of the

renewal fee and fine.

J. The Board shall promulgate rules covering the issuance of

field citations, the assessment of administrative penalties and

other duties specified by this section pursuant to this section

which give due consideration to the appropriateness of the penalty

with respect to the following factors:

a. the gravity of the violation,

b. the good faith of the person being charged, and

c. the history of previous violations.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1377 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1377
Short title - Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact
Status: in_force

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Psychology

Interjurisdictional Compact".
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1451 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1451
Short title
Status: in_force

This act shall be known, and may be cited, as the Polygraph

Examiners Act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-396.21 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-396.21
Renumbered as § 396.1A of this title by Laws 2003, c
Status: in_force

57, § 31, emerg. eff. April 10, 2003.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-3150.20 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-3150.20
Written report by licensee after occurrence of certain
Status: in_force

events.

Within fifteen (15) days of the occurrence of any one of the

following events, a licensee shall file a written report with the

Administrator of the Department of Consumer Credit describing the

event and its expected impact on the activities of the licensee in

this state:

1. The filing for bankruptcy or reorganization by the licensee;

2. Revocation or suspension proceedings instituted against the

licensee by any state or governmental authority;

3. The denial of the opportunity to engage in the business of

making loans by any state or governmental authority;

4. Any felony indictment of the licensee or any of its

directors, officers or principals;

5. Any felony conviction of the licensee or any of its

directors, officers or principals; and

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6. Other events that the Administrator may determine and

identify by administrative regulation.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-628.1 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-628.1
Powers of Board
Status: in_force

The State Board of Osteopathic Examiners shall have the power

to:

1. Adopt and prescribe the use of a common seal;

2. Hold regular meetings at times to be fixed by the president

of the Board in accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma Open

Meeting Act. In addition, the president may call such special and

other meetings in accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma

Open Meeting Act;

3. Promulgate rules necessary, expedient, or appropriate to the

governance, performance, enforcement, or carrying out of any of the

purposes, objectives, or provisions of the Oklahoma Osteopathic

Medicine Act or to promulgate rules regarding the professional

standards of the practice of osteopathic medicine;

4. Initiate and prosecute administrative, civil, or criminal

actions and proceedings necessary under the Oklahoma Osteopathic

Medicine Act;

5. Appoint authorized agents to make inspections or

investigations and to perform other services for the Board;

6. Sell, exchange, or dispose of property as provided by state

law;

7. Have jurisdiction over all matters affecting the practice of

osteopathic medicine, and shall have continuing jurisdiction to

reopen any actions taken by the Board;

8. Institute collection proceedings against licensees,

applicants, and other entities under its jurisdiction. This

authority includes the right to impose penalties for nonpayment;

9. Employ, appoint, or contract and fix the duties and

compensation of the executive director and other personnel, either

on full-time, part-time, or contractual basis, as deemed necessary

by the Board;

10. Fix the qualifications of the personnel of the Board;

11. Accept and use grants of money and other property from any

source;

12. Advise, consult, cooperate, and enter into agreements or

contracts;

13. Revoke, suspend, or deny any license, permit, or charter

issued by the Board if the Board finds any violation of the Oklahoma

Osteopathic Medicine Act or any rule promulgated by the Board;

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14. Prescribe forms of application, certification, licenses,

charters, permits, and other forms as may be necessary to carry out

the provisions of the Oklahoma Osteopathic Medicine Act;

15. Set renewal dates for any licenses, permits, or

certificates issued by the Board by notifying licensees in writing

of the expiration and renewal date being assigned to the licensee

and permittee and by making an appropriate adjustment in the fee

charged for the license, permit, or certificate;

16. Establish and collect fees for licenses, permits, charters,

certificates, and services provided. The fees shall be promulgated

in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act and shall be

fair and equitable to all parties concerned;

17. Adopt official professional standards of conduct;

18. Apply to the district court for a temporary or permanent

injunction or any other remedy restraining any person from violating

the Oklahoma Osteopathic Medicine Act;

19. Increase its efforts to ensure the safety and well-being of

patients through administration of continuing education programs;

20. Establish agency special accounts through the Office of

Management and Enterprise Services and the Office of the State

Treasurer as necessary for the collection and distribution of funds,

including funds of sponsors and registration fees related to

conferences, meetings, and continuing education and resident

physician training; and

21. Exercise all incidental powers which are necessary and

proper to implement and administer the purposes of the Oklahoma

Osteopathic Medicine Act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-46.3 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-46.3
See the following versions:
Status: in_force

OS 59-46.3v1 (HB 3253, Laws 2024, c. 147, § 1).

OS 59-46.3v2 (HB 1793, Laws 2024, c. 138, § 3).
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-983 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-983
Sale of new goods, wares or merchandise at public auction
Status: in_force

- License.

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to

sell, dispose of, or offer for sale at public auction in the State

of Oklahoma any new goods, wares or merchandise, unless such person,

firm or corporation, and the owners of such new goods, wares or

merchandise to be offered for sale or sold if such are not owned by

the vendors, shall have first secured a license as herein provided

and shall have complied with the other requirements of this act

herein set forth.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-2062 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-2062
Licenses - Provisional license
Status: in_force

A. 1. Upon the receipt of an application and application fee,

the State Board of Examiners of Perfusionists may issue a

provisional license to practice perfusion for a period of one (1)

year to a person permitted, licensed or certified in another state,

territory, or possession of the United States who does not qualify

for a licensure by endorsement pursuant to Section 11 of this act

but has applied to take the examination and otherwise meets the

qualifications of the Board. Provided, the applicant must show

written evidence, verified by oath, that the applicant is currently

practicing or has within the last six (6) months practiced perfusion

in another state, territory, or possession of the United States.

2. A graduate of a perfusion education program approved by the

Accreditation Committee for Perfusion Education and approved by the

Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation of the

American Medical Association or their successors, who has applied to

take the examination and otherwise meets the qualifications of the

Board.

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3. A student currently enrolled in a perfusion education

program approved by the Accreditation Committee for Perfusion

Education and approved by the Committee on Allied Health Education

and Accreditation of the American Medical Association or their

successors may receive a provisional license as set out by the rules

of the Board.

B. A person to whom a provisional license is issued pursuant to

this section shall be under the supervision and direction of a

licensed perfusionist at all times during which the provisional

licensed perfusionist performs perfusion. Rules promulgated by the

Board governing such supervision and direction shall require the

immediate physical presence of the supervising licensed

perfusionist.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1532 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1532
Reports of theft of precious metal
Status: in_force

Upon receiving a reported theft of precious metals, all law

enforcement agencies shall transmit such reports to the Oklahoma

State Bureau of Investigation. The reporting law enforcement

agencies shall include any municipality, city, or town or county law

enforcement agencies.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-532 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-532
Denial, suspension or revocation of license – Definitions
Status: in_force

A. The State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision may

refuse to issue a license to an applicant or may suspend or revoke

the license of any athletic trainer or apprentice if he or she has:

1. Been convicted of a felony crime that substantially relates

to the occupation of athletic trainers and poses a reasonable threat

to the public safety;

2. Secured the license by fraud or deceit; or

3. Violated or conspired to violate the provisions of the

Oklahoma Athletic Trainers Act or rules and regulations issued

pursuant to this act.

B. Procedures for denial, suspension or revocation of a license

shall be governed by the Administrative Procedures Act.

C. As used in this section:

1. "Substantially relates" means the nature of criminal conduct

for which the person was convicted has a direct bearing on the

fitness or ability to perform one or more of the duties or

responsibilities necessarily related to the occupation; and

2. "Poses a reasonable threat" means the nature of criminal

conduct for which the person was convicted involved an act or threat

of harm against another and has a bearing on the fitness or ability

to serve the public or work with others in the occupation.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1045 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1045
Access to premises to be granted - Violation
Status: in_force

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Any building and construction inspector licensed pursuant to

Sections 1031 through 1044 of this title, shall be granted access

within a reasonable period of time to perform an inspection for the

purpose of enforcing compliance with the Oklahoma Inspectors Act.

Pursuant to its authority under Section 1000.4 of Title 59 of the

Oklahoma Statutes, the Construction Industries Board may initiate

disciplinary proceedings, request prosecution of and initiate

injunctive proceedings against any person who violates this

provision.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-593 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-593
Public policy
Status: in_force

It is the public policy of the State of Oklahoma that

optometrists rendering visual care to its citizens shall practice in

an ethical, professional manner; that their practices be free from

any appearance of commercialism; that the visual welfare of the

patient be the prime consideration at all times; and that

optometrists shall not be associated with any nonprofessional person

or persons in any manner which might degrade or reduce the quality

of visual care received by the citizens of this state; provided that

renting a separate area or room and practicing optometry within or

adjacent to a retail store pursuant to Section 944 of this title

shall not be considered a violation of this section.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1151.3 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1151.3
Roofing contractor registration – Violations – Penalties – Enjoinment of prohibited acts
Status: in_force

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations Page 25Penalties – Enjoinment of prohibited acts or practices.

A. All roofing contractors shall be registered annually by the

Board. All registrations shall be nontransferable. It is unlawful

for any person to act as a roofing contractor without having a

current and valid roofing contractor's registration or act as a

commercial roofing contractor without a current and valid commercial

roofer endorsement issued pursuant to the Roofing Contractor

Registration Act, unless the person is exempt under the Roofing

Contractor Registration Act. Evidence of securing a permit,

including roofing work from a governmental agency or the employment

of a person on a roofing project, shall be accepted in any court as

prima facie evidence of the existence of a contract.

Each copy of a roofing contractor's record, which would include

responses to any complaints, that is from and verified by the

registrar, or a verified statement from the registrar that there is

no record as no application was made, shall be received in all

courts in this state as prima facie evidence of the facts stated

therein.

A verified copy of a roofing contractor's administrative

citation for unregistered activity or without required commercial

roofer endorsement and order of final disposition from the registrar

shall be received in all courts in this state as prima facie

evidence of the facts stated therein, including establishment

thereby of the first offense.

B. A person shall not engage or offer to engage in, by

advertisement or otherwise, the business nor act in the capacity of

a roofing contractor within this state nor shall that person bring

or maintain any claim, action, suit, or proceeding in any court of

this state related to the person's business or capacity as a roofing

contractor without a valid registration and commercial roofer

endorsement, when required, continuously while performing the work

for which the claim, action, suit, or proceeding is sought, as

provided in the Roofing Contractor Registration Act. No business

entity shall advertise or act as a roofing contractor unless such

business is a registered roofing contractor with a valid commercial

roofer endorsement, when required, and is in good standing, and is

associated with and responsible for all roofing contractor work of

such entity. Any business entity violating the provisions of this

subsection shall be subject to administrative penalty by the Board

not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00).

C. A person who fails to obtain a valid registration and

endorsement when required prior to advertising or offering to engage

as or acting as a roofing contractor as defined in the Roofing

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Contractor Registration Act, or a person who acts as a roofing

contractor while his or her registration is not in good standing or

is suspended or revoked without complying with the required

disclosure and option for homeowner to cancel the contract

provisions of subsection I of Section 1151.5 of this title, or a

person who violates any provision of the Roofing Contractor

Registration Act, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, upon conviction

or plea, punishable by a fine not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars

($500.00) for each violation. More than one misdemeanor violation

in any twelve-month period shall be grounds for the suspension of

the registration, and shall cause the person to be ineligible for

registration for a period not to exceed twenty-four (24) months

after all requirements of the sentence, or deferment of sentence,

and probation have been met, including the payment of any

restitution or rehabilitative treatment.

D. In lieu of referring complaints of violations of the Roofing

Contractor Registration Act to the district attorney for misdemeanor

prosecution, the Board in its discretion may issue administrative

fines to any person up to Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for

violations of any provision of the Roofing Contractor Registration

Act or its rules or regulations. A person who fails to obtain a

valid registration prior to acting as a roofing contractor, or a

person who acts as a roofing contractor while his or her

registration or commercial roofer endorsement is not in good

standing or is suspended or revoked without complying with the

required disclosure and option for homeowner to cancel the contract

provisions of subsection I of Section 1151.5 of this title, on first

offense, may be administratively fined and disciplined after notice

and opportunity for hearing before the Roofing Hearing Board. A

person who violates any other provision of the Roofing Contractor

Registration Act, on first offense within a two-year period, may be

administratively fined and disciplined by the Roofing Hearing Board

in its discretion in lieu of referral to the district attorney as a

misdemeanor, or the matter may be referred to the district attorney.

Misdemeanor conviction, guilty plea, or nolo contendere plea due to

alleged violations of the Roofing Contractor Registration Act shall

be grounds for the revocation of the registration and shall cause

the person to be ineligible for registration for a period not to

exceed twelve (12) months after all requirements of the sentence, or

deferment of sentence, and probation have been met, including the

payment of any restitution or rehabilitative treatment.

E. Administrative fines collected pursuant to the Roofing

Contractor Registration Act shall be placed in the Roofing

Contractor Registration Revolving Fund pursuant to Section 1151.20

of this title.

F. It is the duty of the building official or other authority

charged with the duty of issuing roofing permits of any incorporated

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municipality or subdivision of the municipality or county to refuse

to issue a roofing permit for any roofing undertaking which would

require a registration pursuant to the Roofing Contractor

Registration Act unless the applicant has furnished evidence that he

or she is either registered as required or is exempt from the

registration requirements of the Roofing Contractor Registration

Act.

G. The Roofing Hearing Board may make application to the

appropriate court for an order enjoining the acts or practices

prohibited by the Roofing Contractor Registration Act, and upon a

showing by the Roofing Hearing Board that the person or firm has

engaged in, or is about to engage in, any of the prohibited acts or

practices, an injunction, restraining order or other order as may be

appropriate shall be granted by the court.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-567.31 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-567.31
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Preceptor Tax Credit
Status: in_force

Revolving Fund.

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund

for the Oklahoma Board of Nursing to be designated the “Advanced

Practice Registered Nurses Preceptor Tax Credit Revolving Fund”.

The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year

limitations, and shall consist of the monies received by the Board

from a portion of licensure fees received from Advanced Practice

Registered Nurses under subsection I of Section 1 of this act. All

monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated

and the fund shall be used to make a transfer payment to the

Oklahoma Tax Commission in an amount equal to the amount of tax

credits awarded pursuant to this act. The Oklahoma Tax Commission

shall apportion monies transferred from the fund in the same manner

as provided by Section 2352 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

Monies in the fund which are not required for payment of

administrative expenses to the Health Care Workforce Training

Commission, which shall not exceed five percent (5%) of monies

apportioned to the fund, or which are not required to be transferred

to the Oklahoma Tax Commission as otherwise required by this act to

offset the revenue impacted by the use of the income tax credits

awarded pursuant to Section 1 of this act may be used to implement

programs required or authorized by law.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-357v2 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-357v2
Definitions
Status: in_force

A. As used in Sections 357 through 360 of this title:

1. “Covered entity” means a nonprofit hospital or medical

service organization, for-profit hospital or medical service

organization, insurer, health benefit plan, health maintenance

organization, health program administered by the state in the

capacity of providing health coverage, or an employer, labor union,

or other group of persons that provides health coverage to persons

in this state. This term does not include a health benefit plan

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that provides coverage only for accidental injury, specified

disease, hospital indemnity, disability income, or other limited

benefit health insurance policies and contracts that do not include

prescription drug coverage;

2. “Covered individual” means a member, participant, enrollee,

contract holder or policy holder or beneficiary of a covered entity

who is provided health coverage by the covered entity. A covered

individual includes any dependent or other person provided health

coverage through a policy, contract or plan for a covered

individual;

3. “Department” means the Insurance Department;

4. “Effective rate contracting” means any agreement or

arrangement between a pharmacy or contracting agent acting on behalf

of a pharmacy and a pharmacy benefits manager for pharmaceuticals

based on the effective rate of payment rather than a predetermined

fixed price or fixed discount percentage;

5. “Maximum allowable cost”, “MAC”, or “MAC list” means the

list of drug products delineating the maximum per-unit reimbursement

for multiple-source prescription drugs, medical product, or device;

6. “Multisource drug product reimbursement” (reimbursement)

means the total amount paid to a pharmacy inclusive of any reduction

in payment to the pharmacy, excluding prescription dispense fees and

professional fees;

7. “Office” means the Office of the Attorney General;

8. “Pharmacy benefits management” means a service provided to

covered entities to facilitate the provision of prescription drug

benefits to covered individuals within the state, including

negotiating pricing and other terms with drug manufacturers and

providers. Pharmacy benefits management may include any or all of

the following services:

a. claims processing, retail network management and

payment of claims to pharmacies for prescription drugs

dispensed to covered individuals,

b. clinical formulary development and management

services, or

c. rebate contracting and administration;

9. “Pharmacy benefits manager” or “PBM” means a person,

business, or other entity that performs pharmacy benefits

management. The term shall include a person or entity acting on

behalf of a PBM in a contractual or employment relationship in the

performance of pharmacy benefits management for a managed care

company, nonprofit hospital, medical service organization, insurance

company, third-party payor, or a health program administered by an

agency or department of this state;

10. “Plan sponsor” means the employers, insurance companies,

unions and health maintenance organizations or any other entity

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responsible for establishing, maintaining, or administering a health

benefit plan on behalf of covered individuals; and

11. “Provider” means a pharmacy licensed by the State Board of

Pharmacy, or an agent or representative of a pharmacy, including,

but not limited to, the pharmacy’s contracting agent, which

dispenses prescription drugs or devices to covered individuals.

B. Nothing in the definition of pharmacy benefits management or

pharmacy benefits manager in the Patient’s Right to Pharmacy Choice

Act, Pharmacy Audit Integrity Act, or Sections 357 through 360 of

this title shall deem an employer a “pharmacy benefits manager” of

its own self-funded health benefit plan, except, to the extent

permitted by applicable law, where the employer, without the

utilization of a third party and unrelated to the employer’s own

pharmacy:

a. negotiates directly with drug manufacturers,

b. processes claims on behalf of its members, or

c. manages its own retail network of pharmacies.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1629 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1629
Certification of applicants
Status: in_force

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The Oklahoma State Labor Department shall issue to each

applicant successfully meeting the qualifications requirements

provided in Section 1628 of this title a certificate stating that

the applicant has met the certification requirements. The

certificate shall be valid for one (1) year unless revoked pursuant

to Section 1631 of this title.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-2057 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-2057
State Board of Examiners of Perfusionists - Compensation
Status: in_force

- Liability.

A. Members of the State Board of Examiners of Perfusionists

shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for all

actual and necessary expenses incurred while engaged in the

discharge of official duties pursuant to the Oklahoma Licensed

Perfusionists Act in accordance with the State Travel Reimbursement

Act.

B. Members of the Board shall enjoy the same rights of

protection from personal liability as those enjoyed by other

employees of the state for actions taken while acting under the

provisions of the Oklahoma Licensed Perfusionists Act and in the

course of their duties.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-353.29.1 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-353.29.1
Veterinary prescription drugs
Status: in_force

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A. Nothing in the Oklahoma Pharmacy Act shall prevent

veterinary prescription drugs from being shipped directly

from an Oklahoma licensed wholesaler or distributor to a

client, provided such drugs may be supplied to the client

only on the order of a veterinarian licensed in this state

and only when a valid veterinarian-client-patient

relationship exists.

B. Drugs supplied pursuant to the provision of this section

shall not be required to be certified by a pharmacist prior to being

supplied by a wholesaler or distributor.

C. It shall be unlawful for a client or the client's authorized

agent to acquire or use any prescription drug other than according

to the label or outside of a valid veterinarian-client-patient

relationship.

D. It shall be unlawful for a wholesaler or distributor

licensed in this state to sell a prescription-labeled drug to a

client or the client's authorized agent without a valid

veterinarian-client-patient relationship in place.

E. Compliance with the Oklahoma Pharmacy Act as it relates to

veterinary prescription-labeled drugs shall be pursuant to rules

promulgated by the Oklahoma State Board of Veterinary Medical

Examiners and in consultation with the State Veterinarian in

accordance with state law.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-328.62 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-328.62
Definitions - Mediation committee - Powers
Status: in_force

As used in the Oklahoma Dental Mediation Act:

1. "Board" means the Board of Dentistry;

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2. "Dentist" means a person who has been licensed by the Board

to practice dentistry, as defined in Section 328.19 of this title;

and

3. "Mediation committee" means a committee of persons duly

constituted of or appointed by a statewide organization representing

dentists. The Committee shall consist of two (2) members of a

statewide organization representing dentists and one former member

of the Board not presently serving. The mediation committee is

authorized, upon receiving a written request for a review, to

conduct a review of the complaints or requests for review of

persons, the treatment performed by a dentist and, where

appropriate, hold hearings and conduct personal examinations of

dental treatment of patients. The mediation committee may, but

shall not be obligated to:

a. evaluate the quality of health care services provided

by the dentist being reviewed,

b. determine whether health care services rendered were

professionally indicated or were performed in

compliance with the applicable standards of care,

c. evaluate the quality and timeliness of health care

services rendered by a dentist for a patient, and

d. recommend to the parties, a method of settlement, for

their acceptance or rejection.

Any decision by the mediation committee not to review a matter shall

be communicated by the committee to the affected persons within

thirty (30) days after the committee has received the material

submitted pursuant to Section 328.65 of this title.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1220 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1220
Violations - Penalties
Status: in_force

Any person who shall practice or offer to practice the

profession of forestry as a registered forester in this state,

without being registered in accordance with the provisions of

Section 1201 et seq. of this title, or any person who shall use or

otherwise assume, use, or advertise any title or description tending

to convey the impression that the person is a registered forester,

without being registered in accordance with the provisions of this

act, or any person who shall present or attempt to use as his or her

own the license of another, or any person who shall give any false

or forged evidence of any kind to the Oklahoma Department of

Agriculture, Food, and Forestry, or any member thereof, in obtaining

a license, or any person who shall attempt to use an expired or

revoked license, or any person, firm, partnership, or corporation

who shall violate any of the provisions of this act, shall be guilty

of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less

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than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or more than Five Hundred Dollars

($500.00), and such monies shall be collected by the Department.

The Department, or such person or persons as may be designated by

the Department to act in its stead, is empowered to prefer charges

for any violations of this act in any court of competent

jurisdiction. It shall be the duty of all duly-constituted officers

of the law of this state to enforce the provisions of this act and

to prosecute any persons, firms, partnerships, or corporations

violating the same.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-858-702 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-858-702
Application of act
Status: in_force

A. This act shall only apply to:

1. Any appraisal or appraiser involving the following:

a. a federally related transaction,

b. real estate-related financial transactions of the

agencies, instrumentalities, and federally recognized

entities covered by the Financial Institutions Reform,

Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989, and

c. any real estate-related transactions where an

appraisal report was made under a written agreement

that the appraisal report would follow the Uniform

Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice

guidelines or where a written appraisal states that it

is in compliance with the Uniform Standards of

Professional Appraisal Practice; and

2. Appraisers certified or licensed pursuant to the Oklahoma

Certified Real Estate Appraisers Act or representing themselves as

such, whether such license or certification is active, inactive,

expired, suspended, or revoked as set forth in this act and the

rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, to the extent

that the appraisers and any real property valuation and any real

property valuation activity performed by them shall conform to the

code of ethics as set forth in this act.

B. Certified public accountants, licensed in the states or

other U.S. jurisdictions, who perform appraisals of real estate

incidental to the performance of professional services they provide

to clients are excluded from the licensing and certification

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provisions of the Oklahoma Certified Real Estate Appraisers Act

unless the appraisal is a federally related transaction or a real

estate-related financial transaction of the agencies,

instrumentalities and federally recognized entities covered by the

Financial Institutions, Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of

1989.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-328.55 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-328.55
Death of patient - Notification of Board
Status: in_force

All licensees engaged in the practice of dentistry in this state

shall notify the Board within twenty-four (24) hours of the

discovery of a death of a patient, or an emergency hospital visit

where the patient is admitted, pursuant to treatment in a dental

office and potentially related to the practice of dentistry by the

licensee. A licensee shall submit a complete report to the Board of

any fatality or serious injury occurring during the practice of

dentistry or the discovery of the death of a patient whose death is

causally related to the practice of dentistry by the licensee within

thirty (30) days of such occurrence.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1031 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1031
Short title
Status: in_force

Sections 1031 through 1044 of this title shall be known and may

be cited as the "Oklahoma Inspectors Act".
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1692 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1692
Application and construction
Status: in_force

A. The provisions of the Electrical License Act shall not apply

to:

1. Minor repairs, consisting of repairing or replacing outlets

or minor working parts of electrical fixtures;

2. Maintenance work for state and federal institutions;

3. The construction, installation, maintenance, repair and

renovation by a public utility regulated by the Corporation

Commission;

4. Public service corporations, telephone and telegraph

companies, rural electric associations or municipal utilities;

5. The construction, installation, maintenance, repair and

renovation of telephone equipment or computer systems by a person,

firm, or corporation engaged in the telecommunications or

information systems industry when such activities involve work

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exclusively for communication of data, voice, or for other signaling

purposes; except fire alarm systems, security systems and

environmental control systems that are not an integral part of a

telecommunications system; or

6. The installation, maintenance, repair or replacement of

water supply pumps, provided such work is performed from the output

side of a fused disconnect or breaker box.

B. Nothing in the Electrical License Act shall be construed to

require:

1. Employment of a licensed electrical contractor, journeyman

electrician or electrical apprentice except as required by local

ordinances and resolutions;

2. Any regular employee of any firm or corporation to hold a

license before doing any electrical work on the property of the firm

or corporation whether or not the property is owned, leased or

rented except as may be required by local ordinances and

resolutions; or

3. An individual to hold a license before doing electrical work

on his own property or residence except as may be required by local

ordinances and resolutions.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1735 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1735
Waiver of examination requirement
Status: in_force

On receipt of an application and application fee, the Board may

upon the recommendation of the Committee waive the examination

requirement for an applicant who, at the time of application:

1. is registered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration as

a registered dietitian; or

2. holds a valid license or certificate as a licensed or

registered dietitian issued by another state with which this state

has a reciprocity agreement.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1860 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1860
Renumbered as § 1000.5b of this title by Laws 2008, c. 4,
Status: in_force

§ 17, eff. Nov. 1, 2008.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1151.4 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1151.4
Construction Industries Board
Status: in_force

The Construction Industries Board is authorized to administer

the Roofing Contractor Registration Act. In addition to the powers

stated in the Construction Industries Board Act, the Board shall

have the following powers:

1. Exercise all incidental powers and duties necessary to

effectuate the provisions of the Roofing Contractor Registration

Act;

2. Promulgate, adopt, amend, suspend and repeal rules as may be

reasonably necessary to effectuate the provisions of the Roofing

Contractor Registration Act, the proper performance of its duties,

and to define categories and limitations for such registration. The

rule-making powers of the Construction Industries Board are subject

to the Administrative Procedure Act, including those pertaining to

emergency or temporary rules or regulations;

3. Promulgate forms to implement the provisions of the Roofing

Contractor Registration Act. The Board may administer any provision

of this act through use of the Internet or other technology as

deemed necessary or appropriate;

4. Issue, refuse to issue, suspend, revoke or deny a

registration, or take any other action provided by the requirements

of the Roofing Contractor Registration Act;

5. Collect fees, fines and civil penalties pursuant to the

Roofing Contractor Registration Act and the promulgated rules;

6. Enter upon public and private property for the purpose of

inspecting workers' registrations and roofing work for compliance

with the provisions of the Roofing Contractor Registration Act and

of the rules of the Board promulgated pursuant thereto;

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7. Employ personnel and procure such supplies and equipment as

may be necessary to carry out and implement the provisions of this

act, subject to budgetary limitations and funding;

8. Investigate complaints, qualifications of qualifying parties

or applicants for registration, and any person to the extent

necessary to determine if the person is engaged in the violation of

the provisions of the Roofing Contractor Registration Act, including

unlawful or unregistered activity. The Construction Industries

Board may refer the matter for misdemeanor prosecution, whether or

not the person ceases the unlawful and/or unregistered activity;

9. Initiate disciplinary proceedings, request prosecution of

and initiate injunctive proceedings against any person who violates

any of the provisions of the Roofing Contractor Registration Act or

any rule promulgated pursuant to the Roofing Contractor Registration

Act;

10. Reprimand or place on probation, or both, any holder of a

registration pursuant to the Roofing Contractor Registration Act;

11. Administer oaths, order or subpoena the attendance of

witnesses, the inspection of records and premises, and the

production of books, records, and papers for the investigation of

matters that may come before the Board;

12. Authority to appoint members who shall serve as a code

variance and appeals board;

13. Maintain an administrative staff to carry out the

responsibilities of the Board and Committee;

14. The registrar shall maintain and provide a complete roster

listing the names, last-known addresses, and status of all

registrants. The registrar may condense or provide an abstract of a

roofing contractor's record for public information; provided, a

complete record is available for public inspection upon written

request; and

15. Upon the advice and recommendation of the Committee, the

Board may, in its discretion, enter into a written reciprocity

agreement with another state if the requirements for registration in

the other state are deemed by the Committee to be substantially the

same or equivalent to the requirements for obtaining an original

registration in force in this state at the date of such

registration, and then issue a registration by reciprocity to a

qualified party applicant who is currently licensed or registered to

engage in roofing contractor work in another state that has entered

into a written reciprocity agreement with the Board.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-199.2 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-199.2
State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering
Status: in_force

A. 1. There is hereby re-created, to continue until July 1,

2025, in accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma Sunset Law,

a State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering which shall be composed

of eleven (11) members to be appointed by the Governor and to serve

at the pleasure of the Governor.

2. One member shall be appointed from each congressional

district and the additional members shall be appointed at-large.

However, when congressional districts are redrawn, each member

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appointed prior to July 1 of the year in which such modification

becomes effective shall complete the current term of office and

appointments made after July 1 of the year in which such

modification becomes effective shall be based on the redrawn

districts. Appointments made after July 1 of the year in which such

modification becomes effective shall be from any redrawn districts

which are not represented by a board member until such time as each

of the modified congressional districts are represented by a board

member. One member shall be a barber appointed at-large.

3. At the time of appointment, the members shall be citizens of

this state, at least twenty-five (25) years of age, and shall be

high school graduates. Six members shall, at the time of

appointment, have had at least five (5) years’ continuous practical

experience in the practice of cosmetology in this state; one member

shall be appointed at-large and, at the time of the appointment,

have had at least five (5) years’ continuous practical experience in

the practice of barbering in this state; one member shall be a lay

person; one member shall be an administrator of a licensed private

cosmetology school; one member shall be an administrator of a

licensed barber school; and one member shall be an administrator of

a public school licensed to teach cosmetology or barbering.

4. No two members shall be graduates of the same cosmetology

school, nor shall they be organizers of or promote the organization

of any cosmetic, beauty, or hairdressers’ association. Each of the

eight cosmetology appointees shall continue to be actively engaged

in the profession of cosmetology while serving. No two members

engaged in the profession of barbering shall be organizers of or

promote the organization of any barbering association. Each of the

two barbering appointees shall continue to be actively engaged in

the profession of barbering while serving.

5. If any member retires or ceases to practice his or her

profession during the term of membership on the Board, such terms

shall automatically cease and the Governor shall appoint a like-

qualified person to fulfill the remainder of the term.

B. The terms of office for Board members shall be four (4)

years ending June 30.

C. Each member shall serve until a successor is appointed and

qualified.

D. Six members of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the

transaction of business.

E. The Governor may remove any member of the Board at any time

at the Governor’s discretion. Vacancies shall be filled by

appointment by the Governor for the unexpired portion of the term.

F. The Board shall organize by electing from its membership a

chair and vice chair, each to serve for a period of one (1) year.

The presiding officer shall not be entitled to vote upon any

question except in the case of a tie vote.

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Members shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary

traveling expenses as provided by the State Travel Reimbursement

Act.

G. Within thirty (30) days after the end of each fiscal year,

the Board shall make a full report to the Governor of all its

receipts and expenditures, and also a full statement of its work

during the year, together with such recommendations as the Board

deems expedient.

H. The Board may expend funds for suitable office space for the

transaction of its business. The Board shall adopt a common seal

for the use of the executive director in authenticating Board

documents.

I. The Board shall meet at its office for the transaction of

such business as may come before it on the second Monday in January,

March, May, July, September, and November and at such other times as

it may deem advisable.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-858-364 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-858-364
Notification of the signs and risks of deed theft
Status: in_force

As part of each closing of a transaction, notification of the

signs and risks of deed theft, as defined in Section 858-351 of

Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes, shall be required to be given to

the buyer by a licensed real estate broker. The buyer shall confirm

receipt of such notification by affixing his or her signature to

such notification. The Oklahoma Real Estate Commission shall

promulgate rules to enact the provisions of this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-987 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-987
Issuance of license
Status: in_force

Upon the filing of such application and after the applicant has

established that he has fully complied with all the provisions of

this act, the treasurer of said county, shall issue to the applicant

a license authorizing the said applicant to conduct a public auction

as proposed in said application; such license shall not be

transferable and shall be valid only in the county where issued and

shall not be valid in any town or city which has enacted an

ordinance licensing public auction sales unless a license is also

obtained from such city or town. No license shall be good for more

than one person, unless such persons shall be copartners nor for

more than one place in said county.

The treasurer shall keep a record of such licenses in a book

provided for that purpose, which shall at all times be open to

public inspection.

No particular form of license shall be required to be issued by

said treasurer. However, any license issued shall state the name of

the person, firm or corporation which is licensed, the precise place

at which such auction sale is to be held and the number of days for

which the license is issued.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-858-605 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-858-605
Expenditure of funds
Status: in_force

At any time when the total amount of monies deposited in the

Oklahoma Real Estate Education and Recovery Fund exceeds Two Hundred

Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00), the Commission in its

discretion may expend such excess funds each fiscal year for the

following purposes:

1. To promote the advancement of education in the field of real

estate for the benefit of the general public;

2. To promote the advancement of education in the field of real

estate for the benefit of those licensed under the Oklahoma Real

Estate License Code; provided, such promotion shall not be construed

to allow advertising of this profession;

3. To underwrite educational seminars and other forms of

educational projects for the benefit of real estate licensees;

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4. To establish real estate courses at institutions of higher

learning located in the state and accredited by the State Regents

for Higher Education for the purpose of making such courses

available to licensees and the general public;

5. To contract for a particular educational project in the

field of real estate to further the purposes of the Oklahoma Real

Estate License Code;

6. To implement and maintain a public registry for the benefit

of real estate licensees and the general public;

7. To produce and distribute an agency newsletter available to

the general public and real estate licensees; and

8. To provide education grants to institutions of higher

learning located in this state and accredited by the Oklahoma State

Regents for Higher Education for courses on financial management and

homeownership.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1636 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1636
Fees and certificates
Status: in_force

A. The certification fee for each welder shall be Twenty-five

Dollars ($25.00). An additional fee of Ten Dollars ($10.00) shall

be paid if the welder's certification has expired prior to renewal.

The certification fee for each welding inspector shall be One

Hundred Dollars ($100.00). The certification fee for each testing

facility shall be Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00).

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B. Certificates for welders and testing facilities and welding

inspectors shall be issued for a period of one (1) year, and shall

be renewed by January 1 of each year for testing facility applicants

and welding inspectors, and on the last day of the welder

applicant's birth month; provided, however, that no welder applicant

shall be required to renew his license more than once during any

twelve-month period. Failure to renew the certificates within one

(1) year of expiration shall require recertification.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-4100.1 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-4100.1
Legislative findings
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds that military service members after

separating from military service are frequently delayed in getting

post-military employment even though the service member may have

applicable military education, training, and experience which could

qualify for an occupational license or certification, or which could

provide academic credit toward college, university or technical

degree requirements. The Legislature finds it is advantageous to

the state to create occupational and educational opportunities for

post-military service members who are honorably discharged and

spouses of active-duty service members who must leave work in

another state to accompany their service member on transfer and

assignment for military duty in this state. The Legislature

additionally finds that the spouse of an active-duty service member

assigned for duty in this state who possesses a valid professional

license or certification with current experience in another state

should be allowed to apply for the same professional license or

certification in this state and such application should be expedited

for better employment opportunities and based upon the person having

substantially equivalent education, training and experience for

licensure in this state.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-858-824 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-858-824
Appraiser removed from appraiser panel
Status: in_force

A. An AMC shall not remove an appraiser from its appraiser

panel, or otherwise refuse to assign requests for real estate

appraisal services to an appraiser without:

1. Notifying the appraiser in writing of the reasons why the

appraiser is being removed from the appraiser panel of the AMC;

2. Providing an opportunity for the appraiser to respond to the

written notification of the AMC either personally or through legal

counsel; and

3. If the appraiser is being removed from the panel for illegal

conduct, violation of the USPAP, or a violation of the Oklahoma

Certified Real Estate Appraisers Act or the rules promulgated

thereunder, providing notice to the appraiser and to the Oklahoma

Real Estate Appraiser Board detailing allegations of fact and

alleged violations of standards or laws.

B. An appraiser that is removed from the appraiser panel of an

AMC for alleged illegal conduct, violation of the USPAP, or

violation of the Oklahoma Certified Real Estate Appraisers Act or

the rules promulgated thereunder, may file a complaint with the

Board for a review of the decision of the AMC, except that in no

case shall the Board make any determination regarding the nature of

the business relationship between the appraiser and the AMC which is

unrelated to the actions specified in subsection A of this section.

C. If an appraiser files a complaint against an AMC pursuant to

subsection B of this section, the Board shall adjudicate the

complaint within one (1) year.

D. If after opportunity for hearing and review, the Board

determines that an appraiser did not commit a violation of law, a

violation of the USPAP, or a violation of the Oklahoma Certified

Real Estate Appraisers Act or the rules promulgated thereunder, the

Board shall order that an appraiser be promptly reinstated to the

appraiser panel of the AMC that was the subject of the complaint,

without prejudice.

E. Following the adjudication of a complaint to the Board by an

appraiser against an AMC, an AMC may not refuse to make assignments

for real estate appraisal services to an appraiser, or reduce the

number of assignments, or otherwise penalize the appraiser, if the

Board has found that the AMC acted improperly in removing the

appraiser from the appraiser panel and ordered the appraiser's

reinstatement.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-475.16 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-475.16
Terms for certificates of authority — Renewal
Status: in_force

A. The Board shall issue licenses and certificates of authority

for firms for a term of twenty-four (24) months.

B. A license or certificate of authority may be renewed up to

sixty (60) days prior to the expiration date. Renewal and

reinstatement fees and conditions shall be established by Board

rules.

C. Every licensee is required to comply with the Board's rules

regarding continuing education or meet the Model NCEES Continuing

Professional Competency standard requirement, which is equivalent to

fifteen (15) professional development hours per calendar year with

no allowable carryover, as a condition of license renewal.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-858-829 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-858-829
Promulgation of rules
Status: in_force

The Oklahoma Real Estate Appraiser Board shall promulgate rules

to implement the provisions of the Oklahoma Appraisal Management

Company Regulation Act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-15.14 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-15.14
Registration - Expiration and renewal - Fee
Status: in_force

A. In addition to obtaining a certificate or license, certified

public accountants and public accountants, unless granted practice

privileges under Section 15.12A of this title, shall register with

the Oklahoma Accountancy Board and pay a registration fee.

B. After the initial registration, renewal of registrations

shall be accomplished by registrants in good standing upon filing of

the registration and upon payment of the registration fee. Interim

registration shall be at full rates.

C. All valid certificates or licenses shall be renewed by the

last day of the individuals' birth months. Renewal will be

effective for a twelve-month period. The Board shall implement

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rules for the scheduling of expiration and renewal of certificates

and licenses, including the prorating of fees.

D. Not less than thirty (30) calendar days before the

expiration of a valid certificate or license, written notice of the

expiration date shall be mailed to the individual holding the valid

certificate or license at the last-known address of such individual

according to the official records of the Board.

E. A certificate or license shall be renewed by payment of a

registration renewal fee set by the Board which shall not exceed Two

Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for each two-year period.

1. Upon failure of an individual to pay registration fees on or

before the expiration date, the Board shall notify the individual in

writing by certified mail to the last known address of the

individual, as reflected in the records of the Board, of the

individual's failure to comply with the Oklahoma Accountancy Act.

2. A certificate or license granted under authority of the

Oklahoma Accountancy Act shall automatically be revoked if the

individual fails to pay registration fees within thirty (30) days

after the expiration date.

3. Any individual whose certificate or license is canceled,

revoked for cause or automatically revoked by this provision may be

reinstated by the Board upon payment of:

a. a fee set by the Board which shall not exceed Three

Hundred Dollars ($300.00) for a renewal within one (1)

year of the due date,

b. a fee set by the Board which shall not exceed Five

Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) after one (1) year of the

expiration date, or

c. a fee set pursuant to subparagraph a of this

paragraph, if the applicant applies for reinstatement

and is registered in another jurisdiction at the time

of application.

However, an individual whose certificate or license has been

revoked for cause for five (5) years or more may not renew the

certificate or license. The individual may obtain a new certificate

or license by complying with the requirements and procedures,

including the examination requirements, for obtaining an original

certificate or license. This provision shall not apply to an

individual who is licensed to practice in another jurisdiction for

the five (5) years immediately preceding their application for

reinstatement.

F. The Board shall establish rules whereby the registration fee

for certified public accountants and public accountants may, upon

written application to the Board, be reduced or waived by the Board

for registrants who have retired upon reaching retirement age, or

who have attained the age of sixty-five (65) years, or who have

become disabled to a degree precluding the continuance of their

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practice for six (6) months or more prior to the due date of any

renewal fee. The Board shall use its discretion in determining

conditions required for retirement or disability.

G. All notifications of criminal arrests or charges,

disciplinary actions by any other jurisdiction or foreign country,

revocation or suspension by enforcement action of any professional

credential and all changes of employment or mailing address shall be

reported to the Board within thirty (30) calendar days of such

changes becoming effective.

H. At the direction of the Board, a register of registrants may

be published in any media format the Board considers appropriate for

public distribution.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-567.23 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-567.23
Licenses issued by other states that are a party to the
Status: in_force

Nurse Licensure Compact – Oklahoma Board of Nursing responsible for

taking action.

The Oklahoma Board of Nursing is the state agency responsible

for taking action against registered and practical/vocational nurses

practicing in this state under a license issued by a state that is a

party to the Nurse Licensure Compact as authorized by the Nurse

Licensure Compact. The action shall be taken in accordance with the

same procedures for taking action against registered and practical

nurses licensed by this state.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-858-804 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-858-804
Application for registration
Status: in_force

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A. It is unlawful for a person to directly or indirectly engage

or to attempt to engage in business as an AMC, to directly or

indirectly perform or to attempt to perform appraisal management

services, or to advertise or hold itself out as engaging in or

conducting business as an AMC without first obtaining a registration

issued by the Oklahoma Real Estate Appraiser Board under the

provisions of the Oklahoma Appraisal Management Company Regulation

Act.

B. The application for the registration required by subsection

A of this section shall be on a form approved by the Board and

shall, at a minimum, include the following information:

1. Legal name and any other trade or business name of the

entity seeking registration;

2. Mailing and physical addresses of the entity seeking

registration;

3. Telephone, email, website, and facsimile contact information

of the entity seeking registration;

4. If the entity is a corporation that is not domiciled in this

state, the name and contact information for the entity's agent for

service of process in this state;

5. If the entity is a corporation, limited liability company,

or partnership that is not domiciled in this state, proof that the

entity is properly and currently registered with the Office of the

Secretary of State;

6. The name, mailing and physical addresses, and contact

information for any person that owns the AMC;

7. The name, mailing and physical addresses, and contact

information for all named controlling persons;

8. A certification that the entity has a system and process in

place to verify that a person being added to the appraiser panel of

the AMC for appraisal services being performed in Oklahoma holds a

credential in good standing in this state pursuant to the Oklahoma

Certified Real Estate Appraisers Act and the rules promulgated

thereunder if a license or certification is required to perform

appraisals, pursuant to Section 858-817 of this title;

9. A certification that the entity has a system in place to

review the work of a statistically significant number of appraisal

reports submitted by each appraiser who is performing real estate

appraisal services for the AMC within Oklahoma on a periodic basis

to validate that the real estate appraisal services are being

conducted in accordance with USPAP and the Oklahoma Certified Real

Estate Appraisers Act and the rules promulgated thereunder;

10. A certification that the entity maintains a detailed record

of each service request that it receives and the appraiser that

performs real estate appraisal services for the AMC, pursuant to

Section 858-819 of this title;

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11. An irrevocable Uniform Consent to Service of Process,

pursuant to Section 858-807 of this title; and

12. Any other information reasonably required by the Board to

evaluate compliance with the application requirements in the

Oklahoma Appraisal Management Company Regulation Act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-161.13 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-161.13
Suspension of license because of mental illness
Status: in_force

A. The Board of Chiropractic Examiners is authorized, after

notice and opportunity for a hearing, pursuant to Article II of the

Administrative Procedures Act, to issue an order suspending the

original license or renewal license, or both, of a chiropractic

physician whenever the Board finds, by clear and convincing

evidence, that the chiropractic physician has become incompetent to

practice chiropractic because of mental illness. Commitment of a

chiropractic physician to an institution for the mentally ill shall

be considered prima facie evidence of his incompetency to practice

chiropractic because of mental illness.

B. Any chiropractic physician who has his original license or

renewal license, or both, suspended under the provisions of this

section shall have the right to seek a judicial review of the order

pursuant to Article II of the Administrative Procedures Act.

C. The Board, on its own motion or on the application of a

chiropractic physician whose original license or renewal license, or

both, have been suspended under the provisions of this section, is

authorized, on proper showing that the chiropractic physician's

competency to practice chiropractic has been restored, to reinstate

the license or licenses at any time; provided, however,

reinstatement shall not be made while the chiropractic physician is

confined in an institution for the mentally ill. No reinstatement

fee shall be charged by the Board for the reinstatement of any

license which has been suspended under the provisions of this

section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1000.4 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1000.4
Rules - Powers and duties - Fines, penalties, and fees
Status: in_force

- Appeals.

A. 1. Pursuant to and in compliance with Article I of the

Administrative Procedures Act, the Construction Industries Board

shall have the power to adopt, amend, repeal, and promulgate rules

as may be necessary to regulate the plumbing, electrical, roofing,

and mechanical trades, building and construction inspectors and home

inspectors. All rules promulgated by the Board shall be reviewed

and approved as provided in subsection F of Section 308 of Title 75

of the Oklahoma Statutes.

2. The Board shall have the power to enforce the provisions of

the Construction Industries Board Act, The Plumbing License Law of

1955, the Oklahoma Inspectors Act, the Electrical License Act, the

Mechanical Licensing Act, the Home Inspection Licensing Act, and the

Roofing Contractor Registration Act, as provided in the respective

acts.

B. The Board shall have the following powers:

1. Exercise all incidental powers and duties which are

necessary to effectuate the provisions of The Plumbing License Law

of 1955, the Oklahoma Inspectors Act, the Electrical License Act,

the Mechanical Licensing Act, the Home Inspection Licensing Act, and

the Roofing Contractor Registration Act, including but not limited

to authorizing the Board chair, vice-chair, administrator, or

designee to determine good reason for and to cancel a scheduled

meeting or reschedule meetings of a licensing or registration act

advisory examining committee of the Board pursuant to state

requirements. Such canceling or rescheduling meetings authority

provided for in this section shall supersede all other meeting

scheduling requirements for acts administered by the Board;

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2. Serve as a code variance and appeals board for the trades

and industries it regulates which do not have statutory code

variance and appeals boards;

3. Order or subpoena the attendance of witnesses, the

inspection of records and premises, and the production of relevant

books and papers for the investigation of matters that may come

before the Board;

4. Initiate disciplinary proceedings, request prosecution of

and initiate injunctive proceedings against any person who violates

any of the provisions of The Plumbing License Law of 1955, the

Oklahoma Inspectors Act, the Electrical License Act, the Mechanical

Licensing Act, the Home Inspection Licensing Act, and the Roofing

Contractor Registration Act;

5. Maintain an administrative staff including, but not limited

to, a Construction Industries Administrator whose appointment shall

be made as provided in Section 1000.6 of this title;

6. Establish and levy administrative fines and penalties for

violations of law or rule in the trades and industries the Board

licenses or regulates or against any person or entity denying the

Board or its representatives access to a job site for purposes of

enforcing any of the provisions of The Plumbing License Law of 1955,

the Oklahoma Inspectors Act, the Electrical License Act, the

Mechanical Licensing Act, the Home Inspection Licensing Act, or the

Roofing Contractor Registration Act; provided, however, the Board is

not authorized to inspect or issue administrative violations or

fines for public utilities, public service corporations, intrastate

gas pipeline companies, gas gathering pipeline companies, gas

processing companies, rural electric associations, municipal

utilities or their subsidiaries, chemical plants, gas processing

plants or petroleum refineries where the entity uses their employees

or contractors to work on their own facilities or equipment;

provided further, that any fines established by the Board pursuant

to the authority granted in this subsection for any second or

subsequent violation of a law or rule shall be set at five times the

amount of the fine set by the Board for initial violations. The

Board shall amend its rules to be consistent with the fine amounts

set forth herein;

7. Direct such other expenditures as may be necessary in the

performance of its duties including, but not limited to,

expenditures for office space, equipment, furnishings and contracts

for legal services. All expenditures shall be made pursuant to the

Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act; and

8. Enforce provisions of the plumbing, electrical and

mechanical codes as adopted by the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code

Commission pursuant to the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission

Act.

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C. The Board shall account for all receipts and expenditures of

the monies of the Board, including annually preparing and publishing

a statement of receipts and expenditures of the Board for each

fiscal year. The Board's annual statement of receipts and

expenditures shall be audited by the State Auditor and Inspector or

an independent accounting firm in accordance with the provisions of

subsection B of Section 212 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes,

and the audit report shall be certified to the Governor of this

state to be true and correct, under oath, by the chair and vice-

chair of the Board. A copy of such certified report, if not already

available online, shall be delivered to the chairs of the respective

Senate and House of Representatives Committees having authority over

matters relating to business, labor and construction industry

licensing or regulation not later than February 1 each year.

D. The Board shall account for all fines, penalties and fees

assessed and collected pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act

or any rule promulgated for regulation of any industry and trade

under the authority of the Construction Industries Board. All

fines, penalties and fees assessed for any violation of law or rule

shall be automatically reviewed and brought before the entire Board

for consideration and vote not later than ninety (90) days from

which it was imposed. The Construction Industries Administrator

shall present to the Board a written recommendation and summary for

each case in which an assessment of a fine, penalty or fee was

imposed after administrative proceedings. The Board shall consider

the recommendations for each case at the next meeting date and at

such meeting shall either vote to affirm the recommendations or vote

to deny the recommendations and remand the case for further

administrative hearing, with or without instructions. No

administrative case shall be delayed or continued by the Board after

being placed on an agenda for final Board review, except with the

consent of all parties. The licensee or persons affected by the

imposition of an administrative fine, penalty or fee on final review

by the Board shall have all rights of appeal preserved pursuant to

the Administrative Procedures Act until final action by the Board.

Collection of unpaid, finalized administrative fines by the Board,

directly or through contracted services unless otherwise provided in

law, may be sought beginning ninety (90) days after final

disposition and order of the matter through the processes

established by this act and the Administrative Procedures Act.

E. The Construction Industries Board shall hear all appeals

timely made from an administrative ruling relating to an industry

and trade regulated by the Board; however, this appeal authority

shall not be in addition to the appeal process authorized by the

Administrative Procedures Act. Any ruling by the Board from an

administrative hearing may be further appealed to the district court

of Oklahoma County. The district court, upon conclusion of an

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appeal from a Board ruling, shall be authorized to award reasonable

legal fees to the prevailing party.