Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-475.18 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-475.18
Disciplinary actions - Grounds - Rules of Professional
Status: in_force

Conduct – Definitions.

A. As provided in subsections A and B of Section 475.8 of this

title, the Board shall have the power to deny, place on probation,

suspend, revoke, place practice restrictions on, or refuse to issue

a certificate or license, or fine, reprimand, issue orders, levy

administrative fines or seek other penalties, if a person or entity

is found guilty of:

1. Any fraud or deceit in obtaining or attempting to obtain or

renew a license, or a certificate of authority, or in taking the

examinations administered by the Board or its authorized

representatives;

2. Any fraud, misrepresentation, gross negligence, gross

incompetence, misconduct or dishonest practice, in the practice of

engineering or surveying;

3. Conviction of or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo

contendere to a felony crime that substantially relates to the

practice of engineering or surveying and poses a reasonable threat

to public safety; or conviction of or entry of a plea of guilty or

nolo contendere to any crime, whether a felony, misdemeanor, or

otherwise, an essential element of which is dishonesty or is a

violation of the practice of engineering or surveying;

4. Failure to comply with any of the provisions of this act or

any of the rules or regulations pertaining thereto;

5. Disciplinary action, including voluntary surrender of a

professional engineer's or professional surveyor's license in order

to avoid disciplinary action by another state, territory, the

District of Columbia, a foreign country, the United States

government, or any other governmental agency, if at least one of the

grounds for discipline is the same or substantially equivalent to

those contained in this section;

6. Failure, within thirty (30) days, to provide information

requested by the Board or its designated staff as a result of a

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formal or informal investigation or complaint to the Board which

would indicate a violation of this act;

7. Knowingly making false statements or signing false

statements, certificates or affidavits;

8. Aiding or assisting another person or entity in violating

any provision of this act or the rules or regulations pertaining

thereto;

9. Violation of any terms imposed by the Board, or using a seal

or practicing professional engineering or professional surveying

while the professional engineer's license or professional surveyor's

license is restricted, suspended, revoked, nonrenewed, retired or

inactive;

10. Signing, affixing the professional engineer's or

professional surveyor's seal, or permitting the professional

engineer's or professional surveyor's seal or signature to be

affixed to any specifications, reports, drawings, plans, design

information, construction documents, calculations, other documents,

or revisions thereof, which have not been prepared by, or under the

direct control and personal supervision of the professional engineer

or professional surveyor in responsible charge;

11. Engaging in dishonorable, unethical or unprofessional

conduct of a character likely to deceive, defraud, harm or endanger

the public;

12. Providing false testimony or information to the Board;

13. Habitual intoxication or addiction to the use of alcohol or

to the illegal use of a controlled dangerous substance;

14. Performing engineering or surveying services outside any of

the licensee's areas of competence or an engineer's areas of

competence designated in the official Board records;

15. Violating the Oklahoma Minimum Standards for the Practice

of Surveying; and

16. Failing to obtain the required professional development

hours, as approved by the Board, Board staff or Continuing Education

Committee as required by an audit.

B. The Board shall prepare and adopt Rules of Professional

Conduct for Professional Engineers and Surveyors as provided for in

Section 475.8 of this title. The Board may revise and amend these

Rules of Professional Conduct for Professional Engineers and

Surveyors and shall notify each licensee, in writing, of such

revisions or amendments.

C. Principals of a firm who do not obtain a certificate or

authorization for the firm as required by this act may be subject to

disciplinary action.

D. 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

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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 or has a bearing on the fitness or ability

to serve the public or work with others in the occupation.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-4200.8 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-4200.8
Examination for licensure - Standardized national
Status: in_force

examination

The required examination approved by the State Board of

Cosmetology and Barbering for licensure under the Massage Therapy

Practice Act shall be a standardized national massage therapy

examination that meets the following criteria:

1. Is statistically validated through a job analysis under

current standards for educational and professional testing;

2. Complies with pertinent state and federal equal employment

opportunity guidelines;

3. Is available to all potential licensing candidates; and

4. Is delivered through a professional testing company with

high-security test centers located nationwide.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-46.9v1 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-46.9v1
Practice through partnership, firm, association, corporation, limited liability company or
Status: in_force

limited liability partnership - Certificates of authority or title - Foreign entities - Registration ofcorporation, limited liability company or limited liability

partnership - Certificates of authority or title - Foreign entities

- Registration of trade name or service mark.

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A. The practice of architecture or landscape architecture or

offering to practice these professions for others by persons

licensed under this act through a partnership, corporation, limited

liability company or limited liability partnership as directors,

partners, officers, shareholders, managers, members or principals is

permitted, subject to the provisions of the State Architectural and

Registered Commercial Interior Designers Act, provided:

1. One or more of the directors, partners, officers,

shareholders, managers, members or principals of said partnership,

corporation, limited liability company or limited liability

partnership is legally responsible for the entity of said

partnership, corporation, limited liability company or limited

liability partnership;

2. Such director, partner, officer, shareholder, manager,

member or principal is duly licensed under the State Architectural

and Registered Commercial Interior Designers Act; and

3. Said partnership, corporation, limited liability company or

limited liability partnership has been issued a certificate of

authority by the Board.

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

refuse to renew a certificate of authority for a partnership,

corporation, limited liability company or limited liability

partnership as provided for in the State Architectural and

Registered Commercial Interior Designers Act.

C. A partnership, corporation, limited liability company or

limited liability partnership desiring to practice architecture or

landscape architecture shall file with the Board an application for

a certificate of authority, and pay all fees, for each office

location performing work on Oklahoma projects on a form approved by

the Board which shall include the names, addresses, state of

licensure and license number of all partners, directors, officers,

members, managers or principals of the partnership, corporation,

limited liability company or limited liability partnership legally

responsible for the entity's practice. The form shall name an

individual having the practice of architecture in such person's

charge who is a director, partner, officer, member, manager or

principal. The person shall be duly licensed as an architect to

practice architecture or licensed as a landscape architect to

practice landscape architecture in this state through said

partnership, corporation, limited liability company or limited

liability partnership legally responsible for the entity's practice

or services offered and other information required by the Board. In

the event there shall be a change in any of these persons during the

term of the certification, such change shall be filed with the Board

within thirty (30) days after the effective date of said change. If

all of the requirements of this section and the Board's current

rules have been met, the Board shall issue a certificate of

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authority to such partnership, corporation, limited liability

company or limited liability partnership.

D. Any other person licensed pursuant to the State

Architectural and Registered Commercial Interior Designers Act, not

practicing these professions as a partnership, corporation, limited

liability company or limited liability partnership, shall practice

as an individual.

E. No such partnership, corporation, limited liability company

or limited liability partnership shall be relieved of responsibility

for the conduct or acts of its agents, employees, partners,

directors, officers, managers, members or principals by reason of

its compliance with the provisions of this section, or shall any

individual practicing these professions be relieved of

responsibility for professional services performed as an individual

by reason of such person's employment or relationship with such

partnership, corporation, limited liability company or limited

liability partnership.

F. 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 any

of the words "Architect", "Architectural", "Architecture",

"Landscape Architect", "Landscape Architecture" or any modification

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

applicant either a certificate of authority for an entity, or a

letter indicating eligibility for an exemption pursuant to the State

Architectural and Registered Commercial Interior Designers Act. The

entity applying shall supply such certificate or letter from the

Board with its application for incorporation or registration.

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

service mark which includes such words, as set forth in subsection F

of this section, or modifications or derivatives thereof in its firm

name or logotype except those entities or individuals holding

certificates of authority issued under the provisions of this

section or letters of eligibility issued by the Board.

H. 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:

1. One or more of the directors, partners, officers,

shareholders, members, managers or principals is registered with the

Board as a registered commercial interior designer and is in good

standing with the Board; and

2. The partnership, corporation, limited liability company or

limited liability partnership has been issued a certificate of title

by the Board.

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

refuse to renew a certificate of title for a partnership,

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corporation, limited liability company or limited liability

partnership as provided for in the State Architectural and

Registered Commercial Interior Designers Act.

J. 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 replacement of

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

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

effective date of the change. If all the requirements of this

section, this act and the current rules of the Board have been met,

the Board shall issue a certificate of title to such partnership,

corporation, limited liability company or limited liability

partnership.

K. 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 any

of 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 State Architectural and Registered Commercial

Interior Designers Act. The firm applying shall supply such

certificate of title or letter from the Board with its application

for incorporation or registration.

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

service mark which includes such words as set forth in subsection K

of this section, 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.

M. Upon application for renewal and upon compliance with the

provisions of the State Architectural and Registered Commercial

Interior Designers Act and the rules of the Board, a certificate of

title shall be renewed as provided in this act.

N. Upon application for renewal and upon compliance with the

provisions of the State Architectural and Registered Commercial

Interior Designers Act and the rules of the Board, a certificate of

authority shall be renewed as provided in this act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-199.18 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-199.18
Services provided in a private residence
Status: in_force

A licensed barber, cosmetologist, hairdresser, manicurist, or

certified eyelash extension specialist may provide, upon request of

a patron or customer, barbering, cosmetology, hairdresser,

manicurist, or eyelash extension application services to the patron

or customer, according to such license or certificate authority, in

the patron’s or customer’s private residence. The services

authorized by this section shall be provided privately and shall not

be subject to inspection, rules or regulations by the State Board of

Cosmetology and Barbering; however, the licensee or certificate

holder is required to provide such services competently and

according to professional standards and in a manner deemed safe and

sanitary for the patron or customer. The patron or customer, by

requesting such service to be delivered privately in his or her

residence, assumes the liability for the services and any home

equipment utilized by the licensee or certificate holder. The

patron or customer shall have the right to review the person’s

license or certificate for validity and authority to perform the

services requested. The licensee or certificate holder shall have

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in his or her possession a copy of his or her license or certificate

when providing services upon request in a private residence.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-375.3 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-375.3
Supplier license – Inspections – Promulgation of rules
Status: in_force

A. Any supplier of durable medical equipment to a consumer in

this state shall possess a durable medical equipment supplier

license issued by the State Board of Pharmacy pursuant to the

Oklahoma Durable Medical Equipment Licensing Act.

B. Licenses issued by the Board pursuant to the Oklahoma

Durable Medical Equipment Licensing Act shall be effective for

twelve (12) months from the date of issuance and shall not be

transferable or assignable.

C. The Board may initially and periodically inspect the

applicant's office or place of business.

D. The Board shall promulgate rules necessary to implement the

provisions of the Oklahoma Durable Medical Equipment Licensing Act.

Such rules shall prioritize patient safety and quality of durable

medical equipment. The Board may provide by rule that any person or

entity accredited by organizations recognized by the Centers for

Medicare and Medicaid Services is deemed to meet all or some of the

requirements of the Oklahoma Durable Medical Equipment Licensing

Act.

E. Nothing in this section shall be construed to restrict or

prohibit private transactions between two parties.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1750.5v2 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1750.5v2
Licenses authorized - Combination license - Firearms
Status: in_force

- Identification cards - Conditional license - Qualifications for

issuance - Agency license - Insurance coverage – Definitions.

A. Licenses authorized to be issued by the Council on Law

Enforcement Education and Training (CLEET) shall be as follows:

1. Security Agency License;

2. Investigative Agency License;

3. Private Investigator License (unarmed);

4. Security Guard License (unarmed);

5. Armed Security Guard License;

6. Special Event License (unarmed);

7. Armed Private Investigator License;

8. Bail Enforcer License; and

9. Armed Bail Enforcer License.

B. Any qualified applicant meeting the requirements for more

than one of the positions of private investigator, security guard,

armed security guard, bail enforcer, or armed bail enforcer may be

issued a separate license for each position for which qualified, or

in the discretion of the Council, a combination license provided the

required license fees are paid.

C. 1. A private investigator may carry a firearm, if the

private investigator also performs the functions of an armed

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security guard, under the authority of the armed security guard

license.

2. If the private investigator performs no functions of an

armed security guard, the Council may issue an armed private

investigator license. If a person has been issued an armed private

investigator license, the Council may issue an armed bail enforcer

license if the applicant is otherwise eligible and qualified. The

applicant for an armed private investigator license must complete

Phase I, III and IV training and pass the psychological examination

and state test; provided however, active certified peace officers

and retired certified peace officers shall be exempt from the

psychological examination as provided in Section 1750.3A of this

title, and active certified peace officers of any state, county or

municipal law enforcement agency in this state shall be exempt from

the Phase I, III and IV training and state test for an armed private

investigator. The Council will charge the same fee for the armed

private investigators license as the cost of the armed security

guard license; provided however, an active certified peace officer

who is an applicant for an armed private investigator or armed

security guard license shall be charged only twenty percent (20%) of

the required fee.

3. Any person issued an armed private investigator license may

carry a concealed or unconcealed firearm when on and off duty,

provided the person is in possession of a valid driver license and a

valid armed private investigator license.

4. Any person issued an armed bail enforcer license may carry a

concealed approved pistol, or may open-carry an approved pistol with

a visible bail enforcer badge affixed to the holster or belt

immediately next to the firearm while wearing clearly marked apparel

designating the person as a "Bail Enforcer" or "Bail Enforcement"

when actively engaged in the recovery of a defendant, subject to all

rules for use and conduct of firearms promulgated by the Council.

An armed bail enforcer shall be permitted to carry a concealed

pistol when not actively engaged in the recovery of a defendant

provided the bail enforcer badge authorized or issued by CLEET and a

state-issued driver license or identification card are in the

possession of the person while carrying the firearm.

D. Any identification card or badge issued to a person meeting

the license requirements for an armed security guard, an armed

private investigator or armed bail enforcer shall be distinct and

shall explicitly state that the person is authorized to carry a

firearm pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Security Guard

and Private Investigator Act or the Bail Enforcement and Licensing

Act. Upon receipt of the license and identification card, the armed

security guard, armed private investigator or armed bail enforcer isConditional license - Qualifications for issuance - Agency license - Insurance coverage – Definitions. 1266ate investigator or armed bail enforcer shall be distinct and

shall explicitly state that the person is authorized to carry a

firearm pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Security Guard

and Private Investigator Act or the Bail Enforcement and Licensing

Act. Upon receipt of the license and identification card, the armed

security guard, armed private investigator or armed bail enforcer is

authorized to carry a firearm subject to the respective provisions

of the Oklahoma Security Guard and Private Investigator Act or the

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Bail Enforcement and Licensing Act and the rules promulgated by the

Council.

E. The Council may issue a conditional license to a person

employed by a security or investigative agency as a trainee for a

security guard, armed security guard, or private investigator

position, when the person has submitted a properly completed

application, made under oath, subject to the following conditions:

1. A conditional license shall authorize employees to perform

the same functions that regular licensees perform, but subject to

supervision by the employing agency as the Council may prescribe;

2. The holder of a conditional license shall complete the

necessary training requirements within one hundred eighty (180) days

from the effective date of the conditional license, after which the

conditional license shall expire;

3. The holder of a conditional license as an armed security

guard shall not carry a firearm in the performance of duties until

after completing a course of firearms training as prescribed by the

Council, and having been issued a regular license by the Council;

4. A conditional license may be renewed at the discretion of

the Council, if necessary to allow an applicant to complete any

training required for a regular license;

5. When the Council finds that a conditional license holder has

completed the required training and is otherwise qualified for a

license pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Security Guard

and Private Investigator Act, the Council shall issue a regular

license; and

6. The Council shall be prohibited from issuing a conditional

license to a bail enforcer under the Bail Enforcement and Licensing

Act.

F. A Security Agency License may be issued to an individual,

corporation, or other legal entity meeting the following

qualifications:

1. If the license is to be issued in the name of a legal entity

other than a natural person, the applicant must furnish proof that

the entity is legally recognized, such as the issuance of a

corporate charter; and

2. The executive officer, manager, or other person in charge of

supervising security guards in the performance of their duties shall

be a licensed security guard.

G. An Investigative Agency License may be issued to an

individual, corporation, or other legal entity meeting the following

qualifications:

1. If the license is to be issued in the name of a legal entity

other than a natural person, the applicant must furnish proof that

the entity is legally recognized, such as the issuance of a

corporate charter;

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2. Any person, otherwise qualified, may own a private

investigation agency; and

3. A self-employed private investigator who employs no other

investigators shall also be licensed as an investigative agency, but

shall only be required to be insured or bonded as a self-employed

private investigator.

H. A Security Guard License, Armed Security Guard License,

Private Investigator License, Armed Private Investigator License, or

combination thereof may be issued to an applicant meeting the

following qualifications. The applicant shall:

1. Be a citizen of the United States or an alien legally

residing in the United States;

2. Be at least eighteen (18) years of age, except that an

applicant for an Armed Security Guard License shall be at least

twenty-one (21) years of age;

3. Have successfully completed training requirements for the

license applied for, as prescribed by the Council;

4. Not have a record of conviction for a felony crime that

substantially relates to the occupation of a security guard or

private investigator and poses a reasonable threat to public safety;

5. Not have a record of conviction for larceny, theft, false

pretense, fraud, embezzlement, false personation of an officer, any

offense involving a minor as a victim, any nonconsensual sex

offense, any offense involving the possession, use, distribution, or

sale of a controlled dangerous substance, any offense involving a

firearm, or any other offense as prescribed by the Council, as

provided herein.

a. If any conviction which disqualifies an applicant

occurred more than five (5) years prior to the

application date and the Council is convinced the

offense constituted an isolated incident and the

applicant has been rehabilitated, the Council may, in

its discretion, waive the conviction disqualification

as provided for in this paragraph and issue an unarmed

security guard license or a private investigator

license, but shall not issue an armed guard license to

the applicant if the felony involved the use of a

firearm or was violent in nature.

b. If an Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation records

check and a local records check reveal that there are

no felony convictions, or any other disqualifying

convictions as specified in the Oklahoma Security

Guard and Private Investigator Act or prescribed by

the Council, then the Council may conditionally issue

an armed security guard license pending completion of

the criminal history and background check.

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c. Under oath, the applicant shall certify that he or she

has no disqualifying convictions as specified in the

Oklahoma Security Guard and Private Investigator Act

or by the Council.

d. The applicant shall further meet all other

qualifications.

e. If upon completion of the required background

investigation it is discovered that a disqualifying

conviction exists, the Council shall immediately

revoke the armed guard license of the applicant;

6. Make a statement that the applicant is not currently

undergoing treatment for a mental illness, condition, or disorder,

make a statement whether the applicant has ever been adjudicated

incompetent or committed to a mental institution, and make a

statement regarding any history of illegal drug use or alcohol

abuse. Upon presentation by the Council on Law Enforcement

Education and Training of the name, gender, date of birth, and

address of the applicant to the Department of Mental Health and

Substance Abuse Services, the Department of Mental Health and

Substance Abuse Services shall notify the Council within ten (10)

days whether the computerized records of the Department indicate the

applicant has ever been involuntarily committed to an Oklahoma state

mental institution. For purposes of this subsection, "currently

undergoing treatment for a mental illness, condition, or disorder"

means the person has been diagnosed by a licensed physician or

psychologist as being afflicted with a substantial disorder of

thought, mood, perception, psychological orientation, or memory that

significantly impairs judgment, behavior, capacity to recognize

reality, or ability to meet the ordinary demands of life and such

condition continues to exist; and

7. Make a statement regarding misdemeanor domestic violence

charges.

I. A special event license may be issued to an employee of a

security agency who is hired on a temporary basis as an unarmed

security guard for a particular event. An application for a special

event license shall be made by the agency employing the applicant.

The agency shall certify to the Council that the applicant meets the

qualifications for security guards, pursuant to subsection H of this

section.

J. 1. All persons and agencies shall obtain and maintain

liability coverage in accordance with the following minimum

standards:

a. general liability insurance coverage for bodily

injury, personal injury, and property damage, with

endorsements for personal injury including false

arrest, libel, slander, and invasion of privacy, or

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b. a surety bond that allows persons to recover for

actionable injuries, loss, or damage as a result of

the willful, or wrongful acts or omissions of the

principal and protects this state, its agents,

officers and employees from judgments against the

principal or insured licensee, and is further

conditioned upon the faithful and honest conduct of

the principal's business.

2. Liability coverages and bonds outlined in this section shall

be in the minimum amounts of One Hundred Thousand Dollars

($100,000.00) for agencies, Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) for

armed security guards and armed private investigators, or

combination armed license; and Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) for

unarmed security guards and self-employed unarmed private

investigators who employ no other investigators.

3. Security agencies and investigative agencies shall ensure

that all employees of these agencies have met the minimum liability

coverages as prescribed in this section.

4. Insurance policies and bonds issued pursuant to this section

shall not be modified or canceled unless ten (10) days' prior

written notice is given to the Council. All persons and agencies

insured or bonded pursuant to this section shall be insured or

bonded by an insurance carrier or a surety company licensed in the

state in which the insurance or bond was purchased, or in this

state.

5. In lieu of the requirements of this subsection, the Council

may accept a written statement from a corporation which is

registered with the Oklahoma Secretary of State attesting that the

corporation self-insures the general operation of business for the

types of liability set out in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this subsection.

K. Upon written notice, any license may be placed on inactive

status.

L. Similar or duplicate agency names will not be issued. Each

agency name must be distinguishably different.

M. 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, § 59-1521 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1521
Short title
Status: in_force

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Precious Metal

and Gem Dealer Licensing Act".
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-540.4 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-540.4
Therapeutic Recreation Committee - Membership - Powers
Status: in_force

and duties.

A. There is hereby established the Therapeutic Recreation

Committee to assist the State Board of Medical Licensure and

Supervision in conducting examinations for applicants and to advise

the Board on all matters pertaining to the licensure, education, and

continuing education of therapeutic recreation specialists and the

practice of therapeutic recreation or recreation therapy.

B. 1. The Therapeutic Recreation Committee shall consist of

five (5) members who shall be appointed by the State Board of

Medical Licensure and Supervision as follows:

a. three members shall, upon initial appointment, be

qualified persons who have been actively practicing

therapeutic recreation in this state for at least

three (3) years, provided, their successors shall be

licensed therapeutic recreation specialists, and

b. two members shall be lay persons.

2. The professional members of the Committee shall be appointed

for staggered terms of one (1), 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 members shall be appointed for staggered terms

of office which will expire July 1, 2010, and July 1,

2011. 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 be reimbursed for all actual

and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of duties

required by the Therapeutic Recreation Practice Act in accordance

with the provisions of the State Travel Reimbursement Act.

4. The Committee shall meet at least quarterly. At the initial

meeting of the Committee, members shall elect a chair. The chair

shall represent the Committee at all meetings of the Board. Three

members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum for the purpose

of conducting official business of the Committee.

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

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

education, and continuing education requirements for and practice of

therapeutic recreation or recreation therapy in this state; and

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2. Assist and advise the Board in all hearings involving

therapeutic recreation specialists who are deemed to be in violation

of the Therapeutic Recreation Practice Act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1949 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1949
Licensing of persons practicing since before January 1,
Status: in_force

2002 - Waiver of supervised experience requirement.

A. Until January 1, 2002, the State Board of Behavioral Health

Licensure, upon receipt of an applicant's proper application,

completion of examination, and payment of fees, shall issue licenses

to persons who, prior to January 1, 2002:

1. Have practiced full time as a behavioral practitioner for at

least two (2) years and possess a master's degree from a program in

psychology from a college or university accredited by an agency

recognized by the United States Department of Education;

2. Are currently practicing as a behavioral practitioner;

3. Have satisfactorily completed ten (10) hours of continuing

education pursuant to Section 1948 of this title; and

4. Otherwise comply with the licensure requirements of the

Licensed Behavioral Practitioner Act.

B. The Board shall consider experience of the applicant prior

to application for licensure pursuant to the provisions of this

section as a waiver of all or part of the supervised experience

requirement required by paragraph 3 of subsection C of Section 1935

of this title.

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C. The Board shall require applicants for licensure pursuant to

the provisions of this section to file a Statement of Professional

Disclosure as provided by Section 1944 of this title.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-46.44 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-46.44
Unlawful to bid or hold financial interest in entities
Status: in_force

competitively bidding.

It shall be unlawful for a registered commercial interior

designer, at any time, to bid or hold a financial interest in any

entity competitively bidding for a contract for the reparation,

alteration or erection of a building or other structure for which he

or she has prepared the plans and specifications unless the contract

is a design/build contract.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-888.3 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-888.3
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Occupational Therapy Practice Act:

1. "Occupational therapy" is a health profession for which

practitioners provide assessment, treatment, and consultation

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through the use of purposeful activity with individuals who are

limited by or at risk of physical illness or injury, psycho-social

dysfunction, developmental or learning disabilities, poverty and

cultural differences or the aging process, in order to maximize

independence, prevent disability, and maintain health. Specific

occupational therapy services include but are not limited to the use

of media and methods such as instruction in daily living skills and

cognitive retraining, facilitating self-maintenance, work and

leisure skills, using standardized or adapted techniques, designing,

fabricating, and applying selected orthotic equipment or selective

adaptive equipment with instructions, using therapeutically applied

creative activities, exercise, and other media to enhance and

restore functional performance, to administer and interpret tests

which may include sensorimotor evaluation, psycho-social

assessments, standardized or nonstandardized tests, to improve

developmental skills, perceptual and motor skills, and sensory

integrative function, and to adapt the environment for the

handicapped. These services are provided individually, in groups,

via telehealth or through social systems;

2. "Occupational therapist" means a person licensed to practice

occupational therapy pursuant to the provisions of the Occupational

Therapy Practice Act;

3. "Occupational therapy assistant" means a person licensed to

provide occupational therapy treatment under the general supervision

of a licensed occupational therapist;

4. "Occupational therapy aide" means a person who assists in

the practice of occupational therapy and whose activities require an

understanding of occupational therapy, but do not require the

technical or professional training of an occupational therapist or

occupational therapy assistant;

5. "Board" means the State Board of Medical Licensure and

Supervision;

6. "Person" means any individual, partnership, unincorporated

organization, or corporate body, except only an individual may be

licensed pursuant to the provisions of the Occupational Therapy

Practice Act;

7. "Committee" means the Oklahoma Occupational Therapy Advisory

Committee;

8. "Telehealth" means the use of electronic information and

telecommunications technologies to support and promote access to

clinical health care, patient and professional health-related

education, public health and health administration; and

9. "Telerehabilitation" or "teletherapy" means the delivery of

rehabilitation and habilitation services via information and

communication technologies (ICT), also commonly referred to as

"telehealth" technologies.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-2033 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-2033
License - Examination - License by endorsement
Status: in_force

A. The applicant, except where otherwise defined in the

Respiratory Care Practice Act, shall be required to pass an

examination, whereupon the State Board of Medical Licensure and

Supervision may issue to the applicant a license to practice

respiratory care. The Board is authorized to provide for the

examination of applicants or to facilitate verification of any

applicant's claim that the applicant has successfully completed the

required examination for national credentialing as a respiratory

care practitioner.

B. The Board may issue a license to practice respiratory care

by endorsement to:

1. An applicant who is currently licensed to practice

respiratory care under the laws of another state, territory or

country if the qualifications of the applicant are deemed by the

Board to be equivalent to those required in this state;

2. Applicants holding credentials as a respiratory therapist

conferred by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) or its

successor organization as identified by the Respiratory Care

Advisory Committee and approved by the State Board of Medical

Licensure and Supervision, provided such credentials have not been

suspended or revoked; and

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3. Applicants applying under the conditions of this section who

certify under oath that their credentials have not been suspended or

revoked.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-4200.2 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-4200.2
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Massage Therapy Practice Act:

1. "Board" means the State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering;

2. "Direct access" means the ability that the public has to

seek out treatment by a massage therapist without the direct

referral from a medical or health care professional;

3. "Massage therapist" means an individual who practices

massage or massage therapy and is licensed under the Massage Therapy

Practice Act. A massage therapist uses visual, kinesthetic, and

palpatory skills to assess the body and may evaluate a condition to

the extent of determining whether massage is indicated or

contraindicated;

4. "Massage therapy" means the skillful treatment of the soft

tissues of the human body. Massage is designed to promote general

relaxation, improve movement, relieve somatic and muscular pain or

dysfunction, stress and muscle tension, provide for general health

enhancement, personal growth, education and the organization,

balance and integration of the human body and includes, but is not

limited to:

a. the use of touch, pressure, friction, stroking,

gliding, percussion, kneading, movement, positioning,

holding, range of motion and nonspecific stretching

within the normal anatomical range of movement, and

vibration by manual or mechanical means with or

without the use of massage devices that mimic or

enhance manual measures, and

b. the external application of ice, heat and cold packs

for thermal therapy, water, lubricants, abrasives and

external application of herbal or topical preparations

not classified as prescription drugs; and

5. "Massage therapy school" means a facility providing

instruction in massage therapy.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1256.2 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1256.2
Reports to Board - Conduct by applicant or license
Status: in_force

A. A social worker shall report to the State Board of Licensed

Social Workers information on the following conduct by an applicant

or a licensee:

1. Sexual contact or sexual conduct with a client or a former

client, only when the client consents to the report;

2. Failure to report information as required by law;

3. Impairment in the ability to practice by reason of illness,

use of alcohol, drugs, or other chemicals, or as a result of any

mental or physical condition;

4. Improper or fraudulent billing practices;

5. Fraud in the licensure application process or any other

false statements made to the Board;

6. Conviction of any felony or crime reasonably related to the

practice of social work; or

7. A violation of a Board order.

B. Social Workers shall report to the Board information on any

other conduct by an applicant or a licensee that constitutes grounds

for disciplinary action under this act or the rules of the Board

when the social worker reasonably believes that the client’s

functioning has been affected negatively by the conduct.

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C. An applicant or licensee shall report to the Board any

personal action that would otherwise require a report to be made to

the Board pursuant to this act.

D. Reports required by this section must be submitted not later

than thirty (30) days after the occurrence of the reportable event

or knowledge by the person reporting the occurrence. The Board may

adopt such rules as are necessary to assure prompt and accurate

reporting.

E. Any person, social worker, business, or organization is

immune from civil liability or criminal prosecution for submitting

in good faith a report under this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1362.1 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1362.1
Health service psychologists - Certification -
Status: in_force

Demonstration of prior service - Conditions.

A. Any licensed psychologist who independently provides or

offers to provide health services to the public shall be certified

as a Health Service Psychologist by the State Board of Examiners of

Psychologists. The Board shall certify as a Health Service

Psychologist an applicant who demonstrates that the applicant has at

least two (2) years of full-time supervised health service

experience as defined by the rules and regulations of the Board.

B. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1362 of this

title, the applicant shall be certified by the Board as a Health

Service Psychologist if the applicant meets one of the following

conditions:

1. The psychologist is Board certified by the American Board of

Professional Psychology; or

2. The psychologist has the equivalent of two (2) years of

full-time experience satisfactory to the Board, one year of which

was a doctoral internship, and one year of which was postdoctoral,

at a site where health services are provided.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-993 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-993
Partial invalidity
Status: in_force

If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or

phrase of this act is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or

invalid, such unconstitutionality or invalidity shall not affect the

constitutionality or validity of the remaining portion or portions

of this act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1534 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1534
Implementation
Status: in_force

The Administrator, upon approval by the Commission on Consumer

Credit, may promulgate administrative rules to implement the

provisions of the Precious Metal and Gem Dealer Licensing Act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-858-821 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-858-821
Payment within sixty days of transmitted appraisal
Status: in_force

A. Each AMC shall, except in bona fide cases of breach of

contract or substandard performance of services, make payment to an

appraiser for the completion of an appraisal or valuation assignment

within sixty (60) days of the date on which the appraiser transmits

or otherwise provides the completed appraisal or valuation study to

the AMC or its assignee unless a mutually agreed upon alternate

arrangement has been previously established.

B. Appraisal Management Companies are prohibited from requiring

an appraiser to reimburse them for the Appraisal Subcommittee's

Appraisal Management Company National Registry fee which may be

charged or assessed against them.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1217 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1217
Individual personal qualifications
Status: in_force

Registration shall be determined upon a basis of individual

personal qualifications. No firm, company, partnership,

corporation, or public agency shall be licensed as a registered

forester.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-581 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-581
Practice of optometry - Definition
Status: in_force

A. The practice of optometry is defined to be the science and

art of examining the human eye and measurement of the powers of

vision by the employment of any means, including the use or

furnishing of any self-testing device, the use of any computerized

or automatic refracting device, including applications designed to

be used on a computer or video conferencing via an Internet device

either in person or in remote locations, the use of pharmaceutical

agents, the diagnosis of conditions of the human eye, and the

correcting and relief of ocular abnormalities by means including but

not limited to prescribing and adaptation of lenses, contact lenses,

spectacles, eyeglasses, prisms and the employment of vision therapy

or orthoptics for the aid thereof, low vision rehabilitation, laser

surgery procedures, excluding retina, laser in-situ keratomileusis

(LASIK), and cosmetic lid surgery. The practice of optometry is

further defined to be nonlaser surgery procedures as authorized by

the Oklahoma Board of Examiners in Optometry, pursuant to rules

promulgated under the Administrative Procedures Act.

B. The practice of optometry shall also include the prescribing

of dangerous drugs and controlled dangerous substances for all

schedules specified in the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances

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Act except Schedules I and II but allowing for the prescribing of

hydrocodone or hydrocodone-containing drugs regardless of schedule

for a period not exceeding five (5) days of supply, and the issuance

of refills for such prescriptions following sufficient physical

examination of the patient for the purpose of diagnosis and

treatment of ocular abnormalities. The practice of optometry shall

include the dispensing of medications to treat ocular abnormalities

and may include the dispensing of professional samples of

medications to treat ocular abnormalities to patients.

C. The scope of the delivery of care as defined in subsections

A and B of this section to an individual who is physically located

in this state at the time care is delivered shall constitute the

practice of optometry.

D. Optometrists shall be certified by the Board of Examiners in

Optometry prior to administering drugs, prescribing drugs, or

performing laser or nonlaser surgery procedures.

E. Nothing in this title shall be construed as allowing any

agency, board, or other entity of this state other than the Board of

Examiners in Optometry to determine what constitutes the practice of

optometry.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-328.34 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-328.34
Practice of dental hygiene under supervision of dentist
Status: in_force

– Delegation of duties to dental hygienist – Authorization of

advanced procedures.

A. A dental hygienist may practice dental hygiene under the

supervision of a dentist in a dental office or treatment facility.

A dentist may employ not more than the equivalent of three full-time

dental hygienists for each dentist actively practicing in the same

dental office. Employing the equivalent of three dental hygienists

shall mean the employment or any combination of full- or part-time

dental hygienists not to exceed one hundred twenty (120) hours per

week per dentist.

B. 1. A dentist may delegate to a dental hygienist the

following procedures:

a. the duties and expanded duties authorized for dental

assistants by the State Dental Act or the rules of the

Board of Dentistry,

b. health history assessment pertaining to dental

hygiene,

c. dental hygiene examination and the charting of intra-

oral and extra-oral conditions, which include

periodontal charting, dental charting and classifying

occlusion,

d. dental hygiene assessment and treatment planning for

procedures authorized by the supervisory dentist,

e. prophylaxis, which means the removal of any and all

calcareous deposits, stains, accretions, or

concretions from the supragingival and subgingival

surfaces of human teeth, utilizing instrumentation by

scaler or periodontal curette on the crown and root

surfaces of human teeth, including rotary or power-

driven instruments. This paragraph shall not be

construed to prohibit the use of a prophy/polishing

cup or brush on the crowns of human teeth by a dental

assistant who holds a current expanded duty permit for

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coronal polishing and topical fluoride issued by the

Board,

f. periodontal scaling and root planing,

g. dental hygiene nutritional and dietary evaluation,

h. placement of subgingival prescription drugs for

prevention and treatment of periodontal disease,

i. soft tissue curettage,

j. placement of temporary fillings,

k. removal of overhanging margins,

l. dental implant maintenance,

m. removal of periodontal packs,

n. polishing of amalgam restorations, and

o. other procedures authorized by the Board.

2. The procedures specified in subparagraphs b through o of

paragraph 1 of this subsection may be performed only by a dentist or

a dental hygienist.

3. Except as provided in subsections C and D of this section,

the procedures specified in paragraph 1 of this subsection may be

performed by a dental hygienist only on a patient of record and only

under the supervision of a dentist. The advanced procedures of

administration of nitrous oxide, administration of local anesthesia,

neuromodulator administration, therapeutic use of lasers, and

phlebotomy and venipuncture shall be performed only under the direct

or indirect supervision of a dentist. The level of supervision,

whether direct, indirect, or general, for the advanced procedure of

elder care and public health pursuant to Section 7 of this act shall

be at the discretion of the supervisory dentist. Authorization for

general supervision shall be limited to a maximum of thirteen (13)

months following an examination by the supervisory dentist of a

patient of record.

C. 1. A dentist may authorize procedures to be performed by a

dental hygienist, without complying with the provisions of paragraph

3 of subsection B of this section, if:

a. the dental hygienist has at least two (2) years’

experience in the practice of dental hygiene,

b. the authorization to perform the procedures is in

writing and signed by the dentist, and

c. the procedures are performed during an initial visit

to a person in a treatment facility, or pursuant to

Section 7 of this act.

2. The person upon whom the procedures are performed must be

referred to a dentist after completion of the procedures performed

pursuant to paragraph 1 of this subsection.

3. A dental hygienist shall not perform a second set of

procedures on a person pursuant to this subsection until the person

has been examined and accepted for dental care by a dentist.

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4. The treatment facility in which any procedure is performed

by a dental hygienist pursuant to this subsection shall note each

such procedure in the medical records of the person upon whom the

procedure was performed and list the dentist that authorized the

hygienist to perform the procedures signed by the hygienist.

D. A treatment facility may employ dental hygienists whose

services shall be limited to the examination of teeth and the

teaching of dental hygiene or as otherwise authorized by the Board.

E. The Board is authorized to prescribe, by rule, the

educational requirements for advanced procedures that may be

performed by a dental hygienist upon receipt of the advanced

procedures designated on his or her license. The advanced

procedures shall include the administration of local anesthesia, the

administration of nitrous oxide analgesia, neuromodulator

administration, therapeutic use of lasers, phlebotomy and

venipuncture, and elder care and public health pursuant to Section 7

of this act.

F. A dental hygienist shall not own or operate an independent

practice of dental hygiene.

G. Nothing in the State Dental Act shall be construed to

prohibit a dentist from performing any of the procedures that may be

performed by a dental hygienist.

H. Nothing in the State Dental Act shall be construed to allow

a dental assistant to work under the supervision of a dental

hygienist while acting under direct, indirect or general

supervision, except as provided by Section 7 of this act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-3150.17 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-3150.17
Violations – Censure, suspension or bar of employment,
Status: in_force

management or control of a licensee.

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A. The Administrator, after notice and opportunity for a

hearing, may censure, suspend for a period not to exceed twelve (12)

months or bar a person from any position of employment, management

or control of a licensee, if the Administrator finds that the:

1. Censure, suspension or bar is in the public interest and

that the person has committed or caused a violation of this act,

administrative regulation or any rule or order of the Administrator;

or

2. Person has been:

a. convicted, pled guilty to or pled nolo contendere to

any crime, or

b. held liable in any civil action by final judgment or

any administrative judgment by any public agency, if

the criminal, civil or administrative judgment

involved any offense reasonably related to the

qualifications, functions or duties of a person

engaged in the business of making small loans pursuant

to this act.

B. Persons suspended or barred under this section are

prohibited from participating in any business activity of a licensee

and from engaging in any business activity on the premises where a

licensee is conducting its business. This subsection shall not be

construed to prohibit suspended or barred persons from having their

personal transactions processed by a licensee.Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations Page 42
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-2034.1 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-2034.1
Temporary critical need license
Status: in_force

The State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision may issue

temporary critical need licenses for respiratory care practitioners

under Section 1 of this act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1272 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1272
Use of title
Status: in_force

A. No provision of the Social Worker’s Licensing Act shall be

construed as prohibiting any person, whether or not that person may

be licensed under the provisions of this act, and who is in fact a

member of the Academy of Certified Social Workers, from continuing

to use the title, Member, Academy of Certified Social Workers, and

the abbreviation, ACSW.

B. No provision of this act shall be construed as prohibiting

any person, whether or not that person may be licensed under the

provisions of this act, and who is in fact credentialed as a

Qualified Clinical Social Worker, from continuing to use the title,

Qualified Clinical Social Worker, and the abbreviation, QCSW.

C. No provision of this act shall be construed as prohibiting

any person, whether or not that person may be licensed under the

provisions of this act, and who is in fact credentialed as a

Diplomat in Clinical Social Work, from continuing to use the title,

Diplomat in Clinical Social Work, and the abbreviation, DCSW.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1737 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1737
Complaints - Information file - Notice of status
Status: in_force

A. The Board shall keep an information file about each

complaint filed with the Board related to a licensee.

B. If a written complaint is filed with the Board relating to a

licensee, the Board, at least as frequently as quarterly, shall

notify the parties to the complaint of the status of the complaint

until final disposition of the complaint.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1688.1 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1688.1
Continuing education requirements
Status: in_force

A. 1. Effective January 1, 2026, no contractor or journeyman

license shall be renewed unless the licensee has completed twelve

(12) hours of continuing education every three (3) years or thirty-

six (36) months preceding license renewal. If a license expires

before the licensee completes the continuing education requirement,

any continuing education that is completed while the license is

expired will be applied to the continuing education requirement for

the thirty-six (36) months preceding the date the license expired.

Once the continuing education requirement for the expired license is

met, along with any other requirements, the expired license may be

renewed. Twelve (12) hours of continuing education will have to be

completed in order to meet the continuing education requirement for

the subsequent thirty-six-month period. The continuing education

course and instructor shall be approved in advance by the Committee

of Electrical Examiners. Exceptions to advance approval, or post-

course approval, may be allowed by the Committee, or its designee,

for substitute instructors in emergency situations when written

notice of the emergency is provided to the Committee, or its

designee, within seven (7) days of the course. The location of

continuing education courses shall be at the discretion of the

course provider and may be scheduled during the workday at the

discretion of the course provider. The continuing education

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material shall cover six (6) hours of codes and revisions adopted by

the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission (OUBCC). The

remaining six (6) hours may include the study of: electrical

circuit theory and calculations, wiring methods, grounding and

bonding, transformer and motor theory, electrical circuits and

devices, control systems, alternative energy systems including

energy storage, safety related to the electrical industry as defined

by NFPA 70E, manufacturers' installation of equipment or parts, the

Electrical License Act, the trade regulations as set forth in this

act as well as the rules of the Construction Industries Board, and

other trade subject matters approved by the Committee.

2. Effective January 1, 2026, no apprentice shall be permitted

to reregister unless the apprentice registrant has completed three

(3) hours of continuing education every year preceding re-

registration. If a registration expires before the registrant

completes the continuing education requirement, any continuing

education that is completed while the registration is expired will

be applied to the continuing education requirement for the year

preceding the date the registration expired. Once the continuing

education requirement for the expired registration is met, along

with any other requirements, the apprentice is allowed to re-

register after having an expired registration. Three (3) hours of

continuing education will still have to be completed in order to

meet the continuing education requirement for the subsequent

registration year. The continuing education course and instructor

shall be approved in advance by the Committee. Exceptions to

advance approval, or post-course approval, may be allowed by the

Committee, or its designee, for substitute instructors in emergency

situations when written notice of the emergency is provided to the

Committee, or its designee, within seven (7) days of the course.

The location of continuing education courses shall be at the

discretion of the course provider and may be scheduled during the

workday at the discretion of the course provider. The continuing

education material shall cover a combination of the codes and

revisions adopted by the OUBCC, Oklahoma electrical industry

regulations as well as the rules of the Construction Industries

Board, and "electrical safety" as defined by NFPA 70E, other trade

subject matters approved by the Committee, or approved continuing

education for the contractor or journeyman. Notwithstanding the

provisions of this subsection, if an apprentice is a student

apprentice or is enrolled and attending an approved course, the

continuing education shall not be required.

B. The Construction Industries Board shall amend its rules,

wherever applicable, to conform to the provisions of the Electrical

License Act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-3101.1 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-3101.1
Termination of licenses upon implementation of Oklahoma
Status: in_force

Small Lenders Act.

Any person licensed pursuant to the Deferred Deposit Lending Act

may make application for licensure under the Oklahoma Small Lenders

Act beginning on January 1, 2020. Beginning on and after August 1,

2020, no new deferred deposit loan may be entered into or transacted

by a licensee or other person; provided, however, a licensed

deferred deposit lender may continue to administer and collect all

outstanding deferred deposit loan payments on all loans transacted

before August 1, 2020, until such loans are paid in full according

to the terms of the written loan agreements, at which time the

licensee's authority under the Deferred Deposit Lending Act shall

terminate and expire notwithstanding any period remaining on an

existing deferred deposit lender's license. All Deferred Deposit

Lending Act licenses shall be terminated and be deemed to have

expired on August 1, 2020, upon the implementation of the Oklahoma

Small Lenders Act, except as provided herein.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-2095.6 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-2095.6
License and registration - Application and renewal -
Status: in_force

Fees.

A. Applicants for a license shall apply on a form as prescribed

by the Administrator of Consumer Credit.

B. In order to fulfill the purposes of the Oklahoma Secure and

Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act, the Administrator is

authorized to establish relationships or contracts with the

Nationwide Multistate Licensing System and Registry or other

entities designated by the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System

and Registry to collect and maintain records and process transaction

fees or other fees related to licensees or other entities or

individuals subject to the Oklahoma Secure and Fair Enforcement for

Mortgage Licensing Act.

C. In connection with an application for licensing as a

mortgage loan originator, the applicant shall, at a minimum, furnish

to the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System and Registry

information concerning the applicant’s identity including:

1. Fingerprints for submission to the Federal Bureau of

Investigation and any governmental agency or entity authorized to

receive such information for a state, national and international

criminal history background check; and

2. Personal history and experience in a form prescribed by the

Nationwide Multistate Licensing System and Registry and the

Administrator to obtain:

a. an independent credit report obtained from a consumer

reporting agency defined in 15 U.S.C., Section

1681a(p), and

b. information related to any administrative, civil or

criminal findings by any governmental jurisdiction.

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D. In connection with an application for licensing as a

mortgage broker or mortgage lender, the applicant shall, at a

minimum, furnish to the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System and

Registry information concerning each owner, officer, director or

partner, as applicable including:

1. Fingerprints for submission to the Federal Bureau of

Investigation and any governmental agency or entity authorized to

receive such information for a state, national and international

criminal history background check; and

2. Personal history and experience in a form prescribed by the

Nationwide Multistate Licensing System and Registry and the

Administrator to obtain:

a. an independent credit report obtained from a consumer

reporting agency described in 15 U.S.C., Section

1681a(p), and

b. information related to any administrative, civil or

criminal findings by any governmental jurisdiction.

E. For purposes of this section and in order to reduce points

of contact which the Federal Bureau of Investigation may have to

maintain for purposes of paragraph 1 and subparagraph b of paragraph

2 of subsection D of this section, the Administrator may use the

Nationwide Multistate Licensing System and Registry as a channeling

agent for requesting information from and distributing information

to the United States Department of Justice or any governmental

agency.

F. For the purposes of this section and in order to reduce the

points of contact which the Administrator may have to maintain for

purposes of subparagraphs a and b of paragraph 2 of subsection D of

this section, the Administrator may use the Nationwide Multistate

Licensing System and Registry as a channeling agent for requesting

and distributing information to and from any source so directed by

the Administrator.

G. A license issued under the Oklahoma Secure and Fair

Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act shall be valid for a period

of one (1) year, unless otherwise revoked or suspended by the

Administrator as provided in the Oklahoma Secure and Fair

Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act.

H. The Administrator, on determining that the applicant is

qualified and upon payment of the fees by the applicant, shall issue

a license to the applicant. An applicant who has been denied a

license may not reapply for the license for sixty (60) days from the

date of the previous application. A new license issued on or after

November 1 shall be effective through December 31 of the following

calendar year.

I. A licensee shall pay the renewal fee on or before December

1. If the license is not renewed by December 1, the licensee shall

pay a late renewal fee as prescribed by rule of the Commission on

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Consumer Credit. Licenses not renewed by December 31 shall expire

and the licensee shall not act as a mortgage broker, mortgage lender

or mortgage loan originator until a new license is issued pursuant

to the Oklahoma Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing

Act. A license shall not be granted to the holder of an expired

license except as provided in the Oklahoma Secure and Fair

Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act for the issuance of an

original license.

J. A licensee shall prominently display the mortgage broker,

mortgage lender or mortgage loan originator license in the principal

place of business of the mortgage broker, mortgage lender or

mortgage loan originator and any branch office of the mortgage

broker or mortgage lender.

K. 1. An applicant for a mortgage broker or mortgage lender

license shall pay a fee of One Thousand Two Hundred Dollars

($1,200.00). This fee shall cover the application fee and

examination fee for all registered locations, including any changes

of address.

2. Mortgage broker or mortgage lender licenses may be renewed

by submitting an annual assessment fee. The annual assessment fee

shall:

a. be based on the dollar volume of loans originated for

residential real property located in Oklahoma during

the twelve-month period ending June 30,

b. be based on the dollar volume of loans serviced for

residential real property located in Oklahoma as

reported on the Q2 mortgage call report for the period

ending on June 30,

c. be determined by applying a factor of eight-

thousandths of a percent (0.008%) of the dollar volume

of loans originated and the dollar volume of loans

serviced in Oklahoma, and

d. cover:

(1) the renewal fee for the principal office and any

branches, and

(2) any examination-related costs incurred by the

Department of Consumer Credit.

3. Beginning November 1, 2024, the annual assessment fee shall

not be:

a. less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00),

b. more than Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000.00) for the

portion of the assessment calculated according to

subparagraph a of paragraph 2 of this subsection, nor

c. more than Seventeen Thousand Five Hundred Dollars

($17,500.00) for the portion of the assessment

calculated according to subparagraph b of paragraph 2

of this subsection.

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4. Beginning November 1, 2025, the annual assessment fee shall

not be:

a. less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00),

b. more than Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000.00) for the

portion of the assessment calculated according to

subparagraph a of paragraph 2 of this subsection, nor

c. more than Twenty-seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars

($27,500.00) for the portion of the assessment

calculated according to subparagraph b of paragraph 2

of this subsection.

5. Beginning November 1, 2026, the annual assessment fee shall

not be:

a. less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00),

b. more than Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000.00) for the

portion of the assessment calculated according to

subparagraph a of paragraph 2 of this subsection, nor

c. more than Thirty-five Thousand Dollars ($35,000.00)

for the portion of the assessment calculated according

to subparagraph b of paragraph 2 of this subsection.

6. Beginning November 1, 2027, the annual assessment fee shall

not be:

a. less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00),

b. more than Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000.00) for the

portion of the assessment calculated according to

subparagraph a of paragraph 2 of this subsection, nor

c. more than Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000.00) for the

portion of the assessment calculated according to

subparagraph b of paragraph 2 of this subsection.

7. A late renewal fee shall be as prescribed by rule of the

Commission on Consumer Credit.

8. Branch offices shall be registered with the Department and

shall be accompanied by an initial registration fee of One Hundred

Fifty Dollars ($150.00).

9. A fee as prescribed by rule of the Commission on Consumer

Credit shall be charged for each license change, duplicate license

or returned check.

10. A fee as prescribed by rule of the Commission on Consumer

Credit shall be paid by applicants and licensees into the Oklahoma

Mortgage Broker and Mortgage Loan Originator Recovery Fund as

provided for in Section 2095.20 of this title for each initial

application and each renewal application.

11. Each additional trade name used by a licensee shall be

registered with the Department and shall be accompanied by an

initial registration fee of One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150.00).

12. The Administrator of Consumer Credit may reinstate a

license within thirty-one (31) days of the expiration of the license

if the licensee pays the assessment fees and a reinstatement fee of

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Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). A licensee shall not be reinstated

when the renewal application, fees, or any required information is

received on or after February 1 of the following year that the

renewal application was due.

13. The Administrator may reduce annual assessment fees on a

pro rata basis for a specific renewal period by reducing the factor

applied to the dollar volume of loans originated and serviced. The

Administrator shall notify licensees of an annual assessment fee

reduction prior to November 1 of the specific license renewal

period. An annual assessment fee does not include an initial

license fee for purposes of this subsection.

L. 1. An applicant for an initial mortgage loan originator

license shall pay a fee of Four Hundred Fifty Dollars ($450.00).

2. An applicant renewing a mortgage loan originator license

shall pay a fee of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00).

3. A late renewal fee shall be as prescribed by rule of the

Commission on Consumer Credit.

4. A fee as prescribed by rule of the Commission shall be paid

by applicants and licensees into the Oklahoma Mortgage Broker and

Mortgage Loan Originator Recovery Fund, as provided in Section

2095.20 of this title, for each initial application and each renewal

application.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-328.49 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-328.49
See the following versions:
Status: in_force

OS 59-328.49v1 (HB 2104, Laws 2025, c. 486, § 530)

OS 59-328.49v2 (HB 2104, Laws 2025, c. 486, § 723)
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1750.5v1 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1750.5v1
Licenses authorized - Combination license - Firearms
Status: in_force

- Identification cards - Conditional license - Qualifications for

issuance - Agency license - Insurance coverage.

A. Licenses authorized to be issued by the Council on Law

Enforcement Education and Training (CLEET) shall be as follows:

1. Security Agency License;

2. Investigative Agency License;

3. Private Investigator License (unarmed);

4. Security Guard License (unarmed);

5. Armed Security Guard License;

6. Special Event License (unarmed);

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7. Armed Private Investigator License;

8. Bail Enforcer License; and

9. Armed Bail Enforcer License.

B. Any qualified applicant meeting the requirements for more

than one of the positions of private investigator, security guard,

armed security guard, bail enforcer, or armed bail enforcer may be

issued a separate license for each position for which qualified, or

in the discretion of the Council, a combination license provided the

required license fees are paid.

C. 1. A private investigator may carry a firearm, if the

private investigator also performs the functions of an armed

security guard, under the authority of the armed security guard

license.

2. If the private investigator performs no functions of an

armed security guard, the Council may issue an armed private

investigator license. If a person has been issued an armed private

investigator license, the Council may issue an armed bail enforcer

license if the applicant is otherwise eligible and qualified. The

applicant for an armed private investigator license must complete

Phase I, III and IV training and pass the psychological examination

and state test; provided however, active certified peace officers

and retired certified peace officers shall be exempt from the

psychological examination as provided in Section 1750.3A of this

title, and active certified peace officers of any state, county or

municipal law enforcement agency in this state shall be exempt from

the Phase I, III and IV training and state test for an armed private

investigator. The Council will charge the same fee for the armed

private investigators license as the cost of the armed security

guard license; provided however, an active certified peace officer

who is an applicant for an armed private investigator or armed

security guard license shall be charged only twenty percent (20%) of

the required fee.

3. Any person issued an armed private investigator license may

carry a concealed or unconcealed firearm when on and off duty,

provided the person is in possession of a valid driver license and a

valid armed private investigator license.

4. Any person issued an armed bail enforcer license may carry a

concealed approved pistol, or may open-carry an approved pistol with

a visible bail enforcer badge affixed to the holster or belt

immediately next to the firearm while wearing clearly marked apparel

designating the person as a "Bail Enforcer" or "Bail Enforcement"

when actively engaged in the recovery of a defendant, subject to all

rules for use and conduct of firearms promulgated by the Council.

An armed bail enforcer shall be permitted to carry a concealed

pistol when not actively engaged in the recovery of a defendant

provided the bail enforcer badge authorized or issued by CLEET and a

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state-issued driver license or identification card are in the

possession of the person while carrying the firearm.

D. Any identification card or badge issued to a person meeting

the license requirements for an armed security guard, an armed

private investigator or armed bail enforcer shall be distinct and

shall explicitly state that the person is authorized to carry a

firearm pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Security Guard

and Private Investigator Act or the Bail Enforcement and Licensing

Act. Upon receipt of the license and identification card, the armed

security guard, armed private investigator or armed bail enforcer is

authorized to carry a firearm subject to the respective provisions

of the Oklahoma Security Guard and Private Investigator Act or the

Bail Enforcement and Licensing Act and the rules promulgated by the

Council.

E. The Council may issue a conditional license to a person

employed by a security or investigative agency under the conditions

set forth in this subsection, this statute and procedures and/or

rules established by CLEET. A conditional training license may be

issued to a trainee for an unarmed security guard or unarmed private

investigator position, or armed private investigator position when

the person has submitted a properly completed application, made

under oath, subject to the conditions set forth below. The Council

may also issue a conditional license pending background

investigation for an unarmed security guard, armed security guard,

unarmed private investigator position or armed private investigator

position when the person has submitted a properly completed

application, made under oath, including all required documentation

pending the completed Federal Bureau of Investigation fingerprint

check subject to the conditions set forth below, in this statute and

procedures established by CLEET.

1. A conditional license, either for training or pending

background investigation, shall authorize employees to perform the

same functions that regular unarmed licensees perform, but subject

to supervision by the employing agency as the Council may prescribe;

2. The holder of a conditional training license shall complete

the necessary training requirements within one hundred eighty (180)

days from the effective date of the conditional license, after which

the conditional license shall expire;

3. A holder of any type of conditional license as an armed

security guard or armed private investigator shall not carry a

firearm in the performance of duties until after completing the

required course of training including firearms training as

prescribed by the Council, the completion of the required background

check and application process illustrating that the applicant meets

all requirements for the requested license, and having been issued a

regular license by the Council;

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4. A conditional license may be renewed at the discretion of

the Council, if necessary to allow an applicant to complete any

training required for a regular license;

5. A conditional license, whether for training or pending

background investigation may be denied, suspended or withdrawn at

the discretion of CLEET. Notwithstanding any other provisions of

law, a conditional license is not an individual proceeding and is

not subject to the Administrative Procedure Act, as provided for in

Section 250 et seq. of Title 75 of the Oklahoma Statutes. CLEET may

deny, suspend or withdraw a conditional license by mailing, by

United States Postal Service mail, a letter of withdrawal to the

applicant's address on file with CLEET and to the employing agency;

6. Whenever a conditional license is issued by CLEET, the

license or documentation provided to the conditional licensee shall

prominently state "CONDITIONAL LICENSE" and "HOLDER IS NOT PERMITTED

TO CARRY A FIREARM";

7. When the Council finds that a conditional license holder has

completed the required training and is otherwise qualified for a

license pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Security Guard

and Private Investigator Act, the Council shall issue a regular

license; and

8. The Council shall be prohibited from issuing a conditional

license to a bail enforcer under the Bail Enforcement and Licensing

Act.

F. A Security Agency License may be issued to an individual,

corporation, or other legal entity meeting the following

qualifications:

1. If the license is to be issued in the name of a legal entity

other than a natural person, the applicant must furnish proof that

the entity is legally recognized, such as the issuance of a

corporate charter; and

2. The executive officer, manager, or other person in charge of

supervising security guards in the performance of their duties shall

be a licensed security guard.

G. An Investigative Agency License may be issued to an

individual, corporation, or other legal entity meeting the following

qualifications:

1. If the license is to be issued in the name of a legal entity

other than a natural person, the applicant must furnish proof that

the entity is legally recognized, such as the issuance of a

corporate charter;

2. Any person, otherwise qualified, may own a private

investigation agency; and

3. A self-employed private investigator who employs no other

investigators shall also be licensed as an investigative agency, but

shall only be required to be insured or bonded as a self-employed

private investigator.

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H. A Security Guard License, Armed Security Guard License,

Private Investigator License, Armed Private Investigator License, or

combination thereof may be issued to an applicant meeting the

following qualifications. The applicant shall:

1. Be a citizen of the United States or an alien legally

residing in the United States;

2. Be at least eighteen (18) years of age, except that an

applicant for an Armed Security Guard License or Armed Private

Investigator License shall be at least twenty-one (21) years of age;

3. Have successfully completed training requirements for the

license applied for, as prescribed by the Council;

4. Be of good moral character;

5. Not have a record of a felony conviction, entry of a plea of

guilty, nolo contendere, an "Alford" plea, or any plea other than a

not guilty plea in a felony case naming the applicant as a

defendant;

6. Not have a record of conviction, entry of a plea of guilty,

nolo contendere, an "Alford" plea, or any plea other than a not

guilty plea for larceny, theft, false pretense, fraud, embezzlement,

false personation of an officer, any offense involving moral

turpitude, any offense involving a minor as a victim, any

nonconsensual sex offense, any offense involving the possession,

use, distribution, or sale of a controlled dangerous substance, any

offense involving a firearm, or any other offense as prescribed by

the Council, as provided herein.

a. If any conviction, entry of a plea of guilty, nolo

contendere, an "Alford" plea, or any plea other than a

not guilty plea which disqualifies an applicant

occurred more than five (5) years prior to the

application date and the Council is convinced the

offense constituted an isolated incident and the

applicant has been rehabilitated, the Council may, in

its discretion, waive the disqualification as provided

for in this paragraph and issue an unarmed security

guard license or an unarmed private investigator

license, but shall not issue an armed guard license or

an armed private investigator license to the applicant

if the charge involved the use of a firearm or was

violent in nature or if the applicant has a felony

conviction.

b. If an Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation records

check and a local records check reveal that there are

no felony convictions, criminal convictions involving

moral turpitude, or any other potential disqualifiers

as specified in the Oklahoma Security Guard and

Private Investigator Act or prescribed by the Council,

then the Council may conditionally issue a security

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guard license or private investigator license pending

completion of the criminal history and background

check.

c. Under oath, the applicant shall certify that he or she

has no disqualifying convictions, entry of a plea of

guilty, nolo contendere, an "Alford" plea, or any plea

other than a not guilty plea for a disqualifying

charge as specified in the Oklahoma Security Guard and

Private Investigator Act or by the Council.

d. The applicant shall further meet all other

qualifications.

e. If upon completion of the required background

investigation it is discovered that a disqualifying

conviction, entry of a plea of guilty, nolo

contendere, an "Alford" plea or any plea other than a

not guilty plea for a disqualifying charge exists, the

Council shall immediately revoke the security guard

license or the private investigator license of the

applicant or withdraw the conditional license of the

applicant;

7. Make a statement that the applicant is not currently

undergoing treatment for a mental illness, condition, or disorder,

make a statement whether the applicant has ever been adjudicated

incompetent or committed to a mental institution, and make a

statement regarding any history of illegal drug use or alcohol

abuse. Upon presentation by the Council on Law Enforcement

Education and Training of the name, gender, date of birth, and

address of the applicant to the Department of Mental Health and

Substance Abuse Services, the Department of Mental Health and

Substance Abuse Services shall notify the Council within ten (10)

days whether the computerized records of the Department indicate the

applicant has ever been involuntarily committed to an Oklahoma state

mental institution. In the event that the Department of Mental

Health and Substance Abuse Services reports to the Council that the

applicant has been involuntarily committed, the Council shall

immediately inform the employing agency. For purposes of this

subsection, "currently undergoing treatment for a mental illness,

condition, or disorder" means the person has been diagnosed by a

licensed physician or psychologist as being afflicted with a

substantial disorder of thought, mood, perception, psychological

orientation, or memory that significantly impairs judgment,

behavior, capacity to recognize reality, or ability to meet the

ordinary demands of life and such condition continues to exist;

8. Make a statement regarding misdemeanor domestic violence

charges;

9. Not be a defendant in a disqualifying charge that is pending

in any court in this state, another state, tribal court or pursuant

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to the United States Code. For the purposes of this section,

"pending" includes currently being subject to a deferred sentence;

and

10. Not be the subject of an order deferring imposition of

judgment and sentence in any court in this state, another state,

tribal court or pursuant to the United States Code for a

disqualifying charge.

I. A special event license may be issued to an employee of a

security agency who is hired on a temporary basis as an unarmed

security guard for a particular event. An application for a special

event license shall be made by the agency employing the applicant.

The agency shall certify to the Council that the applicant meets the

qualifications for security guards, pursuant to subsection H of this

section.

J. 1. All persons and agencies shall obtain and maintain

liability coverage in accordance with the following minimum

standards:

a. general liability insurance coverage for bodily

injury, personal injury, and property damage, with

endorsements for personal injury including false

arrest, libel, slander, and invasion of privacy, or

b. a surety bond that allows persons to recover for

actionable injuries, loss, or damage as a result of

the willful, or wrongful acts or omissions of the

principal and protects this state, its agents,

officers and employees from judgments against the

principal or insured licensee, and is further

conditioned upon the faithful and honest conduct of

the principal's business.

2. Liability coverages and bonds outlined in this section shall

be in the minimum amounts of One Hundred Thousand Dollars

($100,000.00) for agencies, Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) for

armed security guards and armed private investigators, or

combination armed license; and Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) for

unarmed security guards and self-employed unarmed private

investigators who employ no other investigators.

3. Security agencies and investigative agencies shall ensure

that all employees of these agencies have met the minimum liability

coverages as prescribed in this section.

4. Insurance policies and bonds issued pursuant to this section

shall not be modified or canceled unless ten (10) days' prior

written notice is given to the Council. All persons and agencies

insured or bonded pursuant to this section shall be insured or

bonded by an insurance carrier or a surety company licensed in the

state in which the insurance or bond was purchased, or in this

state.

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5. In lieu of the requirements of this subsection, the Council

may accept a written statement from a corporation which is

registered with the Oklahoma Secretary of State attesting that the

corporation self-insures the general operation of business for the

types of liability set out in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this subsection.

K. Upon written notice, any license may be placed on inactive

status.

L. Similar or duplicate agency names will not be issued. Each

agency name must be distinguishably different.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1151.5 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1151.5
Obtaining a roofing contractor registration - Refusal
Status: in_force

of registration - Registrar.

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A. Applications for registration shall be made to the

Construction Industries Board in writing on forms approved and

provided by the Board and shall be accompanied by the proper fee.

B. An applicant or qualifying party whose registration is

denied, or the person has a conviction, or pled guilty or nolo

contendere to a misdemeanor, or otherwise fails to meet the

requirements of application, may obtain a hearing before the

Committee of Roofing Examiners in order to provide information in

support of the application requirements and any other information

showing the applicant’s ability and willingness to comply with the

requirements of the Roofing Contractor Registration Act, and to

protect the public health, safety and welfare.

C. To obtain a roofing contractor registration under the

Roofing Contractor Registration Act, a qualifying party who is

eighteen (18) years of age or older shall submit, on forms the

registrar prescribes:

1. An application under oath containing a statement:

a. of the qualifying party’s experience and

qualifications as a roofing contractor, if any,

b. that the qualifying party desires the issuance of a

roofing contractor registration certificate,

c. that the qualifying party has read the Roofing

Contractor Registration Act and will comply with the

provisions of the Roofing Contractor Registration Act

and rules,

d. that the qualifying party will comply with state laws

and local ordinances relating to standards and

permits,

e. that the qualifying party has or has not been

registered or licensed as a roofing contractor in

another state and whether any disciplinary action has

been taken against such registration or license and

whether it is currently in good standing, and

f. that the nonresident qualifying party appoints the

Secretary of State as legal service agent for all

lawful process to be served upon the applicant for

work performed in this state or as otherwise provided

in the Roofing Contractor Registration Act;

2. The qualifying party’s name, physical address and proof

thereof, business name, telephone number, address and place of

incorporation, if different, information on any other person who

will be authorized to act as the business entity, and the

applicant’s telephone number, if different;

3. The entity’s federal tax ID number, or the employer’s or

owner’s or qualifying party’s Social Security number, and the

employer’s account number assigned by the Oklahoma Employment

Security Commission. The Social Security number information shall

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remain with the registrar as confidential and privileged except for

necessary disclosures to state agencies to verify compliance with

requirements with this act, or upon request by law enforcement; and

4. A copy of the roofing contractor’s certificate of liability

insurance shall be filed with the application and shall be not less

than Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) for residential

roofing contractor work and shall not be less than One Million

Dollars ($1,000,000.00) for commercial roofing contractor work.

Additionally, the Construction Industries Board shall be listed as a

certificate holder. Any insurance company issuing a liability

policy to a roofing contractor pursuant to the provisions of the

Roofing Contractor Registration Act shall be required to notify the

Construction Industries Board in the event such liability policy is

canceled for any reason or lapses for nonpayment of premiums. All

registrations granted under the Roofing Contractor Registration Act

shall be suspended on the date of the policy cancellation. The

registrar must receive proof of insurance prior to restoring the

registration.

In addition, the roofing contractor shall submit proof that the

contractor has secured workers’ compensation coverage satisfactory

under the Workers’ Compensation Act, or an affidavit of exemption or

self-insurance as authorized pursuant to the Workers’ Compensation

Act. If the registrar deems it appropriate or necessary, the

registrar may also require other information to be included on the

application form to assist the registrar in registering the person

as a contractor.

D. The qualifying party applying for a commercial roofer

endorsement must provide information on the legal entity, including,

but not limited to, the articles, organizational agreements or

documents establishing the legal entity, including a list of the

officers, members, managers, partners, or other managing agents of

the legal entity. The qualifying party shall also provide a

certificate of good standing or a trade name report from the Office

of the Secretary of State.

E. The registrar shall refuse to register any person if the

registrar determines:

1. The application contains false, misleading, or incomplete

information;

2. The applicant fails to provide a certificate of good

standing or a trade name report from the Office of the Secretary of

State;

3. The applicant, qualifying party, or any member of the legal

entity fails or refuses to provide any information requested by the

registrar;

4. The applicant fails or refuses to pay the required fees;

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5. The applicant, qualifying party, or owner or officer or

managing member of the legal entity is ineligible for registration

due to a suspended or revoked registration in this state;

6. The nonresident applicant has a revoked or suspended

registration or license required by law for roofing contractors in

another state; or

7. The applicant, qualifying party, or legal entity has failed

or refuses to submit any taxes due in this state.

F. The registrar shall notify the applicant in writing if the

registrar denies a registration or renewal certificate, and shall

provide the applicant an opportunity to respond to or cure any

defect in the written application or renewal for a period of ten

(10) days from the date of the written notification. An applicant

aggrieved by a decision of the registrar denying a registration or

renewal may appeal the decision as provided in the Roofing

Contractor Registration Act, the Construction Industries Board Act,

or the Administrative Procedures Act, or the applicant may reapply

after a ninety-day waiting period, if otherwise eligible under the

provisions of the Roofing Contractor Registration Act. The

application and renewal fees shall not be refundable.

G. The registrar shall classify as not in good standing the

registration of any roofing contractor who fails to:

1. Maintain liability insurance coverage;

2. Maintain workers’ compensation coverage satisfactory under

the Workers’ Compensation Act, or provide an affidavit of exemption

or self-insurance as authorized pursuant to the Workers’

Compensation Act;

3. File, renew, or properly amend any fictitious name

certificate;

4. Maintain an active status of a corporation or registration

as a foreign corporation, a limited liability company or

registration as a foreign limited liability company, a limited

liability partnership registration or foreign limited liability

partnership registration, or a limited partnership certificate or

limited partnership or foreign limited partnership certificate of

authority, with the Office of the Secretary of State;

5. File or renew a trade name registration;

6. Maintain or renew a roofing contractor registration as

provided in the Roofing Contractor Registration Act;

7. Notify the registrar of a change in name, address, legal

business entity, qualifying party, legal service agent, or

adjudication by a court of competent jurisdiction for any act or

omission specified in subsection A of Section 1151.14 of this title

or a violation of the Roofing Contractor Registration Act;

8. Maintain a registration as required by law in another state

while registered in this state as a nonresident roofing contractor;

or

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9. File and pay all taxes of the qualifying party and legal

entity when due in this state.

H. The registrar shall send a written notice to the qualifying

party when his or her registration is not in good standing.

I. Any roofing contractor who has been notified by the

registrar that his or her registration is not in good standing shall

cease soliciting or entering new roofing services and projects as of

the date of such notification; however, the roofing contractor shall

be allowed to complete roofing projects where actual physical work

has begun prior to the date of issuance of the notice that his or

her registration is not in good standing. The roofing contractor

must disclose the change in standing to any homeowner or other

person who has an interest in any job covered under the Roofing

Contractor Registration Act. Upon notice of a change in standing,

the homeowner shall have the option to cancel the contract. The

roofing contractor will be owed the actual cost incurred for

materials and the market value of labor already incurred on the job.

The roofing contractor must obtain an updated authorization from the

homeowner and other parties of interest if there is an agreement to

continue the job as originally negotiated. If the roofing

contractor fails to correct the deficiency specified in the notice

by evidence satisfactory to the registrar within thirty (30) days of

the date of the notice, or if the roofing contractor solicits or

enters into new roofing services contracts or projects while the

roofing contractor’s registration is not in good standing, or while

such registration is suspended or revoked, the roofing contractor

shall be in violation of the provisions of the Roofing Contractor

Registration Act.

J. Any registration that remains not in good standing for a

sixty-day period shall be suspended on the sixtieth day from the

date of issuance of the notice to the roofing contractor that his or

her registration is not in good standing. Any registration that

remains not in good standing, and is suspended for such cause, shall

be revoked on the ninetieth day from the date of issuance of the

notice to the roofing contractor that his or her registration is not

in good standing. The registrar shall notify the roofing contractor

upon suspension or revocation of his or her registration for failure

to comply in bringing such registration into good standing as

required by law. The roofing contractor may reinstate his or her

registration to good standing by paying the required fees provided

in Section 1151.12 of this title and complying with all other

requirements for issuance of a registration in good standing.

K. Any registrant, qualifying party, or roofing company owner

aggrieved by the decision of the registrar to suspend or revoke a

registration pursuant to this section may appeal such decision as

provided in this act or the Administrative Procedures Act.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1337 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1337
Issuance of receipt for funds payable
Status: in_force

Any funds payable to the court clerk or other officer pursuant

to this act, by any licensed bondsman, managing general agent,

surety company or professional bondsman shall be issued a receipt in

the name of the surety company or professional bondsman, as the case

may be, and when such funds are refunded or otherwise disbursed,

they shall be made payable to such surety company or professional

bondsman, as the case may be.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations Page 1050
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-2064 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-2064
Licenses - Title - Display - Copy in records - Change of
Status: in_force

address - Surrender on demand.

A. A person holding a license to practice perfusion in this

state may use the title "licensed perfusionist" and the abbreviation

"L.P.".

B. A license holder must:

1. Display the license in an appropriate and public manner; or

2. Maintain on file at all times during which the license

provides services in a health care facility a true and correct copy

of the license in the appropriate records of the facility; and

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3. Keep the State Board of Examiners of Perfusionists informed

of any change of address.

C. A licensure issued by the Board is the property of the Board

and shall be surrendered on demand.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-858-621 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-858-621
Short title
Status: in_force

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Home Inspection

Licensing Act".
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-396.3 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-396.3
Qualifications and examination of funeral directors and
Status: in_force

embalmers - Approved schools – Licenses.

A. The Oklahoma Funeral Board shall determine the

qualifications necessary to enable any person to practice as a

funeral director or embalmer, and prescribe the requirements for a

funeral establishment or commercial embalming establishment. The

Board shall examine all applicants for licenses to practice as a

funeral director or embalmer. The Board shall issue the proper

licenses to applicants who successfully pass such examination and

qualify pursuant to any additional requirements the Board may

prescribe.

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B. 1. Except as provided in subsection C of this section, the

minimum requirements for a license to practice funeral directing or

embalming, or both, are as follows:

An applicant for a license to practice funeral directing or

embalming shall be at least eighteen (18) years of age, a legal

resident of this state, and a citizen or permanent resident of the

United States. In addition, an applicant shall be a graduate of a

program of mortuary science accredited by the American Board of

Funeral Service Education, and have served one (1) year as a

registered apprentice. The applicant may serve as a registered

apprentice prior to enrollment in an approved school of mortuary

science, or subsequent to graduation from the school, and pass any

of the following relevant exams necessary for licensure: the

International Conference of Funeral Service Examining Board National

Board Science Examination, the International Conference of Funeral

Service Examining Board National Board Arts Examination, the

Oklahoma Funeral Directors Examination, or the Oklahoma Embalmers

Examination with a seventy-five (75) or higher score on each exam.

2. Curriculum of study for an embalmer or funeral director is a

program of mortuary science which shall be that prescribed by the

American Board of Funeral Service Education.

C. 1. If a person chooses not to meet the qualifications in

subsection B of this section for a funeral director, the person may

alternatively qualify for a license to practice funeral directing,

but not embalming, upon meeting the eligibility requirements of this

subsection as follows:

An applicant for a license to practice funeral directing shall

be at least eighteen (18) years of age, a legal resident of this

state, and a citizen or permanent resident of the United States. An

applicant is required to complete a funeral director course of study

approved by the Oklahoma Funeral Board and that is administered by a

program of funeral service/mortuary science accredited by the

American Board of Funeral Service Education (ABFSE). The funeral

director course of study shall include at least thirty (30) semester

hours or equivalent closely following the ABFSE curriculum standard,

limited to only: Business Management, Cremation, Social

Sciences/Humanities, Legal, Ethical, Regulatory, plus essential

elements of embalming, restorative art, general concerns when

dealing with human remains, a practicum experience, and preparation

for the required board exams. In addition to the funeral director

course of study, the applicant is required to complete a twelve-

month minimum term as a registered apprentice with employment at a

licensed establishment and must have assisted with twenty-five

arrangement conferences and assisted with twenty-five separate

funeral or memorial services under the supervision of a licensed

funeral director in this state. The applicant may serve as a

registered apprentice prior to enrollment in an approved school of

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mortuary science, concurrently while in mortuary school, or

subsequent to completion of the funeral director course of study.

2. Curriculum of study for a funeral director license shall be

in a program of mortuary science which shall be that prescribed by

the Oklahoma Funeral Board. An applicant must pay all fees as

provided in Section 396.4 of this title and pass an exam provided by

the International Conference of Funeral Service Examining Board or

the Oklahoma Funeral Directors Exam with a score of seventy-five

(75) or higher as well as pass a law exam provided by the Oklahoma

Funeral Board, with a score of seventy-five (75) or higher. A

license to practice as a funeral director issued pursuant to this

subsection shall be restricted to funeral director, and the licensee

shall not be eligible to practice as the funeral director in charge

as defined in Section 396.2 of this title.

3. If a person chooses not to meet the qualifications in

subsection B of this section for an embalmer, the person may

alternatively qualify for a license to practice embalming, upon

meeting the eligibility requirements of this subsection as follows:

An applicant for a license of this state, a citizen or permanent

resident of the United States, and of good moral character. An

applicant is required to complete an embalmer course of study

approved by the Oklahoma Funeral Board and that is administered by a

program of funeral service/mortuary science accredited by the

American Board of Funeral Service Education (ABFSE). The embalmer

course of study shall include at least thirty (30) semester hours or

equivalent closely following the ABFSE curriculum standard, limited

to only: Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology, Human Anatomy,

Pathology, Embalming, Embalming Chemistry, and Restorative Art, plus

essential elements of grief, communication, and preparation for the

required board examinations. The applicant must also complete a

twelve-month minimum term as a registered apprentice with full-time

employment at a licensed establishment or licensed commercial

embalming establishment and must have assisted with twenty-five

embalmings under the supervision of a licensed embalmer in this

state. The applicant may serve as a registered apprentice prior to

enrollment in an approved school of mortuary science, concurrently

while in mortuary school, or subsequent to completion of the

embalmer course of study.

4. Curriculum of study for an embalmer license shall be in a

program of funeral service/mortuary science which shall be that

prescribed by the Oklahoma Funeral Board. An applicant must pay all

fees as provided in Section 396.4 of this title and pass the

embalmer examination provided by the International Conference of

Funeral Service Examining Board or the Oklahoma Embalmers Exam with

a score of seventy-five (75) or higher as well as pass a law exam

provided by the Oklahoma Funeral Board with a score of seventy-five

(75) or higher. A license to practice as an embalmer issued

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pursuant to this subsection shall be restricted to embalmer, and the

licensee shall not be eligible to practice as the funeral director

in charge as defined in Section 396.2 of this title.

D. The Board shall issue the appropriate license to any

qualified applicant whose application has been approved by the

Board, and who has paid the fees required by Section 396.4 of this

title, has passed the required examinations with a seventy-five (75)

or higher score and has demonstrated to the Board proficiency as an

embalmer or funeral director.

E. The Board shall maintain for public inspection a list of all

accredited schools of embalming and mortuary science.

F. Each funeral director in charge as defined in Section 396.2

of this title shall have a current dual funeral director and

embalmer license. A funeral director in charge of a funeral service

establishment or crematory that does not have a current dual funeral

director and embalmer license on the effective date of this act

shall be considered to be grandfathered and may serve as funeral

director in charge of any funeral service establishment or crematory

in accordance with rules prescribed by the Board, but shall not

serve as funeral director in charge of a commercial embalming

establishment which shall require a current dual funeral director

and embalmer license.

G. Upon April 23, 2021, and for one (1) year thereafter, the

Board may issue a temporary funeral director or embalmer license in

the event a statewide state of emergency is declared by the Governor

and during such time as the state of emergency is in effect.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1609 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1609
Meetings - Quorum - Executive secretary - Employees -
Status: in_force

Space.

A. The Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and

Audiology shall hold a regular annual meeting at its last meeting of

the fiscal year at which it shall elect from its membership a

chairman, a vice-chairman, and a secretary. Other regular meetings

shall be held at such times as the rules of the Board may provide.

Special meetings may be held at such times as may be deemed

necessary or advisable by a majority of the Board members. At least

one (1) week's notice of all meetings shall be given in a manner

prescribed by the rules of the Board.

B. All meetings of the Board shall be in accordance with the

Oklahoma Open Meeting Act.

C. Three members of the Board shall constitute a quorum.

D. An executive secretary shall be appointed by the Board, and

shall hold office at the pleasure of the Board. The Board may

employ such other persons and may rent or purchase such space and

equipment as it deems necessary or desirable to carry out the

provisions of Section 1601 et seq. of this title.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1612 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1612
Seal - Official records as prima facie evidence
Status: in_force

The Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and

Audiology shall adopt a seal by which it shall authenticate the

Board's proceedings. Copies of the proceedings, records and acts of

the Board, and certificates purporting to relate the facts

concerning such proceedings, records and acts, signed by the

executive secretary and authenticated by said seal, shall be prima

facie evidence in all courts of this state.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1800.17 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1800.17
Rules
Status: in_force

The Commissioner of Labor is hereby authorized to promulgate,

adopt, amend, and repeal rules consistent with the provisions of the

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

governing the establishment and levying of administrative fines and

the examination and licensure of alarm, locksmith or fire sprinkler

companies, managers, technicians, and salespersons.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-3150.18 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-3150.18
Consent orders – Enforcement action without prior
Status: in_force

hearing.

A. The Administrator of the Department of Consumer Credit may

enter into a consent order at any time with any person to resolve

any matter arising under this act. A consent order shall be signed

by the person to whom it is issued or a duly authorized

representative and shall indicate agreement to the terms contained

in the order. A consent order need not constitute an admission by

any person that any provision of this act or any administrative rule

or order promulgated or issued under this act has been violated, nor

need it constitute a finding by the Administrator that the person

has violated this act or any administrative rule or order issued

under this act.

B. Notwithstanding the issuance of a consent order, the

Administrator may seek civil or criminal penalties concerning

matters encompassed by the consent order.

C. In cases involving extraordinary circumstances requiring

immediate action, the Administrator may take any enforcement action

authorized by this act without providing the opportunity for a prior

hearing but shall promptly afford a subsequent hearing upon an

application to rescind the action taken that is filed with the

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Administrator within twenty (20) days after receipt of the notice of

the Administrator's emergency action.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-328.36 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-328.36
Permit to operate dental laboratory
Status: in_force

A. 1. Any person, firm, corporation, partnership or other

legal entity who desires to operate a dental laboratory in this

state shall file with the Board of Dentistry, on a form prescribed

by the Board, an application for a permit to operate a dental

laboratory and pay the fee established by the rules of the Board.

The application shall include the name and address of each person,

firm, corporation, partnership or other legal entity who owns an

interest in or will operate the dental laboratory. Upon receipt of

the application and fee, the Board shall determine the

qualifications of the applicant and may grant a permit to the

applicant to operate a dental laboratory.

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2. Except as provided in subsection C of this section, no

person, firm, corporation, partnership or other legal entity shall

operate a dental laboratory in this state without having obtained a

permit from the Board. The Board may inspect any dental laboratory

prior to the issuance of any permit.

B. Any change in ownership, operation or location of a dental

laboratory shall immediately be communicated to the Board, which

shall endorse upon the permit, without further fee, the change in

ownership, operation or location.

C. Nothing in the State Dental Act shall be construed to:

1. Prohibit a dentist from owning or operating a private,

noncommercial dental laboratory in a dental office for the dentist's

use in the practice of dentistry;

2. Require a dentist to obtain a permit from the Board for the

operation of a dental laboratory in the office of the dentist unless

dental laboratory technology is provided to persons other than the

dentist at that location; or

3. Require a dentist to issue a laboratory prescription for

dental laboratory technology to be performed by an employee of, in

the office of, and for a patient of, the dentist.

D. The dental laboratory shall make available to the

prescribing dentist, Board, or agent or employee of the Board:

1. A list of all materials in the composition of the final

appliance;

2. The location where the appliance was fabricated, including

the name, address, telephone number and Food and Drug Administration

registration number, if applicable, of the person or entity

performing the work; and

3. A description of all disinfection methods used in the

fabrication of the appliance.

E. No permit shall be required for a licensed dentist in the

State of Oklahoma, the licensed dentist's dental practice on-site

dental lab, the licensed dentist's physical practice, or the

licensed dentist's CAD, CAM, 3-D or other technology used for

fabricating dental prostheses including crowns, bridges and other

dental restorations. If the licensed dentist provides dental

prostheses for other licensed dentists in the State of Oklahoma,

then the dental laboratory portion of the practice shall be required

to have a permit as it is functioning as a commercial dental

laboratory.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-15.10 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-15.10
Examinations
Status: in_force

A. The Board shall provide an examination for candidates to

obtain a certificate as a certified public accountant at least once

each year. Additional examinations may be held at such times and

places as the Board may deem advisable.

B. Each candidate allowed to sit at the examination shall file

a written application on a form prescribed by the Board.

C. In addition to the requirement of confidentiality of

examination results, the Board shall take such action as necessary

to assure the confidentiality of the examination prior to their

being administered to candidates.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-46.21b — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-46.21b
See the following versions:
Status: in_force

OS 59-46.21bv1 (HB 3253, Laws 2024, c. 147, § 7)

OS 59-46.21bv2 (SB 751, Laws 2025, c. 208, § 1)

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Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-164d — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-164d
Renumbered as Section 161.12 of Title 59 by Laws 1991, c
Status: in_force

265, § 22, eff. Oct. 1, 1991.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-484 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-484
Oath
Status: in_force

Each member of said Board shall, before entering upon the duties

of office, take the constitutional oath of office, and shall, in

addition, make oath that he or she is qualified under the terms of

this act to hold such office.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-328.21 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-328.21
Application for license – Qualifications - Examination
Status: in_force

A. No person shall practice dentistry, dental hygiene, or

dental assisting without first applying for and obtaining a license

from the Board of Dentistry.

B. Application shall be made to the Board in writing and shall

be accompanied by the fee established by the rules of the Board,

together with satisfactory proof that the applicant:

1. Is of good moral character;

2. Is twenty-one (21) years of age, or over, at the time of

making application to practice dentistry or eighteen (18) years of

age, or over, if the applicant is to practice dental hygiene;

3. Has passed a written theoretical examination and a clinical

examination approved by the Board within the previous five (5)

years; and

4. Has passed a written jurisprudence examination over the

rules and laws affecting dentistry in this state.

C. An application from a candidate who desires to secure a

license from the Board to practice dentistry or dental hygiene in

this state shall be accompanied by satisfactory proof that the

applicant:

1. Is a graduate of an accredited dental college, if the

applicant is to practice dentistry;

2. Is a graduate of an accredited dental hygiene program, if

the applicant is to practice dental hygiene; and

3. Has passed all portions of the National Board Dental

Examination or the National Board Dental Hygiene Examination.

D. Pursuant to Section 328.15 of this title, the Board may

affiliate as a member state, and accept regional exams from the

Commission on Dental Competency Assessments (CDCA-WREB-CITA) if the

following requirements are included:

1. For dental licensing the following components on a live

patient or manikin:

a. a fixed prosthetic component of the preparation of an

anterior all porcelain crown and the preparation of a

three-unit posterior bridge,

b. a periodontal component,

c. an endodontic component,

d. an anterior class III and posterior class II

restorative component,

e. a diagnosis and treatment planning section as approved

by the Board, as specified in Section 328.15 of this

title, and

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f. the Board may determine equivalencies based on

components of other exams for the purpose of

credentialing; or

2. For dental hygienists licensing the following components on

a live patient or manikin:

a. clinical patient treatments with an evaluation of

specific clinical skills, and

b. evaluation of the candidate’s compliance with

professional standards during the treatment as

approved by the Board in Section 328.15 of this title

and shall include:

(1) extra/intra oral assessment,

(2) periodontal probing, and

(3) scaling/subgingival calculus removal and

supragingival deposit removal.

E. When the applicant and the accompanying proof are found

satisfactory, the Board shall notify the applicant to appear for the

jurisprudence examination at the time and place to be fixed by the

Board. A dental student or a dental hygiene student in the

student’s last semester of a dental or dental hygiene program,

having met all other requirements, may make application and take the

jurisprudence examination with a letter from the dean of the dental

school or director of the hygiene program stating that the applicant

is a candidate for graduation within the next six (6) months.

F. The Board shall require every applicant for a license to

practice dentistry or dental hygiene to submit, for the files of the

Board, a copy of a dental degree or dental hygiene degree, an

official transcript, a recent photograph duly identified and

attested, and any other information as required by the Board.

G. Any applicant who fails to pass the jurisprudence

examination may apply for a second examination, in which case the

applicant shall pay a reexamination fee as established by the

statutes or rules of the State Dental Act.

H. A dentist or dental hygienist currently licensed in another

state having met the qualifications in paragraphs 1 through 3 of

subsections B and C of this section may apply for a license by

credentials upon meeting the following:

1. A dentist holding a general dentist license in good standing

and having practiced for at least five hundred (500) hours within

the previous five (5) years immediately prior to application and

having passed a regional examination substantially equivalent to the

requirements for this state may apply for licensure by credentials;

2. A dental hygienist holding a dental hygiene license in good

standing and having practiced for at least four hundred twenty (420)

hours within the previous five (5) years immediately prior to

application and having passed a regional examination substantially

equivalent to the requirements for this state may apply for

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licensure by credentials. Applicants for credentialing must

include:

a. a letter of good standing from all states in which the

applicant has ever been licensed, and

b. any other requirements as set forth by the rules;

3. An applicant applying for a dental or dental hygiene license

by credentials shall only be required to pass the jurisprudence

portion of the examination requirements as set forth in paragraph 4

of subsection B of this section; and

4. The spouse of an active duty military member pursuant to a

current permanent change of station order from the military who was

actively licensed in another state for the previous two (2) years

shall be eligible for a license or permit pursuant to the

requirements listed in 50 U.S.C., Section 4025(a).

I. 1. There shall be seven types of advanced procedures

available for dental hygienists upon completion of a Commission on

Dental Accreditation (CODA) approved program, course, or

certification program that has been approved by the Board:

a. administration of nitrous oxide,

b. administration of local anesthesia,

c. neuromodulator administration,

d. therapeutic use of lasers,

e. phlebotomy,

f. venipuncture, and

g. elder care and public health pursuant to Section

328.58 of this title.

2. A dental hygienist holding an advanced procedure permit or

credential in any other state for two (2) years shall be eligible

for the advanced procedure permit by credentials; provided, that

application for the advanced procedure permit by credentials for

administration of local anesthesia shall additionally require proof

of passage of such advanced procedure in a CDCA-WREB-CITA exam.

3. For all advanced procedures other than administration of

local anesthesia, a dental hygienist may apply by filling out an

application with required documentation of training as required by

state law and rules of the Board. A dental hygienist licensed by

the Board prior to January 30, 2024, shall be eligible for the

advanced procedure of therapeutic use of lasers upon submission of

an affidavit attesting to two (2) years of practice using lasers.

4. All advanced procedures shall be added to the dental hygiene

license upon approval.

J. All licensees and permit holders shall display the current

permit or license in a visible place within the dental office or

treatment facility.

K. The Board shall have the authority to temporarily change

requirements of an examination due to availability or changes in the

examination format, not to exceed one (1) year.

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L. During a year in which governmental officials have declared

a health pandemic, a state or federal disaster, or other natural or

man-made disaster, the Board shall have the authority through a

resolution to change or make allowances in requirements of all

candidates for licensure and issue temporary licenses for extended

periods of time or as needed until the event passes. The resolution

shall have a beginning and an end date and shall automatically

expire no less than thirty (30) days after the end of the disaster

is declared by governmental officials.

M. Every licensee or permit holder shall have an official

address and email address listed with the Board. Every licensee or

permit holder shall update the address within thirty (30) calendar

days of moving. Official notification of any action of the Board

adverse to a licensee or permit holder including but not limited to

notification of license or permit cancellation due to nonrenewal,

notice of a formal complaint, or a decision of the hearing panel or

board, shall be served to the licensee or permit holder by

registered mail at the official address, in person, to the

licensee’s or permit holder’s attorney, by agreement of the

individual, by a process server, or by an investigator of the Board

pursuant to Section 2004 of Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-475.2 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-475.2
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this act:

1. "Professional Engineer" or "P.E." means a person who is

qualified to practice engineering by reason of engineering

education, training, experience, and examination in the application

of engineering principles and the interpretation of engineering data

and is qualified, after meeting the requirements of this act and the

regulations issued by the Board pursuant thereto, to be duly

licensed as a professional engineer by the Board and engage in the

practice of engineering;

2. "Professional Structural Engineer", "P.E., S.E." or "S.E."

means an individual who has been duly licensed as a professional

engineer by the Board, and who has been further authorized by the

Board to use the title Professional Structural Engineer, P.E. S.E.,

or S.E., and perform structural engineering analysis and design

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services for significant structures based upon education, experience

and examinations as described in Section 475.12c of this title. For

purposes of this definition, the term "significant structures" shall

not include any structure that is a residential structure;

3. "Engineer Intern" or "E.I." means a person who complies with

the requirement for education and has passed an examination in the

fundamental engineering subjects, as provided in this act and the

regulations issued by the Board pursuant thereto;

4. "Practice of engineering" means any service or creative work

requiring engineering education, training and experience in the

application of engineering principles and the interpretation of

engineering data to engineering activities, including the

engineering design of buildings, structures, products, machines,

processes, and systems, that potentially impact the life, health,

property and welfare of the public. The services may include, but

are not limited to, providing planning, studies, designs, design

coordination, drawings, specifications, and other technical

submissions; engineering reports or material developed in connection

with expert witness testimony or anticipated testimony;

commissioning of engineered systems; and performing surveying that

is incidental to the practice of engineering and reviewing

construction or other design products for the purposes of monitoring

compliance with drawings and specifications related to engineered

works. Surveying incidental to the practice of engineering excludes

the surveying of real property for the establishment or

determination of land boundaries, rights-of-way, easements, and the

dependent or independent surveys or resurveys of the United States

Public Land Survey System and is limited to conducting field

measurements to supplement the documentation of existing conditions.

Unless a Professional Surveyor has provided the professional

engineer with geocentric/geodetic control coordinates which meet the

accuracy standards set forth in OAC 245:15-13-2, the professional

engineer shall only use a coordinate system based on assumed values

for the project, and so state on the documents. These services or

work, either public or private, may be performed in connection with

any utilities, structures, buildings, machines, equipment,

processes, work systems, projects, communication systems,

transportation systems and industrial or consumer products or

equipment of a mechanical, electrical, chemical, environmental,

hydraulic, pneumatic, thermal, control system or communications

nature, insofar as they involve safeguarding life, health or

property, and including such other professional services as may be

necessary to the design coordination of a multidiscipline work,

planning, progress and completion of any engineering services.

Design coordination includes the review and coordination of

technical submissions prepared by others, including the work of

other professionals working with or under the direction of an

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engineer, with professional regard for the ability of each

professional involved in a multidisciplinary effort.

a. An engineer is responsible for the engineering plans

and specifications of a building. The term

"engineering plans and specifications" means:

(1) plans for a structural, mechanical, plumbing,

electrical, low voltage fire suppression,

utilities, or geotechnical system in a building,

(2) specification of structural elements and

connections of a building,

(3) evaluation of structural members before the

addition of roof-mounted equipment or a heavier

roof covering,

(4) design of changes in roof pitch by the addition

of structural members and diaphragm,

(5) repair of damaged structural systems including,

but not limited to, roof structural members and

diaphragm,

(6) hydrologic management calculations and design of

surface water control and detention necessary for

compliance with ordinances and regulations,

(7) design of changes in roof pitch by the addition

of structural framing members,

(8) evaluation and repair of damaged roof structural

framing,

(9) design of electrical and signal and control

systems,

(10) shop drawings by manufacturers or fabricators of

materials and products to be used in the building

features designed by the engineer, and

(11) specifications listing the nature and quality of

materials and products for construction of

features of the building elements or systems

designed by an engineer.

b. The preparation of engineering plans and

specifications for the following tasks is within the

scope of the practice of engineering:

(1) site plans depicting the location and orientation

of a building on the site based on:

(a) a determination of the relationship of the

intended use with the environment,

topography, vegetation, climate, and

geographic aspects,

(b) the legal aspects of site development,

including setback requirements, zoning, and

other legal restrictions, and

(c) surface drainage,

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(2) the depiction of the building systems, including

structural, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing

systems, in:

(a) plan views,

(b) cross-sections depicting building components

from a hypothetical cut line through a

building, and

(c) the design of details of components and

assemblies, including any part of a building

exposed to water infiltration or fire-spread

considerations,

(3) life safety plans and sheets, including

accessibility ramps and related code analyses,

(4) roof plans and details depicting the design of

roof system materials, components, drainage,

slopes, and directions and location of roof

accessories and equipment not involving

structural engineering calculations.

c. The following activities may be performed by an

engineer:

(1) programming for construction projects, including:

(a) identification of economic, legal, and

natural constraints, and

(b) determination of the scope of functional

elements,

(2) recommending and overseeing appropriate

construction project delivery systems,

(3) consulting with regard to investigating, and

analyzing the design, form, materials, and

construction technology used for the

construction, enlargement, or alteration of a

building or its environment, and

(4) providing expert opinion and testimony with

respect to issues within the responsibility of

the engineer.

d. A person or entity shall be construed to practice or

offer to practice engineering, within the meaning and

intent of this act who does any of the following:

practices any branch of the profession of engineering;

by verbal claim, sign, advertisement, letterhead, card

or in any other way represents such person to be a

professional engineer or through the use of some other

title implies that any person is a professional

engineer or is licensed or qualified under this act;

or who represents qualifications or ability to perform

or who does practice engineering;

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5. "Professional Surveyor", "P.L.S.", or "P.S." means a person

who is qualified to practice surveying by reason of surveying

education training, experience, and examination in the application

of surveying principles and the interpretation of surveying data and

has been duly licensed as a professional surveyor pursuant to this

act and the regulations issued by the Board pursuant thereto;

6. "Surveyor Intern" or "L.I." means a person who complies with

the requirement for education and has passed an examination in the

fundamental surveying subjects, as provided in this act and

regulations issued by the Board pursuant thereto;

7. a. "Practice of surveying" means any authoritative

service or work performed to a stated accuracy, the

adequate performance of which involves the application

of special knowledge of the principles of mathematics,

methods of measurement, and the law for the

determination and preservation of boundaries.

"Practice of surveying" includes, without limitation:

(1) restoration and rehabilitation of corners and

boundaries in the United States Public Land

Survey System or the subdivision thereof,

(2) obtaining and evaluating evidence for the

accurate determination of boundaries,

(3) monumenting the subdivision of land parcels into

smaller parcels and the preparation of the

descriptions in connection therewith,

(4) measuring and platting underground mine workings,

(5) creation, preparation or modification of

electronic or computerized data including

portions of geographic information systems and

land information systems, relative to the

performance of the practice of surveying,

(6) establishment, restoration, and rehabilitation of

survey monuments and bench marks,

(7) preparation of survey plats, condominium plats,

monument records, survey reports, and site plans

as an ancillary service to surveying work, such

as noting proposed site improvements,

(8) surveying, monumenting, and platting of

easements, and rights-of-way,

(9) measuring, locating, or establishing lines,

angles, elevations, natural and man-made features

in the air, on the surface of the earth,

utilities and other structures within underground

workings, and on the beds of bodies of water, the

configuration or contour of the earth's surface,

or the position of fixed objects on the earth's

surface,

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(10) geodetic surveying,

(11) any other activities incidental to and necessary

for the adequate performance of the services

described in this paragraph,

(12) surveying reports or like material developed in

connection with expert witness testimony or

anticipated testimony, and

(13) locating or laying out alignments, positions, or

elevations for the construction of fixed works

for public projects.

b. A person or entity shall be construed to practice or

offer to practice surveying, within the meaning and

intent of this act, who does any one of the following:

practices any branch of the profession of surveying;

by verbal claim, sign, advertisement, letterhead, card

or in any other way represents such person to be a

professional surveyor or through the use of some other

title implies that such person or entity is a

professional surveyor or that such person is licensed

or qualified under this act; represents qualifications

or ability to perform; or who does practice surveying;

8. "Board" means the State Board of Licensure for Professional

Engineers and Surveyors;

9. "Responsible charge" means direct control and personal

supervision of engineering or surveying work;

10. "Rules of professional conduct for professional engineers

and professional surveyors" means those rules promulgated by the

Board;

11. "Firm" means any form of business or entity, other than an

individual operating as a sole proprietorship under his or her name;

12. "Direct control" and "personal supervision", whether used

separately or together, mean active and personal management of the

firm's personnel and practice to maintain charge of, and concurrent

direction over, engineering or surveying decisions and the

instruments of professional services to which the licensee affixes

the seal, signature, and date;

13. "Core curriculum" means the Board-approved surveying

courses adopted by Board policy, developed to ensure that

professional surveyor applicants meet the minimum educational

requirements for licensing;

14. "Engineering-related science degree" means a bachelor's

degree from an ETAC/ABET accredited engineering technology program

of four (4) years or more. A degree of four (4) years or more in

mathematical, physical or engineering sciences may be considered as

an engineering-related science degree if it was obtained from a

Board-approved program, and shall include a minimum of eight (8)

hours of mathematics beyond trigonometry, such as calculus and

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differential equations, and twenty (20) hours of engineering

sciences or related sciences, including physics, such as mechanics,

fluid mechanics, statics, dynamics, thermodynamics, electrical and

electronic circuits, materials science, transport phenomena,

computer engineering, etc. Non-accredited engineering degree

programs shall meet the above requirements to be considered an

engineering-related science degree;

15. "Authoritative" means being presented as trustworthy,

competent, and in accordance with the rules and statutes governing

the practice of engineering and surveying, codes, ordinances, and

other recognized standards when used to describe products,

processes, applications or data derived from the practice of

engineering or surveying;

16. "Disciplinary action" means any final written decision or

settlement taken against an individual or firm by a licensing board

based upon a violation of the Board's laws and rules unless

otherwise stated in the decision or settlement. Disciplinary

actions may include reprimands; sanctions; administrative fines; the

Board's refusal to issue, restore, or renew a license; settlement

agreements or consent orders; probation; suspension; revocation;

practice restriction, surrendering, relinquishing, or agreeing not

to renew a license as part of an agreement or board order; or any

combination thereof;

17. "Building" means any structure used, or intended to be

used, to support, shelter, or enclose any use or occupancy;

18. "Plans" means technical documents issued by the licensed

professionals intended to meet all current and applicable codes as

adopted by the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission, other

statutory codes and applicable federal codes and which shall be

submitted to all required building code and/or permit offices

required by the State of Oklahoma, county, municipal, and/or federal

government;

19. a. "Significant structure" means buildings and other

structures that represent a substantial hazard to

human life in the event of failure or are designated

as essential facilities, including but not limited to:

(1) buildings and other structures whose primary

occupancy is public assembly with an occupant

load greater than three hundred (300),

(2) elementary schools, secondary schools, or day

care facilities with an occupant load greater

than fifty (50),

(3) adult education facilities, such as colleges and

universities, with an occupant load greater than

five hundred (500),

(4) hospitals, nursing homes, mental hospitals, and

detoxification facilities with an occupant load

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of fifty (50) or more resident care recipients

and/or surgery or emergency treatment facilities,

(5) prisons, jails, reformatories, detention centers,

and correctional centers,

(6) any building or other structure with an occupant

load greater than five thousand (5,000),

(7) primary power-generating structures above fifty

(50) kilowatts,

(8) structures at water treatment facilities for

potable water and wastewater treatment facilities

serving more than five thousand (5,000) people,

(9) structures for public utility facilities

containing quantities of toxic or explosive

materials that are sufficient to pose a threat to

the public if released,

(10) fire, rescue, ambulance, and police stations and

emergency vehicle garages,

(11) designated tornado, earthquake, or other

nonresidential emergency shelters,

(12) designated emergency preparedness,

communications, and operations centers and other

facilities required for emergency response,

(13) aviation control towers, air traffic control

centers, and emergency aircraft hangars,

(14) buildings and other structures having critical

national defense functions,

(15) elevated water storage structures, and

(16) buildings and other structures with high lateral

loadings including:

(a) those subjected to ultimate design three-

second wind gust speeds equaling or

exceeding wind speeds corresponding to

approximately a three percent (3%)

probability of exceedance in fifty (50)

years, or

(b) those that are in Seismic Design Category D

and above.

b. Significant structures shall exclude bridges and geo-

structures. As defined in this act, "bridges" shall

not include elevated structures linking buildings.

"Geo-structures" shall mean engineered structures that

are loaded by the earth or whose resistance is derived

from the earth.

c. A project defined as a significant structure shall be

required to have an Engineer of Record who is a

licensed Professional Structural Engineer;

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20. "Engineer of Record" means the responsible professional

engineer for design and construction phases of a project who signs

and seals drawings, reports, or documents for the project or a

portion of the project;

21. "Technical submissions" means the documents necessary to

demonstrate compliance with applicable regulatory requirements

and/or to fabricate or construct a project including, but not

limited to, drawings, surveys, plats, digital models,

specifications, performance criteria, and installation requirements;

and

22. "Person" means an individual or firm.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-3023 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-3023
Elevator Inspection Bureau - Adoption and promulgation of
Status: in_force

rules – Inspections.

A. There is hereby established an Elevator Inspection Bureau in

the Department of Labor under the direction of the chief elevator

inspector, who shall be responsible to the Commissioner of Labor or

a duly authorized representative for the supervision, inspection,

alteration, installation, testing, and maintenance of elevators and

other such devices within the definitions of the Elevator Safety

Act.

The Elevator Inspection Bureau shall be furnished with

sufficient personnel, deputy inspectors, and clerical aids to

perform the assigned duties within the limits prescribed by the

Commissioner of Labor.

The chief elevator inspector and deputy inspectors, under the

supervision of the Commissioner of Labor, shall:

1. Take action necessary for the enforcement of the Elevator

Safety Act and these rules;

2. Make available upon request copies of the rules promulgated

by the agency; and

3. Issue, suspend or revoke for cause certificates, licenses,

and registrations as may be issued by the provisions of the Elevator

Safety Act, and administer other disciplinary actions as prescribed

in rules as promulgated by the Commissioner of Labor.

B. The Commissioner of Labor is authorized to adopt and

promulgate rules pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act.

Definitions, rules, and regulations so adopted shall be based upon

and follow generally accepted national engineering standards,

formula, and practices. The Commissioner of Labor may adopt an

existing American national standard known as the Safety Code for

Elevators and Escalators of the American Society of Mechanical

Engineers (ASME).

C. Under the provisions of the Elevator Safety Act, the

Commissioner of Labor is responsible to provide rules for the safety

of life, limb, and property and therefore has jurisdiction over the

interpretation and application of the inspection requirements as

provided for in the rules. Inspection during construction and

installation shall certify as to the minimum requirements for safety

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as defined in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Code or

other construction standards acceptable to the Commissioner of

Labor. Inspection requirements of operating equipment shall be in

accordance with generally accepted practice and compatible with the

actual service conditions such as:

1. History of previous experience, previous records of

inspection, performance, and maintenance;

2. Location, with respect to personnel hazard;

3. Quality of inspection and operating personnel;

4. Provisions for related safe operating controls; and

5. Interrelation with other operations outside the scope of the

Elevator Safety Act.

D. Inspections required by the Elevator Safety Act shall be

conducted by inspectors licensed by the Department of Labor.

E. Inspections conducted for the issuance of a certificate of

operation for new nonresidential installations shall be performed by

the Commissioner or his or her designee.

F. Periodic inspections shall be performed by:

1. A licensed third party inspector who at the time of

inspection possesses a valid elevator inspector's license issued by

the Department of Labor;

2. An elevator inspector employed by the liability insurance

company of record of the owner of the elevator or device who at the

time of inspection is in possession of a valid elevator inspector's

license issued by the Department of Labor; or

3. An elevator inspector employed by the Department of Labor.

G. Elevator Inspectors, not employed by the Department of

Labor, shall submit to the Commissioner of Labor, an insurance

policy or certified copy thereof, issued by an insurance company

authorized to do business in this state to provide general liability

coverage of a least One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) for injury

or death of any number of persons in any one occurrence, with the

coverage of at least Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) for

property damage in any one occurrence and proof of workers'

compensation coverage.

H. Elevators, escalators, and other such devices within the

definitions of the Elevator Safety Act shall receive an inspection

for the purpose of obtaining a certificate of operation:

1. Two-floor to four-floor elevator units, not to exceed two

(2) years;

2. Any wire-rope elevator, regardless of floors, annually;

3. Escalators and moving walkways, annually;

4. Wheelchair lifts, triennially;

5. Temporary elevators shall be inspected at each erection and

every ninety (90) days or as the code requires; and

6. Any elevator or other such device subject to the provisions

of the Elevator Safety Act located in a structure whose occupants

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are mobility restricted, such as hospitals, nursing homes, and

residential care facilities, shall be inspected annually.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-887.12 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-887.12
Renewal of licenses
Status: in_force

A. 1. Except as otherwise provided by the Physical Therapy

Practice Act, all licenses shall expire on January 31 of each year.

A license may be renewed during the month of January of each year

upon:

a. application,

b. evidence of satisfactory completion of a program of

continuing education or of alternative requirements,

as required by the State Board of Medical Licensure

and Supervision pursuant to subsection B of this

section, and

c. payment of fees.

2. Applications for renewal of licensure shall be sent by the

Board to all licensed physical therapists and physical therapist

assistants at their last-known address. Failure to renew a license

three (3) months after notification shall effect a forfeiture of the

license granted pursuant to the provisions of the Physical Therapy

Practice Act. Upon recommendation of the Board, a lapsed license

may be revived upon the payment of all unpaid registration fees and

pursuant to such rules as may be promulgated by the Board.

3. A physical therapist or physical therapist assistant who

fails to apply for a renewal of a license for five (5) years may

renew the license by complying with the provisions of the Physical

Therapy Practice Act relating to the issuance of an original

license.

B. For physical therapists and physical therapist assistants,

the Board shall establish by rule the requirements for:

1. A program of continuing education; and

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2. Alternative requirements to establish continuing competence

to practice.

The Board shall also establish by rule the minimum hours of

continuing education needed to satisfy these requirements. In

establishing these requirements, the Board shall consider any

existing programs of continuing education currently being offered to

licensed physical therapists or physical therapist assistants.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1509 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1509
Disclosure and advertising
Status: in_force

A. General Disclosure Requirements. 1. All disclosures

required by this act shall be made in accordance with the

regulations of the Administrator and, in addition, such disclosures

as applicable:

a. shall be made clearly and conspicuously;

b. shall be in writing, a copy of which shall be

delivered to the customer;

c. may be supplemented by additional information or

explanations supplied by the pawnbroker;

d. need be made only to the extent applicable and

only as to those items for which the pawnbroker makes a separate

charge to the customer; and

e. shall comply with this section although rendered

inaccurate by any act, occurrence or agreement subsequent to the

required disclosure.

2. The disclosures required by this section shall be made

before credit is extended, but may be made in the pawn transaction,

refinancing or consolidation agreement, or other evidence of the

pawn transaction agreement to be signed by the customer if set forth

conspicuously therein, and need be made only to one customer if

there is more than one.

3. If any evidence of the pawn transaction agreement is signed

by the customer, the pawnbroker shall give him a copy when the

writing is signed.

4. Except as provided with respect to civil liability for

violations of disclosure provisions, written acknowledgment of

receipt by a customer to whom a statement is required to be given

pursuant to this section:

a. in an action or proceeding by or against the

original pawnbroker, creates a presumption that the statement was

given; and

b. in an action or proceeding by or against an

assignee without knowledge to the contrary when he acquires the

obligation, is conclusive proof of the delivery of the statement

and, unless the violation is apparent on the face of the statement,

of compliance with this act.

5. Where the terms "finance charge" and "annual percentage

rate" are required to be used, they shall be printed more

conspicuously than other terminology required by this act. All

numerical amounts and percentages shall be stated in figures and

shall be printed in not less than the equivalent of ten point type,

.075-inch computer type, or elite size typewritten numerals, or

shall be legibly handwritten.

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B. Calculation of Rate to be Disclosed. 1. If a pawnbroker

is required to give to a customer a statement of the rate of the

pawn finance charge, he shall state the rate in terms of an annual

percentage rate calculated according to the actuarial method

designated as "annual percentage rate" with respect to a pawn

transaction, which is the quotient expressed as a percentage of the

total pawn finance charge for the period to which it relates divided

by the amount financed, multiplied by the number of these periods in

a year.

2. A statement of rate complies with this act if it does not

vary from the accurately computed rate by more than one quarter of

one percent (1/4 of 1%) for a pawn transaction.

C. Overstatement. The disclosure of an amount or percentage

which is greater than the amount or percentage required to be

disclosed under this act does not in itself constitute a violation

of this act if the overstatement is not materially misleading and is

not used to avoid meaningful disclosure.

D. Specific Disclosure Provisions. 1. The pawnbroker shall

give the customer the following information:

a. the name and address of the pawnbroker;

b. the name and address of the customer and the

customer's description or the distinctive number from customer's

driver's license or military identification;

c. the date of the transaction;

d. the net amount paid to, receivable by, or paid or

payable for the account of the customer, designated as "amount

financed";

e. the amount of the pawn finance charge, designated

as "finance charge";

f. the rate of the pawn finance charge as applied to

the amount financed, in accordance with the provisions on

calculation of rate in Section 9, subsection B, of this act

designated as "annual percentage rate";

g. the total amount which must be paid to redeem the

pledged goods on the maturity date, designated as the "total of

payments";

h. an identification of the property to which any

security interest held or to be retained or acquired relates, and

shall include serial numbers if reasonably available;

i. the maturity date of the pawn transaction; and

j. a statement to the effect that the customer is

not obligated to redeem the pledged goods, and that the pledged

goods may be forfeited to the pawnbroker thirty (30) days after the

specified maturity date, provided that the pledged goods may be

redeemed by the customer within thirty (30) days following the

maturity date of the pawn transaction by payment of the originally

agreed redemption price and the payment of an additional pawn

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finance charge equal to one-thirtieth (1/30) of the original monthly

pawn finance charge for each day following the original maturity

date including the day on which the pledged goods are finally

redeemed.

E. Consolidation. If the parties to a pawn transaction or

consumer credit sale agree to a consolidation, the pawnbroker shall

give to the customer the information required with respect to pawn

transaction provisions. That portion of the pawn finance charge

earned at the time of consolidation shall be no greater than one-

thirtieth (1/30) of the pawn finance charge for each elapsed day

from the date of the transaction. The amount with respect to the

previous transaction or sale to be consolidated shall be separately

stated and shall be added to the net amount paid to, receivable by,

or paid or payable for the account of the customer in connection

with the subsequent transaction.

F. Advertising. 1. No pawnbroker shall engage in this state

in false or misleading advertising concerning the terms or

conditions of credit with respect to a pawn transaction.

2. Without limiting the generality of subsection 1 of this

section an advertisement with respect to a pawn transaction made by

the posting of a public sign, or by catalog, magazine, newspaper,

radio, television or similar mass media, is misleading if:

a. it states the rate of the pawn finance charge and

the rate is not stated in the form required by the provisions on

calculation of rate to be disclosed; or

b. it states the dollar amounts of the pawn finance

charge and does not also state the rate of any pawn finance charge.

3. In this section a catalog or other multiple-page

advertisement is considered a single advertisement if it clearly and

conspicuously displays a credit terms table setting forth the

information required by this section.

4. This section imposes no liability on the owner or

personnel, as such, of any medium in which an advertisement appears

or through which it is disseminated.

5. Advertising which complies with the Federal Consumer Credit

Protection Act does not violate subsection 2 of this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-152 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-152
Reciprocity - Fees
Status: in_force

A. By way of reciprocity and without examination, the Board of

Podiatric Medical Examiners may issue a license to practice

podiatric medicine in this state to any person who:

1. Satisfies the Board that he has all the qualifications

required, by the applicable laws and the rules of the Board, of a

person to entitle the person to a license to practice podiatric

medicine in this state pursuant to examination, excepting any as to

which the Board excuses compliance for good cause shown; and

2. Satisfies the Board that for at least three (3) years

immediately prior to the date on which he pays the required fee he

lawfully practiced podiatric medicine within and under the laws of a

district or territory or other state of the United States of America

pursuant to a license issued thereby authorizing such practice; and

3. Pays in advance to the secretary-treasurer of the Board the

fee required by the rules of the Board for a license by reciprocity,

which shall not be less than One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150.00) or

more than Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00).

B. The provisions and benefits of this section shall extend

only to persons who are residents in good faith of districts,

territories, or states which in the judgment of the Board extend to

citizens of this state substantially equal or greater reciprocity

privileges as to a license to practice podiatric medicine.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-887.5 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-887.5
Powers and duties of Board
Status: in_force

The State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision shall have

the power and duty to:

1. Promulgate rules necessary to implement the provisions of

the Physical Therapy Practice Act;

2. Determine, as recommended by the Committee, the

qualifications of applicants for licensure, conduct all

examinations, and determine which applicants successfully passed

such examinations;

3. Issue a license to each applicant who passes the examination

in accordance with standards promulgated by the Board pursuant to

the Physical Therapy Practice Act, and who is otherwise in

compliance with the Physical Therapy Practice Act. A license shall

also be issued to persons who qualify for such license pursuant to

the provisions of Sections 887.9 and 887.10 of this title. Said

licenses shall be subject to annual renewal as provided by the

Physical Therapy Practice Act;

4. Make such investigations and inspections as are necessary to

ensure compliance with the Physical Therapy Practice Act and the

rules and regulations of the Board promulgated pursuant to the act;

5. Conduct hearings as required by the provisions of the

Administrative Procedures Act, Section 250 et seq. of Title 75 of

the Oklahoma Statutes;

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6. Report to the district attorney having jurisdiction or the

Attorney General any act committed by any person which may

constitute a misdemeanor pursuant to the provisions of the Physical

Therapy Practice Act;

7. Initiate prosecution and civil proceedings;

8. Suspend, revoke or deny the license of any physical

therapist and physical therapist assistant for violation of any

provisions of the Physical Therapy Practice Act or rules and

regulations promulgated by the Board pursuant to this act;

9. Maintain a record listing the name of each physical

therapist and physical therapist assistant licensed in this state;

10. Compile a list of physical therapists and physical

therapist assistants licensed to practice in this state. Said list

shall be available to any person upon application to the Board and

the payment of such fee as determined by the Board for the

reasonable expense thereof pursuant to the provisions of the

Physical Therapy Practice Act;

11. Make such expenditures and employ such personnel as it may

deem necessary for the administration of the provisions of the

Physical Therapy Practice Act; and

12. Conduct state and national criminal history record checks

as determined by the Board through the Oklahoma State Bureau of

Investigation pursuant to Section 150.9 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma

Statutes and Federal Bureau of Investigation in accordance with 28

U.S.C., Section 534 and 34 U.S.C., Section 40316; provided, however,

that reports from such record checks shall not be shared with

entities outside of this state.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1925.12 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1925.12
Alimony or divorce actions - Custody actions -
Status: in_force

Testimony by therapist.

If both parties to a marriage have obtained marital and family

therapy by a licensed marital and family therapist, the therapist

shall not be competent to testify in an alimony or divorce action

concerning information acquired in the course of the therapeutic

relationship unless a party relies on such information as an element

of his claim or defense in such an action, or said information is

gathered as a result of a court-ordered examination. This section

shall not apply to custody actions.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-858-363 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-858-363
Associates of real estate broker - Authority
Status: in_force

Each broker associate, sales associate, and provisional sales

associate shall be associated with a real estate broker. Associates

shall not enter into a brokerage agreement with a party in the

associate’s name and shall only be allowed to enter into the

agreement in the name of the broker. A real estate broker may

authorize associates to provide brokerage services in the name of

the real estate broker as permitted under The Oklahoma Real Estate

License Code, which may include the execution of written agreements.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-475.10 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-475.10
Record of proceedings and applications - Evidentiary
Status: in_force

use - Annual reports - Confidentiality.

A. The State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and

Surveyors shall keep a record of its proceedings and of all

applications for licensing, which record shall show:

1. The name, date of birth and last-known mailing and email

address of each applicant;

2. The date of application;

3. The place of business of the applicant;

4. The education, experience and other qualifications of the

applicant;

5. The type of examination required;

6. Whether or not the applicant was rejected;

7. Whether or not a license was granted;

8. The date of the action of the Board;

9. The board-approved area(s) of competence in a specific

discipline(s) or branch(es) of engineering;

10. A declaration under penalty of perjury from each applicant

that he or she will abide by the statutes and rules prescribed by

the Board, with the declaration becoming a part of his or her

application for licensing; and

11. Such other information as may be deemed necessary by the

Board.

B. The Board shall keep a record of all applications for a

certificate of authority, which shall show all of the following:

1. The name, date of formation, and business address of each

applicant;

2. The date of application;

3. The name, physical address, and license number of the

managing agent;

4. Whether or not the application was rejected;

5. Whether or not a certificate of authority was granted;

6. The date of the action by the Board;

7. Services offered from each location;

8. A declaration under penalty of perjury from an officer and

managing agent, if the officer is not the managing agent, that the

applicant will abide by the statutes and rules prescribed by the

Board, with the oath becoming a part of its application for a

certificate of authority; and

9. Any other information deemed necessary by the Board.

C. The record of the Board shall be prima facie evidence of the

proceedings of the Board and a transcript thereof, duly certified by

the Secretary or Executive Director of the Board under seal, shall

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be admissible as evidence with the same force and effect as if the

original were produced.

D. The Board shall submit, upon request from the Governor, a

report of its transactions of the preceding year, including a

complete statement of the receipts and expenditures of the Board,

attested by affidavits of its Chair and its Secretary.

E. Board records and papers of the following class may be kept

confidential by the Board: examination materials, file records of

examination problem solutions, exam scores or results, letters of

inquiry and reference concerning applicants, transcripts of college

courses and grades, email addresses, ongoing investigation files,

closed complaints, information otherwise protected by law and all

other matters of like confidential nature.Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations Page 11
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1338 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-1338
Use of telephone
Status: in_force

Each person arrested shall have an opportunity to use the

telephone to call his attorney and bondsman before being placed in

jail, or within six (6) hours thereafter.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-199.1 — OK Code / Title 59 / Section 59-199.1
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Oklahoma Cosmetology and Barbering Act:

1. “Apprentice” means a person who is engaged in learning the

practice of cosmetology or barbering in a cosmetology or barbering

establishment;

2. “Barber” or “barber stylist” means any person who engages in

the practice of barbering;

3. “Barbering” means the following practices, when done upon

the upper part of the human body for cosmetic purposes and when done

for payment either directly or indirectly for the general public,

constitute the practice of barbering, to wit: Shaving or trimming

the beard or cutting the hair; giving facial or scalp massages or

treatment with oils, creams, lotions or other preparations, either

by hand or mechanical appliances; singeing, shampooing or applying

lighteners or color to the hair or applying hair tonics; applying

cosmetic preparations, antiseptics, powders, oils, clays or lotions

to scalp, face, neck or upper part of the body; and removing

superfluous hair from the face, neck or upper part of the body;

4. “Barber establishment” means an establishment or place of

business where one or more persons are engaged in the practice of

barbering, but shall not include barber schools or colleges;

5. “Barber school” or “barber college” means an establishment

operated for the purpose of teaching barbering;

6. “Blow-dry styling” means the practice of shampooing,

conditioning, drying, arranging, curling, straightening, or styling

hair using mechanical devices, hairsprays, and topical agents

including, but not limited to, balms, oils, and serums. Blow-dry

styling shall include the use and styling of hair extensions, hair

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pieces, and wigs. Blow-dry styling shall not include cutting hair

or the application of dyes, bleach, reactive chemicals, keratin

treatments, or other preparations for the coloring and altering of

hair structure. An individual certified to practice blow-dry

styling shall fulfill instruction requirements related to general

safety and sanitation for no less than twelve (12) hours, four (4)

hours being an instruction in using mechanical devices for drying,

curling, straightening, or styling hair, from the State Board of

Cosmetology and Barbering before making any such applications. No

establishment licensing and inspection requirements pursuant to this

act shall be required of an establishment where a person performs

blow-dry styling services;

7. “Board” means the State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering;

8. “Cosmetic studio” means any place or premises where

demonstrators give demonstrations, without compensation, for the

purpose only of advertising and selling cosmetics. Cosmetic studios

providing any place or premises where demonstrators give

demonstrations as defined in this paragraph shall not be required to

hold a license or certification under the Oklahoma Cosmetology and

Barbering Act;

9. “Cosmetology” means the practices generally and usually

performed by and known as the occupation of beauticians, beauty

culturists, beauty operators, cosmetologists, or hairdressers or of

any other person holding himself or herself out as practicing

cosmetology by whatever designation and within the meaning of the

Oklahoma Cosmetology and Barbering Act and in or upon whatever place

or premises. Cosmetology shall include, but not be limited to, any

one or combination of the following practices: bleaching,

cleansing, curling, cutting, coloring, dressing, removing, singeing,

styling, waving, or similar work upon the hair of any person by any

means, whether with hands or mechanical or electrical apparatus or

appliances. Nothing in the Oklahoma Cosmetology and Barbering Act

shall be construed to prohibit the use of hands or mechanical or

electrical apparatus or appliances for the nonpermanent removal of

hair from the human body without puncturing of the skin or the use

of cosmetic preparations, antiseptics, tonics, lotions, or creams,

or massaging, cleansing, stimulating, exercising, beautifying, or

similarly working the scalp, face, neck, arms, or the manicuring of

the nails of any person, exclusive of such of the foregoing

practices as are within the scope of practice of the healing arts as

provided by law;

10. “Cosmetology establishment” means an establishment or place

of business where one or more persons are engaged in the practices

of cosmetology but shall not include cosmetology schools or

colleges;

11. “Cosmetology or barber school/college” means any place or

premises where instruction in any or all the practices of

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cosmetology or barbering is given. Any person, firm, institution or

corporation, who holds himself, herself or itself out as a school to

teach and train, or any person, firm, institution or corporation who

shall teach and train any other person or persons in any of the

practices of cosmetology or barbering is hereby declared to be

engaged in operating a cosmetology and/or barber school, and shall

be subject to the provisions of the Oklahoma Cosmetology and

Barbering Act. Licensed cosmetology and/or barber schools may offer

education to secondary and postsecondary students in this state;

12. “Demonstrator” means a person who is not licensed in this

state as an operator or instructor and who demonstrates any cosmetic

preparation. An individual solely acting as a demonstrator as

defined in this paragraph shall not be required to hold a license or

certification under the Oklahoma Cosmetology and Barbering Act;

13. “Eyelash extension application” means the application,

removal, and trimming of threadlike natural or synthetic fibers to

an eyelash. Eyelash extension application shall include the

cleaning of lashes. Eyelash extension application shall not include

color agents, straightening agents, permanent wave solutions,

bleaching agents, or any other service that may be considered under

the practice of cosmetology;

14. “Eyelash extension instructor” means a person certified by

the Board or a manufacturer of eyelash extension application

products. The person shall pass a state written exam relating to

general safety and sanitation from the Board;

15. “Eyelash extension specialist” means a person certified by

the Board to perform eyelash extension application. The person

shall pass a state written exam relating to general safety and

sanitation from the Board;

16. “Facial/Esthetics instructor” means a person licensed by

the Board as a qualified teacher of the art and science of facial

and esthetics theory and practice;

17. “Facialist/Esthetician” means any person who gives facials

for compensation. For a facialist/esthetician fulfilling the

requirements of another state, territory, or province and holding a

current license as verified by certification, the Board may issue a

license pursuant to Section 199.13 of this title;

18. “Hairbraiding technician” means a person who performs

hairbraiding, hairweaving techniques, and hair extensions in a

licensed cosmetology establishment. An individual solely acting as

a hairbraiding technician as defined in this paragraph shall not be

required to hold a license or certification under the Oklahoma

Cosmetology and Barbering Act;

19. “Hairbraiding” means the service of twisting, wrapping,

weaving, extending, locking, or braiding hair by hand or with

mechanical devices. Hairbraiding shall include the use of natural

or synthetic hair extensions, natural or synthetic hair and fibers,

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decorative beads or other hair accessories, or twisting, wrapping,

weaving, extending, locking, or braiding hair, or the making of wigs

from natural hair, natural fibers, synthetic fibers, or hair

extensions. Hairbraiding shall include the use of topical agents

such as conditioners, gels, moisturizers, oils, pomades, and

shampoos. Hairbraiding shall not include the application of dyes,

reactive chemicals, or other preparations to alter the color of the

hair or to straighten, curl, or alter the structure of the hair or

the use of chemical hair jointing agents such as synthetic tape,

keratin bonds, or fusion bonds. Hairbraiding shall not be

considered the practice of cosmetology. Individuals solely

practicing hairbraiding as defined in this paragraph shall not be

required to hold a license or certification under the Oklahoma

Cosmetology and Barbering Act;

20. “Hybrid learning” means courses that combine face-to-face

classroom instruction with online, computer-based learning;

21. “Makeup application” means the application of a cosmetic to

enhance the appearance of the face or skin including, but not

limited to, powder, foundation, rouge, eyeshadow, eyeliner, mascara,

or lipstick. Makeup application shall include the application of

makeup applied using an airbrush. Makeup application shall not

include the application of permanent makeup or tattooing;

22. “Makeup artist” means a person certified to practice makeup

application. No establishment licensing and inspection requirements

pursuant to this act shall be required of an establishment where a

person performs makeup application services; provided, that an

individual certified to practice makeup application fulfills

instruction requirements related to general safety and sanitation

for no less than eight (8) hours from the Board before making any

such applications;

23. “Manicurist/Nail technician” means a person who gives

manicures, gives pedicures, or applies artificial nails;

24. “Manicurist/Nail technician instructor” means a person

licensed by the Board as a qualified teacher of the art and science

of nail technology theory and practice;

25. “Master barber” means any person who has engaged in the

practice of barbering for a cumulative period no less than fifteen

(15) years. A master barber may provide instruction to no more than

two registered apprentices at any one time. At such time as a

barber fulfills the requirements of a master barber, he or she may

request of the Board for licensure as a master barber;

26. “Master barber instructor” means a person who gives

instruction in barbering or any practices thereof;

27. “Master cosmetologist” means any person who has engaged in

the practice of cosmetology for a cumulative period no less than

fifteen (15) years. A master cosmetologist may provide instruction

to no more than two registered apprentices at any one time. At such

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time as a cosmetologist fulfills the requirements of a master

cosmetologist, he or she may request of the Board for licensure as a

master cosmetologist;

28. “Master cosmetology instructor” means a person who gives

instruction in cosmetology or any practices thereof;

29. “Postsecondary institution” means a school licensed to

teach students according to prescribed curriculum as in paragraph 1

of subsection G of Section 199.7 of this title and in Board rule

175:10-3-34(a);

30. “Public school” means any state-supported institution

conducting a cosmetology program;

31. “Secondary institution” means a school licensed to teach

students eligible for credit of five hundred (500) hours of related

subjects as prescribed in paragraph 2 of subsection G of Section

199.7 of this title and in Board rule 175:10-3-34(b);

32. “Shampooing” means the practice of washing or cleaning hair

by use of shampooing, conditioning, and drying, which may use

topical agents including, but not limited to, balms, oils, and

serums. Shampooing shall include the washing or cleaning of hair

extensions, hair pieces, and wigs. Shampooing shall not include

cutting hair or the application of dyes, bleach, reactive chemicals,

keratin treatments, or other preparations for the coloring and

altering of hair structure. Individuals solely practicing

shampooing as defined in this paragraph shall not be required to

hold a license or certification under the Oklahoma Cosmetology and

Barbering Act; and

33. “Student” means a person who is enrolled in and attending a

cosmetology or barbering school for the purpose of learning the

practice of cosmetology or barbering.