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59 OK Stat § 59-1264 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1264. Title and abbreviation as licensed social worker.

|Any person who has received a license as a licensed social worker shall have the right to use the title, Licensed Social Worker, and the abbreviation, LSW. No other person shall assume such title, use such abbreviation, or any word or letters, signs, figures or devices to indicate that the person using the same is a licensed social worker. |Laws 1965, c. 140, § 14; Laws 1980, c. 124, § 12, eff. Oct. 1, 1980.
59 OK Stat § 59-1264.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1264.1. Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Use of Title.

|Any person who has received a license as a licensed clinical social worker shall have the right to use the title, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and the abbreviation, LCSW. No other person shall assume such title, use such abbreviation, or any word or letters, signs, figures or devices to indicate that the person using the same is a licensed social worker. |Added by Laws 2003, c. 85, § 15, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
59 OK Stat § 59-1264.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1264.2. Licensed Master’s Social Worker - Use of Title.

|Any person who has received a license as a licensed master’s social worker shall have the right to use the title, Licensed Master’s Social Worker, and the abbreviation, LMSW. No other person shall assume such title, use such abbreviation, or any word or letters, signs, figures or devices to indicate that the person using the same is a licensed social worker. |Added by Laws 2003, c. 85, § 16, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
59 OK Stat § 59-1264.3 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1264.3. Use of LSW-ADM title.

|Any person who has received a license as a licensed social worker with administration specialty shall have the right to use the title licensed social worker with administration specialty, and the abbreviation LSW-ADM. No other person shall assume such title, use such abbreviation, or any word or letters, signs, figures or devices to indicate that the person using the same is a licensed social worker. |Added by Laws 2011, c. 146, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
59 OK Stat § 59-1265 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1265. Title and abbreviation as Licensed Social Worker Associate.

|Any person who has received a license as a licensed social work associate shall have the right to use the title Licensed Social Work Associate, and the abbreviation, LSWA. No other person shall assume such title, use such abbreviation, or any word or letters, signs, figures or devices to indicate that the person using the same is a licensed social work associate. |Laws 1965, c. 140, § 15; Laws 1980, c. 124, § 13, eff. Oct. 1, 1980.
59 OK Stat § 59-1267 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1267. Notice and hearing.

|No license or specialty certification shall be suspended or revoked until notice is served upon the person licensed under the Social Worker’s Licensing Act and a hearing is held before the State Board of Licensed Social Workers. The notice shall be served by registered mail and shall state the time and place of the hearing and shall set forth the ground or grounds constituting the charges against the person licensed under this act. The licensed person is entitled to be heard in his or her defense either in person or by counsel and may produce testimony and may testify in his or her own behalf. A record of the hearing shall be taken and preserved. The record shall contain the notice; all papers, documents and data filed in the proceedings and all statements of the Board pertinent thereto; the testimony and exhibits; and the findings of fact and orders of the Board in writing. The State of Oklahoma shall be a party in the prosecution of all such actions and hearings before the Board pertaining to the suspension or revocation of a license or specialty certification, and the Attorney General, or one of the Attorney General’s assistants, is authorized and directed to appear in behalf thereof. The hearing may be adjourned from time to time. If the licensed person fails or refuses to appear, the Board may proceed to hear and determine the charges in his or her absence. If the licensed person pleads guilty, or if upon hearing of the charges a majority of the Board finds them true, the Board may enter an order suspending or revoking the license or specialty certification. |Added by Laws 1965, c. 140, § 17. Amended by Laws 1980, c. 124, § 15, eff. Oct. 1, 1980; Laws 2003, c. 85, § 18, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
59 OK Stat § 59-1268 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1268. Rules for proceedings - Subpoenas.

|The Board shall adopt rules for its proceedings that will enable it, without undue delay, to competently determine the facts in each matter brought before it, and to render a decision in writing consistent with the intent of this law. The Board shall have the right to issue subpoenas where required. If the Board's subpoena is not honored, the Board shall petition a court of competent jurisdiction to have its subpoena honored. If, upon a hearing in the court, the demand of the Board is lawful, the court shall enter an order compelling compliance therewith. Disobedience of such an order shall be punished as contempt of court. |Laws 1965, c. 140, § 18.
59 OK Stat § 59-1270 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1270. Unlawful acts - Penalties.

|A. It shall be a misdemeanor for any person to: |1. Use in connection with his or her name any designation tending to imply that he or she is licensed under the Social Worker’s Licensing Act unless he or she is duly and respectively licensed under the provisions of this act;2. Use in connection with his or her name any designation tending to imply that he or she is licensed under the provisions of this act during the time his or her license shall be suspended or revoked; or3. Otherwise violate any of the provisions of this act.B. 1. Except as otherwise provided, it shall be unlawful for any individual to engage in the practice of social work unless duly licensed under this act.2. Except as otherwise provided, it shall be unlawful for any individual to engage in the practice of Clinical Social Work unless duly licensed as a Clinical Social Worker under this act.3. No individual shall offer social work services or use the designation social worker, licensed social work associate, licensed master’s social worker, licensed social worker, licensed clinical social worker or the initials LSWA, LMSW, LSW, or LCSW or any other designation indicating licensure status or hold themselves out as licensed to practice social work unless duly licensed.4. The provision of social work services to an individual in this state, through telephonic, electronic or other means, regardless of the location of the social worker, shall constitute the practice of social work and shall be subject to regulation.5. Any individual who, after hearing, is found by the State Board of Licensed Social Workers to have unlawfully engaged in the practice of social work or to have violated other provisions of this act shall be subject to a fine to be imposed by the Board not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for each offense. Each violation of this act or Board rules pertaining to unlawful practice of social work shall also constitute a misdemeanor.6. Nothing in this act shall be construed to prevent members of other professions from performing functions for which they are duly licensed; provided, however, such professionals shall not hold themselves out or refer to themselves by any title or description stating or implying that they are engaged in the practice of social work or that they are licensed to engage in the practice of social work.7. Students currently participating in an approved social work program are exempt from licensure under this act when enrolled in or participating in an internship, externship, or other social work experience requirements for such programs.Added by Laws 1965, c. 140, § 20. Amended by Laws 1980, c. 124, § 17, eff. Oct. 1, 1980; Laws 2003, c. 85, § 19, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
59 OK Stat § 59-1271.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1271.1. Temporary suspension of license.

|Notwithstanding any provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act, the State Board of Licensed Social Workers may, without a hearing, temporarily suspend a license for not more than sixty (60) days if the Board finds that a person licensed under the Social Worker’s Licensing Act has violated a law or rule that the Board is empowered to enforce, and if continued practice by the licensed person would create an imminent risk of harm to the public. The suspension shall take effect upon written notice to the licensed person specifying the statute or rule violated. At the time it issues the suspension notice, the Board shall schedule a disciplinary hearing to be held pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act within thirty (30) days and shall provide the licensed person with notice of the date of hearing. |Added by Laws 2003, c. 85, § 20, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
59 OK Stat § 59-1272 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1272. Use of title.

|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.Added by Laws 1965, c. 140, § 22. Amended by Laws 1980, c. 124, § 18, eff. Oct. 1, 1980; Laws 2003, c. 85, § 21, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
59 OK Stat § 59-1273 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1273. Enforcement of act - Surety for costs.

|The Board shall enforce the provisions of this law and they shall be exempt from providing surety for the costs in connection with the commencement of any legal proceedings under this law. |Laws 1965, c. 140, § 23.
59 OK Stat § 59-1302 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1302. Power of Commissioner - Written instruments as evidence - Investigative files confidential.

|A. The Insurance Commissioner shall have full power and authority to administer the provisions of this act, which regulates bail bondsmen and to that end to adopt, and promulgate rules and regulations to enforce the purposes and provisions of this act. The Commissioner may employ and discharge such employees, examiners, counsel, and such other assistants as shall be deemed necessary, and he shall prescribe their duties and their compensation shall be the same as other state employees receive for similar services. |B. Any written instrument purporting to be a copy of any action, proceeding, or finding of fact by the Commissioner, or any record of the seal of his office shall be accepted by all the courts of this state as prima facie evidence of the contents thereof.C. Investigative files shall not be open for review unless so ordered by a proper administrative order of the hearing examiner or Commissioner or by proper judicial order or legislative committee.Added by Laws 1965, c. 184, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1966. Amended by Laws 1984, c. 225, § 2, emerg. eff. May 23, 1984; Laws 1987, c. 211, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1987; Laws 2016, c. 203, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.
59 OK Stat § 59-1303 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1303. License required - Acts exempt - Individual license - Renewal - Corporations - Attorneys.

|A. No person shall act in the capacity of a bail bondsman or perform any of the functions, duties or powers prescribed for bail bondsmen under the provisions of Section 1301 et seq. of this title, unless that person shall be qualified and licensed as provided in Section 1301 et seq. of this title or as authorized pursuant to the Bail Enforcement and Licensing Act. Provided, however, none of the provisions or terms of this section shall prohibit any individual or individuals from: |1. Pledging real or other property as security for a bail bond for himself, herself or another in judicial proceedings who does not receive, or is not promised, a fee or charge for his or her services provided such person shall not be permitted to make in excess of ten bonds per year; or2. Executing any bail bond for an insurer, pursuant to a bail bond service agreement entered into between such insurer and any automobile club or association, financing institution, insurance company or other organization or association, on behalf of a person required to furnish bail in connection with any violation of law arising out of the use of a motor vehicle.B. No license shall be issued except in compliance with Section 1301 et seq. of this title and none shall be issued except to an individual. License renewals shall be granted subject to all other provisions of Section 1301 et seq. of this title.A corporation as such shall not be licensed. Nothing herein contained shall be construed as repealing Section 11 of Title 5 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and it is further provided that licensed attorneys are prohibited from signing any bonds as surety in any civil or criminal action pending or about to be filed in any court of this state.Added by Laws 1965, c. 184, § 3. Amended by Laws 1982, c. 149, § 2, operative Oct. 1, 1982; Laws 1984, c. 225, § 3, emerg. eff. May 23, 1984; Laws 1987, c. 211, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 1987; Laws 1991, c. 139, § 1, emerg. eff. April 29, 1991; Laws 2013, c. 407, § 22, eff. Nov. 1, 2013.
59 OK Stat § 59-1304 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1304. Expiration date.

|Each bail bondsman license issued shall expire biennially at 12:00 o'clock midnight on the last day of the birth month of the bondsman, unless revoked or suspended prior thereto by the Insurance Commissioner. |Added by Laws 1965, c. 184, § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 1966. Amended by Laws 1984, c. 225, § 4, emerg. eff. May 23, 1984; Laws 1987, c. 211, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 1987; Laws 2011, c. 242, § 11 and Laws 2011, c. 293, § 11, eff. June 20, 2011; Laws 2013, c. 150, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2013.NOTE: Laws 2011, c. 242, § 11 and Laws 2011, c. 293, § 11 made identical changes to this section.
59 OK Stat § 59-1308 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1308. Examinations - Fees.

|A. The applicant for bail bondsman shall be required to appear in person and take an examination prepared by the Insurance Commissioner, testing the applicant's ability and qualifications to be a bail bondsman. Applications are valid for three (3) months after submission. If an applicant has not acted upon the application within that period, a new application and fees shall be submitted for the applicant to be considered for licensure. |B. Each applicant shall become eligible for examination if the applicant has completed sixteen (16) hours of education as required by Section 1308.1 of this title prior to the examination. Examinations shall be held at times and places as designated by the Commissioner.C. The fee for the examination shall be One Hundred Dollars ($100.00). Results will be provided after the applicant is examined.D. The failure of an applicant to pass an examination shall not preclude the applicant from taking subsequent examinations; provided, however, that at least thirty (30) days shall intervene between examinations; and provided further, after a third or subsequent examination failure, an applicant may not be examined for at least one (1) year after the last examination failure.Added by Laws 1965, c. 184, § 8, eff. Jan. 1, 1966. Amended by Laws 1984, c. 225, § 8, emerg. eff. May 23, 1984; Laws 1987, c. 211, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 1987; Laws 1989, c. 257, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1989; Laws 1991, c. 139, § 2, emerg. eff. April 29, 1991; Laws 1992, c. 98, § 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1992; Laws 1995, c. 357, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1995; Laws 2011, c. 242, § 13 and Laws 2011, c. 293, § 13, eff. June 20, 2011; Laws 2017, c. 161, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2017.NOTE: Laws 2011, c. 242, § 13 and Laws 2011, c. 293, § 13 made identical changes to this section.
59 OK Stat § 59-1308.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1308.1. Examination - Educational requirements - Fee - Penalties.

|A. In order to be eligible to take the examination required to be licensed as a bail bondsman, each person shall complete not less than sixteen (16) clock hours of education in subjects pertinent to the duties and responsibilities of a bail bondsman, including all laws and regulations related thereto. Further, each licensee shall complete biennially not less than sixteen (16) clock hours of continuing education in the subjects prior to renewal of the license. Such continuing education shall not include a written or oral examination. |Provided, any person licensed as a bail bondsman prior to November 1, 1989, shall not be required to complete sixteen (16) clock hours of education prior to licensure but shall be subject to the sixteen-hour continuing education requirement in order to renew the license, except that a licensed bail bondsman who is sixty-five (65) years of age or older and who has been licensed as a bail bondsman for fifteen (15) years or more shall be exempt from both the education and continuing education requirements of this section.B. Education shall be provided for bail bondsman licensure as required by this section; provided that the Insurance Commissioner shall approve the courses offered and provided further such education meets the general standards for education established by the Insurance Commissioner.The education provider shall submit biennially a fee of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00), payable to the Insurance Commissioner which shall be deposited with the State Treasurer for the purposes of fulfilling and accomplishing the conditions and purposes of this section.C. Any person who falsely represents to the Insurance Commissioner that compliance with this section has been met shall be subject, after notice and hearing, to the penalties and fines set out in Section 1310 of this title.D. The Commissioner shall adopt and promulgate such rules as are necessary for effective administration of this section.Added by Laws 1989, c. 257, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1989. Amended by Laws 1994, c. 331, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1994; Laws 1998, c. 394, § 1, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 2011, c. 242, § 14 and Laws 2011, c. 293, § 14, eff. June 20, 2011; Laws 2019, c. 259, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.NOTE: Laws 2011, c. 242, § 14 and Laws 2011, c. 293, § 14 made identical changes to this section.
59 OK Stat § 59-1311 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1311. Violation of laws or rules and regulations relating to bond - Notice - Temporary suspension of license.

|If, after investigation, it shall appear to the satisfaction of the Insurance Commissioner that a bail bondsman or insurer has been guilty of violating any of the laws or rules or regulations of this state relating to bail bonds, the Commissioner shall provide notice in writing to the bail bondsman or to the insurer. Notice to the bail bondsman or insurer shall be by mail with return receipt requested at the last-known address of the bail bondsman or insurer, in a manner and pursuant to the procedures set forth in Article II of the Administrative Procedures Act, Section 308a et seq. of Title 75 of the Oklahoma Statutes. |If the Commissioner determines that the conduct is such that it may be a detriment to the public, he may suspend the license of such bail bondsman or insurer pending hearing.Added by Laws 1965, c. 184, § 11, eff. Jan. 1, 1966. Amended by Laws 1984, c. 225, § 11, emerg. eff. May 23, 1984; Laws 1987, c. 211, § 12, eff. Nov. 1, 1987; Laws 1994, c. 186, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.
59 OK Stat § 59-1311.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1311.1. Hearings - Record.

|A. Hearings shall be held in the Insurance Commissioner's offices or at such other place as the Commissioner may deem convenient. |B. The Commissioner shall appoint an independent hearing examiner to preside at the hearing to sit in the capacity of a quasi-judicial officer.C. All hearings will be public and held in accordance with, and governed by, Article II of the Administrative Procedures Act, Section 308a et seq. of Title 75 of the Oklahoma Statutes.D. If at a hearing the person presiding determines that a license which was suspended prior to the hearing pursuant to Section 1311 of this title shall be revoked or suspended, the period of revocation or suspension shall be deemed to have begun on the date the license was suspended pending the hearing.E. The Commissioner, upon written request reasonably made by the licensed bail bondsman affected by the hearing, and at such bail bondsman's expense, shall cause a full stenographic record of the proceedings to be made by a competent court reporter.F. The ordinary fees and costs of such hearing examiner may be assessed by the hearing examiner against the respondent, unless the respondent is the prevailing party.Added by Laws 1984, c. 225, § 12, emerg. eff. May 23, 1984. Amended by Laws 1987, c. 211, § 13, eff. Nov. 1, 1987; Laws 1989, c. 257, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 1989; Laws 1994, c. 186, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1994; Laws 2001, c. 363, § 29, eff. July 1, 2001.
59 OK Stat § 59-1311.3 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1311.3. Unlawful acts.

|A. It shall be unlawful for any person whose license to act as a bail bondsman has been suspended, revoked, surrendered, or refused, to do or perform any of the acts of a bail bondsman. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this subsection shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punished by a fine in an amount not exceeding Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00). |B. It shall be unlawful for any bail bondsman to assist, aid, or conspire with a person whose license as a bail bondsman has been suspended, revoked, surrendered, or refused, to engage in any acts as a bail bondsman. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this subsection shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punished by a fine in an amount not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00).C. The provisions of this section shall not apply to a suspended or formerly licensed bail bondsman who continues to submit monthly reports to the Insurance Department pursuant to subsection B of Section 1314 of this title or who contracts with a licensed bail enforcer pursuant to the Bail Enforcement and Licensing Act to cause the apprehension and surrender of his or her defendant clients to the appropriate authority. The defendant client must have a current undertaking or bail contract with the suspended or formerly licensed bail bondsman and such undertaking or bail contract must have been made in this state by the suspended or formerly licensed bail bondsman. No acts other than those listed in this subsection shall be authorized or recognized after a bail bondsman is suspended or no longer licensed in this state.Added by Laws 2011, c. 242, § 15 and Laws 2011, c. 293, § 15, eff. June 20, 2011. Amended by Laws 2014, c. 373, § 1, eff. July 1, 2014; Laws 2015, c. 110, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2015; Laws 2016, c. 203, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.NOTE: Laws 2011, c. 242, § 15 and Laws 2011, c. 293, § 15 created identical new sections under the same number.