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59 OK Stat § 59-1017 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1017. Inapplicability.

|The provisions of The Plumbing License Law of 1955 shall not apply to: |1. Minor repairs, consisting of repairing or replacing faucets or minor working parts of plumbing fixtures;2. Farm buildings located outside any city or town unless such buildings are connected to a public water or sewer system;3. Maintenance work for state institutions and school districts;4. The installation, maintenance, repair, renovation of automatic sprinkler systems and related mechanical appurtenances beginning at a point where the pipe or piping system provides water used exclusively for these automatic sprinklers and their related appurtenances and to standpipes connected to automatic sprinkler systems;5. The construction, installation, maintenance, repair, renovation, and/or removal of pipe or piping systems and related mechanical appurtenances including backflow preventers, appliances and/or equipment used in connection therewith, directly or indirectly within or without any building or structure, from a point or location in a source of potable water supply at which point or location there exists any backflow preventer, provided that said pipe and/or piping systems are for:a.heating, except radiant-floor heating systems as defined in subparagraph d of paragraph 9 of Section 1003 of this title,b.cooling,c.air conditioning,d.refrigeration, ore.boilers and other pressure vessels of whatsoever kind and character.A “backflow preventer,” as used herein, means any permanent mechanical device, or combination of permanent mechanical devices, of whatever material, which, after installation acts to prevent a reversal of the normal directional flow of potable water within the piping system in which it is installed, and shall include, but not be limited to, metal checkvalves and airgaps, either naturally or artificially created. Provided, further, that the exclusionary provisions of this paragraph shall apply only to and within governmental agencies, counties, cities and towns which now have or which hereafter may adopt separate laws relating to the licensing, registration and regulating of persons engaged, for business purposes, in any of the areas of trade hereinbefore specified in this paragraph; the exemptions herein being provided to apply only to these items specifically regulated by any such local laws and ordinances; and6. An individual who performs plumbing work on such individual’s property of residence.Added by Laws 1955, p. 370, § 17. Amended by Laws 1965, c. 147, § 1, emerg. eff. May 24, 1965; Laws 1967, c. 361, § 1, emerg. eff. May 22, 1967; Laws 1996, c. 318, § 1, eff. July 1, 1996; Laws 2004, c. 163, § 3, emerg. eff. April 26, 2004.
59 OK Stat § 59-1018 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1018. Fees paid to State Treasury - Disposition.

|All fees, administrative fines or payments of any type received by the Construction Industries Board under The Plumbing License Law of 1955 shall be deposited in a revolving fund to be designated as the "Plumbing Licensing Revolving Fund" and are hereby appropriated and may be expended by the Construction Industries Board for the purpose of implementing The Plumbing License Law of 1955, and the fully adjudicated fine revenue received into this fund may be transferred to the Skilled Trade Education and Workforce Development Fund created in subsection E of Section 1 of this act. The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations. Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment. |Added by Laws 1955, p. 370, § 18. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 236, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Laws 2001, c. 394, § 23, eff. Jan. 1, 2002; Laws 2004, c. 163, § 4, emerg. eff. April 26, 2004; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 274; Laws 2018, c. 244, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2018.
59 OK Stat § 59-1019 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1019. Violations and penalties.

|A. Any person who violates any of the provisions of The Plumbing License Law of 1955, or any provision of an ordinance or regulation enacted by a city, town, or sewer commission, by authority of this act shall, upon conviction, in addition to suffering possible suspension or revocation of a license, be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) nor more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), together with the costs of prosecution. |B. The Plumbing Hearing Board may make application to the appropriate court for an order enjoining the acts or practices prohibited by this act, and upon a showing by the Plumbing Hearing Board that the person or firm has engaged in any of the prohibited acts or practices, an injunction, restraining order or other order as may be appropriate shall be granted by the court.Added by Laws 1955, p. 371, § 19. Amended by Laws 2008, c. 4, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2008; Laws 2008, c. 142, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2008.
59 OK Stat § 59-1020 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1020. Local regulation by municipalities not prohibited.

|Nothing in The Plumbing License Law of 1955 shall prohibit cities and towns from having full authority to provide full supervision and inspection of plumbing by the enactment of codes and rules in such form as they may determine and prescribe; provided, that no such ordinances, bylaw or rule shall be inconsistent with the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission Act or any rule adopted or prescribed by the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission, The Plumbing License Law of 1955, or any rule adopted or prescribed by the Construction Industries Board through authority of The Plumbing License Law of 1955 and the provisions of the Construction Industries Board Act. Each state-licensed master plumber or plumbing contractor shall be required to register with the plumbing inspector of every city and town in whose jurisdiction the plumber operates, and each such city or town is hereby authorized to register such master plumber or plumbing contractor to revoke the same, to charge fees for such registration, for permits and for inspections of plumbing and fixtures. Provided, further, that no master plumber or plumbing contractor shall be permitted to do business or work in any city or town wherein the local registration of the plumber has been revoked. |Added by Laws 1955, p. 371, § 20. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 394, § 24, eff. Jan. 1, 2002; Laws 2003, c. 318, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 2003; Laws 2009, c. 439, § 14, emerg. eff. June 2, 2009.
59 OK Stat § 59-1023.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1023.1. Issuance of citation for certain work prohibited.

|No state or municipal inspector may issue a citation for work which is exempt from the requirement for a permit under Section 106 of the International Plumbing Code, latest edition. |Added by Laws 1997, c. 353, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.
59 OK Stat § 59-1031 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1031. Short title.

|Sections 1031 through 1044 of this title shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Inspectors Act". |Added by Laws 1989, c. 215, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1989. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 394, § 26, eff. Jan. 1, 2002.
59 OK Stat § 59-1032 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1032. Rules - Promulgation by Construction Industries Board.

|The Construction Industries Board shall promulgate rules governing the examination and licensing of building, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, and other construction inspectors and the establishment of classifications for such inspectors. The Board may adopt as part of such rules any or all nationally recognized inspector certification programs or codes for purposes of building and construction inspector licensing. The rules adopted by the Board shall provide requirements for continuing education for building and construction inspectors. |Added by Laws 1989, c. 215, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1989. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 394, § 27, eff. Jan. 1, 2002.
59 OK Stat § 59-1034 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1034. Oklahoma Inspector Examiners Committee - Members - Appointment - Qualifications - Travel Expenses.

|There is hereby created the Oklahoma Inspector Examiners Committee which shall consist of seven (7) members. One member shall be the designee of the Construction Industries Board. When the terms of the other members serving on the Committee expire or are vacated, members shall be appointed by the Board, which may also remove any appointed member for cause. Appointed members shall hold office for terms of four (4) years or until their successors are appointed. |Four appointed members shall be residents of this state and each shall have had at least five (5) years of practical experience as a building and construction inspector in the respective field of the inspector. Of these appointees, one member each shall be appointed from the plumbing, electrical, mechanical and structural professions. One appointed member shall be a municipal officer as defined in Section 1-102 of Title 11 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and one appointed member shall be a lay person.Each member shall serve without pay but shall be reimbursed for his actual expenses in accordance with the State Travel Reimbursement Act.Added by Laws 1989, c. 215, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1989. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 394, § 29, eff. Jan. 1, 2002.
59 OK Stat § 59-1035 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1035. Oklahoma Inspector Examiners Committee - Powers and duties.

|The Oklahoma Inspector Examiners Committee shall have the power and duty: |1. To assist the Construction Industries Board in certifying, licensing and otherwise regulating persons employed as building and construction inspectors;2. To assist the Board in establishing and administering examinations to applicants for an Oklahoma inspector's license;3. To assist the Board in prescribing and adopting forms for certification and licensure applications;4. To assist the Board by making recommendations concerning rules which establish standards of performance for building and construction inspectors;5. To assist the Board in determining whether certification by a national certification program or licensing by another governmental entity should be approved as a substitute for a successful completion of the Oklahoma Inspector's Examination;6. To investigate alleged violations of the provisions of the Oklahoma Inspectors Act and of any rules promulgated pursuant thereto; and7. To have such other powers and duties as are necessary to implement the Oklahoma Inspectors Act.Added by Laws 1989, c. 215, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 1989. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 394, § 30, eff. Jan. 1, 2002.
59 OK Stat § 59-1036 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1036. Application for certification and license – Requirements - Provisional license – Examination - Nontransferability.

|A. Applicants for certification and license shall show proof of certification by successful completion of an examination approved by the Oklahoma Inspector Examiners Committee. |The Board shall issue a license to any person who has met the requirements of this subsection and who has paid the fees required by the Oklahoma Inspectors Act and has otherwise complied with the applicable requirements of the Oklahoma Inspectors Act. Provided, the Board may issue a provisional license limited to one (1) year to enable an applicant to meet the licensing requirements of this subsection while seeking certification by examination.B. Examinations shall be uniform and shall be practical in nature but shall be sufficiently strict to test the qualifications and fitness of the applicant as a building and construction inspector. The examination shall be in whole or in part in writing. Examination dates shall be set by the Committee or by the examination provider. Any applicant failing to pass the examination shall not be permitted to take another examination for a period of thirty (30) days, and thereafter any such applicants subsequently failing to pass the examination shall not be permitted to take a subsequent examination for a period of ninety (90) days.C. All licenses shall be nontransferable and it shall be unlawful for any holder of a license issued pursuant to the Oklahoma Inspectors Act to loan or allow the use of such license by any other person, firm or corporation.Added by Laws 1989, c. 215, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 1989. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 9, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1995; Laws 2001, c. 394, § 31, eff. Jan. 1, 2002; Laws 2017, c. 346, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2017; Laws 2019, c. 356, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
59 OK Stat § 59-1037 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1037. Application forms - Fee - Renewal.

|Application for examination, certification, or license or renewal of license shall be made to the Construction Industries Board in writing on forms furnished by the Board and each application shall be accompanied by a fee to be established by rule by the Board pursuant to Section 1000.5 of this title. Applicants for renewal may also be required to submit proof of compliance with continuing education requirements established by the Board. |Added by Laws 1989, c. 215, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 1989. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 394, § 32, eff. Jan. 1, 2002; Laws 2002, c. 457, § 5, eff. July 1, 2002.
59 OK Stat § 59-1038 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1038. License - Expiration - Late renewal - Fee - Exemption for military service.

|A. No license shall be issued for longer than one (1) year and all licenses shall expire on the last day in the birth month of the licensee. |B. An application for the renewal of a license which is received more than thirty (30) days following the date of expiration and which is accompanied by a fee established pursuant to Section 1000.5 of this title, and proof of current continuing education requirements, may be accepted and the license reissued without examination.C. The fee for late renewal and the continuing education requirements shall not be required of any holder of a license which expires while such holder is in military service, if application for renewal is made within one (1) year following the service discharge of such person.Added by Laws 1989, c. 215, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 1989. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 318, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 2003; Laws 2017, c. 346, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2017; Laws 2019, c. 60, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2019; Laws 2019, c. 356, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
59 OK Stat § 59-1039 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1039. Complaints - Investigation - Individual proceeding - Finding - Suspension or revocation of license - Other administrative penalties - Reapplication for license.

|A. The Oklahoma Inspector Examiners Committee may, upon its own motion, and shall upon written complaint filed by any person, investigate inspection practices of any building and construction inspector. |B. The Committee may request that an individual proceeding be conducted to determine whether the licensee has:1. Made a material misstatement in the application for license or renewal thereof;2. Loaned or illegally used the license of the licensee;3. Demonstrated incompetency to act as a building and construction inspector; or4. Violated any provision of the Oklahoma Inspectors Act, or any rule promulgated or order issued pursuant to the Oklahoma Inspectors Act.C. After a finding by an impartial hearing examiner that the licensee is guilty of any violation as provided for in subsection B of this section, the Construction Industries Board may:1. Suspend or revoke the license;2. Defer such suspension or revocation pending mitigating or remedial action by the licensee; or3. Assess administrative penalties pursuant to the provisions of Section 1044 of this title.D. Any person whose license has been revoked by the Board may not apply for a new license for at least one (1) year from the date of such revocation.Added by Laws 1989, c. 215, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 1989. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 394, § 33, eff. Jan. 1, 2002.
59 OK Stat § 59-1040 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1040. Acting as or performing work of building and construction inspector without a license - Violation - Effective date.

|Beginning February 1, 1990, it shall be unlawful for any person to act as or perform the work of a building and construction inspector unless such person is qualified and licensed as a building and construction inspector pursuant to the Oklahoma Inspectors Act. |Added by Laws 1989, c. 215, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 1989.
59 OK Stat § 59-1041 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1041. Employment of inspectors by municipality or other governmental entity - Notification of Commissioner - Exemption of municipalities under 10,000.

|Any municipality or other governmental entity which employs any person as a building and construction inspector for functions normally performed by a building and construction inspector shall notify the Construction Industries Board of the employment. |Any municipality or other political subdivision of the state with a population of ten thousand (10,000) or less according to the most current census published by the United States Census Bureau shall be exempt from the provisions of the Oklahoma Inspectors Act, unless such municipality or other political subdivision of the state employs the services of a circuit rider inspector or relies on the use of an authorized provider.Added by Laws 1989, c. 215, § 11, eff. Nov. 1, 1989. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 394, § 34, eff. Jan. 1, 2002; Laws 2017, c. 346, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2017; Laws 2019, c. 60, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2019; Laws 2019, c. 356, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
59 OK Stat § 59-1042 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1042. Oklahoma Inspectors Revolving Fund.

|There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Construction Industries Board, to be designated the "Oklahoma Inspectors Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies received by the Board from fees and fines collected pursuant to the Oklahoma Inspectors Act. All monies accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Construction Industries Board for the purpose of implementing the provisions of the Oklahoma Inspectors Act for the continuing education of building and construction inspectors, and for implementing programs designed to further the efficiency of the building and construction inspector profession and public understanding of the profession. Expenditures from said fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment. |Added by Laws 1989, c. 215, § 12, eff. Nov. 1, 1989. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 394, § 35, eff. Jan. 1, 2002; Laws 2004, c. 163, § 5, emerg. eff. April 26, 2004; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 275.
59 OK Stat § 59-1043 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1043. Nonapplicability to unincorporated areas of state.

|This act shall not apply to unincorporated areas of this state. |Added by Laws 1989, c. 215, § 13, eff. Nov. 1, 1989.
59 OK Stat § 59-1044 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1044. Violations - Penalties.

|Any person convicted of acting or performing as a building and construction inspector without the proper license shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) nor more than Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00), together with the costs of prosecution. Each day of violation shall constitute a separate offense. |Any entity who employs an unlicensed person to perform the duties and responsibilities of a building and construction inspector or who fails to notify the Construction Industries Board of the employment of an inspector shall be subject to an administrative fine of not more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for each violation. Each day a person is in violation may constitute a separate violation. The maximum fine shall not exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00).Added by Laws 1989, c. 215, § 14, eff. Nov. 1, 1989. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 394, § 36, eff. Jan. 1, 2002.
59 OK Stat § 59-1045 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1045. Access to premises to be granted - Violation.

|Any building and construction inspector licensed pursuant to Sections 1031 through 1044 of this title, shall be granted access within a reasonable period of time to perform an inspection for the purpose of enforcing compliance with the Oklahoma Inspectors Act. Pursuant to its authority under Section 1000.4 of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the Construction Industries Board may initiate disciplinary proceedings, request prosecution of and initiate injunctive proceedings against any person who violates this provision. |Added by Laws 2002, c. 457, § 6, eff. July 1, 2002.
59 OK Stat § 59-1101 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1101. Short title - Declaration.

|A. Sections 275 through 289 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the "Waterworks and Wastewater Works Operator Certification Act". |B. The Waterworks and Wastewater Works Operator Certification Act is declared to be necessary to safeguard life, health, and property, and to protect the waters of this state.Added by Laws 1959, p. 269, § 1. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 275, eff. July 1, 1993.