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59 OK Stat § 59-1000.24 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1000.24. Rules - Powers and duties.

|A. 1. Beginning July 1, 2009, pursuant to and in compliance with Article I of the Administrative Procedures Act, the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission shall have the power to adopt, amend, repeal and promulgate rules as may be necessary to perform the duties required under the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission Act. Rules authorized under this section shall not become effective prior to October 1, 2009. |2. Beginning October 1, 2009, the Commission shall have the power to enforce the provisions of the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission Act.3. Any codes adopted by state agencies, municipalities or other political subdivisions of the state prior to uniform codes being adopted by the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission, pursuant to the provisions of, or rules promulgated pursuant to, the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission Act, shall be considered valid and in effect until uniform codes are adopted by the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission.B. The Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission shall have the following powers:1. Exercise all incidental powers and duties which are necessary to effectuate the provisions of the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission Act;2. Adopt and have an official seal;3. Maintain an administrative staff, including, but not limited to, an Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission Chief Executive Officer;4. Direct such other expenditures as may be necessary in the performance of its duties, including, but not limited to, expenditures for office space, equipment, furnishings and contracts for services. All expenditures shall be made pursuant to the Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act;5. Appoint technical committees to review and recommend for adoption all building codes. The technical committees shall review and recommend building codes with any amendments for adoption by the Commission; and6. Create a website listing all building codes adopted by the Commission. The website shall provide a method for listing all codes adopted by a state agency, city or any other political subdivision of the state containing higher standards and requirements than the codes adopted pursuant to the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission Act as required in Section 14-107 of Title 11 of the Oklahoma Statutes.C. After October 1, 2009, the Commission shall account for all receipts and expenditures of the monies of the Commission, including annually preparing and publishing a statement of receipts and expenditures of the Commission for each fiscal year. The Commission’s annual statement of receipts and expenditures shall be audited by the State Auditor and Inspector or an independent accounting firm, and the audit report shall be certified to the Governor of this state to be true and correct, under oath, by the chair and vice-chair of the Commission.Added by Laws 2009, c. 439, § 6, emerg. eff. June 2, 2009.
59 OK Stat § 59-1000.26 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1000.26. Chief Executive Officer - Hire and terminate - Majority of vote.

|A. No later than August 15, 2009, and thereafter, each time the position becomes vacant, the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission shall hire an Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission Chief Executive Officer. The Commission may, upon a majority vote, terminate the employment of the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission Chief Executive Officer. |B. The Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission Chief Executive Officer shall assist the Commission in the performance of its duties and shall report directly to the Commission.C. Commission employees shall be hired by and subject to the supervision and control of the Chief Executive Officer or designee. All employees are employees of the State of Oklahoma and shall be in the unclassified service.D. The Chief Executive Officer is authorized to employ temporary workers or contract labor as may be prudent to properly administer the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission Act.Added by Laws 2009, c. 439, § 8, emerg. eff. June 2, 2009.
59 OK Stat § 59-1000.27 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1000.27. Attorney General - Legal advisor - Discharge of duties.

|The Attorney General shall be the legal advisor for the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission; and the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission Chief Executive Officer and shall appear for and represent the Commission, the Chief Executive Officer and any deputies or agents in any and all litigation that may arise in the discharge of their respective duties. |Added by Laws 2009, c. 439, § 9, emerg. eff. June 2, 2009.
59 OK Stat § 59-1000.28 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1000.28. Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission Revolving Fund.

|There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission to be designated the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission Revolving Fund. The fund shall be a continuous fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all fees or payments of any type received by the Commission. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Commission for the purpose of implementing the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission Act. 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 2009, c. 439, § 10, emerg. eff. June 2, 2009. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 273.
59 OK Stat § 59-1000.29 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1000.29. State agencies or political subdivisions - Enactment of codes and rules.

|Nothing in the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission Act shall prohibit state agencies or political subdivisions of the state from having full authority to provide for the enactment of codes and rules in such form as they may determine and prescribe; provided, that such code, ordinance, bylaw or rule shall contain higher standards and requirements than the codes adopted pursuant to the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission Act, or any rule adopted or prescribed by the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission through authority of Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission Act, nor shall it prevent or take away from any state agencies or political subdivisions of the state the authority to amend such adopted codes to make changes necessary to accommodate local conditions; provided, such changes shall be approved by the Commission. |Added by Laws 2009, c. 439, § 11, emerg. eff. June 2, 2009.
59 OK Stat § 59-1001 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1001. Citation.

|Sections 1001 through 1023.1 of this title shall be known and may be cited as "The Plumbing License Law of 1955”. |Added by Laws 1955, p. 366, § 1. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 394, § 9, eff. Jan. 1, 2002.
59 OK Stat § 59-1002 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1002. Rules - State bond, cash or deposit in lieu of bond.

|A. The Construction Industries Board is hereby authorized, empowered, and directed to make, prescribe, enforce, amend, and repeal rules governing the following: |1. The examination and licensing of persons desiring or intending to engage in the business, trade or calling of plumbing contractor or journeyman plumber, implementing the provisions of The Plumbing License Law of 1955, including, but not limited to, defining categories and limitations for such licenses;2. The registering of and issuing of certificates to persons desiring or intending to work or act as a plumber's apprentice;3. The establishment and levying of administrative fines;4. The initiation of disciplinary proceedings;5. The requesting of prosecution of and initiation of injunctive proceedings against any person who violates any of the provisions of The Plumbing License Law of 1955 or any rule promulgated pursuant to The Plumbing License Law of 1955;6. The establishment of minimum standards of plumbing installation; and7. The establishment of bonding and insurance requirements for the issuance of a license as a plumbing contractor; provided, such rules shall not be inconsistent with the terms and conditions hereinafter provided.B. Such bonding requirements shall allow the filing of cash or a certificate of deposit in lieu of a bond. A state bond or cash or certificate of deposit filed in lieu of a bond and which is posted pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be deemed sufficient to meet the requirements of any municipality, provided that a copy of said bond or documentation of cash or certificate of deposit filed in lieu of a bond shall be filed by the contractor prior to the commencement of any plumbing work with any municipality in which the licensee does work if required by local ordinances or rules.Added by Laws 1955, p. 366, § 2. Amended by Laws 1989, c. 331, § 1, emerg. eff. May 31, 1989; Laws 1991, c. 106, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Laws 1993, c. 236, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Laws 2001, c. 394, § 10, eff. Jan. 1, 2002; Laws 2003, c. 318, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2003; Laws 2008, c. 4, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2008; Laws 2009, c. 439, § 13, emerg. eff. June 2, 2009; Laws 2021, c. 318, § 1.
59 OK Stat § 59-1002.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1002.1. Voluntary review of project plans and specifications.

|The Construction Industries Board shall establish by rule a process for the formal review of the plans and specifications for a project prior to bid dates for the project to ensure that the project plans and specifications are in conformance with applicable plumbing, electrical, mechanical, and fire sprinkler installation codes. The rule shall provide that the review shall be completed in a timely manner, not to exceed fourteen (14) calendar days from the date of the submission of a completed application for review which is accompanied by the review fee not to exceed Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) to be established by the rule. Upon completion of the review, the plans and specifications shall be returned to the applicant with documentation indicating either approval of plans and specifications which are in compliance with the applicable codes, or modifications which must be made to bring the plans and specifications into conformance. Submission of such plans and specifications for review by the Board shall be voluntary. |Added by Laws 1994, c. 293, § 1, eff. July 1, 1994. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 394, § 11, eff. Jan. 1, 2002.
59 OK Stat § 59-1005 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1005. Examinations.

|(a) Examinations shall be uniform and shall be practical in nature but sufficiently strict to test the qualification and fitness of the applicant as a journeyman plumber or as a plumbing contractor, as the case may be. It shall be in whole or in part in writing. |(b) Regular examinations shall be held at least twice each year and special examinations may be fixed by the Committee. Any applicant initially failing to pass the examination shall not be permitted to take another examination for a period of thirty (30) days, and thereafter any such applicant subsequently failing to pass the examination shall not be permitted to take a subsequent examination for a period of ninety (90) days.Laws 1955, p. 368 § 5; Laws 1973, c. 122, § 1, emerg. eff. May 7, 1973.
59 OK Stat § 59-1006 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1006. Licenses – Transferability – Armed forces candidates.

|A. The Construction Industries Board shall issue licenses to persons who have been certified by the Board as having successfully passed the examination for journeyman plumber or plumbing contractor, as the case may be, and who have paid the fees and have otherwise complied with the applicable requirements of The Plumbing License Law of 1955. |B. All licenses shall be nontransferable. It shall be unlawful for any holder of a license under The Plumbing License Law of 1955 to loan or allow the use of such license by any other person, firm or corporation, except as specifically provided in The Plumbing License Law of 1955.C. The Board shall adopt procedures and rules to review and accept proof and documentation of an applicant's qualified training and experience as a journeyman plumber or plumbing contractor while on active duty with the armed forces of the United States when such service member has been honorably discharged from active duty within one (1) year of the application for examination or licensure in this state as a journeyman plumber or plumbing contractor.Added by Laws 1955, p. 368, § 6. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 394, § 14, eff. Jan. 1, 2002; Laws 2015, c. 68, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2015.
59 OK Stat § 59-1006.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1006.1. Temporary licenses.

|A. Within one (1) year of the date the Governor of this state declares a state of emergency in response to a disaster involving the destruction of dwelling units, the Construction Industries Board shall issue a distinctively colored, nonrenewable, temporary journeyman plumber license which shall expire one (1) year after the date of the declaration to any person who is currently licensed as a journeyman plumber by another state and who: |1. Submits, within ten (10) days of beginning journeyman plumber's work in this state, an application and fee for a journeyman plumber's examination;2. Takes and passes the examination at the first opportunity thereafter offered by the Board; and3. Pays a temporary journeyman plumber's license fee to be established by rule by the Board pursuant to Section 1000.5 of this title.B. Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting any person from qualifying at any time for any other license by meeting the requirements for the other license.Added by Laws 1999, c. 405, § 2, emerg. eff. June 10, 1999. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 394, § 15, eff. Jan. 1, 2002; Laws 2002, c. 457, § 4, eff. July 1, 2002.
59 OK Stat § 59-1007 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1007. Applications.

|Application for examination, license or renewal of license shall be made to the Construction Industries Board in writing and, if required, on forms furnished by the Board and shall be accompanied by the proper fee. |Added by Laws 1955, p. 368, § 7. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 394, § 16, eff. Jan. 1, 2002.
59 OK Stat § 59-1009 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1009. Duration of licenses - Expiration date - Renewals.

|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. Such licenses may be renewed upon application and payment of fees within thirty (30) days preceding or following the date the license renewal is due. No journeyman or contractor license shall be renewed unless the licensee has completed the required hours of continuing education as determined and approved by the Committee. The Committee may renew licenses upon application made more than thirty (30) days following the date of expiration only upon payment of the renewal and additional fee prescribed and upon compliance with any applicable continuing education requirements as established by the Board and this act. Provided that no penalty for renewal shall be charged to any holder of a license which expires while such holder is in military service if application is made within one (1) year following discharge from the military service. |Apprentice registration certificates expire one (1) year after date of registration, at which time the apprentice may reregister.Added by Laws 1955, p. 368, § 9. Amended by Laws 1980, c. 1, § 3, eff. July 1, 1980; Laws 2003, c. 318, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2003; Laws 2008, c. 4, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2008.
59 OK Stat § 59-1010.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1010.1. Administrative fines - Injunctions.

|A. In addition to other penalties provided by law, if after a hearing in accordance with the provisions of Section 1010 of this title, the Plumbing Hearing Board shall find any person to be in violation of any of the provisions of The Plumbing License Law of 1955, such person may be subject to an administrative fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for each violation. Each day a person is in violation of The Plumbing License Law of 1955 may constitute a separate violation. The maximum fine will not exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00). All administrative fines collected pursuant to the provisions of this subsection shall be deposited in the fund established in Section 1018 of this title. Administrative fines imposed pursuant to this subsection shall be enforceable in the district courts of this state. |B. The Plumbing Hearing Board may make application to the appropriate court for an order enjoining the acts or practices prohibited by The Plumbing License Law of 1955, and upon a showing by the Plumbing Hearing Board that the person 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 1993, c. 236, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 394, § 19, eff. Jan. 1, 2002.
59 OK Stat § 59-1011 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1011. Appeals from decisions of Board.

|An appeal from the decision of the Plumbing Hearing Board upon the suspension or revocation of a license, or upon any decision not specifically provided for in The Plumbing License Law of 1955, may be taken to the district court in accordance with the provisions of Article II of the Administrative Procedures Act. |Added by Laws 1955, p. 369, § 11. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 394, § 20, eff. Jan. 1, 2002.
59 OK Stat § 59-1012 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1012. Necessity for licenses - Penalty.

|(a) Ninety (90) days from and after the effective date of this act it shall be unlawful and a misdemeanor for any person to act as, or perform the work of, a journeyman plumber, as defined in this act, until such person has qualified and is licensed as a journeyman plumber or plumbing contractor, as provided in this act. |(b) Ninety (90) days from and after the effective date of this act it shall be unlawful and a misdemeanor for any person, firm, partnership, association or corporation to act as a master plumber or plumbing contractor or to engage in or offer to engage in, by advertisement or otherwise, the business of plumbing, or plumbing contractor, as defined in this act, until such person, or a bona fide member of such partnership, or a bona fide officer of such firm, association, or corporation, as the case may be, shall have qualified and is licensed as a plumbing contractor as required by this act.Laws 1955, p. 369, § 12.
59 OK Stat § 59-1013 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1013. Plumbers apprentice - Certificates.

|The Construction Industries Board shall, upon proper application and payment of fee, register as a plumber's apprentice, and shall issue a certificate of registration to, persons who furnish proof satisfactory to the Board that they are sixteen (16) years of age or older and are enrolled in a recognized school or training course for plumber apprentices, or have arranged for employment as a plumber's apprentice with a licensed plumbing contractor. The certificate of an apprentice shall expire at the end of one (1) year from date of issuance, at which time the Board may issue a renewal certificate upon payment of the renewal fee. |Added by Laws 1955, p. 369, § 13. Amended by Laws 1980, c. 1, § 4, eff. July 1, 1980; Laws 1999, c. 405, § 4, emerg. eff. June 10, 1999; Laws 2001, c. 394, § 21, eff. Jan. 1, 2002.
59 OK Stat § 59-1014 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1014. Change of business address.

|Every holder of a license as a journeyman plumber or plumbing contractor, or of a certificate of registration as a plumber's apprentice, shall promptly notify the Construction Industries Board of any change in business address. |Added by Laws 1955, p. 370, § 14. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 394, § 22, eff. Jan. 1, 2002.
59 OK Stat § 59-1015 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1015. Municipal water and sewage systems - Rules and regulations.

|Each city and/or incorporated town with a population of two thousand (2,000) or more in the state, having a system of water supply or sewerage shall, and any incorporated town, or any sewer district Commission may, by ordinance or regulation, prescribe rules and regulations for the material, construction, installation and inspection of all plumbing and sewerage placed in, or in connection with any building, structure, or conveyance in such city, town or sewer district, and the board of health or other proper authority of such city, town or sewer district shall further provide that no plumbing work shall be done, except in the case of repairing leaks, without permit being issued therefor upon such terms and conditions as such city, town or sewer commission shall prescribe. |Laws 1955, p. 370, § 15.
59 OK Stat § 59-1016 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-1016. Municipal plumbing inspector - Combining plumbing inspector and electrical inspector.

|A. Each city or incorporated town with a population of two thousand (2,000) or more in the state, having a system of water supply or sewerage shall by ordinance, within ninety (90) days after the effective date of this act, create an office of plumbing inspector, whose duty it shall be to inspect all plumbing installed in the jurisdiction of such city or town, and shall furnish a certificate of same. Said plumbing inspector shall have had not less than three (3) years' practical experience at the plumbing business, and shall not be interested, either directly or indirectly, in any firm or corporation engaged in the plumbing business. |B. Any city or town in this state, with a population in excess of four thousand (4,000) but not exceeding thirty thousand (30,000), may create an office which combines the powers and duties of the plumbing inspector and the electrical inspector. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the holder of such office must have at least three (3) years' practical experience in the plumbing industry and three (3) years' practical experience in the electrical industry. Any such city or town may, in its discretion, appoint some other person deemed qualified for such office if such person, within two (2) years after the date of appointment, successfully passes the examination for a license as a plumbing inspector and the examination for a license as an electrical inspector conducted by a recognized national building code or standard service. Cities or towns with a population of four thousand (4,000) or less may, in their discretion, appoint some other person deemed qualified for the office. The salary of said plumbing inspector is to be provided for by the respective city or town.Added by Laws 1955, p. 370, § 16. Amended by Laws 1991, c. 324, § 1, emerg. eff. June 14, 1991; Laws 1995, c. 9, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.