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2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-1000.5a. License without examination - Reciprocity.

A. Except as otherwise provided by law, by way of reciprocity and without examination, an application for any license issued by any committee or board under the authority of the Construction Industries Board to engage in any work or trade in this state subject to the Board's regulatory authority may be made to the Board in writing on a form and in a manner prescribed by the Board. The application shall be accompanied by a fee pursuant to Section 1000.5 of this title, which shall not be refundable under any circumstances. If the application is disapproved by the Board, it shall be returned to the applicant with the reason for its disapproval stated thereon.
B. The Board may, in its discretion, issue a license by reciprocity to an applicant who is currently licensed to practice an applicable trade in another state, country, territory, province or city outside of the State of Oklahoma, upon a satisfactory showing of the following:
1. That the requirements for licensure in the city, state, country, territory or province in which the applicant is licensed are deemed by the Board to be substantially the same or equivalent to the requirements for obtaining an original license by examination in force in this state at the date of such license;
2. That one (1) year immediately prior to the date of payment of the required fee the applicant lawfully practiced an applicable trade within and under the laws of city, state, country, territory or province pursuant to a license issued thereby authorizing such practice;
3. That no disciplinary matters are pending against the applicant in any city, state, country, territory or province, and relating to the applicable trade in which the applicant seeks reciprocity;
4. That the license being reciprocated was obtained by examination in the city, state, country, territory or province wherein it was issued; and
5. That the applicant meets all other requirements of the Construction Industries Board Act, including payment of the applicable license fee.
Added by Laws 2002, c. 457, § 3, eff. July 1, 2002. Amended by Laws 2013, c. 332, § 6.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-1000.5b. Temporary license examinations.

A. The Construction Industries Board shall offer examinations for temporary journeyman plumber, temporary journeyman electrician, and temporary mechanical journeyman at least once every thirty (30) days following a declaration by the Governor of this state of a state of emergency in response to a disaster involving the destruction of dwelling units and shall continue do so for at least six (6) months following the declaration.
B. The temporary journeyman examinations shall be neither less stringent nor more stringent than examinations for regular journeyman licenses in this state.
C. No applicant for any temporary journeyman license shall be allowed more than one opportunity to take the temporary journeyman examination.
D. No temporary journeyman license shall be extended or renewed. Upon expiration of the temporary journeyman license, the license holder shall be ineligible to work as a journeyman in this state unless qualified under other provisions of law.
E. The temporary license shall be distinguishable from the regularly issued license.
F. The Construction Industries Board shall not issue a temporary license until the person demonstrates compliance with the requirements of Section 1701 et seq. of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Added by Laws 1999, c. 405, § 14, emerg. eff. June 10, 1999. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 394, § 64, emerg. eff. June 4, 2001. Renumbered from Title 59, § 1860 by Laws 2008, c. 4, § 17, eff. Nov. 1, 2008. Amended by Laws 2013, c. 332, § 7.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-1000.6. Construction Industries Administrator.

A. No later than January 1, 2002, and thereafter, each time the position becomes vacant, the Construction Industries Board shall hire a Construction Industries Administrator. The Construction Industries Board may, upon a majority vote, terminate the employment of the Construction Industries Administrator.
B. The Construction Industries Administrator shall assist the Construction Industries Board in the performance of its duties and shall report directly to the Board.
Added by Laws 2001, c. 394, § 6, eff. July 1, 2001. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 318, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-1000.9. Orders requiring compliance with standards and rules - Penalty.

A. In addition to any other remedies provided for by law, the Construction Industries Board may issue a written order to any person or entity whom the Board has reason to believe is in violation of, or has violated, any law which the Board has authority to enforce or the standards or rules promulgated by the Board, and to whom the Board has served, no less than fifteen (15) days previously, a written notice of violation. The fifteen-day notice period may be reduced as, in the opinion of the Board, may be necessary to render the order reasonably effectual.
B. The written order may require immediate compliance with the law or the standards or rules promulgated by the Board, or within a specified time period, or both. The order may also assess an administrative fine for each day or part of a day that such person fails to comply with the order.
C. Any order issued pursuant to this section shall state with specificity the nature of the violation. Any penalty assessed in the order shall not exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) per day of noncompliance with the order. In assessing such penalty, the Board shall consider the seriousness of the violation and any efforts to comply with applicable requirements.
D. Any order issued pursuant to the provisions of this section shall become a final order unless, no later than fifteen (15) days after the order is served, the person or persons named therein request an administrative hearing. Upon such request, the Board shall promptly conduct a hearing. The Board may dismiss such proceedings when compliance with the order is demonstrated and all assessed fines, whether negotiated or not, are paid. A final order following a hearing determining a violation occurred shall assess an administrative fine based upon consideration of the evidence and as allowed by law or rule.
E. Such orders and hearings are subject to the Administrative Procedures Act.
Added by Laws 2003, c. 318, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2003. Amended by Laws 2013, c. 332, § 8.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-1000.20. Short title.

Sections 1000.20 through 1000.29 of this title shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission Act".
Added by Laws 2009, c. 439, § 2, emerg. eff. June 2, 2009. Amended by Laws 2014, c. 223, § 1.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-1000.22. Commission - Meetings - Duties.

1. The Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission shall organize immediately after July 1, 2009, and annually thereafter, by electing from among its members a chair and a vice-chair. The Commission shall hold regularly scheduled meetings at least once each quarter at a time and place determined by the Commission and may hold such special meetings, emergency meetings or continued or reconvened meetings as found by the Commission to be necessary. A majority of the members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
2. The chair shall preside at meetings of the Commission, set the agenda, sign orders and other required documents, coordinate Commission activities and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Commission.
3. The vice-chair shall perform the duties of the chair during the absence or disability of the chair and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Commission.
4. The Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission Chief Executive Officer, at the discretion of the Commission, shall:
a.
keep a record of all proceedings of the Commission and certify to actions of the Commission,
b.
oversee the receipt and deposit of all monies received by the Commission in the appropriate revolving funds,
c.
submit, at the first regular meeting of the Commission after the end of each fiscal year, a fully itemized report of the receipts and disbursements for the prior fiscal year, showing the amount of funds on hand, and
d.
perform such other duties as are prescribed in this act or as may be prescribed by the Commission.
5. The Commission shall comply with the provisions of the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act, the Oklahoma Open Records Act and the Administrative Procedures Act.
6. All members of the Commission and such employees as determined by the Commission shall be bonded as required by Sections 85.26 through 85.31 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
7. The liability of any member or employee of the Commission acting within the scope of Commission duties or employment shall be governed by The Governmental Tort Claims Act.
8. Members of the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission and members of all technical committees shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for all actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties in accordance with the State Travel Reimbursement Act.
Added by Laws 2009, c. 439, § 4, emerg. eff. June 2, 2009.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-1000.23. Codes and standards - Training and certification of building inspectors.

A. The Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission shall have the power and the duty to review and adopt all building codes for residential and commercial construction to be used by all entities within this state. Codes and standards adopted by the Commission shall be the minimum standards for residential and commercial construction in this state.
B. All public projects shall abide by such minimum standards and requirements; provided, nothing in the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission Act shall prevent or take away from state agencies the authority to enact and enforce requirements containing higher standards and requirements than such minimum standards and requirements.
C. Municipalities and other political subdivisions shall abide by such minimum standards and requirements; provided, nothing in the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission Act shall prevent or take away from such municipalities and other political subdivisions the authority to enact and enforce requirements containing higher standards and requirements than such minimum standards and requirements.
D. The Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission shall have the power and duty to establish a training and certification process for all residential and commercial building code inspectors. The Commission shall establish regional training for the purpose of training the county and municipal inspectors in the Uniform Building Code. The regional training shall be offered at no cost to the participant and shall be funded from the funds received pursuant to Section 1000.25 of this title. Each inspector operating in this state on behalf of any state agency or any municipal or county office may complete regional training and be issued a certification for inspections by the Uniform Building Code Commission on and after January 1, 2015. The training and certification applications, qualifications and procedures shall be promulgated by rules of the Commission. The Commission may establish forms and procedures to implement and administer the provisions of this section.
Added by Laws 2009, c. 439, § 5, emerg. eff. June 2, 2009. Amended by Laws 2014, c. 223, § 3.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-1000.30. Federally accepted refrigerants not to be prohibited or limited in use.

No provision of a building code, any other law, regulation, or other requirement in Oklahoma may prohibit or otherwise limit the use of a refrigerant designated as acceptable for use pursuant to and in accordance with 42 U.S.C. 7671K; provided, any equipment containing such refrigerant is listed and installed in accordance with safety standards and use conditions imposed pursuant to such designation.
Added by Laws 2023, c. 23, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2023.
2023 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.
2023 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; and
7. 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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; and
3. 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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, or
e.
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; and
6. 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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; and
7. 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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; or
4. Violated any provision of the Oklahoma Inspectors Act, or any rule promulgated or order issued pursuant to the Oklahoma Inspectors Act.
C. After a finding by an impartial hearing examiner that the licensee is guilty of any violation as provided for in subsection B of this section, the Construction Industries Board may:
1. Suspend or revoke the license;
2. Defer such suspension or revocation pending mitigating or remedial action by the licensee; or
3. Assess administrative penalties pursuant to the provisions of Section 1044 of this title.
D. Any person whose license has been revoked by the Board may not apply for a new license for at least one (1) year from the date of such revocation.
Added by Laws 1989, c. 215, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 1989. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 394, § 33, eff. Jan. 1, 2002.