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2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-888.13. Oklahoma Occupational Therapy Advisory Committee - Officers - Meetings - Rules - Records - Expenses.

A. The members of the Oklahoma Occupational Therapy Advisory Committee shall elect from their number a chairman. Special meetings of the Committee shall be called by the chairman on the written request of any three members. The Committee shall recommend to the Board for adoption rules as necessary to govern its proceedings and implement the purposes of this act.
B. The Board shall keep a written record of each meeting of the Committee and maintain a register containing names of all occupational therapists licensed under this act, which shall be at all times open to public inspection. On March 1, of each year, the Board shall transmit an official copy of the list of licensees to the Secretary of State for permanent record, a certified copy of which shall be admissible as evidence in any court in the state.
C. Members of the Committee shall be reimbursed for all actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of duties required by this act in accordance with the provisions of the State Travel Reimbursement Act.
Added by Laws 1984, c. 119, § 13, eff. Nov. 1, 1984.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-888.14. Powers and duties of Committee.

A. The Oklahoma Occupational Therapy Advisory Committee shall recommend to the Board for approval a list of applicants for licenses at least twice each year at such reasonable times and places as shall be designated by the Board in its discretion.
B. The Board shall approve the examination as described in Section 7 of this act.
C. The Board may investigate complaints, issue, suspend, deny, and revoke licenses, reprimand licensees and place them on probation, issue subpoenas, and hold hearings.
D. The Committee shall propose rules to the Board consistent with this act to carry out its duties in administering this act.
E. The Board may hire individuals as it deems necessary to implement the purposes of this act.
F. The Board shall assist the proper legal authorities in the prosecution of all persons violating any provisions of this act.
G. The Board shall issue a license to any person who meets the requirements of this act upon payment of the prescribed license fee.
Added by Laws 1984, c. 119, § 14, eff. Nov. 1, 1984.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-888.15. Titles and abbreviations - Misrepresentation - Penalties.

A. Any person holding a license as occupational therapist issued by the Board may use the title "Occupational Therapist", "Registered Occupational Therapist", or "Licensed Occupational Therapist", or the letters "O.T.", "O.T.R.", or "O.T.R./L.". Any person holding a license as an occupational therapy assistant issued by the Board may use the title "Occupational Therapy Assistant", "Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant", or "Licensed Occupational Therapy Assistant" or use the letters "O.T.A.", "C.O.T.A.", or "O.T.A./L.". No other person shall in any way, orally or in writing, in print, or by sign or transmission of sound or sight, directly or by implication, represent himself as an occupational therapist. Such misrepresentation, upon conviction, shall constitute a misdemeanor and shall be punishable as herein provided; provided, however, that nothing in this act shall prohibit any person who does not in any way assume or represent himself to be an occupational therapist, registered occupational therapist, licensed occupational therapist, occupational therapy assistant, certified occupational therapy assistant, or licensed occupational therapy assistant, from doing other types of therapies as may be authorized by law.
B. Any person who obtains, or attempts to obtain, licensure as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant by any willful misrepresentation, grossly negligent misrepresentation, or any fraudulent misrepresentation, upon conviction, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punishable as herein set forth.
C. Any person who violates any provisions of this act, upon conviction, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by a fine of not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail in the county in which such conviction occurred for not less than five (5) days nor more than thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each day upon which this act shall be violated shall constitute a separate offense and shall be punishable as such.
Added by Laws 1984, c. 119, § 15, eff. Nov. 1, 1984.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-889.2. License required to practice.

A. No person shall practice or hold himself or herself out as being able to practice music therapy or provide music therapy services in this state unless the person is licensed in accordance with the provisions of the Music Therapy Practice Act.
B. Nothing in the Music Therapy Practice Act shall be construed to prevent or restrict the practice, services or activities of:
1. Any person licensed, certified or regulated under the laws of this state in another profession or occupation, or personnel supervised by a licensed professional in this state from performing work, including the use of music, incidental to the practice of the person's profession or occupation, if that person does not represent himself or herself as a music therapist;
2. Any person enrolled in a course of study leading to a degree in music therapy from performing music therapy services incidental to the person's coursework when supervised by a licensed professional, if the person is designated by a title which clearly indicates the person's status as a student;
3. Any person whose training and national certification attests to the individual's preparation and ability to practice the person's profession, if that person does not represent himself or herself as a music therapist; or
4. Any person employed by an agency, bureau or division of the federal government while in the discharge of official duties; provided, however, if such individual engages in the practice of music therapy outside the line of official duty, the individual must be licensed as herein provided.
Added by Laws 2016, c. 202, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-889.3. Music Therapy Committee.

A. There is hereby established the Music Therapy Committee to advise the State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision on all matters pertaining to the licensure, education and continuing education of licensed music therapists and the practice of music therapy.
B. 1. The Board shall appoint five (5) members to the Music Therapy Committee as follows:
a.
three members shall, upon initial appointment, be qualified persons who have been actively practicing music therapy in this state for at least three (3) years; provided, their successors shall be licensed music therapists,
b.
one member shall be a licensed health care provider who is not a music therapist, and
c.
one member shall be a lay person.
2. The professional members of the Committee shall be appointed for staggered terms of one (l), two (2) and three (3) years, respectively. Terms of office of each appointed member shall expire July 1 of that year in which they expire regardless of the calendar date when such appointments were made. Subsequent appointments shall be made for a term of three (3) years or until successors are appointed and qualified.
a.
The lay member and licensed health care provider member shall be initially appointed to fill these two new positions created pursuant to this act and shall be appointed for staggered terms of office which will expire July 1, 2019, and July 1, 2020. Thereafter, members appointed to these positions shall serve for terms of three (3) years or until successors are appointed and qualified.
b.
Vacancies shall be filled by the Board in the same manner as the original appointment.
3. Members of the Committee shall serve without compensation.
C. The Committee shall have the power and duty to:
1. Meet at least twice a year or as otherwise called by the Board;
2. Advise the Board on all matters pertaining to the licensure, education and continuing education requirements for and practice of music therapy in this state;
3. Facilitate the development of materials that the Board may utilize to educate the public concerning music therapist licensure, the benefits of music therapy, and utilization of music therapy by individuals and in facilities or institutional settings;
4. Facilitate the statewide dissemination of information between music therapists, the American Music Therapy Association or any successor organization, the Certification Board for Music Therapists or any successor organization, and the Board;
5. Assist and advise the Board in all hearings involving music therapists who are deemed to be in violation of the Music Therapy Practice Act; and
6. Provide analysis of disciplinary actions taken, appeals and denials, or revocation of licenses at least once per year.
Added by Laws 2016, c. 202, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-889.4. State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision duties.

The State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision shall:
1. Appoint all members of the Committee. The Committee shall consist of persons familiar with the practice of music therapy to provide the Board with expertise and assistance in carrying out his or her duties pursuant to the Music Therapy Practice Act;
2. Consult with the Committee prior to setting or changing fees in this act; and
3. Seek the advice of the Committee for issues related to music therapy.
Added by Laws 2016, c. 202, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-889.5. License requirements.

A. Except as otherwise provided by law, the State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision shall issue a license to an applicant for a music therapy license when such applicant has completed and submitted an application upon a form and in such manner as the Board prescribes, accompanied by applicable fees, and evidence satisfactory to the Board that the applicant:
1. Is at least eighteen (18) years of age;
2. Holds a bachelor's degree or higher in music therapy, or its equivalent, from a program approved by the American Music Therapy Association or any successor organization within an accredited college or university;
3. Successfully completed a minimum of one thousand two hundred (1,200) hours of clinical training, with at least fifteen percent (15%) or one hundred eighty (180) hours in preinternship experiences, and at least seventy-five percent (75%) or nine hundred (900) hours in internship experiences. Internship programs may be approved by an academic institution, the American Music Therapy Association, or both;
4. Is in good standing based on a review of the applicant's music therapy licensure history in other jurisdictions, including a review of any alleged misconduct or neglect in the practice of music therapy on the part of the applicant; and
5. Passed the examination for board certification offered by the Certification Board for Music Therapists or any successor organization or provides proof of being transitioned into board certification, and the applicant is currently a board-certified music therapist.
B. The Board shall issue a music therapy license to an applicant when such applicant has completed and submitted an application upon a form and in such manner as the Board prescribes, accompanied by applicable fees, and evidence satisfactory to the Board that the applicant is licensed and in good standing as a music therapist in another jurisdiction where the qualifications required are equal to or greater than those required in this act at the date of application.
C. The Board shall waive the examination requirement until January 1, 2020, for an applicant who is designated as a registered music therapist, certified music therapist or advanced certified music therapist and in good standing with the National Music Therapy Registry.
D. The State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision may, upon notice and opportunity for a hearing, deny an application for reinstatement of a license or reinstate the license with conditions. Conditions imposed may include a requirement for continuing education, practice under the supervision of a licensed music therapy specialist, or any other conditions deemed appropriate by the Board.
Added by Laws 2016, c. 202, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2016. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 363, § 40, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-889.6. License renewal – Inactive status.

A. Every license issued under the Music Therapy Practice Act shall be renewed biennially. A license shall be renewed upon payment of a renewal fee if the applicant is not in violation of any of the terms of the Music Therapy Practice Act at the time of application for renewal. Proof of maintenance of the applicant's status as a board-certified music therapist shall also be required for license renewal.
B. A licensee shall inform the Board of any changes to his or her address. Each licensee shall be responsible for timely renewal of his or her license.
C. Failure to renew a license shall result in forfeiture of the license. Licenses that have been forfeited may be restored within one (1) year of the expiration date upon payment of renewal and restoration fees. Failure to restore a forfeited license within one (1) year of the date of its expiration shall result in the automatic termination of the license, and the Board may require the individual to reapply for licensure as a new applicant.
D. Upon written request of a licensee, the Board may place an active license on an inactive status subject to an inactive status license fee established by the Board. The licensee, upon request and payment of the inactive status license fee, may continue on inactive status for a period up to two (2) years. An inactive license may be reactivated at any time by making a written request to the Board and by fulfilling requirements established by the Board.
Added by Laws 2016, c. 202, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-889.7. Acceptable uses of music-therapy-related acronyms and names.

A. A licensed professional music therapist may use the letters "LPMT" in connection with his or her name. Use of the letters "MT-BC" is contingent upon maintenance of national certification guidelines provided by the Certification Board for Music Therapists.
B. A person or business entity, its employees, agents or representatives shall not use in conjunction with that person's name or the activity of the business the words licensed music therapist, music therapy, music therapist, the letters MT or MT-BC, or any other words, abbreviations or insignia indicating or implying directly or indirectly that music therapy is provided or supplied, including the billing of services labeled as music therapy, unless such services are provided under the direction of a licensed music therapist licensed pursuant to the Music Therapy Practice Act.
Added by Laws 2016, c. 202, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-889.8. When referral is required.

A. Consultation and evaluation by a licensed music therapist may be performed without a referral. Initiation of music therapy services to individuals with medically related conditions shall be based on a referral from any qualified health care professional who, within the scope of his or her professional license, is authorized to refer for health care services.
B. Prevention, wellness, education, adaptive, related and specialized instructional support and services shall not require a referral.
Added by Laws 2016, c. 202, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-889.9. Delegation of activities or tasks.

A. No person shall coerce a licensed music therapist into compromising client safety by requiring the licensed therapist to delegate activities or tasks if the licensed music therapist determines that it is inappropriate to do so.
B. A licensed music therapist shall not be subject to disciplinary action by the State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision for refusing to delegate activities or tasks or refusing to provide the required training for delegation, if the licensed music therapist determines that the delegation may compromise client safety.
Added by Laws 2016, c. 202, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-889.10. License required to advertise or represent – Violations of act - Penalties.

A. No person shall advertise, in any manner, or otherwise represent himself or herself as a licensed music therapist or as a provider of music therapy services unless the person is licensed pursuant to the provisions of the Music Therapy Practice Act.
B. It shall be a misdemeanor for a person to violate any provision of the Music Therapy Practice Act and, upon conviction, such person shall be subject to one or more of the following actions which may be taken by the Board in consultation with the Music Therapy Committee:
1. Revocation of license;
2. Suspension of license not to exceed six (6) months from the date of hearing; or
3. Invocation of restrictions in the form of probation as defined by the State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision.
Added by Laws 2016, c. 202, § 11, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-889.11. Refusal to issue or renew, or suspension or revocation of, license – Definitions.

A. The State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision may refuse to issue or renew, or may suspend or revoke a license to any person, after notice and hearing in accordance with rules promulgated pursuant to the Music Therapy Practice Act and the provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act who has:
1. Treated or attempted to treat ailments or other health conditions of human beings other than by music therapy as authorized by the Music Therapy Practice Act;
2. Failed to refer patients to other health care providers if symptoms are known to be present for which music therapy treatment is inadvisable or if symptoms indicate conditions for which treatment is outside the scope of music therapy practice as specified by the American Music Therapy Association and the Certification Board for Music Therapists;
3. Used drugs, narcotics, medication or intoxicating liquors to an extent which affects the professional competency of the applicant or licensee;
4. Been convicted of a felony crime that substantially relates to the occupation of music therapy and poses a reasonable threat to public safety;
5. Obtained or attempted to obtain a license as a music therapist by fraud or deception;
6. Been grossly negligent in the practice of music therapy;
7. Been adjudged mentally incompetent by a court of competent jurisdiction and has not subsequently been lawfully declared sane;
8. Been guilty of conduct unbecoming a person licensed as a music therapist or guilty of conduct detrimental to the best interests of the public or the profession;
9. Been guilty of any act in conflict with the ethics of the profession of music therapy; or
10. Had a license suspended or revoked in another state.
B. As used in this section:
1. "Substantially relates" means the nature of criminal conduct for which the person was convicted has a direct bearing on the fitness or ability to perform one or more of the duties or responsibilities necessarily related to the occupation; and
2. "Poses a reasonable threat" means the nature of criminal conduct for which the person was convicted involved an act or threat of harm against another and has a bearing on the fitness or ability to serve the public or work with others in the occupation.
Added by Laws 2016, c. 202, § 12, eff. Nov. 1, 2016. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 363, § 41, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-889.12. License fees.

The State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision shall prescribe and publish, in the manner established by its rules and regulations, fees in the amounts determined by the Board, but not exceeding the following maximum amount, unless cost justification is present:
Music Therapist License and renewal thereof
$50.00
Added by Laws 2016, c. 202, § 13, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-941. Declaration of policy.

It is the public policy of the State of Oklahoma that the citizens of Oklahoma shall receive the best possible visual care, through the efforts of well trained and qualified physicians licensed under Chapter 11, Title 59, Oklahoma Statutes and optometrists licensed under Chapter 13, of Title 59, Oklahoma Statutes and that no unqualified person shall be permitted to visually correct for compensation the eyes of another.
Laws 1953, p. 271, § 1.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-942. Acts by unlicensed persons prohibited - Permissible acts on prescription - Repairs.

A. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, company, or partnership not licensed pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 11, Chapter 13 or Chapter 14 of this title, to:
1. Fit, adjust, adapt, or to in any manner apply lenses, frames, prisms, or any other optical appliances to the face of a person;
2. Duplicate or attempt to duplicate, or to place or replace into the frames, any lenses or other optical appliances which have been prescribed, fitted, or adjusted for visual correction, or which are intended to aid human vision;
3. Give any treatment or training designed to aid human vision; or
4. Represent or hold oneself out to the public as being qualified to do any of the acts listed in this section.
B. 1. Persons licensed pursuant to the provisions of Chapters 11, 13 or 14 of this title may in a written prescription, or its duplicate, authorize any optical supplier to interpret the prescription. The optical supplier:
a.
may, in accordance with a written prescription or its duplicate, measure, adapt, fit, prepare, dispense, or adjust such lenses, spectacles, eyeglasses, prisms, tinted lenses, frames or appurtenances thereto, to the human face for the aid or correction of visual or ocular anomalies of the human eye, and
b.
may continue to do such acts upon a written prescription, or its duplicate.
2. The physician or optometrist writing such prescription shall remain responsible for the full effect of the appliances so furnished by the other person.
C. 1. It is hereby prohibited and declared contrary to the public health and public policy of this state to dispense, supply, fit, adjust, adapt, or in any manner apply contact lenses to the eyes of a person whether or not those contact lenses are designed to aid or correct human vision or are plano or cosmetic contact lenses, without a prescription issued by a person licensed pursuant to Chapter 11, Chapter 13 or Chapter 14 of this title.
2. The Board of Examiners in Optometry may secure an injunction, without bond, in the district courts to prevent the dispensing, supplying, fitting, adjusting, or adapting of any contact lens without a prescription.
3. As used in this section, “plano” means a contact lens with no prescription power.
D. The provisions of this section shall not prevent a qualified person from making repairs to eyeglasses.
Added by Laws 1953, p. 271, § 2. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 47, § 1, emerg. eff. April 7, 2003.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-943.2. Prescriptions for spectacles or eyeglasses - Copies.

Any person who requests a copy of his prescription for spectacles or eyeglasses, following an eye examination by a person licensed under Sections 481 through 518 or Sections 581 through 606 of Title 59, shall be provided a written, signed copy of such prescription. No extra charge shall be made for the prescription if the patient chooses to take the prescription elsewhere. The examining optometrist or physician shall not be responsible for the accuracy of the optical materials furnished by another person.
Laws 1978, c. 37, § 3.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-943.3. Standards - Eyeglasses, spectacles, lenses or other optical devices or parts.

All eyeglasses, spectacles, lenses or other optical devices or materials or parts thereof shall conform to standards of quality as promulgated by the American Standards Association, Inc. and commonly known as Z80.1 1964 Standards, as amended.
Laws 1978, c. 37, § 4.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-945. Discrimination between licensees by public officers and agencies - Sending resident out of state for services.

No department, commission, board, official, employee, or agency of the State of Oklahoma, or of any county, municipality or other subdivision of the State of Oklahoma shall, in the performance of its duties and functions in obtaining examination for refractions and visual training or correction for citizens of this state discriminate between persons licensed to perform examination for refraction and visual training or correction within the field for which their respective license entitle them to practice; and no such department, commission, board, official or agency of the state, county, municipality, or other subdivision shall send any resident of the State of Oklahoma out of this state to receive or be furnished such services. This section shall have no application with respect to any person confined in the Oklahoma Medical Center.
Amended by Laws 1988, c. 326, § 31, emerg. eff. July 13, 1988.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-946. Violations - Punishment - Injunction.

Any person, firm, company, corporation, or partnership violating any of the provisions, of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished for each such offense, as provided by law, and in addition thereto may be enjoined by a court of competent jurisdiction for any further violations of the provisions of this act. It shall be the mandatory duty of the district attorneys of the respective counties to bring such injunction suits when a verified complaint is filed with such district attorney alleging any violations of this act. This act shall not supercede other laws, but shall be cumulative to other statutes of the State of Oklahoma.
Laws 1953, p. 273, § 6.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-947. Provisions inapplicable to osteopaths.

The provisions of Sections 1, 2 and 6 of this act shall not extend, limit or affect the legal scope of practice of persons licensed under the provisions of Chapter 14, Title 59, Oklahoma Statutes 1951.
Laws 1953, p. 273, § 8.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-982. Definitions.

The words "public auction sales" when used in this act, shall mean the offering for sale or selling of new goods, wares or merchandise to the highest bidder or offering for sale or selling of new goods, wares or merchandise at a high price and then offering the same at successive lower prices until a buyer is secured.
The words "new goods, wares and merchandise", when used in this act, shall mean and include all goods, wares and merchandise not previously sold at retail.
Laws 1955, p. 332, § 2.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-983. Sale of new goods, wares or merchandise at public auction - License.

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to sell, dispose of, or offer for sale at public auction in the State of Oklahoma any new goods, wares or merchandise, unless such person, firm or corporation, and the owners of such new goods, wares or merchandise to be offered for sale or sold if such are not owned by the vendors, shall have first secured a license as herein provided and shall have complied with the other requirements of this act herein set forth.
Laws 1955, p. 332, § 3.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-984. Application for license - Contents.

Any person, firm or corporation desiring to offer any new goods, wares or merchandise for sale at public auction shall file application for a license for that purpose with the treasurer of the county in this state in which the said auction is proposed to be held. The application shall be filed not less than ten (10) full days prior to the date the said auction is to be held. The application shall state the following facts:
(a) The name, residence and post office address of the person, firm or corporation making the application, and if a firm or corporation, the name and address of the members of the firm or officers of the corporation, as the case may be.
(b) If the applicant is a corporation then there shall be stated on the application form the date of incorporation, the state of incorporation and if for a corporation formed in a state other than the State of Oklahoma the date on which such corporation qualified to do business as a foreign corporation in the State of Oklahoma.
(c) The name, residence and post office address of the auctioneer who will conduct such auction sale.
(d) A detailed inventory and description of all such new goods, wares or merchandise to be offered for sale at such auction which inventory shall set forth the cost to the applicant of the several items contained in such inventory.
(e) Attached to the application shall be a copy of a notice, which ten (10) days before the said application has been filed, shall have been mailed registered mail by the proposed seller to the Tax Commission of the State of Oklahoma of such other department as may be charged with the duty of collecting gross income taxes or such other taxes of a comparable nature or which may be in lieu of such gross income taxes. The said notice must state the precise time and place where the said auction is to be held, the approximate value of the new goods, wares or merchandise to be offered for sale or sold and such other information as the Tax Commission of the State of Oklahoma or its successor may request or by regulation require.
(f) The number of days on which said auction will be held.
(g) The said application shall be verified.
Laws 1955, p. 332, § 4.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-985. Bonds - Service of process.

At the time of filing said application, and as a part thereof, the applicant shall file and deposit with the said county treasurer a bond, with sureties to be approved by the said county treasurer, in the penal sum of two times the value of the merchandise proposed to be offered for sale at public auction as shown by the inventory filed, running to the State of Oklahoma, and for the use and benefit of any purchaser of any such new goods, wares or merchandise at the said auction who might have a cause of action of any nature arising from or out of a sale or sales at such auction or against the applicant or against the auctioneer; the said bond shall be further conditioned on the payment by the applicant of all taxes that may be payable by or due from, the applicant to the State of Oklahoma or any department thereof or any subdivision of the State of Oklahoma, municipal or otherwise, the payment of any fines that may be assessed by any court against the applicant or against the auctioneer for violation of the provisions of this act, and the satisfaction of all causes of action commenced within one (1) year from the date that such sale is made at any such auction and arising therefrom provided, however, that the aggregate liability of the surety for all said taxes, fines, and causes of action shall in no event exceed the sum of such bond but there shall be no limitation of liability against the owners of the new goods, wares and merchandise or the auctioneer or the applicant for the license.
In such bond the applicant and surety shall appoint the treasurer of said county in which said bond is filed the agent of the applicant and the surety for the service of process. At the time that said bond is filed and deposited with the county treasurer as herein provided the auctioneer shall appoint the said county treasurer the agent of the auctioneer for the service of process. In the event of such service of process, the agent on whom such service is made shall, within five (5) days after the service, mail by ordinary mail a true copy of the process served upon him to each party for whom he has been served, addressed to the last known address of such party. Failure to so mail said copy shall not, however, affect the court's jurisdiction.
The State of Oklahoma or any department or subdivision, municipal or otherwise, thereof, or any person having a cause of action arising out of any sale of such new goods, wares or merchandise may join the applicant and the surety on such bond and the auctioneer in the same action, or may in such action due either such applicant or the surety or the auctioneer alone.
Laws 1955, p. 333, § 5.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-986. License fee.

The applicant desiring to file an application with the treasurer for a license to conduct a public auction shall pay to the treasurer of such county in which the said application is made, a license fee of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) per day for each day that he proposes to conduct a public auction.
Laws 1955, p. 334, § 6.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-987. Issuance of license.

Upon the filing of such application and after the applicant has established that he has fully complied with all the provisions of this act, the treasurer of said county, shall issue to the applicant a license authorizing the said applicant to conduct a public auction as proposed in said application; such license shall not be transferable and shall be valid only in the county where issued and shall not be valid in any town or city which has enacted an ordinance licensing public auction sales unless a license is also obtained from such city or town. No license shall be good for more than one person, unless such persons shall be copartners nor for more than one place in said county.
The treasurer shall keep a record of such licenses in a book provided for that purpose, which shall at all times be open to public inspection.
No particular form of license shall be required to be issued by said treasurer. However, any license issued shall state the name of the person, firm or corporation which is licensed, the precise place at which such auction sale is to be held and the number of days for which the license is issued.
Laws 1955, p. 334, § 7.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-988. Filing of inventory of merchandise sold - Prices.

Within ten (10) days after the last day of said auction sale, the applicant shall file in duplicate with the county treasurer an inventory of all merchandise sold at such auction and the price received therefor, which inventory shall be verified by the person who filed the application for the license with the said auditor. The county treasurer shall immediately after receiving such report and inventory forward a copy thereof to the Tax Commission of the State of Oklahoma or its successor.
Laws 1955, p. 334, § 8.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-989. Penalties.

Every person, firm or corporation, either as principal or agent, who shall in any manner engage in, or conduct a public auction sale, without having first obtained a license as hereinbefore provided, or who shall knowingly advertise, represent or hold forth any sale of goods, wares or merchandise to be conducted contrary to the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall upon conviction thereof be fined in any sum not less than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) and not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), to which may be added imprisonment of not less than thirty (30) days and not more than one hundred eighty (180) days .
Laws 1955, p. 334, § 9.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-990. Sales exempt.

The provisions of this act shall not extend to the sale at public auction of livestock, real estate, farm machinery or farm produce or other items commonly sold at farm sales, community sales, or to auction sales by individuals of new merchandise, which was assessed personal property tax or is replacement stock of merchandise inventory which was assessed personal property tax in the county in which the sale is to be had, nor to a bona fide sale of goods, wares and merchandise by sample for future delivery, or by sales made by sheriffs, constables or other public officers selling goods, wares and merchandise according to law, nor to bona fide assignees or receivers appointed in this state selling goods, wares and merchandise for the benefit of creditors, provided further, nothing in this act shall prevent a person, firm or corporation registered hereunder and operating in more than one county, from selling all his goods in either county if said goods are duly assessed in one of said counties.
Laws 1955, p. 334, § 10.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-991. Regulation by cities and towns.

The towns and cities of the State of Oklahoma are hereby given full power and authority to tax, license and regulate persons, firms or corporations engaging in or desiring to engage in public auctions, and may require a license and charge a fee therefor; but such license fee shall not exceed the amount provided in this act for a county license but shall be in addition thereto and such towns and cities may provide for penalties for violations of said ordinance. A city or town license shall not be in lieu of a county license.
Laws 1955, p. 334, § 11.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-992. Law governing.

Insofar as the provisions of Section 11 of this act are in conflict with Section 651 or Section 1105 of Title 11, Oklahoma Statutes 1951, or any other prior legislative enactment, the provisions of Section 11 hereof shall prevail.
Laws 1955, p. 335, § 12.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-993. Partial invalidity.

If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this act is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such unconstitutionality or invalidity shall not affect the constitutionality or validity of the remaining portion or portions of this act.
Laws 1955, p. 335, § 13.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-1000.1. Short title.

Sections 1000.1 through 1000.9 of this title shall be known and may be cited as the "Construction Industries Board Act".
Added by Laws 2001, c. 394, § 1, eff. July 1, 2001. Amended by Laws 2013, c. 332, § 1.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-1000.2. See the following versions:

OS 59-1000.2v1 (HB 1686, Laws 2013, c. 292, § 1).
OS 59-1000.2v2 (HB 2810, Laws 2023, c. 64, § 1).
OS 59-1000.2v3 (HB 2858, Laws 2023, c. 185, § 1).
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-1000.2v1. Construction Industries Board.

A. The Construction Industries Board is hereby re-created to continue until July 1, 2017, in accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma Sunset Law. Beginning January 1, 2002, the Board shall regulate the plumbing, electrical and mechanical trades, and building and construction inspectors through the powers and duties set forth in the Construction Industries Board Act and in the respective licensing acts for such trades.
B. 1. Beginning July 1, 2008, the Board shall be composed of seven (7) members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate, as follows:
a.
two members shall have at least ten (10) years' experience in the plumbing trade, of which one shall be a plumbing contractor and one shall be a journeyman plumber,
b.
two members shall have at least ten (10) years' experience in the electrical trade, of which one shall be an electrical contractor and one shall be a journeyman electrician,
c.
two members shall have at least ten (10) years' experience in the mechanical trade, of which one shall be a mechanical contractor and one shall be a mechanical journeyman, and
d.
one member shall have at least ten (10) years' experience as a building and construction inspector and shall be from a list recommended by a statewide organization of municipal governments.
2. Members shall be appointed for terms of four (4) years; provided, of those members initially appointed to the Board, five members shall be appointed for two-year terms, beginning September 1, 2001, and four members shall be appointed for four-year terms, beginning September 1, 2001, as designated by the Governor. Members shall continue in office until a successor is appointed by the Governor. The Governor shall fill all vacancies and unexpired terms in the same manner as the original appointment of the member whose position is to be filled. Such members may be removed by the Governor for cause.
Added by Laws 2001, c. 394, § 2, eff. July 1, 2001. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 318, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2003; Laws 2007, c. 87, § 1; Laws 2008, c. 405, § 10, emerg. eff. June 3, 2008; Laws 2013, c. 292, § 1.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-1000.2v2. Construction Industries Board.

A. The Construction Industries Board is hereby re-created to continue until July 1, 2026, in accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma Sunset Law. The Board shall regulate the plumbing, electrical and mechanical trades, the building and construction inspectors, and the roofing contractors through the powers and duties set forth in the Construction Industries Board Act and in the respective licensing or registration acts for such trades, or as otherwise provided by law.
B. 1. Beginning July 1, 2013, the Board shall be composed of seven (7) members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Oklahoma State Senate, as follows:
a.
two members shall have at least ten (10) years' experience in the plumbing trade, of which one shall be a plumbing contractor and one shall be a journeyman plumber,
b.
two members shall have at least ten (10) years' experience in the electrical trade, of which one shall be an electrical contractor and one shall be a journeyman electrician,
c.
two members shall have at least ten (10) years' experience in the mechanical trade, of which one shall be a mechanical contractor and one shall be a mechanical journeyman, and
d.
one member shall have at least ten (10) years' experience as a building and construction inspector.
2. Members shall be appointed for staggered terms of four (4) years, as designated by the Governor. Members shall continue in office until a successor is appointed by the Governor. The Governor shall fill all vacancies and unexpired terms in the same manner as the original appointment of the member whose position is to be filled. A member may be removed by the Governor at any time.
Added by Laws 2001, c. 394, § 2, eff. July 1, 2001. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 318, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2003; Laws 2007, c. 87, § 1; Laws 2008, c. 405, § 10, emerg. eff. June 3, 2008; Laws 2013, c. 332, § 2; Laws 2016, c. 157, § 1; Laws 2020, c. 116, § 5, eff. July 1, 2020; Laws 2023, c. 64, § 1.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-1000.2v3. Construction Industries Board.

A. The Construction Industries Board is hereby re-created to continue until July 1, 2023, in accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma Sunset Law. The Board shall regulate the plumbing, electrical and mechanical trades, the building and construction inspectors, the home inspectors, and the roofing contractors through the powers and duties set forth in the Construction Industries Board Act and in the respective licensing or registration acts for such trades, or as otherwise provided by law.
B. 1. Beginning July 1, 2013, the Board shall be composed of seven (7) members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate, as follows:
a.
two members shall have at least ten (10) years' experience in the plumbing trade, of which one shall be a plumbing contractor and one shall be a journeyman plumber,
b.
two members shall have at least ten (10) years' experience in the electrical trade, of which one shall be an electrical contractor and one shall be a journeyman electrician,
c.
two members shall have at least ten (10) years' experience in the mechanical trade, of which one shall be a mechanical contractor and one shall be a mechanical journeyman, and
d.
one member shall have at least ten (10) years' experience as a building and construction inspector.
2. Members shall be appointed for staggered terms of four (4) years, as designated by the Governor. Members shall continue in office until a successor is appointed by the Governor. The Governor shall fill all vacancies and unexpired terms in the same manner as the original appointment of the member whose position is to be filled. A member may be removed by the Governor at any time.
Added by Laws 2001, c. 394, § 2, eff. July 1, 2001. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 318, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2003; Laws 2007, c. 87, § 1; Laws 2008, c. 405, § 10, emerg. eff. June 3, 2008; Laws 2013, c. 332, § 2; Laws 2016, c. 157, § 1; Laws 2020, c. 116, § 5, eff. July 1, 2020; Laws 2023, c. 185, § 1, eff. July 1, 2023.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 59. Professions and Occupations › §59-1000.3. Board meetings.

A. 1. The Construction Industries Board shall organize on September 1 each year, by electing from among its members a chair and a vice-chair. The Board shall hold regularly scheduled meetings at least once each quarter at a time and place determined by the Board and may hold special meetings, emergency meetings, or continued or reconvened meetings as found by the Board to be necessary. A majority of the members of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
2. The chair shall preside at meetings of the Board, set the agenda, sign orders and other required documents, coordinate Board activities, and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board or authorized by law.
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 Board or authorized by law.
4. The Construction Industries Administrator, at the discretion of the Board shall:
a.
keep a record of all proceedings of the Board and certify to actions of the Board,
b.
oversee the receipt and deposit of all monies received by the Board in the appropriate revolving funds,
c.
submit, at the first regular meeting of the Board after the end of each fiscal year, a full 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 the Construction Industries Board Act or as may be prescribed by the Board or required by law.
B. The Board shall act in accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act, the Oklahoma Open Records Act, and the Administrative Procedures Act.
C. All members of the Board and such employees as determined by the Board shall be bonded as required by Sections 85.26 through 85.31 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
D. The liability of any member or employee of the Board acting within the scope of Board duties or employment shall be governed by The Governmental Tort Claims Act.
E. Members of the Board 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 2001, c. 394, § 3, eff. July 1, 2001. Amended by Laws 2013, c. 332, § 3.