Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 158 - Construction Industries Board › Chapter 60 - Inspectors Regulations › Subchapter 5 - Categories and Classifications of Inspector Licenses, Qualifications for Inspector Licensure, License Requirements for Inspectors, Fees, Certification and Continuing Education for Inspectors, and Continuing Education Courses › Section 158:60-5-2 - Qualifications for inspector licensure

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Initial
				application must be made on the form provided by the Administrator and the
				licensure must be approved by the employing or recognizing Political
				Subdivision.
(b) The proper fees
				must accompany any application, including the late fee if application for
				renewal is made after expiration of the initial license.
(c) Be employed by a Political Subdivision
				with a population over 10,000 unless acting as a circuit rider or Authorized
				Provider then the person must be licensed regardless of Political Subdivision
				population size.
(d) The applicant
				must submit, as soon as is practicable after application for initial license is
				made, proof of certification by successful completion of a national examination
				approved by the Committee.
(e) No
				license shall be issued for longer than one (1) year and all licenses shall
				expire on the end of the birth month of the licensee.
(f) Before an application for license renewal
				can be approved, the Board must receive proof of completion of the required
				C.E.U.'s.
(g) OAC
				158:60-5-4
				sets forth the licensing qualifications for the license categories and
				classifications provided in OAC
				158:60-5-1.
				Additional certifications or exams may be recognized by approval of the
				Committee and the Construction Industries Board on a case by case basis.
				However, no person shall be required to meet the continuing education
				requirements for the licensing year the certification requirements of
				subsection (d) of this Section are met.
(h) A provisional license is issued to allow
				a person to work as an inspector even though all the license requirements have
				not been met. This provisional license will provide the licensee with adequate
				time and motivation to become educated and meet all licensure requirements
				within one (1) year after being issued the provisional license. No person shall
				be issued more than one provisional license in any license category. At the end
				of the one (1) year, the provisional license for the specified category and
				classification will expire. To continue performing inspections in the same
				category and classification as the expired provisional license an individual
				must meet the certification requirements to be a licensed inspector. A person
				cannot renew a provisional license in the category and classification
				previously held, but may obtain a provisional license in a different
				classification or category to perform work in that classification and category.
				The fee for the provisional license shall be $35.00.
Added at 19 Ok Reg 738, eff 1-22-02 (emergency) ; Added at
					 19 Ok Reg 1283, eff 5-28-02 ; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 1219, eff 5-25-06 ; Amended
					 at 27 Ok Reg 2092, eff 7-11-10 ; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 1552, eff
					 7-11-13