Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 158 - Construction Industries Board › Chapter 30 - Plumbing Industry Regulations › Subchapter 9 - Examination Procedures, License and Registration Fees and Duration of Licenses › Section 158:30-9-1 - Examination and licensure procedures

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The plumbing standards for the plumbing
				examination shall be the standard of installation as described in OAC
				158:30-1-4.
(b) Any previously certified examination may
				be used to meet an examination requirement pursuant to the Act and this
				Chapter.
(c) Examination for a
				plumber's license shall include, but not be limited to, written questions and
				drawings and/or charts.
(d) The
				maximum grade value of each part of the plumbing examination shall be 100
				points. An examinee must make 75% or more on each part, to pass the
				examination.
(e) Applicants for a
				contractor license must pass both portions (business/law and trade) of the
				contractor license exam. If an applicant for a contractor license passes only
				one of the two portions of the required exam, the applicant need only retake
				the portion of the exam not passed if done within three (3) years of the date
				the Applicant is approved and eligible to sit for the contractor's exam.
				Otherwise, the Applicant will need to retake both portions of the contractor
				license exam.
(f) If an applicant
				for a contractor license passes only the trade portion of the contractor exam,
				the applicant may choose to apply the passing score of the trade portion of the
				contractor exam to a journeyman license application. All other requirements in
				the Act and this Chapter for a journeyman license are required, including but
				not limited to, completing the journeyman application form and submitting any
				applicable fee, both of which must be received by the Board no more than one
				year after passing the trade portion of the contractor exam. The timeframe to
				complete both portions of the contractor exam as provided in (e) of this
				Section is applicable even if a journeyman license is obtained under this
				subsection.
(g) A contractor
				license, whether active or inactive, must be renewed annually including
				completing the renewal form and paying the renewal license fee for a contractor
				license. An inactive contractor status may be changed to active contractor
				status at any time by providing proof of compliance with bond and insurance
				requirements as provided in this Chapter. A contractor, whether active or
				inactive, can elect to renew as a journeyman with filing of a journeyman
				renewal application and fee which election will be considered a permanent
				change of license category. If a permanent license category change occurs and
				the individual wants to change from journeyman to contractor category, either
				active or inactive, the individual must retake and pass the contractor license
				exam and meet all other contractor license requirements in the Act and this
				Chapter.
(h) Applicants for the
				plumbing contractor examination must be capable of reading English without
				assistance. A person who cannot meet this requirement may request a hearing
				before the Committee to request reasonable accommodations.
(i) Except as authorized by the Plumbing
				Examiners Committee, no person, other than examinees, shall be permitted in the
				examination area.
(j) Any applicant
				who violates exam procedures as determined by the examination provider,
				including but not limited to cheating, misrepresenting oneself as another, or
				inappropriate actions during an examination may be immediately notified and
				expelled from the examination. Furthermore, the applicant's exam will be
				considered invalid and the applicant will be disqualified from retaking the
				exam for a period of time no less than 30 days and no more than 365 days as
				determined by the Administrator of the Construction Industries Board.
(k) Applicants for the journeyman examination
				must be eighteen (18) years of age or older and have:
(1) three (3) years of experience in the
				plumbing trade while employed by a licensed Plumbing contractor, or a
				combination of education and experience as provided for in (n) of this Section;
				or
(2) equivalent verifiable three
				(3) years of experience in the plumbing trade while serving in the U.S.
				military; or
(3) a verifiable
				out-of-state plumbing license which may expedite processing of the requirements
				or be considered for reciprocity under OAC
				158:30-5-4
				if there is a written reciprocity agreement with that state, the license is
				currently in good standing, and meets the qualifications in (k)(1) of this
				Section.