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Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 158 - Construction Industries Board › Chapter 10 - Fine Schedule › Subchapter 5 - Oklahoma Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Act › Section 158:10-5-2 - Definitions

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The following words or terms, when used in this subchapter,
				  shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise:
"Fine or penalty"
means a consequence that is a
				  result of violating any statute, ordinance or rule governed by the Board
				  pursuant to the Construction Industries Board Act.
"Small Business"
means a for-profit enterprise
				  consisting of fifty (50) or fewer full-time or part-time employees that is
				  subject to regulation by the Board.
Added at 20 Ok Reg 2650,
				  eff 7-26-03
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 158 - Construction Industries Board › Chapter 10 - Fine Schedule › Subchapter 5 - Oklahoma Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Act › Section 158:10-5-3 - Waiver or Reduction of Administrative fine or penalty

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Pursuant to the Oklahoma Small Business
				Regulatory Flexibility Act, a small business which is regulated by the Board
				can request a waiver or reduction in an administrative fine or penalty. An
				administrative fine or penalty may be waived by the Board against a small
				business if:
(1) The small business corrected
				the violation within thirty (30 ) days of receiving notice of a violation or a
				citation; or
(2) The violation was
				the result of an excusable misunderstanding of the Board's interpretation of a
				rule.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 158 - Construction Industries Board › Chapter 20 - Elevator Injury Reporting Regulations [REVOKED] › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions [REVOKED] › Section 158:20-1-1 - Purpose [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Added at 20 Ok Reg 2639,
				  eff 5-12-03 through 7-14-03 (emergency); Added at 20 Ok Reg 2651, eff 7-26-03;
				  Transferred to 380:70 by Laws 2006, c. 206, eff 11-1-06; Revoked at 24 Ok Reg
				  1211, eff 5-25-07
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 158 - Construction Industries Board › Chapter 20 - Elevator Injury Reporting Regulations [REVOKED] › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions [REVOKED] › Section 158:20-1-2 - Definitions [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Added at 20 Ok Reg 2639,
				  eff 5-12-03 through 7-14-03 (emergency); Added at 20 Ok Reg 2651, eff 7-26-03;
				  Transferred to 380:70 by Laws 2006, c. 206, eff 11-1-06; Revoked at 24 Ok Reg
				  1211, eff 5-25-07
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 158 - Construction Industries Board › Chapter 20 - Elevator Injury Reporting Regulations [REVOKED] › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions [REVOKED] › Section 158:20-1-3 - Injury reporting requirement [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Added at 20 Ok Reg 2639,
				  eff 5-12-03 through 7-14-03 (emergency); Added at 20 Ok Reg 2651, eff 7-26-03;
				  Transferred to 380:70 by Laws 2006, c. 206, eff 11-1-06; Revoked at 24 Ok Reg
				  1211, eff 5-25-07
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 158 - Construction Industries Board › Chapter 20 - Elevator Injury Reporting Regulations [REVOKED] › Subchapter 3 - Procedures of the Construction Industries Board [REVOKED] › Section 158:20-3-1 - Procedures of the construction industries board [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Added at 20 Ok Reg 2639,
				  eff 5-12-03 through 7-14-03 (emergency); Added at 20 Ok Reg 2651, eff 7-26-03;
				  Transferred to 380:70 by Laws 2006, c. 206, eff 11-1-06; Revoked at 24 Ok Reg
				  1211, eff 5-25-07
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 158 - Construction Industries Board › Chapter 30 - Plumbing Industry Regulations › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 158:30-1-1 - Purpose

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The rules in this Chapter implement the Plumbing Licensing
				  License Law of 1955, Title 59 O.S. §
									1001, et
				  seq., as amended.
Added at 19 Ok Reg 721, eff 1-22-02 (emergency) ; Added at
					 19 Ok Reg 1264, eff 5-28-02 ; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 1533, eff
					 7-11-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 158 - Construction Industries Board › Chapter 30 - Plumbing Industry Regulations › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 158:30-1-3 - License and registration requirement

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) No person, on
				his or her own behalf or on behalf of a plumbing firm, shall engage or offer to
				engage in, by advertisement or otherwise, any plumbing work who does not
				possess a valid and appropriate license or registration from the Construction
				Industries Board pursuant to this Chapter.
(b) Any changes in address, business
				relationship, structure or affiliation shall be reported in writing to the
				Oklahoma Construction Industries Board within thirty (30) days of such change.
(c) No person shall act in the
				capacity as a foreman, supervisor or superintendent, regardless of job title,
				over any plumbing work on behalf of a plumbing contractor unless such person
				possesses a valid plumbing contractor or journeyman license from the
				Construction Industries Board.
Added at 19 Ok Reg 721,
				  eff 1-22-02 (emergency); Added at 19 Ok Reg 1264, eff
				  5-28-02
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 158 - Construction Industries Board › Chapter 30 - Plumbing Industry Regulations › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 158:30-1-4 - Standard of installation

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The standards of installation are the provisions of the
				  plumbing codes - the International Plumbing Code, the International Fuel Gas
				  Code and the plumbing portion of the International Residential Code, as revised
				  and adopted by the OUBCC pursuant to the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code
				  Commission Act.
Added at 19 Ok Reg 721, eff 1-22-02 (emergency) ; Added at
					 19 Ok Reg 1264, eff 5-28-02 ; Amended at 21 Ok Reg 491, eff 11-14-03
					 (emergency) ; Amended at 21 Ok Reg 1187, eff 5-27-04 ; Amended at 23 Ok Reg
					 1213, eff 5-25-06 ; Amended at 26 Ok Reg 2451, eff 7-11-09 ; Amended at 30 Ok
					 Reg 1533, eff 7-11-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 158 - Construction Industries Board › Chapter 30 - Plumbing Industry Regulations › Subchapter 3 - Procedures of the Committee and Hearing Board › Section 158:30-3-1 - Procedures of the Committee

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The Committee shall serve the Board in an advisory capacity,
				  formulate rules pursuant to the Plumbing License Law of 1955, and assist and
				  advise the Administrator on the examination of applicants for licenses as
				  journeyman plumber and/or plumbing contractor, in accordance with this Chapter
				  and the terms and conditions of the Act. The Committee shall make up a part of
				  the State Plumbing Hearing Board.
(1)
				The Committee shall meet at least twice each year. Meetings of the Committee
				will comply with the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act. The Board shall notify all
				examination applicants by direct mail of the procedures and contact information
				to set a date and time for examination.
(2) The public may communicate, obtain
				information and make submissions, requests, and applications for plumbing
				examinations by mail or in person at the Oklahoma Construction Industries
				Board.
(3) Application for
				licensure shall be done by filling out an application for examination on a form
				provided by the Plumbing Licensing Unit.
(4) All forms and instructions used by the
				Plumbing Licensing Unit shall be approved by the Administrator pursuant to 59
				O.S. §
									1007,
				and are available at the offices of the Board.
(5) All records not privileged from
				disclosure by law are subject to the provisions of the Oklahoma Open Records
				Act, 51 O.S. §
									24A.1,
et seq
. Copies shall be priced as determined by OAC
				158:1-3-5.
(6) The Administrator will confirm or deny
				that a person is licensed upon request of the public.
Added at 19 Ok Reg 721, eff 1-22-02 (emergency) ; Added at
					 19 Ok Reg 1264, eff 5-28-02 ; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 1533, eff
					 7-11-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 158 - Construction Industries Board › Chapter 30 - Plumbing Industry Regulations › Subchapter 3 - Procedures of the Committee and Hearing Board › Section 158:30-3-2 - Procedures of the Hearing Board

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The Hearing Board shall meet as often as
				is necessary to enforce the requirements of the Act and this Chapter. The
				Hearing Board shall be comprised of a designee of the Construction Industries
				Board and the Committee.
(b) The
				standard of review to be used by the Hearing Board for individual proceedings
				concerning the work of contractors, journeymen and apprentices shall be the
				standard of installation referenced in OAC
				158:30-1-4.
Added at 19 Ok Reg 721, eff 1-22-02 (emergency) ; Added at
					 19 Ok Reg 1264, eff 5-28-02 ; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 1533, eff
					 7-11-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 158 - Construction Industries Board › Chapter 30 - Plumbing Industry Regulations › Subchapter 5 - License Types, Bond Requirements, and Display of License Number and Firm Name › Section 158:30-5-1 - License and registration types

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Apprentice plumber registration.
(1) Apprentice plumbers when engaged in
				plumbing must be under the direct supervision of a licensed plumber who are
				both employed by the same plumbing contractor.
(2) A maximum of three (3) apprentice
				plumbers can work under the supervision of a licensed plumber.
(3) Apprenticeship registration is effective
				upon the posting of the application and evidence of such posting shall be a
				copy of the executed application form with proof of tender of the proper fee
				which may serve as evidence of registration for a period not to exceed thirty
				(30) days.
(4) The apprentice will
				be registered for a one (1) year period if a completed application form with
				the apprentice application and registration fee listed in OAC
				158:30-9-2(b)
				is submitted to the Plumbing License Unit along with verification of enrollment
				in an approved school or training course or a statement of employment by the
				licensed plumbing contractor who arranged for employment of the apprentice.
(5) When re-registering, the
				application fee is only required with the registration fee when the
				registration application is not filed within thirty (30) days of the expiration
				of previous registration.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 158 - Construction Industries Board › Chapter 30 - Plumbing Industry Regulations › Subchapter 5 - License Types, Bond Requirements, and Display of License Number and Firm Name › Section 158:30-5-3 - Display of license number and firm name

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) All contractors shall, on all vehicles
				used to transport materials and tools in the operation of the business, display
				the plumbing firm name and the contractor's license number bearing the initials
				"OK" preceding that number issued by the Administrator. Such names and numbers
				shall be printed in letters and numerals at least two (2) inches in height in a
				conspicuous location on both sides of each vehicle in contrasting color to the
				background color.
(b) The Plumbing
				Contractor State License Number must be displayed on all advertising,
				contracts, and bids. Advertising for the purposes of this section shall not
				include uniforms or promotional items including but not limited to pens,
				pencils, key chains, tape measures, and the like.
(c) The pocket license issued by the
				Administrator shall be on the plumber's person while on the job.
Added at 19 Ok Reg 721,
				  eff 1-22-02 (emergency); Added at 19 Ok Reg 1264, eff 5-28-02; Amended at 20 Ok
				  Reg 2652, eff 7-26-03; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 2871, eff
				  8-25-07
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 158:30-9-1.1 - Acceptance of Military education, training and experience toward qualification for licensure examination

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Licensure
				- military service.
See OAC
				158:1-3-10
				for provisions related to the application of substantially equivalent
				education, training, and experience completed as a member of the Armed Forces
				or Reserves of the United States, National Guard of any jurisdiction, the
				Military Reserves of any jurisdiction, or the Naval Militias of any
				jurisdiction toward satisfying the qualifications for examination and license
				or registration issuance.
(b)
Military spouse applicant.
See OAC
				158:1-3-10
				for provisions related to issuance of a license or registration in an
				equivalent category for the spouse of an active-duty member of the Armed Forces
				or Reserves of the United States.
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 158:30-9-1.2 - Expediting issuances of license to military spouse

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
See OAC
				  158:1-3-11
				  for provisions related the Board expediting the issuance of a license for
				  spouses of certain members of the Armed Forces on active duty in this
				  State.
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 158:30-9-1.3 - Renewals for licensee - post-military service

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
See OAC
				  158:1-3-12
				  for provisions related to license renewal while a licensee holder is a member
				  of the Armed Forces of the United States on active duty, and for provisions
				  related to a licensee whose license expires while on active duty as a member of
				  the National Guard or reserve component of the Armed Forces.
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 158:30-9-1.4 - Exam equivalency

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) A
				plumbing journeyman or contractor from a state without an Oklahoma reciprocal
				agreement or statewide licensing who is seeking Oklahoma licensure may be
				eligible for exam equivalency in the category of the home state license or
				local jurisdiction license. If exam equivalency is approved by the Board, an
				applicant for a journeyman license will not be required to take the Oklahoma
				journeyman license exam and the applicant for a contractor license will not be
				required to take the technical trade section of the Oklahoma contractor license
				exam. The applicant for the contractor exam will still be required to take and
				pass the Oklahoma business and law section of the contractor exam and all
				applicants will need to meet all other licensure requirements under Oklahoma
				law.
(b) Prior to an individual
				applying for exam equivalency, the Board must have previously approved the
				jurisdiction's exam for equivalency. An exam will be reviewed by the Committee
				and recommended to the Board if the exam is deemed to be substantially similar.
				Upon approval of exam equivalency by the Board, the individual applicant must:
(1) Complete the application form.
(2) Provide a certified letter from the
				current jurisdiction in which he or she is license through examination stating:
(A) he or she is currently licensed and in
				good standing,
(B) the category
				name of the license,
(C) he or she
				passed the licensing exam with a 70% or higher, and
(D) no disciplinary actions are
				pending.
(3) Meet all
				other requirements under Oklahoma law for licensure.
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 158:30-9-2 - Fee schedule for contractors, journeymen, and apprentices

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Examination fees for contractors and journeyman.
The Construction
				Industries Board, or its designated representative, may collect for the actual
				cost of any examination provided by this Chapter. The cost for each such
				examination referenced in OAC
				158:30-9-1
				shall be posted in plain view at the testing site that provides and administers
				the examination. Every person whose application for examination is approved
				shall be informed of the specific fee prior to setting for the examination. The
				unit testing fee shall be the amount negotiated by the Administrator in
				accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act, but
				cannot exceed the maximum allowable fee provided in 59 O.S. §
				1000.5(A)(2). Documentation confirming the contractual fee shall be available
				upon request.
(b)
Licensing,
				registration and application fee schedule for contractors, journeyman, and
				apprentices.
The licensure, application, registration and annual renewal
				fees shall be as follows:
(1) contractors
				application - $30.00
(2) initial
				contractor license - $300.00
(3)
				renewal contractor license - $200.00
(4) renewal contractor late fee - $100.00
(5) journeyman application -
				$25.00
(6) initial journeyman
				license - $50.00
(7) renewal
				journeyman license - $75.00
(8)
				renewal journeyman late fee - $25.00
(9) apprentice application - $5.00
(10) apprentice registration - $20.00
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 158:30-9-3 - Duration of licenses

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) All
				licenses shall have a duration of no longer than one (1) year, and shall expire
				on the last day of the birth month of the licensee each year.
(b) Before any license may be renewed, all
				applicable continuing education requirements must be met.
(c) Any license issued by examination may be
				renewed by submitting the renewal application and the license fee for the next
				year by check or money order, or other payment method as provided, which must
				be delivered or mailed on or before the birth month expiration date.
(d) An expired license issued by examination
				may be reinstated by submitting the license renewal fee and late fee with the
				filing of a renewal application and proof of meeting all license renewal
				requirements.
(e) A licensee who,
				during an investigation of the licensee by the Construction Industries Board,
				surrenders their license shall be treated as if the license had been revoked
				for one (1) year from the day of surrender.
(f) A license cannot be renewed until the
				licensee has paid any and all outstanding fines due and owing to any division
				of the Construction Industries Board.
Added at 19 Ok Reg 721, eff 1-22-02 (emergency) ; Added at
					 19 Ok Reg 1264, eff 5-28-02 ; Amended at 20 Ok Reg 2652, eff 7-26-03 ; Amended
					 at 21 Ok Reg 491, eff 11-14-03 (emergency) ; Amended at 21 Ok Reg 761, eff
					 4-26-04 ; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 2081, eff 7-11-10 ; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 1533,
					 eff 7-11-13
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 158:30-9-4 - Continuing Education

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Continuing education requirements.
(1) No contractor or journeyman license shall
				be renewed unless the licensee has completed at least six (6) hours of
				continuing education ("CE") every three (3) years or thirty-six (36) months
				preceding the license expiration date. The continuing education course and
				instructor shall be approved in advance by the Committee. Exceptions to advance
				approval, or post-course approval, may be allowed by the Committee, or its
				designee, for substitute instructors in emergency situations when written
				notice of the emergency is provided to the Committee or its designee within
				seven (7) days of the course. The continuing education material shall cover
				codes and revisions adopted by the OUBCC and/or other trade related subject
				matters appropriate for topics of continuing education for licensees and
				approved by the Committee including: examination materials, manufacturers'
				installation of equipment or parts, the licensing Act, the trade regulations as
				set forth in this Chapter as well as the rules of the Construction Industries
				Board in OAC 158:10, and other trade or safety related subject matters approved
				by the Committee.
(2) If a license
				expires before the licensee completes the CE requirement, any CE that is
				completed while the license is expired will be applied to the CE requirement
				for the thirty-six (36) months preceding the date the license expired. Six (6)
				hours of CE will still have to be completed in order to meet the CE requirement
				for the subsequent thirty-six (36) month period.
(3) Credit will be given for CE programs
				including correspondence and online courses approved by the Plumbing Examiners
				Committee or its designee.
(4)
				Except as provided herein this Section shall apply to every journeyman or
				contractor licensed by the Construction Industries Board.
(5) A licensee is exempt from the educational
				requirements of this Section for three (3) years from the date he or she passed
				their current licensing exam.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 158 - Construction Industries Board › Chapter 30 - Plumbing Industry Regulations › Subchapter 11 - License Revocation or Suspension and Prohibited Acts › Section 158:30-11-1 - License revocation or suspension

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The employment and use of unlicensed
				individuals as journeymen plumbers, the employment and use of individuals as
				apprentices without registration, or cheating may be considered justification
				to suspend or revoke said plumbing contractor's license based upon illegal use
				of license.
(b) The repeated
				violation of any of the rules in this Chapter or any provision of the Act, or
				the violation of a multiple of any of the rules in this Chapter or provision of
				the Act, may be considered justification to suspend or revoke the licensee's
				license or registration.
Added at 19 Ok Reg 721,
				  eff 1-22-02 (emergency); Added at 19 Ok Reg 1264, eff 5-28-02; Amended at 20 Ok
				  Reg 2652, eff 7-26-03
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 158 - Construction Industries Board › Chapter 30 - Plumbing Industry Regulations › Subchapter 11 - License Revocation or Suspension and Prohibited Acts › Section 158:30-11-2 - Prohibited acts

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) No person, entity, or firm may engage in
				plumbing contracting or perform plumbing work without first obtaining the
				appropriate license or registration pursuant to this Chapter.
(b) No person shall offer to engage in work
				as a plumber during the period his or her license is suspended or revoked.
(c) No employing plumbing firm
				shall employ or use an unlicensed or unregistered plumber to perform plumbing
				work.
(d) No person, entity, or
				firm may transfer a license or registration.
(e) No plumber, licensed pursuant to the Act
				and this Chapter, shall enter into an agreement for the use of his or her
				license with any firm or person which is, or has been adjudicated to be, in
				violation of any provision of the Act or this Chapter, or whose license is
				currently suspended or has within the last year been revoked, unless or until
				otherwise approved by the Board.
(f) No person shall make a materially false
				or fraudulent statement in an application for license.
(g) No person may alter a license.
(h) No person may engage in cheating or any
				act involving the fraudulent misrepresentation of an applicant by an examinee.
(i) No person or entity shall deny
				access to the Construction Industries Board or its representative on a job
				site.
Added at 19 Ok Reg 721,
				  eff 1-22-02 (emergency); Added at 19 Ok Reg 1264, eff 5-28-02; Amended at 20 Ok
				  Reg 2652, eff 7-26-03; Amended at 21 Ok Reg 491, eff 11-14-03 (emergency);
				  Amended at 21 Ok Reg 761, eff 4-26-04
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 158 - Construction Industries Board › Chapter 30 - Plumbing Industry Regulations › Subchapter 13 - Procedure of the Variance and Appeals Board, Plan Review Applications and Fees, Code Variance Applications and Fee, and Code Interpretation Appeals › Section 158:30-13-1 - Plan review applications and fees

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Applications for the review of plans and
				specifications to ensure conformance with State adopted installation codes may
				be submitted in writing to the Construction Industries Board. An application
				and the appropriate filing fee shall accompany the construction plans and
				specifications submitted for plan review. Plan review shall only be conducted
				for construction projects where a city or town has not adopted a trade
				installation code by ordinance that is more stringent than the standard of
				installation as described in OAC
				158:30-1-4.
				Applications shall only be reviewed if submitted prior to the bid dates for the
				project.
(b) The Board will advise
				the applicant through its liaison if the application is determined to be
				incomplete in order for the applicant to re-submit a complete plan review
				application.
(c) The plan review
				fee for:
(1) plumbing plans and
				specifications shall be $75.00;
(2)
				plumbing and electrical or mechanical plans and specifications shall be
				$150.00;
(3) plumbing, electrical,
				and mechanical plans and specifications shall be $200.00.
(4) If electrical, plumbing, and mechanical
				review is required, the fees will be equally distributed among the three
				trades.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 158 - Construction Industries Board › Chapter 30 - Plumbing Industry Regulations › Subchapter 13 - Procedure of the Variance and Appeals Board, Plan Review Applications and Fees, Code Variance Applications and Fee, and Code Interpretation Appeals › Section 158:30-13-2 - Procedures of the Variance and Appeals Board

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The Administrator shall call a meeting of the Variance and
				  Appeals Board after the Administrator receives proper application for a
				  variance accompanied by the fifty dollar ($50.00) filing fee or receives proper
				  notice of an appeal of the Administrator's interpretation of the standard of
				  installation as described in OAC
				  158:30-1-4,
				  as applied to a particular installation. Variance and Appeals Board meetings
				  are held in the principal offices of the Construction Industries Board
				  referenced at OAC158:1-3-1 or
				  at another location named by the Administrator. The Variance and Appeals Board
				  shall comply with the Oklahoma Open Meetings Act.
Added at 19 Ok Reg 721,
				  eff 1-22-02 (emergency); Added at 19 Ok Reg 1264, eff 5-28-02; Amended at 23 Ok
				  Reg 1213, eff 5-25-06
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 158 - Construction Industries Board › Chapter 30 - Plumbing Industry Regulations › Subchapter 13 - Procedure of the Variance and Appeals Board, Plan Review Applications and Fees, Code Variance Applications and Fee, and Code Interpretation Appeals › Section 158:30-13-3 - Code variance applications and fee

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Applications for a variance from the
				standard of installation as described in OAC
				158:30-1-4
				shall be submitted to the Administrator. An application provided by the
				Administrator and the fifty-dollar ($50.00) filing fee shall accompany
				sufficient technical data submitted to support the proposed variance.
				Applications submitted after the use of materials or methods of construction
				not in conformance with the standard of installation as described in OAC
				158:30-1-4
				that are relevant to the application, or submitted where a city or town has
				adopted a more stringent plumbing installation code by ordinance, shall not be
				considered by the Variance and Appeals Board.
(b) The applicant and the Administrator or
				the Administrator's designeemay offer testimony to the Variance and Appeals
				Board which is relevant to the code variance requested. If testimony will be
				offered to support the application, the applicant shall include in the
				application the identity of the applicant's witnesses by name, profession or
				occupation, address and telephone number, and a concise summary of the expected
				testimony of each witness. If the Administrator or the Administrator's
				designeecontests the application, and will offer testimony to rebut the
				application, the Administrator or the Administrator's designeewill provide the
				applicant with the identity of the Administrator's or the Administrator's
				designee'switnesses by name, profession or occupation, address and telephone
				number, and a concise summary of the expected testimony of each
				witness.
Added at 19 Ok Reg 721,
				  eff 1-22-02 (emergency); Added at 19 Ok Reg 1264, eff 5-28-02; Amended at 23 Ok
				  Reg 1213, eff 5-25-06
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 158 - Construction Industries Board › Chapter 30 - Plumbing Industry Regulations › Subchapter 13 - Procedure of the Variance and Appeals Board, Plan Review Applications and Fees, Code Variance Applications and Fee, and Code Interpretation Appeals › Section 158:30-13-4 - Code interpretation appeals

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
A plumbing contractor, or any party who has an ownership
				  interest in or who is in responsible charge of the design of or work on the
				  plumbing installation, may appeal the Administrator's interpretation of the
				  standard of installation as described in OAC
				  158:30-1-4
				  as applied during the Administrator's review of plumbing plans and
				  specifications or inspection of the plumbing installation to the Variance and
				  Appeals Board created pursuant to 59 O.S. §
									1021.1.
				  Such appeals shall be made in writing to the Administrator within fourteen days
				  after the Administrator's code interpretation or receipt of written notice of
				  the alleged code violation by the licensed plumbing contractor, and shall be
				  heard only if based on a claim that:
(1) the true intent of the installation code
				has been incorrectly interpreted;
(2) the provisions of the code do not fully
				apply ; or
(3) an equal or better
				form of installation is proposed.
Added at 19 Ok Reg 721,
				  eff 1-22-02 (emergency); Added at 19 Ok Reg 1264, eff
				  5-28-02
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 158 - Construction Industries Board › Chapter 40 - Electrical Industry Regulations › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 158:40-1-1 - Purpose

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The rules in this Chapter implement the Electrical License
				  Act.
Added at 19 Ok Reg 726,
				  eff 1-22-02 (emergency); Added at 19 Ok Reg 1269, eff
				  5-28-02
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 158 - Construction Industries Board › Chapter 40 - Electrical Industry Regulations › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 158:40-1-3 - License and registration requirement

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) No person, on their own behalf or on
				behalf of an electrical firm, shall engage or offer to engage in, by
				advertisement or otherwise, any electrical work who does not possess a valid
				and appropriate license or registration from the Construction Industries Board
				pursuant to this Chapter.
(b) No
				person shall act as a foreman, supervisor or superintendent over any electrical
				work on behalf of an electrical contractor unless such person possesses a valid
				license as an electrical contractor or journeyman from the Construction
				Industries Board in the appropriate category for the work performed.
(c) Any changes in address, business
				relationship, structure or affiliation shall be reported in writing to the
				Oklahoma Construction Industries Board within thirty (30) days of such
				change.
Added at 19 Ok Reg 726,
				  eff 1-22-02 (emergency); Added at 19 Ok Reg 1269, eff 5-28-02; Amended at 25 Ok
				  Reg 1859, eff 6-26-08; Amended at 28 Ok Reg 2341, eff
				  8-25-11
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 158 - Construction Industries Board › Chapter 40 - Electrical Industry Regulations › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 158:40-1-4 - Standard of installation

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The standards of installation are the provisions of the
				  electrical codes - the National Electrical Code (National Fire Protection
				  Association, "NFPA" 70) and the electrical portion of the International
				  Residential Code, as revised and adopted by the OUBCC pursuant to the Oklahoma
				  Uniform Building Code Commission Act.
Added at 19 Ok Reg 726, eff 1-22-02 (emergency) ; Added at
					 19 Ok Reg 1269, eff 5-28-02 ; Amended at 19 Ok Reg 3039, eff 8-13-02 through
					 7-14-03 (emergency) ; Amended at 20 Ok Reg 2655, eff 7-26-03 ; Added at 22 Ok
					 Reg 1060, eff 5-26-05 ; Amended at 25 Ok Reg 1859, eff 6-26-08 ; Amended at 28
					 Ok Reg 2341, eff 8-25-11 ; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 1539, eff
					 7-11-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 158 - Construction Industries Board › Chapter 40 - Electrical Industry Regulations › Subchapter 3 - Procedures of the Committee and the Hearing Board › Section 158:40-3-1 - Procedures of the Committee

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
				Committee meetings are generally, unless otherwise stated by the Administrator,
				held in the principal offices of the Construction Industries Board referenced
				at OAC
				158:1-3-1. The Committee
				shall oversee the continuing availability of the examination and shall meet as
				often as is necessary, but at least once each quarter when applications are
				pending. Meetings of the Committee will comply with the Oklahoma Open Meeting
				Act.
(b) The Committee shall work
				with the Construction Industries Board to provide for the administration,
				grading and processing of electrical examinations, by contract or otherwise.
				The Committee may recommend regulations to the Administrator and to the
				Construction Industries Board, and shall act as advisor to the Administrator on
				electrical matters.
(c) Application
				for licensure shall be done by filling out an application for examination on a
				form provided by the Electrical License Unit.
(d) The public may communicate with the
				Committee, in person or by mail, through the Oklahoma Construction Industries
				Board. All records not privileged from disclosure by law are subject to the
				provisions of the Oklahoma Open Records Act, 51 O.S. §
									24A.1,
et seq
. Copies will be provided upon payment of the fee for
				copies as set forth in OAC
				158:1-3-5.
Added at 19 Ok Reg 726, eff 1-22-02 (emergency) ; Added at
					 19 Ok Reg 1269, eff 5-28-02 ; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 1213, eff 5-25-06 ; Amended
					 at 28 Ok Reg 2341, eff 8-25-11 ; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 1539, eff
					 7-11-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 158 - Construction Industries Board › Chapter 40 - Electrical Industry Regulations › Subchapter 3 - Procedures of the Committee and the Hearing Board › Section 158:40-3-2 - Procedures of the Hearing Board

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The Hearing Board shall meet as often as
				is necessary to enforce the requirements of the Act and this Chapter. The
				Hearing Board shall be comprised of a designee of the Oklahoma Construction
				Industries Board and the Committee.
(b) The standard of installation to be used
				by the Hearing Board for individual proceedings concerning the work of
				contractors, journeymen and apprentices shall be the applicable standard
				established pursuant to OAC
				158:40-1-4,
				unless a city or county electrical requirement is otherwise applicable as a
				matter of law.
Added at 19 Ok Reg 726,
				  eff 1-22-02 (emergency); Added at 19 Ok Reg 1269, eff 5-28-02; Amended at 28 Ok
				  Reg 2341, eff 8-25-11
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 158 - Construction Industries Board › Chapter 40 - Electrical Industry Regulations › Subchapter 5 - Licensing Requirements, Display of License, and Firm Name, and Bond Requirements › Section 158:40-5-1 - Apprentice requirements

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
				Apprentice electricians shall be registered with the Construction Industries
				Board and must be under the direct "on-the-job" supervision of a licensed
				journeyman or contractor of the appropriate category of the work performed when
				engaged in the work of an apprentice.
(b) No more than three (3) apprentice
				electricians shall work under the supervision of a single journeyman or
				contractor.
(c) Apprentice
				electricians shall work only under a licensed electrician who shall be
				responsible for the direct supervision of no more than three electrical
				apprentices.
(d) Apprenticeship
				registration is effective upon the posting of the application and evidence of
				such posting shall be a copy of the executed application form with proof of
				tender of the proper fee which may serve as evidence of registration for a
				period not to exceed thirty (30) days.
(1)
				The apprentice will be registered for a one (1) year period if a completed
				application form with the apprentice application and registration fee listed in
				OAC 158:40-9-3(b) is
				submitted to the Electrical License Unit along with verification of enrollment
				in an approved school or training course or a statement of employment by the
				licensed electrical contractor who arranged for employment of the apprentice.
(2) When re-registering, the
				application fee is only required with the registration fee when the
				registration application is not filed within thirty (30) days of expiration of
				previous registration.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 158 - Construction Industries Board › Chapter 40 - Electrical Industry Regulations › Subchapter 5 - Licensing Requirements, Display of License, and Firm Name, and Bond Requirements › Section 158:40-5-2 - Journeyman requirements

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Each
				journeyman must be licensed and employed by a licensed contractor before
				engaging in the work of a journeyman electrician.
(b) No journeyman shall contract to furnish
				labor or labor and materials.
(c)
				Since evidence of hours worked and type of work would be required if a
				Journeyman makes application for licensure anytime in the future, each
				Journeyman is responsible for obtaining and maintaining documentation of hours
				and type of hours worked (commercial, industrial, and residential) under a
				particular contractor when employed or upon separation of employment.
(d) Prior to engaging in any
				activity described in (e) of this Section, a licensed electrical journeyman
				shall obtain an electrical license alarm endorsement from the Construction
				Industries Board. Such alarm endorsement may only be issued to an applicant
				upon the completion of a satisfactory national criminal history record check.
				An application for an electrical license alarm endorsement shall require an
				additional fee in accordance with OAC
				158:40-9-3. To obtain an
				electrical license alarm endorsement, a licensed electrical journeyman shall
				provide the following:
(1) A recent passport
				style and quality photograph;
(2)
				Two classifiable sets of fingerprints taken by a local, state or federal law
				enforcement agency;
(3) A
				disclosure of convictions of all crimes of applicant, both felony and
				misdemeanor; and,
(4) Other such
				information as required by 74 O.S. § 150.9 for a national criminal history
				record check.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 158 - Construction Industries Board › Chapter 40 - Electrical Industry Regulations › Subchapter 5 - Licensing Requirements, Display of License, and Firm Name, and Bond Requirements › Section 158:40-5-3 - Contractor requirements

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Each
				electrical firm must have a person who is currently licensed as an electrical
				contractor employed full time, and who shall give full time to the supervision
				and control of operations necessary to secure full compliance with the
				provisions of the Act and this Chapter. Such contractor shall be an officer,
				partner or owner of that electrical firm, and shall be responsible for the work
				of and licensed on behalf of that electrical firm.
(b) An electrical contractor license may be
				placed on inactive status and not be required to provide a bond and insurance.
				An inactive electrical contractor is a person who, because of the nature of his
				or her position, does not hold out or offer to provide services to the public
				as an electrical contractor. The inactive electrical contractor's license may
				be used to perform work as a journeyman electrician.
(c) Each electrical contractor shall advise
				the Electrical License Unit by mail within thirty (30) days of any change in
				address or business relationship, structure or affiliation. Failure to so
				notify shall be cause for administrative sanction.
(d) An electrical contractor shall only be
				permitted to represent one electrical firm.
(e) When two or more electrical firms desire
				to associate on a job or project as electrical contractors, each person or
				electrical firm shall have an electrical contractor licensed by the Board, and
				each shall register with the city or town in whose jurisdiction they intend to
				operate where registration is required.
(f) Each person on initial application and
				upon receiving an active contractor's license, prior to engaging in electrical
				work, and all active electrical contractors submitting renewal applications,
				shall provide proof of compliance with bond and insurance requirements as set
				forth in OAC
				158:40-5-5 and proof of
				compliance with 68 O.S. §§ 1701 through 1707, by providing the
				following:
(1) Address of business;
(2) Phone number of business;
(3) Number of employees;
(4) Federal Tax Number;
(5) Employer's Social Security
				Numbers;
(6) Employer's account
				number assigned by the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission;
(7) Nonresident electrical contractor bond on
				file with the Oklahoma Tax Commission, if applicable; and
(8) Proof of workers' compensation policy in
				compliance with the provisions of Titles 85 and 85A of the Oklahoma
				Statutes.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 158 - Construction Industries Board › Chapter 40 - Electrical Industry Regulations › Subchapter 5 - Licensing Requirements, Display of License, and Firm Name, and Bond Requirements › Section 158:40-5-4 - Display of license number and firm name

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) All electrical contractors or electrical
				firms shall, on all vehicles used to transport materials and tools in the
				operation of the business, display the firm name and the license number bearing
				the initials "OK" preceding that number issued by the Administrator. Such signs
				and license numbers shall be printed in letters and numerals at least two (2)
				inches high in conspicuous places on both sides of each vehicle in contrasting
				color to background surface.
(b)
				The Electrical Contractor State License Number must be displayed on all
				advertising, contracts, and bids. Advertising for the purposes of this Section
				shall not include uniforms or promotional items including but not limited to
				pens, pencils, key chains, tape measures, and the like.
(c) The pocket license issued by the
				Administrator shall be on the electrician's person while on the job.
Added at 19 Ok Reg 726,
				  eff 1-22-02 (emergency); Added at 19 Ok Reg 1269, eff 5-28-02; Amended at 20 Ok
				  Reg 2655, eff 7-26-03; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 1212, eff
				  5-25-07
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 158 - Construction Industries Board › Chapter 40 - Electrical Industry Regulations › Subchapter 7 - License Classifications › Section 158:40-7-1 - Unlimited electrical license

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Applicants for an unlimited electrical
				contractor examination must be eighteen (18) years of age or older and must
				verify at least twelve thousand (12,000) hours (6 years) experience on-the-job
				in electrical construction work. At least six thousand (6,000) of the hours of
				experience must be verified in commercial/industrial work. Experience must be
				obtained while employed by a licensed electrical contractor. No more than two
				thousand (2,000) of verified actual classroom hours of formal electrical
				education may be counted toward the experience requirement . Applicants must
				submit proof of two (2) years' experience as an unlimited licensed electrical
				journeyman prior to making application for the unlimited electrical
				contractor's license.
(b)
				Applicants for an unlimited electrical journeyman examination must be eighteen
				(18) years of age or older and must verify eight thousand (8,000) hours (4
				years) on-the-job experience in the electrical construction trade, as defined
				in 90.2 National Electrical Code, under the supervision of a journeyman or
				contractor. Experience must be obtained while employed by a licensed electrical
				contractor. Four Thousand (4,000) of the hours of experience must be verified
				in commercial/industrial work. No more than two thousand (2,000) of verified
				actual classroom hours of formal electrical education may be counted toward the
				experience requirement .
(c) A
				licensed residential electrician may work as an apprentice electrician on
				commercial/industrial jobs in order to qualify experience for an unlimited
				license exam.
(d) A licensed
				residential electrician may work as an apprentice under the unlimited license
				category.
Added at 19 Ok Reg 726, eff 1-22-02 (emergency) ; Added at
					 19 Ok Reg 1269, eff 5-28-02 ; Amended at 28 Ok Reg 2341, eff 8-25-11 ; Amended
					 at 30 Ok Reg 1539, eff 7-11-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 158 - Construction Industries Board › Chapter 40 - Electrical Industry Regulations › Subchapter 7 - License Classifications › Section 158:40-7-2 - Residential electrical license

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Residential electrical licenses are
				limited to one and two family dwelling units in a singularly constructed
				structure with a maximum of two dwelling units and having a minimum of five
				feet separation of construction to any other dwelling unit or structure
				regardless and independent of fire walls, such as a single independent
				residential home or duplex, and does not include occupancies with more than two
				dwelling units such as apartments, motels, and multi-family
				townhomes.
(b) Applicants for
				residential electrical contractor examination must:
(1) be eighteen (18) years of age or
				older,
(2) have passed the
				residential or unlimited journeyman examination, and
(3) submit proof of two (2) years experience
				as a licensed electrical journeyman and have at least four thousand (4,000)
				hours of experience as a residential or unlimited journeyman electrician under
				the employment and supervision of an unlimited or residential electrical
				contractor.