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Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 245 - State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › Chapter 15 - Licensure and Practice of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › Subchapter 3 - Application and Eligibility for Licensure › Section 245:15-3-10 - Temporary License

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The Executive Director or the Board's designee shall be authorized to issue a Temporary License to a Professional Engineer, subject to the approval of the Board, under Title 59, 475.22(2) and the following conditions:
(1) An applicant who is granted a Temporary License, but fails to submit their complete permanent professional engineer application within the prescribed period of time, may be considered to be in violation of the Statutes and Rules of this Board. An application shall be considered complete when all required properly completed forms and fees have been received in the Board's office.
(2) Information relative to a license in the other state or jurisdiction shall be verified before issuance of a Temporary License.
(3) The Temporary License fee as prescribed by law shall be remitted with the application and is non-refundable, unless otherwise waived by Statute or Rules of the Board.
(4) A Temporary License shall be issued for a definite period of time not to exceed 120 days, for a specifically described single work project as set out in the application form and may not be renewed or extended.
(5) A Temporary License shall expire the earliest of the issuance of the permanent professional engineer license by this Board or the rejection of the application for licensure, but not later than 120 days after issuance.
(6) The holder of a Temporary License shall seal plans, specifications, or other documents only in accordance with the Statutes and Rules of this Board. The seal used shall be the holder's license seal of the state on which issuance of the Temporary License as based and immediately under the seal the following shall be inserted:
(A) Oklahoma Temporary License number ___________
(B) Date of issue _______________________________
(C) Date of expiration ___________________________
(D) Signature of holder __________________________
(7) No person may be issued more than one (1) temporary license.
(8) A Temporary License application shall include a statement describing the circumstances which require the issuance of a Temporary License for the project. The applicant shall submit either a contract, work order, or correspondence containing the date the proposal was submitted, the scope of the project, the current status of the project and the expected date of completion of the project.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 245 - State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › Chapter 15 - Licensure and Practice of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › Subchapter 5 - Examinations › Section 245:15-5-1 - Examinations required, scheduling, and postponements

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Examination fees paid to NCEES shall only be refunded, and examinations postponed, per NCEES policy and procedures.
(b) Following the Board's published deadline, an applicant may be approved to take an Oklahoma specific examination by the Executive Director or the Board's designee if sufficient evidence of hardship exists to warrant such action.
Added at 10 Ok Reg 2211, eff 6-11-93; Amended
				  at 23 Ok Reg 896, eff 5-11-06; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 1928, eff
				  7-25-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 245 - State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › Chapter 15 - Licensure and Practice of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › Subchapter 5 - Examinations › Section 245:15-5-2 - Examination notifications, deadlines and postponements [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Added at 10 Ok Reg 2211, eff 6-11-93; Amended
				  at 18 Ok Reg 3023, eff 7-12-01; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 896, eff 5-11-06; Revoked
				  at 30 Ok Reg 1928, eff 7-25-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 245 - State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › Chapter 15 - Licensure and Practice of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › Subchapter 5 - Examinations › Section 245:15-5-3 - Examination specifications

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) NCEES Examinations offered by the Board will be in accordance with NCEES specifications, developed by NCEES examinations committees.
(b) Land surveyor applicants may be examined on their knowledge of Oklahoma laws and surveying by examination(s) approved by Board policy.
Added at 10 Ok Reg 2211, eff 6-11-93; Amended
				  at 18 Ok Reg 3023, eff 7-12-01; Amended at 26 Ok Reg 1035, eff 5-11-09; Amended
				  at 30 Ok Reg 1928, eff 7-25-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 245 - State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › Chapter 15 - Licensure and Practice of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › Subchapter 5 - Examinations › Section 245:15-5-4 - Classification of qualifying examinations

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Applicants may take one or more of the examinations listed in this subsection.
(1) NCEES Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination- The examination consists of subject matters in the fundamentals of engineering. Passing this examination qualifies the examinee for certification as an Engineer Intern, provided the examinee has met all other requirements for certification required by Statute and these Rules.
(2) NCEES Principles and Practice of Engineering (PE) examination-The examination consists of subject matters in applied engineering. Passing this examination qualifies the examinee for licensure as a Professional Engineer, provided the examinee has met the other requirements for licensure required by Statute and these Rules.
(3) NCEES Structural Engineering (SE) examination-The examination shall be considered a qualifying examination for licensure as a Professional Engineer (P.E.) and/or Professional Structural Engineer (P.E., S.E.). A candidate must receive acceptable results on both components to pass the examination. A candidate may sit for each component in separate exam administrations but must receive acceptable results on both components within a 5-year period. Receiving acceptable results on only one component shall not be sufficient for licensure purposes. The Structural examination shall be considered and referred to as one examination.
(4) NCEES Fundamentals of Surveying (FS) examination- The examination consists of subject matters in the fundamentals of surveying. Passing this examination qualifies the examinee for certification as a Land Surveyor Intern, provided the examinee has met all other requirements for certification required by Statute and these Rules.
(5) NCEES Principles and Practice of Surveying (PS) examination-The examination consists of subject matters in applied surveying, divided in separate parts as determined by the Board. Passing these parts qualifies the examinee for licensure as a Professional Land Surveyor, provided the examinee has met the other requirements for licensure required by Statute and these Rules.
(6) Oklahoma Law and Surveying (OLS) examination-The examination is required and administered by Board Policy, and is a separate module on Oklahoma law and surveying procedures for the practice of surveying.
(7) Oklahoma Law and Engineering/Surveying (OLE/S) examination-The examination consists of Oklahoma law and is required and administered by Board Policy.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 245 - State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › Chapter 15 - Licensure and Practice of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › Subchapter 5 - Examinations › Section 245:15-5-5 - Examination grading, and retention of examination results

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Grading.
NCEES examinations
				will be graded and results released in accordance with NCEES policies and
				procedures. NCEES examination results will be reported as pass or fail only.
				Oklahoma examination results will be reported and results released pursuant to
				Board policies and procedures.
(b)
Retention of examination results.
The Board or its representative
				will maintain an applicant's examination results obtained on the examinations
				taken for reference.
Added at 10 Ok Reg 2211, eff 6-11-93; Amended
				  at 18 Ok Reg 3023, eff 7-12-01; Amended at 19 Ok Reg 2029, eff 7-11-02; Amended
				  at 23 Ok Reg 896, eff 5-11-06; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 1928, eff
				  7-25-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 245 - State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › Chapter 15 - Licensure and Practice of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › Subchapter 5 - Examinations › Section 245:15-5-6 - Re-examination [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Added at 10 Ok Reg 2211,
				  eff 6-11-93; Amended at 18 Ok Reg 3023, eff 7-12-01; Amended at 19 Ok Reg 2029,
				  eff 7-11-02; Amended at 20 Ok Reg 1568, eff 7-11-03; Revoked at 23 Ok Reg 896,
				  eff 5-11-06
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 245 - State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › Chapter 15 - Licensure and Practice of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › Subchapter 5 - Examinations › Section 245:15-5-7 - Transfer of examination grades

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Outgoing.
The Board or its
				representative, upon written request, will transfer examination results given
				under the Board's jurisdiction to any other duly constituted licensing board
				for use in evaluating such applicant's eligibility for a license or to NCEES
				for use in evaluating such applicant's eligibility for certification with NCEES
				records program.
(b)
Incoming.
The Board will accept examination results or
				examinations taken in other states by applicants who met the requirements in
				effect in Oklahoma at the time the examinations were taken or who meet the
				current requirements for licensing in Oklahoma. All others will be considered
				by the Board on a case-by-case basis.
Added at 10 Ok Reg 2211, eff 6-11-93; Amended
				  at 18 Ok Reg 3023, eff 7-12-01; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 896, eff 5-11-06; Amended
				  at 26 Ok Reg 1035, eff 5-11-09; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 1928, eff
				  7-25-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 245 - State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › Chapter 15 - Licensure and Practice of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › Subchapter 7 - Licensure › Section 245:15-7-1 - Certificate of Licensure

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
				Licensure certificates shall be issued to individuals meeting statutory
				licensure requirements and the current Rules of Procedure of the Board. The
				certificate will identify the licensee by name and license number, show the
				effective date, confirm the licensee's qualifications and acknowledge the
				licensee's right to practice engineering or land surveying, as the case may be,
				in the State of Oklahoma.
(b)
				Certificate of Licensure will be issued by the Board for the life of the
				licensee, subject to powers of renewal, reinstatement, suspension, revocation,
				penalties, orders or refusal to renew for cause, vested in the Board by the
				Statutes.
(c) When a professional
				engineer or land surveyor in good standing desires to retire his or her
				license, he or she may do so upon application to the Board, subject to
				reinstatement and continuing education requirements by the Board.
(d) Individuals holding a Certificate of
				Licensure shall display or maintain it at the licensee's place of practice and
				be prepared to substantiate biennial license renewal.
(e) Duplicate original Certificates of
				Licensure will be issued to a licensee provided:
(1) The current license renewal is
				effective;
(2) The licensee makes
				written request for a replacement of certificate;
(3) The licensee certifies that the original
				certificate has been lost, damaged or destroyed; and
(4) The licensee pays the prescribed
				fee.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 245 - State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › Chapter 15 - Licensure and Practice of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › Subchapter 7 - Licensure › Section 245:15-7-2 - Suspension, revocation, or refusal to renew Certificate of Licensure

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Upon
				notification of the Board, Certificates of Licensure which have been suspended,
				revoked or refused by the Board to renew for cause, shall be surrendered
				immediately in the manner prescribed by that notice.
(b) Cause shall be defined as any violation
				of 59 O.S., 475.1 et seq, as amended and the current Rules of Procedure of the
				Board. Cause shall also be defined as any state suspending, revoking or
				refusing to renew the Certificate of Licensure of the individual
				licensee.
Added at 10 Ok Reg 2211,
				  eff 6-11-93; Amended at 18 Ok Reg 3023, eff 7-12-01; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 896,
				  eff 5-11-06
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 245 - State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › Chapter 15 - Licensure and Practice of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › Subchapter 7 - Licensure › Section 245:15-7-3 - Biennial licensure required

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The Statute requires all Professional
				Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors desiring to practice in Oklahoma to
				biennially renew with the Board and pay a biennial licensure renewal fee as
				prescribed by this Chapter. Notices will be sent to all licensees at the last
				known physical or e-mail address of record; however, it is the responsibility
				of each individual licensee to insure the renewal fees and any other required
				documentation are received by the Board office not later than the renewal date
				or the renewal process is completed online. The license expires on the last day
				of the month in which it is due, and becomes invalid on that date unless the
				renewal fee is paid and other requirements are met. Upon receipt by the Board
				of the individual's, and if applicable, firm's or entity's properly completed
				renewal forms, fees and any required forms, the license will be valid. No
				Certificate of Licensure or Certificate of Authorization will be valid for
				longer than a two (2) year period, unless otherwise required by law.
(b) Failure to biennially renew and remit
				renewal fees and penalties where applicable, as prescribed by the Statute and
				the current Rules of Procedure of the Board will result in the inactivation of
				the licensee's Certificate of Licensure or the Certificate of Authorization,
				unless otherwise required by law.
(c) Notices of inactivation will be sent to
				the last known address of licensees and firms failing to biennially renew and
				remit renewal fees.
Added at 10 Ok Reg 2211, eff 6-11-93; Amended
				  at 18 Ok Reg 3023, eff 7-12-01; Amended at 20 Ok Reg 1568, eff 7-11-03; Amended
				  at 23 Ok Reg 896, eff 5-11-06; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 1928, eff
				  7-25-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 245 - State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › Chapter 15 - Licensure and Practice of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › Subchapter 7 - Licensure › Section 245:15-7-4 - Waived renewal fees for professional engineers and professional land surveyors over the age of 70

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The biennial renewal fee for engineers or land surveyors who reach the age of 70 prior to the renewal date of their certificate of licensure will be waived. Renewal forms must be completed prior to the renewal date to qualify. Licensees who are continuing to practice their profession are required to fulfill continuing education requirements, even if the renewal fee is waived. If all requirements of this section are not completed properly, the certificate of licensure will be inactivated and reinstatement fees and penalties will apply to re-license. However, beginning January 1, 2021, all licensees shall be required to pay the regular renewal fee as long as the licensee chooses to maintain an active license. An individual may choose to retire their license at no cost and maintain a retired professional engineer or retired professional land surveyor status pursuant to the provisions of OAC 245:15-1-3. However, no privilege to offer or practice engineering or surveying shall exist without an active license.
Added at 10 Ok Reg 2211, eff 6-11-93; Amended
				  at 18 Ok Reg 3023, eff 7-12-01; Amended at 19 Ok Reg 2029, eff 7-11-02; Amended
				  at 20 Ok Reg 1568, eff 7-11-03; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 896, eff 5-11-06; Amended
				  at 30 Ok Reg 1928, eff 7-25-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 245 - State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › Chapter 15 - Licensure and Practice of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › Subchapter 7 - Licensure › Section 245:15-7-5 - Reinstatement of revoked, inactivated, or retired licenses

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Licenses inactivated for nonpayment of fees, failing to complete other administrative requirements for renewal, or licenses that were voluntarily retired by the licensee, may be reinstated by making written application for reinstatement within one hundred eighty days after expiration and payment of the prescribed renewal fee and penalty. After one hundred eighty (180) days of license inactivity, a new application and fees will be required, which shall be considered specifically by the Board, both from the standpoint of competency and all other statutory and rule requirements . If reinstatement is within one hundred eighty (180) days following the date of inactivity, then licensure will be deemed to have been continuous. Licensees who are unable to certify completion of required professional development hours will be held to the requirements of this section. Offering or practicing engineering or surveying with an inactive, revoked or retired license during this reinstatement period is a violation of Title 59,  Section  475.1   et seq. and the Rules of this Board.
(b) If a license revoked for non-payment or a retired license remains canceled or suspended for a period exceeding three (3) consecutive years, such former licensee may be required by the Board to take and pass a current examination as prescribed by the Board.
(c) Licenses suspended inactivated or revoked for cause, may be reinstated only by Board action and only then in the manner determined by such Board action. Request for reinstatement of a license shall show the Board that the public interest will not suffer by reason of the reinstatement. The Board, by Statute, has the discretion as to whether or not to reinstate the Certificate of Licensure or Certificate of Authorization.
Added at 10 Ok Reg 2211, eff 6-11-93; Amended
				  at 18 Ok Reg 3023, eff 7-12-01; Amended at 19 Ok Reg 2029, eff 7-11-02; Amended
				  at 20 Ok Reg 1568, eff 7-11-03; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 896, eff 5-11-06; Amended
				  at 27 Ok Reg 1150, eff 5-27-10; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 1928, eff
				  7-25-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 245 - State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › Chapter 15 - Licensure and Practice of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › Subchapter 9 - Rules of Professional Conduct › Section 245:15-9-1 - Purpose; scope; applicability

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
To safeguard life, health, safety, and property, to promote
				  the public welfare, and to establish and to maintain integrity and high
				  standards of skill and practice in the engineering and surveying professions,
				  the Rules of Professional Conduct in this subchapter shall be binding upon
				  every licensee and on all firms authorized to offer or perform engineering or
				  land surveying services in Oklahoma .
Added at 10 Ok Reg 2211,
				  eff 6-11-93; Amended at 18 Ok Reg 3023, eff 7-12-01; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 896,
				  eff 5-11-06
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 245 - State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › Chapter 15 - Licensure and Practice of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › Subchapter 9 - Rules of Professional Conduct › Section 245:15-9-2 - Definitions [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Added at 10 Ok Reg 2211,
				  eff 6-11-93; Revoked at 18 Ok Reg 3023, eff
				  7-12-01
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 245 - State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › Chapter 15 - Licensure and Practice of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › Subchapter 9 - Rules of Professional Conduct › Section 245:15-9-3 - Responsibility to the public

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Licensees shall at all times recognize their primary responsibility is to safeguard the health, property, safety, and public welfare when performing services for clients and employers.
(b) Licensees shall sign, date, and seal only those design documents and surveys which conform to accepted engineering or land surveying standards and that safeguard the life, health, property and welfare of the public.
(c) Licensees shall not reveal facts, data or information obtained in a professional capacity without the prior consent of the client, employer, or public body on which they serve except as authorized or required by law or rules.
(d) Licensees shall not partner, practice, or offer to practice, or permit the use of their name or firm name nor associate in business ventures with any person or firm which they know, or have reason to believe, is engaging in fraudulent or dishonest business or professional practices.
(e) Licensees should make a reasonable effort to inform another licensee whose work is believed to contain a material discrepancy, error, or omission that may impact the health, safety, property or welfare of the public, unless such reporting is legally prohibited. The licensee shall report this matter to the Board for investigation if it is not resolved.
(f) Licensees who have knowledge or reason to believe that any person or firm has violated any of these "Rules of Professional Conduct" or any other provision of Title 59 O.S.,  Sec.  475.1   et seq, Title 65 O.S.  Sec  3.116   et seq, or the rules of this Board, should report it to the Board, may report it to appropriate legal authorities, and shall cooperate with the Board and those authorities as may be requested.
(g) Licensees shall notify their employer or client and such other authority as may be appropriate when their professional judgment is overruled under circumstances where the life, health, property, or welfare of the public is endangered.
Added at 10 Ok Reg 2211,
				  eff 6-11-93; Amended at 18 Ok Reg 3023, eff 7-12-01; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 896,
				  eff 5-11-06; Amended at 26 Ok Reg 1035, eff
				  5-11-09
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 245 - State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › Chapter 15 - Licensure and Practice of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › Subchapter 9 - Rules of Professional Conduct › Section 245:15-9-4 - Areas of practice

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Licensees shall practice only in the areas of their competence and shall undertake assignments only when qualified by education, examination, or experience in the specific technical fields of engineering or land surveying involved. The records of the Board shall indicate a discipline(s) of engineering designated by the license holder and considered by the Board to be their area(s) of competence. All requests relating to listings for area(s) of competency require the review of the Board or its designee and shall include the following:
(1) Original application for licensure. Upon application for licensure, an applicant shall designate a discipline(s) of engineering by providing:
(A) a transcript showing a Board-approved degree(s) in the discipline(s) of engineering; or
(B) a supplementary experience record documenting at least 4 years of experience obtained under the supervision of a professional engineer or in the discipline(s) of engineering and verified by at least one PE reference provider that has personal knowledge of the applicant's qualifying engineering experience; or
(C) verification of successful passage of the examination (s) on the principles and practice of engineering in the discipline(s) of engineering.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 245 - State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › Chapter 15 - Licensure and Practice of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › Subchapter 9 - Rules of Professional Conduct › Section 245:15-9-5 - Public statements

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Licensees shall issue public statements only in an objective
				  and truthful manner.
(1) Licensees
				shall , to the best of their knowledge, include all relevant and pertinent
				information in an objective and truthful manner within all professional
				documents, statements and testimony. .
(2) Licensees shall express a professional
				opinion publicly only when that opinion is founded upon an adequate knowledge
				of the facts and a competent evaluation of the subject matter.
(3) Licensees shall issue no statements,
				criticisms or arguments on engineering and surveying matters which are inspired
				or paid for by interested parties, unless they explicitly identify the
				interested parties on whose behalf they are speaking, and reveal any interest
				they have in the matters.
(4)
				Licensees shall not knowingly provide false or incomplete information regarding
				an applicant in obtaining licensure.
(5) Licensees shall comply with the licensing
				laws and rules governing their professional practice in each of the
				jurisdictions in which they practice.
Added at 10 Ok Reg 2211, eff 6-11-93; Amended
				  at 23 Ok Reg 896, eff 5-11-06; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 1928, eff
				  7-25-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 245 - State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › Chapter 15 - Licensure and Practice of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › Subchapter 9 - Rules of Professional Conduct › Section 245:15-9-6 - Conflict of interest

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Licensees shall act in professional matters for each employer
				  or client as faithful agents or trustees, and shall avoid conflicts of
				  interest.
(1) Licensees shall make
				full prior disclosures to their employers or clients of all known or potential
				conflicts of interest or other circumstances which could influence or appear to
				influence their judgment or the quality of their services.
(2) Licensees shall not accept compensation,
				financial or otherwise, from more than one party for services pertaining to the
				same project unless the circumstances are fully disclosed to, and agreed to, in
				writing by all parties who compensate the licensee. Compensation shall be
				deemed anything of value and shall not be limited to the payment of
				money.
(3) Licensees shall not
				solicit or accept financial or other valuable consideration, directly or
				indirectly, from any party, including contractors, suppliers, manufacturers,
				distributors, or an agent of any party in consideration for specifying or
				influencing others to use or select services, products, or processes in
				connection with work for which the licensee is responsible or work undertaken
				by a firm or entity in which licensee is an employee, officer, director, or
				owner.
(4) Licensees shall not
				solicit or accept a professional contract from a governmental body on which a
				principal or officer of their organization serves as a member. Conversely,
				licensees serving as members, advisors, or employees of a government body or
				department, who are the principals or employees of a private concern, shall not
				participate in decisions with respect to professional services offered or
				provided by said concern to the governmental body which they serve.
(5) Political contributions made in excess of
				legal limits shall be considered a violation of these Rules of Professional
				Conduct.
(6) Licensees shall not
				use confidential information received in the course of their assignments as a
				means of making personal profit without the consent of the party from whom the
				information was obtained.
Added at 10 Ok Reg 2211,
				  eff 6-11-93; Amended at 18 Ok Reg 3023, eff 7-12-01; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 896,
				  eff 5-11-06; Amended at 26 Ok Reg 1035, eff
				  5-11-09
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 245 - State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › Chapter 15 - Licensure and Practice of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › Subchapter 9 - Rules of Professional Conduct › Section 245:15-9-7 - Solicitation of work

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Licensees shall avoid improper solicitation of professional
				  employment.
(1) Licensees shall not
				falsify or permit misrepresentation of their, or their associates', academic or
				professional qualifications. They shall not misrepresent or exaggerate their
				degree of participation or responsibility in prior assignments nor the
				complexity of said assignments. Brochures or other presentations incident to
				the solicitation of employment or business shall not misrepresent pertinent
				facts concerning employers, employees, associates, joint ventures or past
				accomplishments.
(2) Licensees
				shall not offer, give, solicit or receive, either directly or indirectly, any
				commission, or gift, or other valuable consideration in order to secure work,
				and shall not make any political contribution with the intent to influence the
				award of a contract by public authority.
(3) Licensees shall not attempt to injure,
				maliciously or falsely, directly or indirectly, the professional reputation,
				prospects, practice, or employment of other licensees, nor indiscriminately
				criticize other licensees' work.
Added at 10 Ok Reg 2211, eff 6-11-93; Amended
				  at 18 Ok Reg 3023, eff 7-12-01; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 896, eff 5-11-06; Amended
				  at 30 Ok Reg 1928, eff 7-25-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 245 - State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › Chapter 15 - Licensure and Practice of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › Subchapter 11 - Continuing Education › Section 245:15-11-1 - 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:
"Dual licensee"
means a person licensed as a
				  Professional Engineer and Professional Land Surveyor.
"PDH"
means a professional development hour of
				  at least 50 minutes of instruction, as defined in this subchapter.
"Professional development hour"
means a contact
				  hour (nominal) of instruction or presentation; the common denominator for other
				  units of credit.
"College Semester / Quarter Hour"
means credit
				  for course in an EAC/ETAC-ABET approved program, or engineering or surveying
				  college program approved by the Board.
Added at 10 Ok Reg 2211,
				  eff 6-11-93; Amended at 18 Ok Reg 3023, eff 7-12-01; Amended at 20 Ok Reg 1568,
				  eff 7-11-03; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 896, eff
				  5-11-06
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 245 - State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › Chapter 15 - Licensure and Practice of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › Subchapter 11 - Continuing Education › Section 245:15-11-2 - Continuing education committees

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The Board may establish continuing
				education committees consisting of at least three (3) members each, who are
				residents of this state. Each member of the committee shall have been engaged
				in the lawful practice of professional engineering or professional land
				surveying for at least ten (10) years, in responsible charge of engineering or
				land surveying projects for at least five (5) years, and be a licensed
				Professional Engineer or Professional Land Surveyor in this state.
(b) The continuing education committees shall
				have the following duties or others as assigned by the Board.
(1) Exercise general administration of the
				Rules in Sub-chapter 11 of Chapter 15 under the direction of the
				Board.
(2) Recommend to the Board
				revisions of the Rules in Subchapter 11 of Chapter 15.
(3) Perform audits of licensees as necessary
				to ensure continuing education requirements are met. (4) Report annually on the
				activities and operation of committees to the Board.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 245 - State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › Chapter 15 - Licensure and Practice of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › Subchapter 11 - Continuing Education › Section 245:15-11-3 - Scope and exemptions

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(a)
				Licensees shall be required to meet the continuing educational requirements for
				professional development in this subchapter as a condition for licensure
				renewal. Continuing education obtained by a licensee should maintain, improve
				or expand skills and knowledge obtained prior to initial licensure or to
				develop new and relevant skills and knowledge.
(b) A licensee may be exempt from the
				professional development educational requirements for one of the following
				reasons:
(1) New licensees by way of
				examination or comity shall be exempt for their first pro-rated renewal period
				and first two-year renewal period. PDH's earned during this exempt period may
				not be carried forward to the first non-exempt renewal period.
(2) A licensee who is deployed on active duty
				as a member of the Armed Forces of the United States, shall be exempt from
				obtaining the professional development hours required during that year when
				circumstances associated with military duty prevent obtaining training and a
				waiver request has been submitted to the Board; when the active-duty military
				member performs engineering and/or land surveying services respectively as part
				of his or her military duties as annotated in Defense Department Form 214 (DD
				214), or when performing any other act typically required for renewal of the
				license. A licensee serving on temporary active duty in the armed forces of the
				United States for a period of time exceeding 120 consecutive days in a year
				shall be exempt from obtaining the PDH's required during the renewal
				period.
(3) A licensee experiencing
				physical disability, illness, or other extenuating circumstances as reviewed
				and approved by the Board may be exempt. Supporting documentation must be
				furnished to the Board.
(4) A
				licensee who elects to choose Retired status at the time of renewal shall be
				exempt. In the event such person elects to return to active practice of
				professional engineering or professional land surveying, 30 PDH's must be
				earned before returning to active practice.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 245 - State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › Chapter 15 - Licensure and Practice of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › Subchapter 11 - Continuing Education › Section 245:15-11-4 - Requirements for Professional Engineers [RESERVED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Reserved at 10 Ok Reg
				  2211, eff 6-11-93; Reserved at 19 Ok Reg 2029, eff
				  7-11-02
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 245 - State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › Chapter 15 - Licensure and Practice of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › Subchapter 11 - Continuing Education › Section 245:15-11-6 - Criteria for continuing educational activities

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(a) Continuing educational activities used to
				earn PDH's must meet the following criteria:
(1) There is a clear purpose and objective
				for each activity, which will maintain, improve or expand skills and knowledge
				obtained prior to initial licensure or to develop new and relevant skills and
				knowledge.
(2) The content of each
				presentation is well organized and presented in a sequential manner.
(3) There is evidence of preplanning which
				should include the opportunity for input by the target group to be
				served.
(4) The presentation will
				be made by persons who are well qualified by education or experience.
(5) There is a provision for individual
				participant registration which will include information required for record
				keeping and reporting.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 245 - State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › Chapter 15 - Licensure and Practice of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › Subchapter 11 - Continuing Education › Section 245:15-11-7 - Conversion of units and determination of credits

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(a) The conversion of other units of credit of continuing education to PDH's is as follows:
(1) One (1) college semester hour - 15 PDH's One (1) college quarter hour - 10 PDH's
(2) One (1) hour of technical or professional development in a continuing education course, short course, tutorial, webinar, or distance-education course - 1 PDH
(3) One (1) hour of attendance at a qualifying seminar, in-house course, workshop, or professional or technical presentation made at a meeting, convention, conference or educational institution - 1 PDH
(4) For teaching or making presentations in (1) - (3) above - apply multiple of 2. Teaching credit is valid for teaching a course or seminar for the first time only. Teaching credit does not apply to full-time or part-time faculty members unless the activity is outside the scope of the licensee's customary teaching responsibilities.
(5) Active participation in professional or technical societies serving the engineering or land surveying profession - 2 PDH's
(6) Active participation serving on standards or code development technical committees, standards or code commissions, or licensing examination development committees - 4 PDH's
(7) One (1) contact hour for developing professional licensure examinations, or writing standards or developing code in an official capacity - 1 PDH
(8) Each published paper, article, or book in the licensee's area of professional practice - 5 PDH's
(9) Each peer-reviewed published, professional or technical paper or book in the licensee's area(s) of competence -10 PDH's
(10) Each patent. - 10 PDH's
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 245 - State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › Chapter 15 - Licensure and Practice of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › Subchapter 11 - Continuing Education › Section 245:15-11-8 - Comity/Out-of-Jurisdiction Resident

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The continuing education requirements for Oklahoma will be
				  satisfied when a non-resident fulfills the requirements for resident licensees
				  outlined in
				  245:15-11-5.
Added at 10 Ok Reg 2211,
				  eff 6-11-93; Amended at 19 Ok Reg 2029, eff 7-11-02; Amended at 20 Ok Reg 1568,
				  eff 7-11-03; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 896, eff
				  5-11-06
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 245 - State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › Chapter 15 - Licensure and Practice of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › Subchapter 11 - Continuing Education › Section 245:15-11-9 - Records - Audits

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(a) The
				responsibility of maintaining records to be used to support credits claimed is
				the responsibility of the licensee. Records required include, but are not
				limited to:
(1) A log showing the title of
				the activity, sponsoring organization, date of the activity, and PDH credits
				earned.
(2) Attendance verification
				records in the form of completion certificates, or other approved documentation
				supporting evidence of attendance shall include the name of the licensee, title
				of the activity, sponsoring organization, date of the activity, and PDH's
				earned. Documentation which does not support evidence of actual attendance will
				not be accepted for audit purposes.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 245 - State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › Chapter 15 - Licensure and Practice of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › Subchapter 11 - Continuing Education › Section 245:15-11-10 - Forms [REVOKED]

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Added at 10 Ok Reg 2211, eff 6-11-93; Amended
				  at 23 Ok Reg 896, eff 5-11-06; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 1928, eff
				  7-25-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 245 - State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › Chapter 15 - Licensure and Practice of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › Subchapter 11 - Continuing Education › Section 245:15-11-11 - Disallowed credit; failure to comply

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(a) If a licensee is unable to certify completion of 30 PDH's per biennial renewal period, or 15 PDH's per calendar year by their expiration date, the license will not be renewed unless an exemption has been claimed and approved pursuant to OAC 245:15-11-3.
(b) If the Board, or its designee, disallows claimed PDH's completed during the designated renewal period for audit, as activities that do not meet the criteria for continuing education activities, the licensee shall have 90 days after notification to substantiate the original claim or to complete new continuing education activities to meet the minimum requirement. Further, if verification is supplied for the submitted hours, but disallowed as not acceptable verification, the licensee shall have 90 days after notification to substantiate the original claim with acceptable verification, or complete new continuing education activities to meet the minimum requirement. The total number of days a licensee will be allowed to complete new continuing education activities or provide additional verification of claimed hours is 90 days from the date of notification.
(c) Failure to comply with an audit occurs when a licensee is notified of an audit and they fail to supply a completed log form and verifications showing the required PDH's earned during the appropriate audit period, by the stated deadline, or a licensee submits false information to the Board in an attempt to renew a license. These acts are violations of Board Statutes and Rules and may lead to disciplinary action. Licensees who do not properly respond to the audit by the stated deadline, shall be in non-compliance with the audit and shall not be granted extra time to earn additional continuing education credit. If no verification of claimed PDH's is provided at the stated deadline for the audit, the licensee shall not be allowed 90 additional days to provide verification and they will have failed the audit, unless proof of hardship is provided in writing and approved by the Board or its designee.
(d) If a licensee is audited for their continuing education requirements for their renewal period, the licensee shall not be allowed to retire their license to avoid complying with the audit or avoid disciplinary action if they incorrectly certified at the time of renewal that they had completed their continuing education requirements.
Added at 10 Ok Reg 2211, eff 6-11-93; Amended
				  at 20 Ok Reg 1568, eff 7-11-03; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 896, eff 5-11-06; Amended
				  at 26 Ok Reg 1035, eff 5-11-09; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 1150, eff 5-27-10; Amended
				  at 30 Ok Reg 1928, eff 7-25-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 245 - State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › Chapter 15 - Licensure and Practice of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › Subchapter 11 - Continuing Education › Section 245:15-11-12 - Re-licensure

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A licensee may bring an inactive or retired license to active
				  status by obtaining all delinquent PDH's. However, if the total number required
				  to become current exceeds 30, then 30 shall be the maximum number
				  required.
Added at 19 Ok Reg 2029,
				  eff 7-11-02; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 896, eff
				  5-11-06
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 245 - State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › Chapter 15 - Licensure and Practice of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › Subchapter 11 - Continuing Education › Section 245:15-11-13 - Dual Licensees

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For an individual licensed both as an engineer and surveyor, the number of PDH's required shall remain 30 per biennial renewal period or 15 per calendar year, at least 1/3 of which shall be obtained in each profession. Dual licensees must comply with the provisions of OAC 245:15-11-5(c)  regarding the Oklahoma Minimum Standards for the Practice of Land Surveying.
Added at 19 Ok Reg 2029, eff 7-11-02; Amended
				  at 23 Ok Reg 896, eff 5-11-06; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 1928, eff
				  7-25-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 245 - State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › Chapter 15 - Licensure and Practice of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › Subchapter 13 - Minimum Standards for the Practice of Land Surveying › Section 245:15-13-1 - Purpose; scope; applicability

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In order to better serve the public in regulating the
				  practice of land surveying in Oklahoma, these minimum standards of practice are
				  established to achieve no less than minimum standard degrees of accuracy,
				  completeness, and quality so as to assure adequate and defensible real property
				  boundary locations. When more stringent survey standards than those set forth
				  herein are required the survey shall comply with both those standards and with
				  the Oklahoma Minimum Standards for the Practice of Land Surveying. Where the
				  Professional Land Surveyor elects to follow or use a more thorough method of
				  determining accuracy, it is not the intent of these standards to interfere.
				  Land Surveyors failing to comply with or meet these minimum standards will be
				  subject to disciplinary action by the Board.
Added at 10 Ok Reg 2211,
				  eff 6-11-93; Amended at 18 Ok Reg 3023, eff 7-12-01; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 863,
				  eff 5-11-07
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 245 - State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › Chapter 15 - Licensure and Practice of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors › Subchapter 13 - Minimum Standards for the Practice of Land Surveying › Section 245:15-13-3 - Penalties

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The Board shall have the power to reprimand, place on
				  probation, fine, revoke or suspend the certificate of licensure of any licensee
				  who fails to comply with the Statutes, and the rules of this
				  subchapter.
Added at 10 Ok Reg 2211,
				  eff 6-11-93; Amended at 18 Ok Reg 3023, eff 7-12-01; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 896,
				  eff 5-11-06