Title 59 — Title 59 — Professions and Occupations

No state or municipal inspector may issue a citation for work which is exempt from the requirement for a permit under Section 106 of the International Plumbing Code, latest edition. Added by Laws 1997, c. 353, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.

Sections 1031 through 1044 of this title shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Inspectors Act". Added by Laws 1989, c. 215, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1989. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 394, § 26, eff. Jan. 1, 2002.

The Construction Industries Board shall promulgate rules governing the examination and licensing of building, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, and other construction inspectors and the establishment of classifications for such inspectors. The Board may adopt as part of such rule…

As used in the Oklahoma Inspectors Act: 1. "Board" means the Construction Industries Board; 2. "Committee" means the Oklahoma Inspector Examiners Committee; 3. "Building and construction inspection" means the inspection of plumbing, electrical, mechanical or structural aspects of…

Appointment - Qualifications - Travel Expenses. There is hereby created the Oklahoma Inspector Examiners Committee which shall consist of seven (7) members. One member shall be the designee of the Construction Industries Board. When the terms of the other members serving on the C…

duties. The Oklahoma Inspector Examiners Committee shall have the power and duty: 1. To assist the Construction Industries Board in certifying, licensing and otherwise regulating persons employed as building and construction inspectors; 2. To assist the Board in establishing and …

- Provisional license – Examination - Nontransferability. A. Applicants for certification and license shall show proof of certification by successful completion of an examination approved by the Oklahoma Inspector Examiners Committee. The Board shall issue a license to any person…

Application for examination, certification, or license or renewal of license shall be made to the Construction Industries Board in writing on forms furnished by the Board and each application shall be accompanied by a fee to be established by rule by the Board pursuant to Section…

military service. A. No license shall be issued for longer than one (1) year and all licenses shall expire on the last day in the birth month of the licensee. B. An application for the renewal of a license which is received more than thirty (30) days following the date of expirat…

Finding - Suspension or revocation of license - Other administrative penalties - Reapplication for license. A. The Oklahoma Inspector Examiners Committee may, upon its own motion, and shall upon written complaint filed by any person, investigate inspection practices of any buildi…

inspector without a license - Violation - Effective date. Beginning February 1, 1990, it shall be unlawful for any person to act as or perform the work of a building and construction inspector unless such person is qualified and licensed as a building and construction inspector p…

governmental entity - Notification of Commissioner - Exemption of municipalities under 10,000. Any municipality or other governmental entity which employs any person as a building and construction inspector for functions normally performed by a building and construction inspector…

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Construction Industries Board, to be designated the "Oklahoma Inspectors Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies received b…

This act shall not apply to unincorporated areas of this state. Added by Laws 1989, c. 215, § 13, eff. Nov. 1, 1989.

Any person convicted of acting or performing as a building and construction inspector without the proper license shall be guilty of a Class D1 felony offense and shall be punished by a fine of not less than Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) nor more than Two Thousand Five Hundr…

Any building and construction inspector licensed pursuant to Sections 1031 through 1044 of this title, shall be granted access within a reasonable period of time to perform an inspection for the purpose of enforcing compliance with the Oklahoma Inspectors Act. Pursuant to its aut…

A. For purposes of a building and construction inspector performing functions normally performed by a building and construction inspector for a political subdivision pursuant to the Oklahoma Inspectors Act, the Construction Industries Board shall create for one acting as or perfo…

A. Sections 275 through 289 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the "Waterworks and Wastewater Works Operator Certification Act". B. The Waterworks and Wastewater Works Operator Certification Act is declared to be necessary to safeguard life, health, and property, and …

A. As used in the Waterworks and Wastewater Works Operator Certification Act: 1. "Board" means the Environmental Quality Board of the State of Oklahoma; 2. "Certificate" means a certificate of competency issued as provided for herein; 3. "Department" means the Oklahoma Department…

59 O.S. § 1103 Repealed by Laws 2013, c. 227, § 12, eff. Nov. 1, 2013

The Environmental Quality Board shall have the power and duty to promulgate such rules, including requirements, restrictions and conditions relating to the hiring or contracting of licensed public water supply or wastewater operators pursuant to the provisions of Section 2 of thi…

In addition to the other powers conferred by the Waterworks and Wastewater Works Operator Certification Act, the Department shall have the following powers and duties: 1. To institute in any court of competent jurisdiction such actions or proceedings, including but not limited to…

A. Except as otherwise provided in the Waterworks and Wastewater Works Operator Certification Act, it shall be unlawful: 1. For any person to employ or appoint or vote for or approve the employment or appointment of any person as an operator of a waterworks or wastewater works wh…

expiratrion. A. Upon application, made upon a form to be prescribed by the Department, by an individual not less than eighteen (18) years of age, the Department shall issue a certificate when the applicant has paid a nonrefundable application fee and has met any one of the follow…

wastewater works. Any individual who, after the effective date of this act, is employed or appointed as operator of a waterworks or wastewater works for the operation of which he does not hold a certificate, or the operation of which would be contrary to the terms and conditions …

Any certificate issued pursuant to the Waterworks and Wastewater Works Operator Certification Act may contain such conditions or restrictions as the Department shall deem necessary or appropriate. Added by Laws 1959, p. 273, § 9. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 283, eff. July 1, …

A certificate shall not be issued pursuant to the provisions of the Waterworks and Wastewater Works Operator Certification Act to any person other than an individual. Added by Laws 1959, p. 273, § 10. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 284, eff. July 1, 1993.

revoke or suspend certificate - Grounds - Notice and proceedings. The Department shall have power to refuse to issue, renew, reinstate or reactivate or, after notice and opportunity for an individual proceeding as provided in the Administrative Procedures Act, the Oklahoma Enviro…

After the expiration of one (1) year after the Department denies an application for certification, renewal or reactivation or revokes a certificate pursuant to the Waterworks and Wastewater Works Operator Certification Act, the holder of such certificate may make application to t…

Use of fund for training program. There is hereby created a revolving fund in the State Treasury to be known as the "Certification Fund". Said fund shall consist of all monies appropriated to said fund, and all fees collected under the provisions of this act. Said fund shall be u…

of Board. The powers herein granted to the Commissioner shall be exercised subject to such rules and regulations as the Board may make, which are applicable thereto. Laws 1959, p. 274, § 14.

Any public officer who shall knowingly violate any provision of the Waterworks and Wastewater Works Operator Certification Act shall upon conviction thereof be guilty of a misdemeanor. If any county, district, municipality, or any agency or instrumentality thereof, or any state b…

A. A helper shall register annually with the Department. Any registered helper shall work only under the direct supervision of a certified operator. B. Any authority, company, district, county, municipality, individual or agency providing water or wastewater services shall report…

wastewater operators. A. A municipality, sewer improvement district, water or sewer public trust, or rural water or sewer district may hire or contract for the services of one or more operators, properly licensed and certified by the Department of Environmental Quality, to operat…

Sections 1150.1 through 1150.13 of this title shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Sanitarian and Environmental Specialist Registration Act". Added by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 290, eff. July 1, 1993. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 91, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.

59 O.S. § 1150.10 Repealed by Laws 1995, c. 91, § 12, eff. Nov. 1, 1995

59 O.S. § 1150.11 Repealed by Laws 1995, c. 91, § 12, eff. Nov. 1, 1995

Only a person who has qualified as a registered sanitarian or environmental specialist and who holds a valid current registration certificate for use in this state shall have the right and privilege of using the title Registered Professional Sanitarian or Registered Professional …

A. The Commissioner shall have the power to revoke the certificate of registration of any registrant pursuant to this section. B. The Commissioner shall suspend or revoke or not renew any registration for: 1. Fraud or deceit in obtaining a registration; 2. Making a material misst…

compensation. Individuals registered under the Oklahoma Sanitarian and Environmental Specialist Registration Act who are employed by the State of Oklahoma may perform soil tests to design sewage disposal systems for compensation during hours when they are not officially on work s…

For the purposes of the Oklahoma Sanitarian and Environmental Specialist Registration Act: 1. "Board" means the State Board of Health of the State of Oklahoma; 2. "Commissioner" means the State Commissioner of Health of the State of Oklahoma; 3. "Council" means the Sanitarian and…

The State Board of Health in conjunction with the Sanitarian and Environmental Specialist Registration Advisory Council is hereby authorized to promulgate rules governing the examination and registration of sanitarians and environmental specialists, and the defining of categories…

A. It is the intent of the Legislature that the Council and the registration of sanitarians and environmental specialists pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Sanitarian and Environmental Specialist Registration Act shall constitute a section of the Occupational Licensing D…

Advisory Council. A. There is hereby created the "Sanitarian and Environmental Specialist Registration Advisory Council", which shall consist of nine (9) members as follows: 1. One member shall be the Commissioner of Health or designated representative; 2. One member shall be the…

Pursuant to the Oklahoma Sanitarian and Environmental Specialist Registration Act, the Council shall have the power and duty to: 1. Assist and advise the Board on all matters relating to the formulation of rules in accordance with this act; 2. Administer and develop the examinati…

- Sanitarian- or environmental specialist-in-training. A. Applicants for certificate of registration as a sanitarian or environmental specialist shall be approved for registration by the Council upon compliance with the following: 1. Have two (2) years of postgraduate, full-time …

A. Examinations shall be uniform and practical in nature and shall be sufficiently strict to test the qualifications and fitness of the applicants for registration. Examinations shall be in whole or in part in writing. The Council shall conduct examinations twice a year and at su…

Nontransferability - Registration without examination or additional fees. A. The Commissioner shall issue a certificate of registration as a sanitarian or environmental specialist to any person who: 1. Has been certified by the Council as having a current valid registration in go…

This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Roofing Contractor Registration Act”. Added by Laws 2010, c. 479, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2010.

Renewal – Denial hearing. A. Within twenty-five (25) calendar days from the date of application, the registrar shall either issue or deny the roofing contractor registration. No registration shall be issued to a qualifying party until the registrar receives all documentation and …