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§59-1017. Inapplicability.

The provisions of The Plumbing License Law of 1955 shall not apply to: 1. Minor repairs, consisting of repairing or replacing faucets or minor working parts of plumbing fixtures; 2. Farm buildings located outside any city or town unless such buildings are connected to a public water or sewer system; 3. Maintenance work for state […]

§59-1018. Fees paid to State Treasury – Disposition.

All fees, administrative fines or payments of any type received by the Construction Industries Board under The Plumbing License Law of 1955 shall be deposited in a revolving fund to be designated as the “Plumbing Licensing Revolving Fund” and are hereby appropriated and may be expended by the Construction Industries Board for the purpose of […]

§59-1019. Violations and penalties.

A. Any person who violates any of the provisions of The Plumbing License Law of 1955, or any provision of an ordinance or regulation enacted by a city, town, or sewer commission, by authority of this act shall, upon conviction, in addition to suffering possible suspension or revocation of a license, be guilty of a […]

§59-1020. Local regulation by municipalities not prohibited.

Nothing in The Plumbing License Law of 1955 shall prohibit cities and towns from having full authority to provide full supervision and inspection of plumbing by the enactment of codes and rules in such form as they may determine and prescribe; provided, that no such ordinances, bylaw or rule shall be inconsistent with the Oklahoma […]

§59-1021.1. Oklahoma State Plumbing Installation Code Variance and Appeals Board.

A. 1. There is hereby created the Oklahoma State Plumbing Installation Code Variance and Appeals Board. The Variance and Appeals Board shall hear testimony and shall review sufficient technical data submitted by an applicant to substantiate the proposed installation of any material, assembly or manufacturer-engineered components, equipment or system that is not specifically prescribed by […]

§59-1031. Short title.

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.

§59-1032. Rules – Promulgation by Construction Industries Board.

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 rules any or all nationally recognized inspector certification programs or codes for purposes of building and construction inspector […]

§59-1033. Definitions.

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 building and construction, for the purpose of enforcing compliance with the applicable building codes or standards; 4. […]

§59-1035. Oklahoma Inspector Examiners Committee – Powers and 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 administering examinations to applicants for an Oklahoma inspector’s license; 3. To assist the Board in prescribing […]

§59-1037. Application forms – Fee – Renewal.

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 1000.5 of this title. Applicants for renewal may also […]

§59-1039. Complaints – Investigation – Individual proceeding – 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 building and construction inspector. B. The Committee may request that an individual proceeding be conducted to determine whether the licensee has: 1. Made a material misstatement in the application for […]

§59-1041. Employment of inspectors by municipality or other 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 shall notify the Construction Industries Board of the employment. Any municipality or other political subdivision of the state with a population of ten thousand (10,000) or less according to […]

§59-1042. Oklahoma Inspectors Revolving Fund.

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 by the Board from fees and fines collected pursuant to the […]

§59-1044. Violations – Penalties.

Any person convicted of acting or performing as a building and construction inspector without the proper license shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) nor more than Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00), together with the costs of prosecution. Each […]