Oklahoma § 40-142.8 - Certificate - Qualifications - Transfer or loan of

§ 40-142.8. Certificate - Qualifications - Transfer or loan of

certificate - Standards for storage and handling of liquefied

petroleum gases and for electric vehicle charge stations.

A. The Department of Labor shall issue a certificate as an

alternative fuels equipment technician to any person who:

1. Has been licensed by the Oklahoma Liquefied Petroleum Gas

Board and has successfully passed the appropriate examination as

provided in the Alternative Fuels Technician Certification Act or

has been certified by the Committee as either having successfully

passed the appropriate examination or having a valid license or

certificate issued by another governmental entity with licensing or

certification requirements similar to those provided in the

Alternative Fuels Technician Certification Act; and

2. Has paid the certification fee and otherwise complied with

the provisions of the Alternative Fuels Technician Certification

Act.

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B. The Department of Labor shall issue a certificate as an

alternative fuels compression technician to any person who:

1. Has successfully passed the appropriate examination as

provided in the Alternative Fuels Technician Certification Act or

has been certified by the Committee as having a valid license or

certificate issued by another governmental entity with licensing or

certification requirements similar to those provided in the

Alternative Fuels Technician Certification Act; and

2. Has paid the certification fee and otherwise complied with

the provisions of the Alternative Fuels Technician Certification

Act.

C. The Department of Labor shall issue a certificate as an

electric vehicle technician to any person who:

1. Has been certified by the Committee as either having

successfully passed the appropriate examination or having a valid

license or certificate issued by another governmental entity with

licensing or certification requirements similar to those provided in

the Alternative Fuels Technician Certification Act; and

2. Has paid the certification fee and otherwise complied with

the provisions of the Alternative Fuels Technician Certification

Act.

D. In the case of a company, partnership or corporation engaged

in the business of installing, servicing, repairing, modifying or

renovating equipment used in the conversion of engines to engines

fueled by alternative fuels, a separate certificate shall be issued

by the Department of Labor to that individual company, partnership

or corporation. This certificate is for the express purpose of

recognizing that the company, partnership or corporation is an

authorized alternative fuels conversion business and employs statecertified alternative fuels equipment technicians. Any violations

by a certified alternative fuels equipment technician shall be

deemed a violation by the certified company, partnership or

corporation employing such certified technician. A company,

partnership or corporation engaged in the business of installing,

servicing, repairing, modifying or renovating equipment used in the

conversion of engines to engines fueled by alternative fuels shall

provide the Department of Labor with proof of liability insurance

with limits of not less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00)

general liability.

E. In the case of a company, partnership or corporation engaged

in the business of installing, servicing, repairing, modifying or

renovating fill stations, a separate certificate shall be issued by

the Department of Labor to that individual company, partnership or

corporation. This certificate is for the express purpose of

recognizing that the company, partnership or corporation is an

authorized fill-station installation business and employs statecertified alternative fuels compression technicians or electric

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vehicle technicians. Any violations by a certified alternative

fuels compression technician or electric vehicle technician shall be

deemed a violation by the certified company, partnership or

corporation employing such certified technician. A company,

partnership or corporation engaged in the business of installing,

servicing, repairing, modifying or renovating fill stations shall

provide the Department of Labor with proof of liability insurance

with limits of not less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00)

general liability.

F. In conjunction with subsection A of this section, the

Department of Labor shall issue an Alternative Fuels Equipment

Installation Certification to any public entity or private company,

partnership or corporation that operates commercial, private or

public fleets of vehicles and employs ten or more auto service

technicians per location. The certification shall be based on the

ability of the applicant to provide their own alternative fuels

equipment technician training program which shall be certified by

the Department of Labor, Committee of Alternative Fuels Technician

Examiners. This subsection shall not apply to allow certification

of any alternative fuels compression technician training programs.

G. All alternative fuels equipment technician certificates,

alternative fuels compression technician certificates, and electric

vehicle technician certificates shall be nontransferable and it

shall be unlawful for any person certified pursuant to the

provisions of the Alternative Fuels Technician Certification Act to

loan or allow the use of such certificate by any other person,

except as specifically provided in the Alternative Fuels Technician

Certification Act.

H. The standards for the storage and handling of liquefied

petroleum gases in the codes adopted by the Oklahoma Uniform

Building Code Commission pursuant to the Oklahoma Uniform Building

Code Act shall be the accepted codes and standards for this state.

The standards for the installation of compressed natural gas

vehicular fuel systems adopted by the National Fire Protection

Association and published in its Pamphlet No. 52 shall be the

accepted standards for this state. The accepted standards for this

state for electric vehicle charge stations shall be the codes

adopted by the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission. The

standards for the design, construction, installation, repair, use

and inspection of alternative fuel fueling stations, including

residential fueling appliances and facilities, in the codes adopted

by the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission pursuant to the

Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission Act shall be the accepted

codes and standards for this state. The Commissioner of Labor is

authorized, and it shall be the duty of the Commissioner to adopt

and promulgate such rules or specifications relating to safety in

the manufacture, assembly, sale, installation and use of vehicular

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alternative fuel systems. The Commissioner of Labor is further

authorized to modify or amend such rules or specifications as he or

she deems reasonable and necessary.

I. The Department of Labor may issue an alternative fuels

trainee certificate to any person who submits a trainee application

to the Department within fifteen (15) business days of being hired

by a licensed alternative fuels conversion company. An alternative

fuels trainee shall be employed by a licensed alternative fuels

conversion company located in Oklahoma. A trainee shall work under

the direct supervision of a licensed alternative fuels equipment

technician. There shall be no more than two alternative fuels

trainees per licensed alternative fuels equipment technician at any

licensed Oklahoma alternative fuels conversion company at any one

time. An individual that holds a trainee license may engage in any

licensed category pursuant to the Alternative Fuels Technician

Certification Act while under the direct supervision of an

individual holding the appropriate license in the category of

activity being performed.

J. The Department of Labor may issue an alternative fuels

compression trainee certificate to any person who submits a trainee

application to the Department within fifteen (15) business days of

being hired by a licensed alternative fuels fill-station

installation business. An alternative fuels compression trainee

shall be employed by a licensed alternative fuels fill-station

installation business located in Oklahoma. A trainee shall work

under the direct supervision of a licensed alternative fuels

compression technician. There shall be no more than two alternative

fuels compression trainees per licensed alternative fuels

compression technician at any licensed Oklahoma alternative fuels

fill-station installation business or the job site or sites of any

such alternative fuels fill-station installation business at any one

time. An individual who holds a trainee license may engage in any

licensed category pursuant to the Alternative Fuels Technician

Certification Act while under the direct supervision of an

individual holding the appropriate license in the category of

activity being performed.

Added by Laws 1990, c. 294, § 6, operative July 1, 1990. Amended by

Laws 1991, c. 235, § 11, eff. July 1, 1991. Renumbered from §

420.56 of Title 52 by Laws 1991, c. 235, § 24, eff. July 1, 1991.

Amended by Laws 1993, c. 224, § 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Laws 1994, c.

379, § 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1994; Laws 1998, c. 160, § 8, eff. Nov. 1,

1998; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 827; Laws 2014, c. 328, § 6. Renumbered

from § 130.16 of Title 74 by Laws 2014, c. 328, § 20. Amended by

Laws 2015, c. 181, § 4, emerg. eff. April 27, 2015; Laws 2016, c.

132, § 2, emerg. eff. April 21, 2016.

NOTE: Editorially renumbered from § 142.7 of this title to avoid a

duplication in numbering.

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