Oklahoma § 19-864.2 - Definitions

§ 19-864.2. Definitions

For the purpose of this act the following words shall have the

following meanings:

a. "Joint electrical examining and appeals board" shall be held

to mean the joint city-county electrical examining and appeals board

hereinafter referred to.

b. "Electrical inspector" shall be held to mean and include the

electrical inspector of any city, county or metropolitan area within

the terms of this act, or any of his duly authorized assistants.

c. "Class A electrical contractor" shall be held to mean any

person, firm or corporation licensed to engage in the business of

wiring, rewiring, installing, repairing or altering any electrical

wiring, or installing or repairing any electrical apparatus or

electrical appliances in any city, county or metropolitan area.

Class A electrical contractor shall not include persons, firms, or

corporations engaged in the business of selling or offering

electrical materials, electrical apparatus and electrical appliances

for sale to the public that are not installed by such persons, firms

or corporations. The governing bodies of any city and county within

the terms of this act may, for good cause shown and in the public

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interest, after public hearing, establish subdivisions of this

classification. The license should be endorsed by the board to show

the classification or type of work the license would be limited to.

d. "Class A journeyman electrician" shall be held to mean any

person licensed to engage in the work of wiring, rewiring,

installing, repairing or altering any electrical wiring or actually

engaged in installing or repairing any electrical apparatus or

electrical appliances in any city, county or metropolitan area

within the terms of this act. The governing bodies of any city and

county within the terms of this act may, for good cause shown and in

the public interest, after public hearing, establish subdivisions of

this classification. Any such subdivision license shall be endorsed

by the board to show the classification or type of work authorized

thereunder.

e. "Class B electrical contractor" shall be held to mean any

person, firm, or corporation licensed to engage in the business of

wiring, rewiring, installing, repairing, or altering any electrical

wiring or installing or repairing any apparatus or electrical

appliances in any single-family residence building within any city,

county or metropolitan area within the terms of this act.

f. "Class B journeyman electrician" shall be held to mean any

person licensed to engage in the wiring or installing or repairing

of any electrical apparatus or electrical appliances or electrical

wiring within any building constructed for and designated to be used

as a single-family residence in any city, county or metropolitan

area within the terms of this act.

g. "Appliance repair shop" shall be held to mean any person,

firm or corporation licensed to engage in the business of repairing,

altering or otherwise modifying, replacing or changing the function

or parts of electrical appliances.

h. "Electrical appliance repairman" shall be held to mean any

person licensed to engage in the business of actually making

repairs, alterations or otherwise actually doing the work of

modifying, repairing or changing the function or parts of electrical

appliances.

i. "Electrical sign contractor" shall be held to mean any

person, firm or corporation licensed to engage in the business of

manufacturing, assembling, wiring, rewiring, installing, erecting,

repairing or altering interior or exterior electric signs.

j. "Journeyman sign electrician" shall be held to mean any

person licensed to engage in the business of performing the

assembling, wiring, rewiring, installing, erecting, repairing or

altering interior or exterior electric signs.

k. "Motor shop" shall be held to mean any person, firm or

corporation licensed to engage only in the business of the

assembling, wiring, rewiring, installing or repairing electric

motors, generators and transformers.

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l. "Apprentices and/or helpers" shall be held to mean any

unlicensed person who assists a licensed contractor or licensed

electrician in doing the actual work that such electrician or

contractor is qualified and permitted by license to do.

m. "Certificate of competency" shall be held to mean a

certificate issued to any person who has been certified by the

board, under the terms of this act, as possessing the skills and

knowledge qualifying him as competent to do and perform those acts

authorized and permitted by the classification for which the

certificate is issued.

n. "Metropolitan area" shall include all territory within the

limits of any city or county within the provisions of this act.

o. "Transfer of license" shall be held to mean allowing the use

of a license or certificate of competency, directly or indirectly,

by any other person, firm or corporation, for the purpose of

obtaining a permit to do any electrical work covered by this act.

Added by Laws 1965, c. 406, § 2, emerg. eff. July 5, 1965.