Oklahoma § 36-6206 - Evidence to be furnished for license - Certain personal

§ 36-6206. Evidence to be furnished for license - Certain personal

information exempt from disclosure as public records - Mailing

addresses.

A. The Insurance Commissioner shall license as an adjuster only

an individual who has fully complied with the provisions of the

Insurance Adjusters Licensing Act, including the furnishing of

evidence satisfactory to the Commissioner that the applicant:

1. Is at least eighteen (18) years of age;

2. Is a bona fide resident of this state or is a resident of a

state or country which permits adjusters who are residents of this

state to act as adjusters in such other state or country;

3. If a nonresident of the United States, has complied with all

federal laws pertaining to employment and the transaction of

business in the United States;

4. Is a trustworthy person;

5. Has had experience or special education or training of

sufficient duration and extent with reference to the handling of

loss claims pursuant to insurance contracts to make the applicant

competent to fulfill the responsibilities of an adjuster;

6. Has successfully passed an examination as required by the

Commissioner within two (2) years prior to date of application, or

has been exempted from examination, in accordance with the

provisions of Section 6208 of this title; and

7. If the application is for a public adjuster’s license, the

applicant has filed the bond required by Section 6214 of this title.

B. Residence addresses and telephone listings, birth dates, and

social security numbers for insurance adjusters and public adjusters

on file with the Insurance Department are exempt from disclosure as

public records. A separate business or mailing address as provided

by the adjuster shall be considered a public record and upon request

shall be disclosed. If an adjuster’s residence and business address

or residence and business telephone number are the same, such

address or telephone number shall be considered a public record.

C. The mailing address shall appear on all licenses of the

licensee, and the licensee shall promptly notify the Insurance

Commissioner within thirty (30) days of any change in legal name or

preferred mailing address, physical business address, e-mail

address, or physical residential address of the licensee. A change

in legal name or address thirty (30) days after the change must

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 36. Insurance

include an administrative fee of Fifty Dollars ($50.00). Failure to

provide acceptable notification of a change of legal name or address

to the Insurance Commissioner within forty-five (45) days of the

date the administrative fee is assessed will result in penalties

pursuant to Section 6220 of this title.

D. An adjuster doing business in this state under any name

other than the adjuster’s legal name shall notify the Insurance

Commissioner and submit any payment necessary electronically and in

the form and manner prescribed by the Commissioner prior to using

the assumed name.

Added by Laws 1973, c. 178, § 6. Amended by Laws 1983, c. 129, § 5,

eff. Nov. 1, 1983; Laws 1992, c. 261, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1992; Laws

1996, c. 246, § 14, eff. July 1, 1996; Laws 2007, c. 125, § 25, eff.

July 1, 2007; Laws 2009, c. 176, § 43, eff. Nov. 1, 2009; Laws 2012,

c. 44, § 13, eff. Nov. 1, 2012; Laws 2019, c. 294, § 9, eff. Nov. 1,

2019; Laws 2023, c. 196, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2023.