Oklahoma § 52-420.2 - State Liquefied Petroleum Gas Administrator - Deputies

§ 52-420.2. State Liquefied Petroleum Gas Administrator - Deputies

and enforcement officers.

A. There is hereby created a State Liquefied Petroleum Gas

Administrator, to be appointed by the Governor from a list of

nominees submitted by the Oklahoma Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board,

hereinafter created. The appointment shall be subject to

confirmation by the Senate. The Administrator shall:

1. Receive a salary to be established by the Oklahoma Liquefied

Petroleum Gas Board;

2. Act in no other official or quasi-official capacity except

as herein provided; and

3. Serve at the pleasure of the Governor.

B. The Administrator, subject to approval of the Board, shall

appoint and fix the duties and compensation of employees necessary

to perform the duties imposed upon the Oklahoma Liquefied Petroleum

Gas Board by law.

C. 1. Persons appointed to the positions of Administrator,

chief deputy administrator, deputy administrator or safety code

enforcement officer shall:

a.

be citizens of the United States,

b.

be legal residents of this state,

c.

be physically, mentally and morally capable of

performing the duties imposed upon them pursuant to

the Oklahoma Liquefied Petroleum Gas Regulation Act,

d.

not have been convicted of a felony in this state or

any other state as established by a national criminal

history record check as defined in Section 150.9 of

Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and

e.

after the date of their appointment, not be engaged in

any business in this state related to the production,

manufacture, distribution, sale, installation or

transportation of any of the products or equipment

covered by the Oklahoma Liquefied Petroleum Gas

Regulation Act.

2. Each appointee shall, by education, training and experience,

be qualified and competent to perform the duties imposed upon them

pursuant to the Oklahoma Liquefied Petroleum Gas Regulation Act,

which for:

a.

the Administrator shall include at least two (2)

years' experience in positions of managerial

responsibility or two (2) years' experience as a

liquefied petroleum gas safety code enforcement

officer,

b.

the chief deputy administrator and deputy

administrators shall include at least one and one-half

(1 1/2) years of such experience, and

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 52. Oil and Gas

c.

the safety code enforcement officers shall include at

least two (2) years' experience in actual physical

installation or inspection of liquefied petroleum gas

systems, containers, apparatus or appliances, or

installations thereof, and/or the ability to enforce

the rules and regulations.

3. Before entering upon their duties, appointees shall take the

constitutional oath of office.

D. In the event of a vacancy in the office of Administrator, or

in the event of the absence or disability of the Administrator, the

chief deputy administrator is hereby empowered and authorized to

perform the duties of the Administrator during the time of such

vacancy, absence or disability.

Added by Laws 1953, p. 219, § 2, emerg. eff. June 30, 1953. Amended

by Laws 1975, c. 104, § 5, emerg. eff. May 2, 1975; Laws 1980, c.

347, § 3, emerg. eff. June 17, 1980; Laws 1999, c. 366, § 2, eff.

July 1, 1999; Laws 2002, c. 202, § 1, eff. July 1, 2002; Laws 2006,

c. 143, § 1, emerg. eff. May 10, 2006; Laws 2018, c. 177, § 1,

emerg. eff. May 2, 2018.