Oklahoma § 59-1000.5 - Fees - Licenses and permits - Issuance and renewal

§ 59-1000.5. Fees - Licenses and permits - Issuance and renewal

A. The Construction Industries Board may establish a system of

fees by rule to be charged for the application for licenses, for the

issuance and renewal of licenses and permits, for administration of

examinations, for formal project reviews and dishonored checks under

the Board's authority. This provision is subject to the following

limitations:

1. No schedule of fees may be established or amended by the

Board except during such times as the Legislature is in session;

provided, the Board may establish or amend a schedule of fees at a

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time when the Legislature is not in session if the fees or schedule

of fees has been specifically authorized by the Legislature pursuant

to paragraph 2 of this subsection. The Board must follow the

procedures required by Article I of the Administrative Procedures

Act for adoption of rules in establishing or amending any such

schedule of fees; and

2. The Board shall charge fees only within the following

ranges, except as may be otherwise specified in this section or

another provision of law.

For application for license

not to exceed $30.00

For administration of license

examinations:

not to exceed $200.00

For license or permit issuance:

not to exceed $300.00

For license or permit renewal:

not to exceed $200.00

For formal project review for

code conformance:

not to exceed $200.00

For permit issuance for the use

of alternative materials or

methods:

not to exceed $50.00

For dishonored checks:

not to exceed amount

pursuant to the

provisions of Section

1121 of Title 47 of the

Oklahoma Statutes.

B. The Board shall base its schedule of fees upon the

reasonable costs of review and inspection services rendered in

connection with each license, permit, or review, but shall be within

the ranges specified in paragraph 2 of subsection A of this section,

except as otherwise specified in this section or provided by law.

The Board shall establish a system of training for all personnel who

render review and inspection services in order to assure uniform

statewide application of rules. The Board shall include the

reasonable costs associated with such training in the fees provided

for in this section.

C. The Board may exempt by rule any class of licensee or

permittee from the requirements of the fee schedule if the Board

determines that the creation of such a schedule for any such class

would create an unreasonable economic hardship.

D. All fee changes adopted by the Board shall be reviewed and

approved as provided in subsection F of Section 308 of Title 75 of

the Oklahoma Statutes.

E. Unless otherwise provided, licenses and permits issued by

the Construction Industries Board shall be for a one-year period.

F. When, at the time of application or renewal of any license

or registration, payment is made by check for fees and the check is

not paid by the bank on which drawn for any reason, such license or

registration issued at that time shall be invalid. In all such

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cases, the license or registration shall be subject to the license

or registration fees and penalties provided in subsection A of this

section and treated as though no attempt to apply for or renew a

license or registration had been made. The Board may charge and

collect from the licensee, registrant or other obligor of fees or

fines, a fee for each return by a bank or other depository

institution of a dishonored check, negotiable order of withdrawal or

share draft issued by the licensee, registrant or other obligor.

Added by Laws 2001, c. 394, § 5, eff. July 1, 2001. Amended by Laws

2002, c. 457, § 2, eff. July 1, 2002; Laws 2008, c. 4, § 1, eff.

Nov. 1, 2008; Laws 2013, c. 332, § 5.

§59-1000.5a. License without examination - Reciprocity.

A. Except as otherwise provided by law, by way of reciprocity

and without examination, an application for any license issued by

any committee or board under the authority of the Construction

Industries Board to engage in any work or trade in this state

subject to the Board's regulatory authority may be made to the Board

in writing on a form and in a manner prescribed by the Board. The

application shall be accompanied by a fee pursuant to Section 1000.5

of this title, which shall not be refundable under any

circumstances. If the application is disapproved by the Board, it

shall be returned to the applicant with the reason for its

disapproval stated thereon.

B. The Board may, in its discretion, issue a license by

reciprocity to an applicant who is currently licensed to practice an

applicable trade in another state, country, territory, province or

city outside of the State of Oklahoma, upon a satisfactory showing

of the following:

1. That the requirements for licensure in the city, state,

country, territory or province in which the applicant is licensed

are deemed by the Board to be substantially the same or equivalent

to the requirements for obtaining an original license by examination

in force in this state at the date of such license;

2. That one (1) year immediately prior to the date of payment

of the required fee the applicant lawfully practiced an applicable

trade within and under the laws of city, state, country, territory

or province pursuant to a license issued thereby authorizing such

practice;

3. That no disciplinary matters are pending against the

applicant in any city, state, country, territory or province, and

relating to the applicable trade in which the applicant seeks

reciprocity;

4. That the license being reciprocated was obtained by

examination in the city, state, country, territory or province

wherein it was issued; and

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5. That the applicant meets all other requirements of the

Construction Industries Board Act, including payment of the

applicable license fee.

Added by Laws 2002, c. 457, § 3, eff. July 1, 2002. Amended by Laws

2013, c. 332, § 6.

§59-1000.5b. Temporary license examinations.

A. The Construction Industries Board shall offer examinations

for temporary journeyman plumber, temporary journeyman electrician,

and temporary mechanical journeyman at least once every thirty (30)

days following a declaration by the Governor of this state of a

state of emergency in response to a disaster involving the

destruction of dwelling units and shall continue do so for at least

six (6) months following the declaration.

B. The temporary journeyman examinations shall be neither less

stringent nor more stringent than examinations for regular

journeyman licenses in this state.

C. No applicant for any temporary journeyman license shall be

allowed more than one opportunity to take the temporary journeyman

examination.

D. No temporary journeyman license shall be extended or

renewed. Upon expiration of the temporary journeyman license, the

license holder shall be ineligible to work as a journeyman in this

state unless qualified under other provisions of law.

E. The temporary license shall be distinguishable from the

regularly issued license.

F. The Construction Industries Board shall not issue a

temporary license until the person demonstrates compliance with the

requirements of Section 1701 et seq. of Title 68 of the Oklahoma

Statutes.

Added by Laws 1999, c. 405, § 14, emerg. eff. June 10, 1999.

Amended by Laws 2001, c. 394, § 64, emerg. eff. June 4, 2001.

Renumbered from Title 59, § 1860 by Laws 2008, c. 4, § 17, eff. Nov.

1, 2008. Amended by Laws 2013, c. 332, § 7.