Oklahoma § 59-1016 - Municipal plumbing inspector - Combining plumbing
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§ 59-1016. Municipal plumbing inspector - Combining plumbing
inspector and electrical inspector.
A. Each city or incorporated town with a population of two
thousand (2,000) or more in the state, having a system of water
supply or sewerage shall by ordinance, within ninety (90) days after
the effective date of this act, create an office of plumbing
inspector, whose duty it shall be to inspect all plumbing installed
in the jurisdiction of such city or town, and shall furnish a
certificate of same. Said plumbing inspector shall have had not
less than three (3) years' practical experience at the plumbing
business, and shall not be interested, either directly or
indirectly, in any firm or corporation engaged in the plumbing
business.
B. Any city or town in this state, with a population in excess
of four thousand (4,000) but not exceeding thirty thousand (30,000),
may create an office which combines the powers and duties of the
plumbing inspector and the electrical inspector. Except as
otherwise provided in this subsection, the holder of such office
must have at least three (3) years' practical experience in the
plumbing industry and three (3) years' practical experience in the
electrical industry. Any such city or town may, in its discretion,
appoint some other person deemed qualified for such office if such
person, within two (2) years after the date of appointment,
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations
successfully passes the examination for a license as a plumbing
inspector and the examination for a license as an electrical
inspector conducted by a recognized national building code or
standard service. Cities or towns with a population of four
thousand (4,000) or less may, in their discretion, appoint some
other person deemed qualified for the office. The salary of said
plumbing inspector is to be provided for by the respective city or
town.
Added by Laws 1955, p. 370, § 16. Amended by Laws 1991, c. 324, §
1, emerg. eff. June 14, 1991; Laws 1995, c. 9, § 1, eff. Nov. 1,
1995.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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