Oklahoma § 59-1033 - Definitions

§ 59-1033. Definitions

As used in the Oklahoma Inspectors Act:

1. "Board" means the Construction Industries Board;

2. "Committee" means the Oklahoma Inspector Examiners

Committee;

3. "Building and construction inspection" means the inspection

of plumbing, electrical, mechanical or structural aspects of

building and construction, for the purpose of enforcing compliance

with the applicable building codes or standards;

4. "Building and construction inspector" means any person

actively engaged in the inspection of any phase of building and

construction for the purpose of enforcing compliance with the

applicable building codes or standards and includes, but is not

limited to, plumbing inspectors, electrical inspectors, mechanical

inspectors and structural building inspectors;

5. "Building official" means the licensed employee code

official having the duty to administer and the authority to enforce

building codes in the political subdivision;

6. "Certification" means successful passage of an examination

by a Committee-approved national certification program in a license

category pursuant to the Oklahoma Inspectors Act;

7. "Circuit rider inspector" means a person who acts as a

building and construction inspector for two or more municipalities

or other political subdivisions and is certified and licensed

pursuant to the Oklahoma Inspectors Act;

8. "Inactive building and construction inspector" means a

previously licensed building and construction inspector, having

successfully passed an examination by a Committee-approved national

certification program, who does not meet all requirements of the

Oklahoma Inspectors Act to perform building and construction

inspections pursuant to the Oklahoma Inspectors Act until all

requirements are met;

9. "Provisional license" means a license issued to a building

and construction inspector who is an employee of a political

subdivision on a provisional basis and limited to a maximum of one

(1) year in each license category for the purpose of enabling an

applicant to meet the certification requirements;

10. "Report writer" means any person recognized by a political

subdivision having managerial and superintending control over

building codes as a report writer for purposes of furnishing reportwriting services on behalf of the building official. This person

must be approved by the building official or designated code

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations

official, provided he or she has no conflict of interest and

satisfies the requirements of the political subdivision as to

qualifications, ethical standards and reliability in the process and

services. The individual's furnished written reports shall be

provided and acceptable to the building official, designated code

official or political subdivision for final code evaluation; and

11. "Authorized provider" means one who is not a governmental

employee but an independent contractor who is recognized by a

political subdivision that issues building permits and who meets the

requirements under the Oklahoma Inspectors Act and rules promulgated

on the requirements of such licensure.

Added by Laws 1989, c. 215, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1989. Amended by Laws

2001, c. 394, § 28, eff. Jan. 1, 2002; Laws 2017, c. 346, § 1, eff.

Nov. 1, 2017; Laws 2019, c. 60, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2019; Laws 2019,

c. 356, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.