Oklahoma § 59-1151.2 - Definitions

§ 59-1151.2. Definitions

As used in the Roofing Contractor Registration Act:

1. "Advertise" means any written publication, dissemination,

solicitation, contract, bid, promotional item, or circulation which

is intended to directly or indirectly induce any person to contract

for roofing construction services with the advertiser, including,

but not limited to, business cards, telephone directory display

advertisements, vehicle signage, radio, television and electronic

solicitations;

2. "Applicant" means the qualifying party, or if no qualifying

party, any person applying under the Roofing Contractor Registration

Act for a roofing contractor registration to be issued by the

Construction Industries Board;

3. "Board" means the Construction Industries Board;

4. "Committee" means the Committee of Roofing Examiners;

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5. "Homeowner" means one who owns and resides in, or who

resides in, or who contracts for the purchase, construction,

remodeling or repairing of a residence;

6. "Nonresident contractor" means any contractor who has not

established and maintained a place of business as a roofing

contractor in this state within the preceding year, or who claims

residency in another state, or who has not submitted an income tax

return as a resident of this state within the preceding year;

7. "Owner" means person who owns the property or is a lessee of

the property;

8. "Person" means any natural person, firm, limited or general

partnership, corporation, association, limited liability company,

trust, association, other legal entity and any organization capable

of conducting business, or any combination thereof acting as a unit,

unless the intent to give a more limited meaning is disclosed

clearly by the Roofing Contractor Registration Act;

9. "Prime contractor" means a general contractor, commercial

contractor, or other contractor who contracts directly with the

owner for construction trade work in multiple trade areas;

10. "Project manager" means one who manages construction

projects consisting of work involving multiple trades;

11. "Public contract" means a contract with the State of

Oklahoma, its political subdivisions, or any board, commission, or

department thereof, or with any board of county commissioners, or

with any city council, school board, or with any state or municipal

agency, or with any other public board, body, commission, or agency

authorized to award contracts for the construction or reconstruction

of public works and includes subcontracts undertaken to perform

works covered by the original contract or any part thereof;

12. "Qualifying party" means a natural person who is an officer

or owner of the corporation, a member of the limited liability

company, or a general partner of the limited liability partnership,

and who is actively engaged in the work undertaken by the registrant

for which a registration is required pursuant to the Roofing

Contractor Registration Act who meets the experience and ability

requirements for registration on behalf of the registrant;

13. "Registrar" means the Construction Industries Board or any

person designated by the Board to administer the provisions of the

Roofing Contractor Registration Act;

14. "Registration" means the process of applying for an initial

or renewal registration which upon approval is exhibited by a

registration number and card issued pursuant to the Roofing

Contractor Registration Act;

15. "Registration number" means the roofing registration number

issued by the registrar to the registrant's qualifying party;

16. "Registrant" means a holder of a registration issued

pursuant to the Roofing Contractor Registration Act;

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17. "Residence" means a single structure for residential

occupancy or use which is a detached one- to four-family dwelling or

a multiple single-family dwelling (townhouse) not more than three

stories/floors above grade plane in height with a separate means of

egress, and any appurtenances thereto, which is intended for use as

a primary habitation and is in compliance with the International

Residential Code, as adopted by the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code

Commission;

18. "Roofing contractor" means any person, including a

subcontractor and nonresident contractor, engaged in the business of

commercial or residential roofing contractor work, or who himself or

herself, or through another, attempts to or advertises, holds

himself or herself out as having, or purports to have, the capacity

to undertake roofing contractor work, or offers to engage in or

solicits roofing installation-related services, including

construction, installation, renovation, remodeling, reroofing,

repair, maintenance, alteration, and waterproofing, unless

specifically exempted in the Roofing Contractor Registration Act.

Roofing contractor shall not mean:

a.

a person engaged in the demolition of a structure or

the cleanup of construction waste and debris that

contains roofing material,

b.

a person working under the direct supervision of the

roofing contractor who is hired either as an employee,

day laborer, or contract laborer whose payment,

received in any form, from the roofing contractor is

subject to self-employment tax,

c.

a person working on his or her own property or that of

an immediate relative and such person is not receiving

any compensation, or

d.

a person acting as a handyman who is receiving

compensation from the property owner and who is

performing the roofing repair in conjunction with

other repairs to the property and who does not perform

more than two roofing jobs per year;

19. "Roofing contractor work" means the installation,

fabrication or assembly of equipment or systems included in roofing

systems as defined in the International Building Code and the

International Residential Code, as adopted by the Oklahoma Uniform

Building Code Commission, and which codes are hereby adopted and

incorporated by reference. Roofing construction work includes, but

is not limited to, installation, renovation, remodeling, reroofing,

reconstructing, repair, maintenance, improvement, alteration, and

waterproofing, unless specifically exempted in the Roofing

Contractor Registration Act.

a.

"Commercial roofing contractor work" means work done

on commercial, industrial or public building roofing

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systems or structures as defined in the International

Building Code, as adopted by the Oklahoma Uniform

Building Code Commission; except it does not mean

buildings used for commercial purposes having

equivalent or substantially the same roofing

requirements as a "residence" defined herein,

including but not limited to business offices

converted from a structure that formerly was a

residence, and

b.

"Residential roofing contractor work" means work done

on roofing systems as defined in the International

Residential Code, as adopted by the Oklahoma Uniform

Building Code Commission, or as defined as a

"residence" herein; including buildings used for

commercial purposes having asphalt shingles, tile

shingles, synthetic shakes, wood shakes or other

comparable materials applied to a sloped roof equal to

the same roofing requirements as a "residence" defined

herein, including but not limited to business offices

converted from a structure that formerly was a

residence;

20. "Roofing Hearing Board" means the Roofing Hearing Board

which shall consist of a designee of the Construction Industries

Board, as chair, and the members of the Committee of Roofing

Examiners;

21. "Subcontractor" means one who contracts with a prime

contractor, general contractor, residential contractor, project

manager, property manager, another subcontractor, or another entity

for roofing contractor work;

22. "Variance" means the use of an alternative material or

method of construction from that prescribed in the International

Building Code or the International Residential Code or other

approved documents by the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission

for use at a particular location or project specified in the

variance application;

23. "Variance and Appeals Board" means the Oklahoma State

Roofing Installation Code Variance and Appeals Board;

24. "Labor-only crews" means a crew that is to perform the

installation of asphalt shingles, tile shingles, synthetic shakes,

wood shakes or other comparable materials to a sloped roof and to

complete roofing work; and

25. "Prefabricated- or pre-engineered-metal-building erector"

means the labor necessary to construct the components of a

prefabricated- or pre-engineered-metal-building package, known as

PEMB, as defined by the Construction Science Institute and

Construction Specifications Institute in Division 13, Special

Construction: Metal Building Systems.

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Added by Laws 2010, c. 479, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2010. Amended by Laws

2014, c. 270, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2014; Laws 2018, c. 178, § 1, eff.

July 1, 2018.

§59-1151.2a. Administration and enforcement authority.

A. The Construction Industries Board is authorized to

administer and enforce the Roofing Contractor Registration Act.

B. 1. The Construction Industries Board is authorized to

administer and enforce the commercial roofer endorsement provisions

of the Roofing Contractor Registration Act.

2. The Construction Industries Board shall have the authority

to administer and enforce the provisions of the commercial roofer

endorsement provisions of the Roofing Contractor Registration Act,

including the authority to:

a.

establish the examination and continuing education

requirements and procedures for endorsements of

persons desiring or intending to engage in the

business or trade of a commercial roofing contractor

with the advice and input from the Committee of

Roofing Examiners using assistance from a third-party

vendor as necessary and appropriate,

b.

establish and enforce the minimum standards of

commercial roofer endorsements in this state and rules

promulgated pursuant to the commercial roofer

endorsement provisions of the Roofing Contractor

Registration Act with the advice and input from the

Committee of Roofing Examiners,

c.

promulgate, prescribe, amend, and repeal rules

necessary to implement the provisions of the

commercial roofer endorsement of the Roofing

Contractor Registration Act with the advice and input

from the Committee of Roofing Examiners,

d.

issue, renew, suspend, revoke, modify, or deny

endorsements to engage in commercial roofing

contractor work pursuant to the Roofing Contractor

Registration Act,

e.

conduct investigations for the purpose of inspecting

commercial roofer endorsements for compliance with the

commercial roofer endorsement provisions of the

Roofing Contractor Registration Act, and of the rules

of the Board promulgated pursuant thereto, into the

qualifications of applicants and allegations of

violations,

f.

establish and levy administrative fines against any

person who violates any of the provisions of the

commercial roofer endorsement standards of the Roofing

Contractor Registration Act or any rule promulgated

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pursuant thereto, not to exceed five percent (5%) of

the commercial job. For any residential job, on a

first violation, the Board may levy an administrative

fine not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00); on

any second violation, levy an administrative fine not

to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00); on a third

violation, levy an administrative fine not to exceed

Three Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($3,500.00); and

for any subsequent violation, revoke the registration

and commercial roofer endorsement,

g.

initiate disciplinary proceedings and provide hearings

on any person who violates any of the provisions of

the commercial roofer endorsement standards of the

Roofing Contractor Registration Act or any rule

promulgated pursuant thereto,

h.

request prosecution of and initiate injunctive

proceedings against any person who violates any of the

provisions of the commercial roofers endorsement in

the Roofing Contractor Registration Act or any rule

promulgated pursuant to the commercial roofer

endorsement of the Roofing Contractor Registration

Act, and

i.

exercise all incidental powers as necessary and proper

to implement and enforce the provisions of the

commercial roofer endorsement of the Roofing

Contractor Registration Act and the rules promulgated

pursuant thereto.

C. 1. The Construction Industries Board shall administer and

enforce the residential roofer endorsement provisions of the Roofing

Contractor Registration Act.

2. The Construction Industries Board shall administer and

enforce the provisions of the residential roofer endorsement

provisions of the Roofing Contractor Registration Act, including:

a.

establish the examination and continuing education

requirements and procedures for endorsements of

persons desiring or intending to engage in the

business or trade of a residential roofing contractor

with the advice and input from the Committee of

Roofing Examiners using assistance from a third-party

vendor as necessary and appropriate,

b.

establish and enforce the minimum standards of

residential roofer endorsements in this state and

rules promulgated pursuant to the residential roofer

endorsement provisions of the Roofing Contractor

Registration Act with the advice and input from the

Committee of Roofing Examiners,

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c.

d.

e.

f.

g.

h.

i.

promulgate, prescribe, amend, and repeal rules

necessary to implement the provisions of the

residential roofer endorsement of the Roofing

Contractor Registration Act with the advice and input

from the Committee of Roofing Examiners,

issue, renew, suspend, revoke, modify, or deny

endorsements to engage in residential roofing

contractor work pursuant to the Roofing Contractor

Registration Act,

conduct investigations for the purpose of inspecting

residential roofer endorsements for compliance with

the residential roofer endorsement provisions of the

Roofing Contractor Registration Act, and of the rules

of the Board promulgated pursuant thereto, into the

qualifications of applicants and allegations of

violations,

establish and levy administrative fines against any

person who violates any of the provisions of the

residential roofer endorsement standards of the

Roofing Contractor Registration Act or any rule

promulgated pursuant thereto. For any residential

job, on a first violation, the Board may levy an

administrative fine not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars

($500.00); on any second violation, levy an

administrative fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars

($1,000.00); on a third violation, levy an

administrative fine not to exceed Three Thousand Five

Hundred Dollars ($3,500.00); and for any subsequent

violation, revoke the registration and residential

roofer endorsement,

initiate disciplinary proceedings and provide hearings

on any person who violates any of the provisions of

the residential roofer endorsement standards of the

Roofing Contractor Registration Act or any rule

promulgated pursuant thereto,

request prosecution of and initiate injunctive

proceedings against any person who violates any of the

provisions of the residential roofers endorsement in

the Roofing Contractor Registration Act or any rule

promulgated pursuant to the residential roofer

endorsement of the Roofing Contractor Registration

Act, and

exercise all incidental powers as necessary and proper

to implement and enforce the provisions of the

residential roofer endorsement of the Roofing

Contractor Registration Act and the rules promulgated

pursuant thereto.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations

Added by Laws 2014, c. 270, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2014.

2025, c. 368, § 1, eff. July 1, 2026.

Amended by Laws