Oklahoma § 59-1151.25 - Commercial roofing endorsement examination

§ 59-1151.25. Commercial roofing endorsement examination

A. Except as otherwise provided in the Roofing Contractor

Registration Act, on and after July 1, 2015, every roofing

contractor offering to engage in or engaging in performing

commercial roofing contractor work in this state shall be required

to take and successfully pass a commercial roofing examination

approved under the provisions of this act, and be in compliance with

all other provisions of the act and rules thereof before acting or

being endorsed as a commercial roofing contractor.

B. Examinations for a commercial roofer endorsement shall be

uniform and practical in nature and sufficiently strict to test the

qualifications and fitness of the applicants for endorsement.

Examinations shall be in whole or in part in writing. Examinations

shall be offered at least monthly; dates, times and locations are to

be determined by the registrar or third-party vendor with approval

of the registrar.

C. Any applicant initially failing to pass the examination

shall not be permitted to take another examination for a period of

thirty (30) days. Any applicant subsequently failing to pass the

examination shall not be permitted to take another examination for a

period of ninety (90) days. However, in a declared state of

emergency, the examination shall be available as often as possible

as determined by the registrar.

D. No commercial roofer endorsement shall be renewed unless the

qualifying party has completed the required hours of continuing

education, as determined and approved by the Committee of Roofing

Examiners and the Construction Industries Board.

Added by Laws 2014, c. 270, § 14, eff. Nov. 1, 2014.

§59-1151.25a. Residential roofing endorsement — Requirements —

Examination.

A. Except as otherwise provided in the Roofing Contractor

Registration Act, on and after the effective date of this act, every

roofing contractor, except for those defined in subsection G of this

section, offering to engage in or engaging in performing residential

roofing contractor work in this state shall be required to receive a

residential roofing endorsement. To receive a residential roofing

endorsement, the roofing contractor shall be required to take and

successfully pass a residential roofing examination approved under

the provisions of this act with a minimum score of seventy percent

(70%), and be in compliance with all other provisions of this act

and rules before acting or being endorsed as a residential roofing

contractor. For applicants who have been registered and in good

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standing with the Construction Industries Board on the effective

date of this act, there shall be a twelve-month grandfathering-in

period from the effective date of this act to either pass the exam

or complete an additional ten (10) hours of continuing education

credits approved in advance by the Committee of Roofing Examiners to

be granted a residential roofer endorsement. Any applicant who has

been registered, is in good standing with the Board, and possesses a

current commercial roofer endorsement on the effective date of this

act shall be exempt from the residential roofing examination and

additional ten (10) hours of continuing education credits required

to receive a residential roofing endorsement.

B. Examinations for a residential roofer endorsement shall be

uniform and practical in nature and sufficiently strict to test the

qualifications and fitness of the applicants for endorsement.

Examinations shall be in whole or in part in writing. Examinations

shall be offered at least monthly; dates, times, and locations shall

be determined by the registrar or third-party vendor with approval

of the registrar.

C. Any applicant initially failing to pass the examination

shall not be permitted to take another examination for a period of

thirty (30) days. Any applicant subsequently failing to pass the

examination shall not be permitted to take another examination for a

period of ninety (90) days. However, in a declared state of

emergency, the examination shall be available as often as possible

as determined by the registrar.

D. No residential roofer endorsement shall be renewed unless

the qualifying party has completed the required hours of continuing

education pursuant to subsection A of this section.

E. For all new applicants not registered and in good standing

with the Construction Industries Board prior to the effective date

of this act, the Construction Industries Board shall issue a

residential roofer endorsement to qualifying applicants no sooner

than thirty (30) days from the date of successful completion of the

exam. New applicants shall not be allowed to sell, offer, bid,

inspect, or perform any residential roofing contractor work in this

state until a residential roofer endorsement is issued.

F. For all applicants registered and in good standing with the

Construction Industries Board prior to the effective date of this

act:

1. The residential roofer endorsement shall be issued

immediately upon compliance with the provisions of this section; and

2. Applicants shall be allowed to continue residential roofing

contractor work at all times during the residential roofer

endorsement application process.

G. The residential roofing endorsement shall not apply to

roofing labor contractors who:

1. Only provide roofing construction labor services;

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2. Are working directly for a registered roofing contractor

that possesses a residential roofing endorsement; and

3. Are not providing any materials.

Added by Laws 2025, c. 368, § 4, eff. July 1, 2026.