Oklahoma § 59-1689 - Electrical Hearing Board - Investigations - Revocation or

§ 59-1689. Electrical Hearing Board - Investigations - Revocation or

suspension of licenses - Jurisdiction of political subdivisions.

A. The Construction Industries Board or its designee and the

Committee of Electrical Examiners shall act as the Electrical

Hearing Board and shall comply with the provisions of Article II of

the Administrative Procedures Act, Section 308a et seq. of Title 75

of the Oklahoma Statutes.

B. Any administrative hearing on suspensions, revocations or

fines shall be conducted by a hearing examiner appointed by the

Board. The hearing examiner’s decision shall be a final decision

which may be appealed to a district court in accordance with the

Administrative Procedures Act.

C. The Electrical Hearing Board may, upon its own motion, and

shall, upon written complaint filed by any person, investigate the

business transactions of any electrical contractor, journeyman

electrician, electrical apprentice, student apprentice or poultry

house contractor license. Upon a finding by clear and convincing

evidence, the Board shall suspend or revoke any license or

registration obtained by false or fraudulent representation. Upon a

finding by clear and convincing evidence, the Board shall also

suspend or revoke any license or registration for any of the

following:

1. Making a material misstatement in the application for a

license or registration, or the renewal of a license or

registration;

2. Loaning or illegally using a license;

3. Demonstrating incompetence to act as a journeyman

electrician or electrical contractor;

4. Violating any provisions of the Electrical License Act, or

any rule or order prescribed by the Board or any ordinance for the

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installation of electrical facilities made or enacted by a city or

town by authority of the Electrical License Act;

5. Willfully failing to perform normal business obligations

without justifiable cause; or

6. Failing to maintain a registration or license as required by

law in another state while registered in this state as a nonresident

contractor.

D. Any person whose license or registration has been revoked by

the Electrical Hearing Board may apply for a new license one (1)

year from the date of such revocation.

E. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a political

subdivision of this state that has adopted a nationally recognized

electrical code and appointed an inspector pursuant to the

provisions of Section 1693 of this title or pursuant to the

provisions of the Oklahoma Inspectors Act for such work shall have

jurisdiction over the interpretation of the code and the

installation of all electrical work done in that political

subdivision, subject to the provisions of the Oklahoma Inspectors

Act. Provided, a state inspector may work directly with an

electrical contractor, journeyman electrician, electrical apprentice

or student apprentice in such a locality if a violation of the code

creates an immediate threat to life or health.

F. In the case of a complaint about, investigation of or

inspection of any license, registration, permit or electrical work

in any political subdivision of this state which has not adopted a

nationally recognized electrical code and appointed an inspector

pursuant to the provisions of Section 1693 of this title or pursuant

to the provisions of the Oklahoma Inspectors Act for such work, the

Construction Industries Board shall have jurisdiction over such

matters.

G. 1. No individual, business, company, corporation,

association or other entity subject to the provisions of the

Electrical License Act shall install, modify or alter electrical

facilities in any incorporated area of this state which has not

adopted a nationally recognized electrical code and appointed an

inspector pursuant to the provisions of Section 1693 of this title

or pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Inspectors Act for

such work without providing notice of such electrical work to the

Construction Industries Board. A notice form for reproduction by an

individual or entity required to make such notice shall be provided

by the Construction Industries Board upon request.

2. Notice to the Construction Industries Board pursuant to this

subsection shall not be required for electrical maintenance or

replacement of existing electrical appliances or fixtures or of any

petroleum refinery or its research facilities.

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3. Enforcement of this subsection is authorized pursuant to the

Electrical License Act, or under authority granted to the

Construction Industries Board.

Added by Laws 1982, c. 337, § 10. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 251, §

2, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Laws 1994, c. 155, § 6, eff. July 1, 1994;

Laws 1994, c. 293, § 6, eff. July 1, 1994; Laws 1997, c. 353, § 4,

eff. Nov. 1, 1997; Laws 2001, c. 394, § 46, eff. Jan. 1, 2002; Laws

2008, c. 4, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 2008; Laws 2015, c. 313, § 23, eff.

July 1, 2015; Laws 2021, c. 175, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2021; Laws 2024,

c. 355, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2024.