Oklahoma § 59-1693 - Municipal regulation of electrical work - Electrical

§ 59-1693. Municipal regulation of electrical work - Electrical

inspector - Combined electrical and plumbing inspector.

A. Any city or town in this state may prescribe rules,

regulations and standards for the materials used and the

construction, installation and inspection of all electrical work in

connection with any building, structure or conveyance in such city

or town provided that no electrical work shall be done without a

permit first being obtained from such city or town. This permit may

be issued upon such terms and conditions as the city or town may

prescribe.

B. Any city or town in this state may create an office of

electrical inspector whose duty it shall be to inspect all

electrical installations under the jurisdiction of such city or town

and to issue a certificate upon the completion of each inspection.

This inspector shall have at least three (3) years of active

experience in the electrical industry and shall have no interest,

direct or indirect, in any firm or corporation engaged in the

electrical industry.

C. 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

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations

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,

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.

D. Any city or town with a population of four thousand (4,000)

or less may, in its discretion, appoint some other person deemed

qualified for this office.

E. The electrical inspector may hold more than one office in

the city or town appointing such person and the salary of the person

shall be as determined by such city or town.

Added by Laws 1982, c. 337, § 14. Amended by Laws 1991, c. 324, §

2, emerg. eff. June 14, 1991; Laws 1995, c. 9, § 3, eff. Nov. 1,

1995.