Oklahoma § 59-1696 - Municipal supervision and inspection of electrical

Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 59-1696 — Municipal supervision and inspection of electrical, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 59-1696. Municipal supervision and inspection of electrical

facilities.

Nothing in the Electrical License Act shall prohibit cities and

towns from having full authority to provide supervision and

inspection of electrical facilities by the enactment of codes,

ordinances, bylaws, and rules in such form as they may determine and

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations

prescribe for their jurisdiction; provided, that no such codes,

ordinances, bylaws, and rules shall be inconsistent with the

Electrical License Act, or any rule adopted or prescribed by the

Construction Industries Board as authorized by the Electrical

License Act. Each state licensed electrical contractor shall be

required to register with any city or town in whose jurisdiction the

licensee operates. Each such city or town is authorized to register

such electrical contractor, to revoke the registration, to charge

fees for the registration and for permits and inspections of

electrical work. No electrical contractor shall be permitted to do

business or work in any city or town where the local registration of

the electrical contractor has been revoked.

Added by Laws 1982, c. 337, § 17. Amended by Laws 1994, c. 155, §

9, eff. July 1, 1994; Laws 2001, c. 394, § 49, eff. Jan. 1, 2002;

Laws 2003, c. 318, § 13, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.

Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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What does Oklahoma Statutes § 59-1696 cover?

Section 59-1696 ("Municipal supervision and inspection of electrical") is part of the Oklahoma Statutes, the codified statutory law of Oklahoma. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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