Oklahoma § 59-475.10 - Record of proceedings and applications - Evidentiary

§ 59-475.10. Record of proceedings and applications - Evidentiary

use - Annual reports - Confidentiality.

A. The State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and

Surveyors shall keep a record of its proceedings and of all

applications for licensing, which record shall show:

1. The name, date of birth and last-known mailing and email

address of each applicant;

2. The date of application;

3. The place of business of the applicant;

4. The education, experience and other qualifications of the

applicant;

5. The type of examination required;

6. Whether or not the applicant was rejected;

7. Whether or not a license was granted;

8. The date of the action of the Board;

9. The board-approved area(s) of competence in a specific

discipline(s) or branch(es) of engineering;

10. A declaration under penalty of perjury from each applicant

that he or she will abide by the statutes and rules prescribed by

the Board, with the declaration becoming a part of his or her

application for licensing; and

11. Such other information as may be deemed necessary by the

Board.

B. The Board shall keep a record of all applications for a

certificate of authority, which shall show all of the following:

1. The name, date of formation, and business address of each

applicant;

2. The date of application;

3. The name, physical address, and license number of the

managing agent;

4. Whether or not the application was rejected;

5. Whether or not a certificate of authority was granted;

6. The date of the action by the Board;

7. Services offered from each location;

8. A declaration under penalty of perjury from an officer and

managing agent, if the officer is not the managing agent, that the

applicant will abide by the statutes and rules prescribed by the

Board, with the oath becoming a part of its application for a

certificate of authority; and

9. Any other information deemed necessary by the Board.

C. The record of the Board shall be prima facie evidence of the

proceedings of the Board and a transcript thereof, duly certified by

the Secretary or Executive Director of the Board under seal, shall

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations

be admissible as evidence with the same force and effect as if the

original were produced.

D. The Board shall submit, upon request from the Governor, a

report of its transactions of the preceding year, including a

complete statement of the receipts and expenditures of the Board,

attested by affidavits of its Chair and its Secretary.

E. Board records and papers of the following class may be kept

confidential by the Board: examination materials, file records of

examination problem solutions, exam scores or results, letters of

inquiry and reference concerning applicants, transcripts of college

courses and grades, email addresses, ongoing investigation files,

closed complaints, information otherwise protected by law and all

other matters of like confidential nature.

Added by Laws 1968, c. 245, § 10, emerg. eff. April 26, 1968.

Amended by Laws 1982, c. 297, § 10; Laws 1992, c. 165, § 8, eff.

July 1, 1992; Laws 2005, c. 115, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 2005; Laws 2008,

c. 312, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2008; Laws 2017, c. 259, § 7, eff. Nov. 1,

2017; Laws 2024, c. 147, § 17, eff. Nov. 1, 2024.