Section 1850.8 - Qualifications for licensure as mechanical journeyman or mechanical contractor - Licenses - Limited licenseA. The Construction Industries Board shall issue a license as a mechanical journeyman or mechanical contractor to any person who:1. Has been certified by the Committee of Mechanical Examiners as having successfully passed the appropriate examination; and2. Has paid the license fee and has otherwise complied with the provisions of the Mechanical Licensing Act. The license fees shall be established by rule by the Board pursuant to Section 1000.5 of this title.B. All licenses shall be nontransferable. No license shall be issued for longer than one (1) year and all licenses shall expire on the last day in the birth month of the licensee. Licenses renewed more than thirty (30) days following the date of expiration may only be renewed upon application and payment of the required fees and payment of any penalty for late renewal, as shall be established by the Board. No journeyman or contractor license shall be renewed unless the licensee has completed the required hours of continuing education as determined by the Committee. Persons who are licensed as contractors under the Mechanical Licensing Act may have their license placed on inactive status by paying the annual renewal fee and eliminating the bonding and insurance requirements. No late fee shall be charged to renew a license which expired while the applicant was in military service, if application is made within one (1) year of discharge from the military service.C. The Board is authorized to establish and issue, subject to the provisions of the Mechanical Licensing Act, limited licenses in each area of mechanical work based on the experience, ability, examination scores and the education of the applicant. The limited licenses shall authorize the licensee to engage in only those activities and within the limits specified in the license.Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 1850.8
Added by Laws 1987, HB 1478, c. 93, § 8, eff. 11/1/1987; Amended by Laws 1993, SB 14, c. 249, § 3, emerg. eff. 5/26/1993; Amended by Laws 1994, SB 743, c. 293, § 12, eff. 7/1/1994; Amended by Laws 1999 , SB 379, c. 405, §11, emerg. eff. 6/10/1999; Amended by Laws 2001 , SB 354, c. 394, §59, eff. 1/1/2002; Amended by Laws 2002 , SB 1432, c. 457, §11, emerg. eff. 7/1/2002; Amended by Laws 2003 , SB 545, c. 318, §14, eff. 11/1/2003; Amended by Laws 2004 , SB 1211, c. 163, §7, emerg. eff. 4/26/2004; Amended by Laws 2008 , SB 45, c. 4, §12, eff. 11/1/2008.