SECTION 158:60-5-3. License requirements for inspectors

(a)   The licensee shall notify the Construction Industries Board in writing within fifteen (15) days of any change in address or change in employment status related to the license.

(b)   All licensees shall, in addition to any local procedures or requirements, notify the Administrator as to persons suspected of performing building, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, or roofing work within their jurisdiction who are not properly licensed or registered by the State. All licensees performing building and construction inspections shall require all persons doing work in his/her jurisdiction to meet all requirements for licensing and code standards.

(c)   Any person who voluntarily surrenders their license during an investigation by the licensing authority shall be treated as if their license had been revoked by the Administrator on the day of surrender.

(d)   The licensee shall not attempt to retain licensure by making false statements concerning C.E.U.'s.

(e)   In political subdivisions where licensing is required by the Act, no person may perform building and construction inspections in a classification and category in which he or she is not licensed.

(f)   To receive an unlimited inspector license in a given category, one must take and pass both the residential certification examination and the commercial certification examination for that category.

(g)   Any person conducting inspections as an Inspector or Building Official is required to be licensed if working for or within a Political Subdivision of over ten thousand. An Authorized Provider conducting inspections for a Political Subdivision regardless of the population must be licensed by passing both residential and commercial exams.

(h)   No license is currently required for a Report Writer whose report is subject to review and accepted by one of the following licensees: Inspector, designated code official, or Building Official of the Political Subdivision.

(i)   Any municipality or other governmental entity which employs any person as a building and construction inspector for functions normally performed by a building and construction inspector shall notify the Construction Industries Board of the employment.

[Source: Added at 19 Ok Reg 738, eff 1-22-02 (emergency); Added at 19 Ok Reg 1283, eff 5-28-02; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 1552, eff 7-11-13; Amended at 31 Ok Reg 930, eff 9-12-14; Amended at 34 Ok Reg 892, eff 10-1-17; Amended at 35 Ok Reg 933, eff 10-1-18; Amended at 36 Ok Reg 1420, eff 10-1-19; Amended at 37 Ok Reg 1065, eff 10-1-20]