SECTION 260:90-5-10. Certificate qualification and transfer or loan of certificate

(a)   The Agency issues a certificate as:

(1)   An alternative fuels equipment technician to any person who has been certified by the Committee as either having successfully passed the appropriate examination or having a valid license or certificate issued by another governmental entity with licensing or certification requirements similar to those provided in the Alternative Fuels Technician Certification Act.

(2)   An alternative fuels compression technician to any person who has been certified by the Committee as either having successfully passed the appropriate examination or having a valid license or certificate issued by another governmental entity with licensing or certification requirements similar to those provided in the Alternative Fuels Technician Certification Act.

(b)   The agency shall have the authority to determine the validity of a certificate issued by another governmental entity.

(c)   The agency shall assess the required certification fee and ascertain that an applicant has also complied with the provisions of the Alternative Fuels Technician Certification Act.

(d)   In the case of a company, partnership or corporation engaged in the business of installing, servicing, repairing, modifying or renovating equipment used in the conversion of engines to engines fueled by alternative fuels, a separate certificate shall be issued by the agency to that individual company, partnership or corporation. The certificate is for the purpose of recognizing that the company, partnership or corporation is an authorized alternative fuels conversion business and employs state-certified alternative fuels technicians.

(e)   Any violation by a certified alternative fuels equipment or compression technician shall be deemed a violation by the certified company, partnership or corporation employing such certified technician.

(f)   The agency shall issue an alternative fuels equipment installation certification to any public entity or private company, partnership or corporation that operates commercial, private or public fleets of vehicles and employs ten (10) or more auto service technicians per location. The certification shall be based on the ability of the applicant to provide their own alternative fuels technician training program, which shall be certified by the committee. This certification applies only to the conversion or service of vehicles owned or operated by such public entity or private company, partnership or corporation.

(g)   All alternative fuels technician equipment or compression certificates shall be non-transferable.

(h)   It shall be unlawful for any person certified pursuant to the provisions of the Alternative Fuels Technician Certification Act to loan or allow the use of such certificate by any other person.

[Source: Added at 31 Ok Reg 1496, eff 9-12-14]