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Oklahoma Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 11, 2021) |
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TITLE 380. Department of Labor |
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Chapter 75. Alarm and Locksmith Industry Rules |
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Subchapter 3. License Requirements |
SECTION 380:75-3-2. Application and license fees, period and display, and examination alternatives or prerequisites
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- (a) Application and license fees. The following fees apply to alarm and locksmith industry licensure:(1) Initial application and licensing fees(A) Company application and license - $250.00. A company that is owned and operated by the company manager, with only a locksmith category license and which employs no additional employees, shall be exempted from a company license fee. A company shall submit a list of employees licensed in accordance with the Alarm and Locksmith Industry Act, to the Department, with each application or renewal application for a company license.(B) Company manager and plan and design - Application $70.00 and Licensing fee $100.00(C) Inspector, technician, salesperson - Application $14.00 and Licensing fee $35.00(D) Technician trainee - Application $40.00 and License fee $35.00(E) Fire Sprinkler Technician Trainee $20.00(F) Duplicate or revised license - $25.00(2) Renewal fees(A) Company license - $250.00; A company that is owned and operated by the company manager, with only a locksmith category license and which employs no additional employees, shall be exempted from a company license fee.(B) Company manager and plan and design - $100.00(C) Inspector, technician, salesperson - $35.00(D) Trainee - $25.00(E) Fire Sprinkler Technician Trainee $15.00(b) License period.(1) All individual licenses shall expire annually on the last day of the licensee's birth month. Each such license shall be prorated in accordance with the licensing procedures adopted by the Department. All company licenses shall expire annually on the last day of the month the license was initially issued. A manager may choose to renew the company license in the same month as the manager license. An expired license may be renewed by paying the renewal fee no later than thirty (30) days after the license's expiration date. An expired license may be renewed later than thirty (30) days after the license's expiration date by paying double the renewal fee. Any individual license renewal shall require the licensee to be listed as an employee of a licensed company on the companies' renewal form or in a separate letter from the company which has been signed by the licensed manager of record. If an individual licensee cannot supply to the Department the required employment information, the licensee may request the Department to designate his or her license as inactive. The inactive designation of the license shall remain until the employment information is provided to the Department. The requirement of employment by an employer specifically licensed as a company under this Section shall not apply for individual licensees employed by a general services provider engaged by the Department of Defense for broad, general DOD facility services which would include fire sprinkler, locksmith, alarm, access control, nurse call or locksmith services.(2) Initial applications for managers, technicians, salespersons, plan and design and trainees shall be submitted to the Department. Each applicant shall comply with the licensing procedures adopted by the Department. This registration shall be contingent on a security background investigation. Each license applicant shall provide either:(A) An application and a current criminal history record check dated within thirty (30) days of application from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation. If the applicant has resided in any other state within the past ten (10) years, a current criminal history record check from each state of previous residence will be required. In addition, the applicant shall submit two (2) classifiable sets of fingerprints. The Commissioner may allow for the option of electronic submission of the applicant's fingerprints under licensing procedures adopted by the Department. The applicant shall be photographed by the Department of Labor or an entity approved by the Department in accordance with the licensing procedures adopted by the Department. (This provides for temporary licensure for trainees only.); or(B) An application and two (2) classifiable sets of fingerprints. The Commissioner may allow for the option of electronic submission of the applicant's fingerprints under licensing procedures adopted by the Department. The applicant shall be photographed by the Department of Labor or an entity approved by the Department in accordance with the licensing procedures adopted by the Department. (This does not provide for temporary licensure.)(3) A license which has been expired for more than two (2) years shall not be renewed. An individual may obtain a valid license by successful completion of the appropriate examination and/or certification and other licensure requirements.(4) A temporary trainee license will be issued to an individual who has provided the documents required in 380:75-3-2(b)(2)(A). The temporary license will be valid for a period not to exceed (90) ninety days. An individual may be issued a second temporary license for good cause shown as determined by the Department. An applicant for a temporary fire sprinkler trainee license may work for a licensed fire sprinkler company on unoccupied commercial new-construction projects only, upon application for licensure while the applicant's application is being processed by the Department of Labor, for up to (30) thirty days, subject to the requirements of 380:75-3-6(a)(4), and provided the applicant has first undergone a national criminal history records search by a third party commercial provider of national criminal history records search services and the applicant meets the requirements of 59 O.S. § 1800.7 and 59 O.S. § 1800.13. The applicant, prior to licensure, shall not be authorized to perform work or otherwise be present at any job site located at or immediately adjacent to a school, church, long-term care facility, or hospital.(c) Examination and re-examination. Any applicant failing to pass the appropriate examination shall be required to retake the same category examination after payment of a retest fee. Any person who fails to appear for a scheduled examination shall forfeit his/her examination fee.(d) Company license display. While actively engaged in any activity regulated by this Chapter, the state issued company license number, or a statement referring to a website or toll free phone number to obtain licensing information shall be placed on all advertising and marketing materials including but not limited to, letterhead stationery, business cards, invoices, statements, contracts, bids, estimates, printed advertisements, electronic media advertisements, decals and yard signs. The license number shall be prominently displayed on any publicly accessible website, either on the home page or on every page advertising a product or service regulated by this Chapter. The state issued license number shall be displayed in numerals of two (2) inches or more in height and shall be located on all vehicles that display the company name while actively engaged in any activity regulated by this Chapter. The license number shall be placed on every side of the vehicle which displays the company name. Display shall be in letters and numerals of two (2) inches or more in height. The required license number and company name shall be displayed in either a temporary or permanent manner on at least one company vehicle at any job site unless exempted by a specific written request of the customer, except that a licensed fire sprinkler company may prominently display a durable sign, at least 2'x2' in size, bearing the company name and license number in letters and numerals of two (2) inches or more in height, at the main location of vehicle ingress to a commercial job site in lieu of having a vehicle bearing the company name and license number present at the job site while work is being performed.(e) Personal license display. Each manager, technician, technician trainee, or salesperson, shall possess the state issued card any time the person is working in such capacity. The individual license shall be presented to any authorized representative of the Department of Labor or other authorities having jurisdiction. In addition the individual shall have a valid, state-issued photo I.D. in their possession while engaged in the licensed activity.(f) Personal license information.(1) Each individual license holder shall notify the Department of Labor, on a form specified and provided by the Department, within fourteen (14) days of the following:(A) Any change in the home address.(B) Any separation from an employer or change in employer.(C) Any conviction for a felony or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a felony charge.(2) No individual licensed under this Chapter shall contract for his/her services as an independent contractor without applying for and being issued a company and manager license under this Chapter. No company shall contract for the independent services of a holder of an individual license under this Section.