A. Applicants for certification and license shall show proof of certification by successful completion of an examination approved by the Oklahoma Inspector Examiners Committee.
The Board shall issue a license to any person who has met the requirements of this subsection and who has paid the fees required by the Oklahoma Inspectors Act and has otherwise complied with the applicable requirements of the Oklahoma Inspectors Act. Provided, the Board may issue a provisional license limited to one (1) year to enable an applicant to meet the licensing requirements of this subsection while seeking certification by examination.
B. Examinations shall be uniform and shall be practical in nature but shall be sufficiently strict to test the qualifications and fitness of the applicant as a building and construction inspector. The examination shall be in whole or in part in writing. Examination dates shall be set by the Committee or by the examination provider. Any applicant failing to pass the examination shall not be permitted to take another examination for a period of thirty (30) days, and thereafter any such applicants subsequently failing to pass the examination shall not be permitted to take a subsequent examination for a period of ninety (90) days.
C. All licenses shall be nontransferable and it shall be unlawful for any holder of a license issued pursuant to the Oklahoma Inspectors Act to loan or allow the use of such license by any other person, firm or corporation.
Added by Laws 1989, c. 215, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 1989. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 9, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1995; Laws 2001, c. 394, § 31, eff. Jan. 1, 2002; Laws 2017, c. 346, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2017; Laws 2019, c. 356, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.