Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1308.1: Examination - Educational requirements - Fee -

Penalties.

A. In order to be eligible to take the examination required to

be licensed as a bail bondsman, each person shall complete not less

than sixteen (16) clock hours of education in subjects pertinent to

the duties and responsibilities of a bail bondsman, including all

laws and regulations related thereto. Further, each licensee shall

complete biennially not less than sixteen (16) clock hours of

continuing education in the subjects prior to renewal of the

license. Such continuing education shall not include a written or

oral examination.

Provided, any person licensed as a bail bondsman prior to

November 1, 1989, shall not be required to complete sixteen (16)

clock hours of education prior to licensure but shall be subject to

the sixteen-hour continuing education requirement in order to renew

the license, except that a licensed bail bondsman who is sixty-five

(65) years of age or older and who has been licensed as a bail

bondsman for fifteen (15) years or more shall be exempt from both

the education and continuing education requirements of this section.

B. Education shall be provided for bail bondsman licensure as

required by this section; provided that the Insurance Commissioner

shall approve the courses offered and provided further such

education meets the general standards for education established by

the Insurance Commissioner.

The education provider shall submit biennially a fee of Two

Hundred Dollars ($200.00), payable to the Insurance Commissioner

which shall be deposited with the State Treasurer for the purposes

of fulfilling and accomplishing the conditions and purposes of this

section.

C. Any person who falsely represents to the Insurance

Commissioner that compliance with this section has been met shall be

subject, after notice and hearing, to the penalties and fines set

out in Section 1310 of this title.

D. The Commissioner shall adopt and promulgate such rules as

are necessary for effective administration of this section.