Okla. Stat. tit. 68, § 68-1701: Definitions

As used in Sections 1701 through 1707 of this title:

1. "Contractor" includes all prime and general contractors,

subcontractors, independent contractors and persons engaged in

contract labor who through negotiations or competititve bidding

enter into contracts to furnish labor, materials or both and the

required equipment to perform the contract for a fixed price and who

in pursuit of independent business undertake a job in whole or in

part retaining substantial control of the method and manner of

accomplishing the desired result and means any person, firm, joint

venture, partnership, copartnership, association, corporation, or

other organization engaged in the business of the construction,

alteration, repairing, dismantling,or demolition of roads, bridges,

viaducts, sewers, water and gas mains, streets,disposal plants,

water filters, tanks, towers, airports, buildings, dams, levees,

canals, railways and rail facilities, oil and gas wells, water

wells, pipelines, refineries, industrial or processing plants,

chemical plants, power plants, electric or telephone or any other

type of energy or message transmission lines or equipment, or any

other type of construction excluding family farm operations. The

term contractor shall not include the state or any agency,

institution, or political subdivision of the state or any duly

constituted authority of a political subdivision;

2. "Resident contractor" means a contractor who maintains his

principal place of business in this state or a multi state employer

who maintains a permanent work force of three or more employees in

this state;

3. "Nonresident contractor" means a contractor who maintains

his principal place of business outside this state or a multi state

employer who does not maintain a permanent work force of three or

more employees in this state.