{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-36-36-1435.6","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 36, § 36-1435.6","heading":"Examinations","body":"A. A resident individual applying for an insurance producer\n\nlicense shall pass a written examination unless exempt pursuant to\n\nSection 1435.10 of this title. The examination shall test the\n\nknowledge of the individual concerning the lines of authority for\n\nwhich application is made, the duties and responsibilities of an\n\ninsurance producer and the insurance laws and regulations of this\n\nstate. Examinations required by this section shall be developed and\n\nconducted under rules and regulations prescribed by the Insurance\n\nCommissioner.\n\nB. The Commissioner may make arrangements including contracting\n\nwith an outside testing service, for administering examinations and\n\ncollecting the nonrefundable fee set forth in Section 1435.23 of\n\nthis title.\n\nC. Each individual applying for an examination shall remit a\n\nnonrefundable fee as prescribed by the Insurance Commissioner as set\n\nforth in Section 1435.23 of this title.\n\nD. Prior to completion and filing of the application, the\n\nInsurance Commissioner shall subject each applicant for license as\n\nan insurance producer, as defined pursuant to paragraph 7 of Section\n\n1435.2 of this title, to an examination approved by the Commissioner\n\nas to competence to act as a licensee, which each applicant shall\n\npersonally take and pass to the satisfaction of the Commissioner\n\nexcept as provided in Section 1435.10 of this title. The\n\nCommissioner may accept examinations administered by a testing\n\nservice as satisfying the examination requirements of persons\n\nseeking license as agents, solicitors, counselors, or adjusters\n\nunder the Oklahoma Insurance Code. The Commissioner may negotiate\n\nagreements with such testing services to include performance of\n\nexamination development, test scheduling, examination site\n\narrangements, test administration, grading, reporting, and analysis.\n\nThe Commissioner may require such testing services to correspond\n\ndirectly with the applicants with regard to the administration of\n\nsuch examinations and that such testing services collect fees for\n\nadministering such examinations directly from the applicants. The\n\nCommissioner may stipulate that any agreements with such testing\n\nservices provide for the administration of examinations in specific\n\nlocales and at specified frequencies. The Commissioner shall retain\n\nthe authority to establish the scope and type of all examinations.\n\nE. If the applicant is a legal entity, the examination shall be\n\ntaken by each individual who is to act for the entity as a licensee.\n\nF. Each examination for a license shall be approved for use by\n\nthe Commissioner and shall reasonably test the knowledge of the\n\napplicant as to the lines of insurance, policies, and transactions\n\nto be handled pursuant to the license applied for, the duties and\n\nresponsibilities of the licensee, and the pertinent insurance laws\n\nof this state.\n\nG. Examination for licensing shall be at such reasonable times\n\nand places as are designated by the Commissioner.\n\nH. The Commissioner or testing service shall give, conduct, and\n\ngrade all examinations in a fair and impartial manner and without\n\ndiscrimination among individuals examined.\n\nI. The applicant shall pass the examination with a grade\n\ndetermined by the Commissioner to indicate satisfactory knowledge\n\nand understanding of the line or lines of insurance for which the\n\napplicant seeks qualification. Within ten (10) days after the\n\nexamination, the Commissioner shall inform the applicant and the\n\nappointing insurer, when applicable, as to whether or not the\n\napplicant has passed. An application for licensure shall be made\n\nwithin two (2) years after passing the examination.\n\nJ. An applicant who has failed to pass the examination for the\n\nlicense applied for may take the examination subsequent times.\n\nExamination fees for subsequent examinations shall not be waived.\nm the applicant and the\n\nappointing insurer, when applicable, as to whether or not the\n\napplicant has passed. An application for licensure shall be made\n\nwithin two (2) years after passing the examination.\n\nJ. An applicant who has failed to pass the examination for the\n\nlicense applied for may take the examination subsequent times.\n\nExamination fees for subsequent examinations shall not be waived.\n\nK. An applicant for a license as a resident surplus lines\n\nbroker shall have passed the property and casualty insurance\n\nexamination on the line or lines of insurance to be written to\n\nqualify for a surplus lines broker license.","path":["OK Code","Title 36"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os36.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"5bc2dae65441bb4164b7dda1de58685f43834ff2451bd128ade5cac91a16ea6a","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-36-36-1435.5","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-36-36-1435.7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}