{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-52-52-420.4","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 52, § 52-420.4","heading":"Registration permits - Fees - Insurance requirements","body":"A. No person, firm or corporation shall manufacture, fabricate,\n\nassemble or install in this state any system, container, apparatus\n\nor appliance used or to be used in this state in or for the\n\ntransportation, storage, dispensing or utilization of LPG, nor shall\n\nany transporter, distributor or retailer of LPG store, dispense or\n\ntransport over the highways of this state any LPG intended for use\n\nin this state in any such system, container, apparatus or appliance,\n\nwithout having first applied for and obtained a registration permit\n\nto do so. A permit shall not be required by any person, firm or\n\ncorporation engaged in the production or manufacture of LPG, or\n\nselling or reselling LPG to transporters, gas processors,\n\ndistributors or retailers, nor by any person, firm or corporation\n\nselling or delivering motor vehicles or tractors which are factory\n\nequipped with an LPG system, container, apparatus or appliance for\n\nthe utilization of LPG as motor fuel. The provisions of this\n\nsection shall not prevent an individual from installing in his or\n\nher own single-unit residence any system, container, apparatus or\n\nappliance which uses or will utilize LPG, provided that such\n\nindividual has secured an inspection of the installation by the\n\nAdministrator or someone designated by the Administrator or by a\n\nperson duly licensed to make such an installation prior to the use\n\nof the system, container, apparatus or appliance. Applications for\n\nregistration permits shall be in writing, on a form provided by the\n\nBoard, and shall contain such pertinent information as is required\n\nby the Board. Upon approval of each application and receipt of the\n\ncertificates of insurance or securities required by the provisions\n\nof this section, the Administrator shall issue to the applicant a\n\npermit to engage in the phase of the LPG industry in this state to\n\nwhich such permit applies. No permit other than the Class I Dealer\n\nPermit shall be transferable. The Board is authorized to establish\n\na fee for the transfer of a Class I Permit. Nothing in Sections\n\n420.1 through 420.15 of this title shall be construed to regulate\n\nthe manufacturing, fabrication, assembling, selling or installing of\n\nany system, container, apparatus or appliance having a fuel\n\ncontainer with a maximum individual water capacity of less than two\n\nand one-half (2 1/2) pounds.\n\nB. 1. The Board is authorized to establish an annual permit\n\nfee for the issuance of each class of permit listed in subsection C\n\nof this section.\n\n2. All such registration permits shall expire annually with no\n\npermit extending longer than one (1) calendar year. The expiration\n\ndates shall be set by the Board in the rules. The Administrator may\n\nissue a semiannual permit to applicants engaging in the business\n\nwithin six (6) months or less of the annual renewal date. A\n\nsemiannual permit shall expire on the following annual expiration\n\ndate. The fee for a semiannual permit shall be one-half (1/2) that\n\nof the fee of the annual permit. All registration permits required\n\npursuant to the provisions of this section shall be renewed upon\n\npayment of the annual fees on or before the expiration of the\n\nregistration permit, and upon fulfilling all insurance requirements.\n\nThe Board is authorized to establish necessary penalty provisions\n\nrequired to ensure prompt payment of the annual fees.\n\n3. The Board is authorized to establish specifications which\n\nset forth the scope of authority for each class of permits.\n\n4. The Board is authorized to establish an initial permit fee\n\nfor the issuance of Class I and Class II permits to any person, firm\n\nor corporation for the first time.\n\nC. Persons, firms and corporations required to be registered\n\npursuant to the provisions of Sections 420.1 through 420.15 of this\n\ntitle, at the time of issuance of each permit, shall pay to the\n\nAdministrator the initial permit fee, if applicable, and any annual\ntablish an initial permit fee\n\nfor the issuance of Class I and Class II permits to any person, firm\n\nor corporation for the first time.\n\nC. Persons, firms and corporations required to be registered\n\npursuant to the provisions of Sections 420.1 through 420.15 of this\n\ntitle, at the time of issuance of each permit, shall pay to the\n\nAdministrator the initial permit fee, if applicable, and any annual\n\nfee that is applicable to the following permit classes:\n\n1. Class I - Dealer Permit;\n\n2. Class II - Truck Transporter Permit;\n\n3. Class III - DOT Cylinder Transporter Permit;\n\n4. Class IV - Installer Permit;\n\n5. Class IV-D - Driver/Installer Permit;\n\n6. Class VI - DOT Cylinder and/or LPG Motor Fuel Station;\n\n7. Class VI-A - LPG Dispensing Permit;\n\n8. Class VII - Cylinder Exchange Program Permit;\n\n9. Class VIII – Unodorized LPG Permit;\n\n10. Class IX - LPG Container Sales Permit;\n\n11. Class IX-A - Manufactured Homes and Recreation Sales\n\nPermit; and\n\n12. Class X - Manager's Permit.\n\nD. 1. Each person, firm or corporation holding a permit\n\nauthorizing the use of an LPG bulk delivery truck or trailer shall\n\nowe at the time of inspection an annual inspection fee in an amount\n\nas established by the Board for each delivery truck or trailer\n\nbelonging to the person, firm or corporation. Each person, firm or\n\ncorporation who does not hold a permit issued by the Board\n\nauthorizing the use of an LPG bulk delivery truck or trailer in the\n\nstate shall pay an annual inspection fee in an amount as established\n\nby the Board for each such truck or trailer belonging to person,\n\nfirm or corporation being used to dispense or transport LPG in the\n\nstate.\n\n2. The inspection fee shall increase to an amount established\n\nby the Board per vehicle if the inspection is not completed within\n\nsixty (60) days of the expiration date, or at a later date at the\n\ndiscretion of the Administrator.\n\nE. Any LPG bulk delivery truck or trailer failing to be\n\napproved at its annual inspection shall be assessed a fee in an\n\namount as established by the Board at the time that it is\n\nreinspected.\n\nF. The fees provided for in this section shall be applicable to\n\nresidents and nonresidents of Oklahoma.\n\nG. The Board is authorized to approve or disapprove\n\napplications for registration permits to distributors and retailers\n\nof LPG and managers of LPG establishments. The Administrator is\n\nauthorized to approve or disapprove all other applications for\n\nregistration permits that may be issued pursuant to the provisions\n\nof this section.\n\n1. No application shall be approved by the Administrator unless\n\nthe Administrator is satisfied that the applicant by written\n\nexamination has shown a working knowledge of the safety requirements\n\nprovided by the rules of the Board.\n\n2. No application shall be approved by the Board unless the\n\nBoard is satisfied by adequate written examination of the applicant,\n\nor the individual who is or shall be directly responsible for\n\nactively supervising the operations of such applicant which is a\n\npartnership, firm or corporation, that the applicant or such\n\nindividual has a working knowledge of the safety requirements\n\nprovided by the rules of the Board. The Board shall cause to be\n\nheld public hearings in the months of January, April, July and\n\nOctober of each year on all applications for new registration\n\npermits required by the provisions of this section, or upon such\n\nother occasions as the Board may deem necessary. Notice of each\n\nhearing shall be mailed to each such applicant and shall be posted\n\nin a conspicuous place in the Office of the Administrator in\n\nOklahoma City, Oklahoma, at least thirty (30) days prior to the date\n\nof the hearing. The notice shall include the name, address, permit\n\nclass and business location of each applicant whose application is\n\nto be considered at the hearing. The applicant, or the individual\nearing shall be mailed to each such applicant and shall be posted\n\nin a conspicuous place in the Office of the Administrator in\n\nOklahoma City, Oklahoma, at least thirty (30) days prior to the date\n\nof the hearing. The notice shall include the name, address, permit\n\nclass and business location of each applicant whose application is\n\nto be considered at the hearing. The applicant, or the individual\n\nwho is or shall be directly responsible for and actively supervising\n\nthe operations of the applicant, may be present at the hearing. If,\n\nafter the public hearing, an applicant is found by the Board to have\n\na working knowledge of the safety requirements provided by the rules\n\nand regulations of the Board, the Board shall cause an order to that\n\neffect to be entered upon its records and the application shall be\n\napproved. In the event an applicant fails to qualify, the fact\n\nshall be entered upon the Board's records.\n\n3. The Board shall charge a fee, in an amount established by\n\nthe Board, for testing materials and the expense of holding the\n\nexaminations provided for in this section. The fee shall be paid\n\nupon filing an application for any permit.\n\nH. A registration permit shall not be issued to any applicant\n\nunless the Administrator has received certificates of insurance or\n\nsecurity as required by this section.\n\nI. Except as otherwise provided for in this section, all\n\npersons, firms or corporations engaged in the business of\n\nmanufacturing, fabricating, assembling or installing any LPG system,\n\ncontainer, apparatus or appliance in this state, and required to be\n\nregistered pursuant to the provisions of Sections 420.1 through\n\n420.15 of this title, shall file with the Administrator a\n\ncertificate indicating liability insurance coverage for the\n\nmanufacturer and contractor. The Board is authorized to establish\n\ncoverage amounts for each class of permit, provided coverage shall\n\nbe for an amount of not less than Twenty-five Thousand Dollars\n\n($25,000.00) to Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) for bodily\n\ninjury and limits of not less than Twenty-five Thousand Dollars\n\n($25,000.00) for property damage, and shall be in full force and\n\neffect, covering the plant, equipment and motor vehicles used in\n\nsuch business, and the operations of the business.\n\nJ. Except as otherwise provided for in this section, all\n\ntransporters, distributors, or retailers of LPG in this state,\n\nrequired to be registered pursuant to Sections 420.1 through 420.15\n\nof this title, shall file with the Administrator a certificate\n\nindicating that public liability and property damage insurance\n\ncoverage has been issued. The Board is authorized to establish\n\ncoverage amounts for each class of permit, provided coverage shall\n\nbe for an amount of not less than Twenty-five Thousand Dollars\n\n($25,000.00) to Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) for bodily\n\ninjury and limits of not less than Twenty-five Thousand Dollars\n\n($25,000.00) for property damage has been issued, and is in full\n\nforce and effect, covering the plant, equipment, and motor vehicles\n\nused in such business, and the operations of the business.\n\nK. Insurance pursuant to the provisions of this section shall\n\nbe maintained in full force and effect during the operation of the\n\nbusiness for which the coverage was issued. Except as otherwise\n\nprovided for in this section, or in administrative rules promulgated\n\nby the Board, no registration permit shall be issued until the\n\ncertificate is filed with the Administrator. No insurance coverage\n\nshall be canceled or terminated without thirty (30) days prior\n\nwritten notice of cancellation or termination to the Administrator.\n\nL. The Board is authorized, upon proof of or a satisfactory\n\nshowing that any person, firm or corporation is financially able to\n\npay or satisfy any judgment, claim or demand against the person,\n\nfirm or corporation, to waive the insurance coverage required by\nerage\n\nshall be canceled or terminated without thirty (30) days prior\n\nwritten notice of cancellation or termination to the Administrator.\n\nL. The Board is authorized, upon proof of or a satisfactory\n\nshowing that any person, firm or corporation is financially able to\n\npay or satisfy any judgment, claim or demand against the person,\n\nfirm or corporation, to waive the insurance coverage required by\n\nthis section. The Board, in lieu of the certificate, may require\n\nthe deposit, with the Administrator, of securities, or satisfactory\n\nindemnity bond, in an amount and of a kind designated by the Board,\n\nto secure the liability of such person, firm or corporation to pay\n\nany judgment, claim or demand. The security shall not be in excess\n\nof the limits set forth in this section. If the Board deems the\n\nfinancial status of such person, firm or corporation to be impaired\n\nso as to reduce the ability of such person, firm or corporation to\n\nmake payment or to satisfy any judgment, claim or demand, the Board\n\nmay revoke the waiver and require the person, firm or corporation to\n\nfile certificates required by this section within thirty (30) days\n\nafter written notice is sent by the Board to the person, firm or\n\ncorporation.","path":["OK Code","Title 52"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os52.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"271eb4901abcd624d8021a98cef18aff5826c50c4224f9ad7b56980e4d794adb","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-52-52-420.3a","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-52-52-420.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}