{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-59-59-1850.14","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1850.14","heading":"Mechanical Hearing Board - Investigations -","body":"Suspension, revocation or refusal to issue or renew license -\n\nJurisdiction of political subdivisions.\n\nA. The Construction Industries Board or its designee and the\n\nCommittee of Mechanical Examiners shall act as the Mechanical\n\nHearing Board and shall comply with the provisions of Article II of\n\nthe Administrative Procedures Act.\n\nB. Any administrative hearing on suspensions, revocations or\n\nfines shall be conducted by a hearing examiner appointed by the\n\nConstruction Industries Board. The hearing examiner’s decision\n\nshall be a final decision which may be appealed to a district court\n\nin accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act.\n\nC. The Mechanical Hearing Board may, upon its own motion, and\n\nshall, upon written complaint filed by any person, investigate the\n\nbusiness transactions of any mechanical contractor, mechanical\n\njourneyman, mechanical apprentice or mechanical firm. The\n\nConstruction Industries Board shall suspend or revoke or may refuse\n\nto issue or renew any license or registration under the Mechanical\n\nLicensing Act for any of the following:\n\n1. Making a material misstatement in the application for a\n\nlicense or registration, or the renewal of a license or\n\nregistration;\n\n2. Obtaining any license or registration by false or fraudulent\n\nrepresentation;\n\n3. Loaning or allowing the use of such license by any other\n\nperson or illegally using a license;\n\n4. Demonstrating incompetence to act as a mechanical journeyman\n\nor mechanical contractor;\n\n5. Violating any provisions of the Mechanical Licensing Act, or\n\nany rule or order prescribed by the Construction Industries Board\n\npursuant to the provisions of the Mechanical Licensing Act; or\n\n6. Willfully failing to perform normal business obligations\n\nwithout justifiable cause.\n\nD. Any person whose license or registration has been revoked by\n\nthe Mechanical Hearing Board may apply for a new license one (1)\n\nyear from the date of such revocation.\n\nE. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a political\n\nsubdivision of this state that has adopted a nationally recognized\n\nmechanical code and appointed an inspector pursuant to Section\n\n1850.12 of this title or pursuant to the Oklahoma Inspectors Act for\n\nsuch work shall have jurisdiction over the interpretation of said\n\ncode and the installation of all mechanical work done in that\n\npolitical subdivision, subject to the provisions of the Oklahoma\n\nInspectors Act. Provided, a state inspector may work directly with\n\na mechanical contractor, mechanical journeyman, mechanical\n\napprentice or mechanical firm in such a locality if a violation of\n\nthe code creates an immediate threat to life or health.\n\nF. In the case of a complaint about, investigation of, or\n\ninspection of any license, registration, permit or mechanical work\n\nin any political subdivision of this state which has not adopted a\n\nnationally recognized mechanical code and appointed an inspector\n\npursuant to Section 1850.12 of this title or pursuant to the\n\nOklahoma Inspectors Act for such work, the Board shall have\n\njurisdiction over such matters.\n\nG. 1. No individual, business, company, corporation,\n\nassociation, limited liability company, or other entity subject to\n\nthe provisions of the Mechanical Licensing Act shall install, modify\n\nor alter mechanical systems in any incorporated area of this state\n\nwhich has not adopted a nationally recognized mechanical code and\n\nappointed an inspector pursuant to Section 1850.12 of this title or\n\npursuant to the Oklahoma Inspectors Act for such work without\n\nproviding notice of such mechanical work to the Board. A notice\n\nform for reproduction by an individual or entity required to make\n\nsuch notice shall be provided by the Board upon request.\n\n2. Notice to the Board pursuant to this subsection shall not be\n\nrequired for minor repair or maintenance performed according to the\n\nmechanical equipment manufacturer's instructions or of any petroleum\nithout\n\nproviding notice of such mechanical work to the Board. A notice\n\nform for reproduction by an individual or entity required to make\n\nsuch notice shall be provided by the Board upon request.\n\n2. Notice to the Board pursuant to this subsection shall not be\n\nrequired for minor repair or maintenance performed according to the\n\nmechanical equipment manufacturer's instructions or of any petroleum\n\nrefinery or its research facilities.\n\n3. Enforcement of this subsection is authorized pursuant to the\n\nMechanical Licensing Act, or under authority granted to the Board.","path":["OK Code","Title 59"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os59.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"575e8102da4b130e7df5a88b1c3ab7a5a49cdb3b7f19aa63702b60cc399c3d2b","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-59-59-1850.13","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-59-59-1850.15"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}