{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-59-59-475.21","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-475.21","heading":"Condition for practice of engineering or surveying by","body":"firm.\n\nA. The practice of or offer to practice engineering or\n\nsurveying by firms authorized under this act, or by more than one\n\nperson acting individually through a firm, is permitted provided:\n\n1. The managing agent(s) in responsible charge of such practice\n\nand all personnel who act in behalf of the firm in professional\n\nengineering and surveying matters in this state are licensed under\n\nthis act; and\n\n2. The firm has been issued a certificate of authority by the\n\nBoard.\n\nB. An engineering or surveying firm requiring a certificate of\n\nauthority shall file with the Board an application, using a form\n\nprovided by the Board, and provide all the information required by\n\nthe Board. The Board shall prescribe a form to be filed with the\n\nrenewal fee and which shall be updated within thirty (30) days of\n\nthe time any information contained on the form is changed or differs\n\nfor any reason. If, in the Board's judgment, the information\n\ncontained on the form warrants such action, the Board shall issue a\n\ncertificate of authority for the firm to practice engineering and/or\n\nsurveying.\n\nNo such firm shall be relieved of responsibility for the conduct\n\nor acts of its agents, employees, officers or partners by reason of\n\nits compliance with the provisions of this section. No individual\n\npracticing engineering or surveying, pursuant to the provisions of\n\nthis act, shall be relieved of responsibility for engineering or\n\nsurveying services performed by reason of employment or other\n\nrelationship with a firm holding a certificate of authority.\n\nC. The Secretary of State shall not issue a certificate of\n\nincorporation to an applicant, approve for filing articles of\n\norganization for a limited liability company, approve for filing a\n\ncertificate of limited partnership or accept a registration as a\n\nforeign firm to a firm which includes in the firm's name or among\n\nthe objectives for which it is established any of the words\n\n\"Engineer\", \"Engineering\", \"Surveyor\", \"Surveying\" or any\n\nmodification or derivation thereof unless the Board for these\n\nprofessions has issued for the applicant a certificate of authority\n\nor a letter indicating the eligibility of such applicant to receive\n\nsuch a certificate. The firm applying shall supply such certificate\n\nor letter from the Board with its application for incorporation or\n\nregistration.\n\nD. The Secretary of State shall decline to register any trade\n\nname or service mark which includes such words, as set forth in\n\nsubsection C of this section, or modifications or derivatives\n\nthereof in its firm name or logotype except those firms holding\n\ncertificates of authority issued under the provisions of this\n\nsection.\n\nE. The certificate of authority shall be renewed as\n\nhereinbefore provided in Section 475.16 of this title.\n\nF. Firms applying for a certificate of authority shall\n\ndesignate a managing agent.\n\nManaging agent. A firm offering engineering or surveying\n\nservices shall designate an engineer or surveyor, respectively, to\n\nbe the managing agent for the firm. A firm offering both\n\nengineering and surveying services must have a licensed professional\n\nengineer and licensed professional surveyor listed as managing\n\nagent. A licensee may not be designated as a managing agent for\n\nmore than one firm without prior Board approval. The managing agent\n\nmust hold a position of recognized authority within the firm to be\n\ndesignated as the managing agent. In the case of a corporation, a\n\nlicensee must be an officer, principal, director or shareholder of\n\nthe firm to be designated as the managing agent. In the case of a\n\nlimited liability company or limited liability partnership, the\n\nlicensee must be a member of the firm to be designated as the\n\nmanaging agent. In the case of a limited partnership, the licensee\n\nmust be a general partner of the firm to be designated as the\nder of\n\nthe firm to be designated as the managing agent. In the case of a\n\nlimited liability company or limited liability partnership, the\n\nlicensee must be a member of the firm to be designated as the\n\nmanaging agent. In the case of a limited partnership, the licensee\n\nmust be a general partner of the firm to be designated as the\n\nmanaging agent. In the case of a partnership, the licensee must be\n\nan owner of the firm to be designated as the managing agent. If the\n\nownership is less than fifty percent (50%) ownership, an explanation\n\nmust be included as to the extent of authority this partner holds\n\nregarding engineering or surveying decisions, respectively, as it\n\npertains to paragraphs 1 through 3 of this subsection. A licensee\n\nwho is a full-time employee of a firm and holds a position of\n\nrecognized authority within the firm but does not hold one of the\n\nabove-stated titles may request Board approval to be named the\n\nmanaging agent by submitting a letter to the Board on firm\n\nletterhead signed by a person within the firm holding one of the\n\nabove-stated titles, describing the special circumstances\n\nsurrounding the requested exception and the extent of authority this\n\nemployee holds regarding engineering or surveying decisions,\n\nrespectively, as it pertains to paragraphs 1 through 3 of this\n\nsubsection. A licensee who is self-employed, an independent\n\ncontractor or who renders consulting engineering or surveying\n\nservices to, or for, a firm shall not be designated as a managing\n\nagent. The managing agent's responsibilities include:\n\n1. Renewal of the firm's certificate of authority and\n\nnotification to the Board of any change in managing agent or firm's\n\ncontact information;\n\n2. Overall administrative supervision of the firm's licensed\n\nand subordinate personnel performing engineering or surveying work\n\nin Oklahoma; and\n\n3. Institution and adherence of policies of the firm that are\n\nin accordance with this act, Section 3-116 et seq. of Title 65 of\n\nthe Oklahoma Statutes and the rules of the Board.\n\nG. Out-of-state firms authorized to offer or perform\n\nprofessional engineering or professional surveying services in\n\nOklahoma may have one or more branch offices located in Oklahoma\n\nonly if the firm has a professional engineer or professional\n\nsurveyor, respectively, designated as the managing agent in\n\nOklahoma. The professional engineer or professional surveyor\n\ndesignated for this purpose shall be required to spend a majority of\n\nnormal business hours at one or more branch offices located in\n\nOklahoma and be duly licensed as a professional engineer or\n\nprofessional surveyor, respectively, in this state. The\n\nprofessional engineer or professional surveyor designated managing\n\nagent shall be responsible for:\n\n1. Maintaining and renewal of the firm's certificate of\n\nauthority and notification to the Board of any change in managing\n\nagent or firm's contact information;\n\n2. Overall administrative supervision of the firm's licensed\n\nand subordinate personnel who provide the engineering work in this\n\nstate; and\n\n3. The institution of and adherence to policies of the firm\n\nthat shall be in accordance with this act, Section 3-116 et seq. of\n\nTitle 65 of the Oklahoma Statutes and the rules promulgated by the\n\nBoard.","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":"8623eec0a3e501d90a8bc9bbb2af56a302b14b2e47082972ded1a786487772ea","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-59-59-475.20","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-59-59-475.22"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}