Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-863.33

examination.

No person shall be issued a certificate as a Class A or Class B

electrical contractor, elevator construction contractor, Class A or

Class B journeyman electrician, maintenance service or electrical

appliance repairman until he has passed an examination by the joint

electrical examining and appeal board except as herein provided.

Said board shall within ten (10) days after their appointment, meet,

and shall then designate the time and places for examination of all

applicants desiring to secure certificate. All examinations shall

be written. Said board shall examine applicants for a Class A

electrical contractor or Class A journeyman electrician as to his

practical knowledge of electrical wiring, the installation of same,

the installation of electrical appliances or fixtures, the

installation of electrical elevators, the principles of armature

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winding, the operation and control of electrical systems. An

applicant for a Class B electrical contractor's certificate or Class

B electrical journeyman's certificate shall be examined as to his

practical knowledge of that type of wiring permitted to be used by

this ordinance in single-family residences and the installation of

same, the installation of the usual household-type electrical

appliances and the operation and control of residence-type

electrical systems. An applicant for a maintenance serviceman's

certificate shall be examined as to his practical knowledge of the

operation of electrical installations in buildings and the

maintenance and repair of such installations. An applicant for an

electrical appliance repairman's certificate shall be examined only

to his practical knowledge of repairing electrical appliances. If

the board is satisfied as to the competency of such applicant, it

shall issue a certificate to such applicant authorizing him to

engage only in such electrical work as is described in said

certificate and as is defined in this code, upon compliance with the

conditions of any other section herein relating thereto.

All certificates shall be signed by the chairman of said board

and attested by the secretary thereof, and shall show the date of

passage of such examination, or if issued without examination as

herein provided, the reason thereof or the name of the person, the

class of work authorized and such certificate shall be issued only

for the year in which it is dated, and shall expire on December 31st

of the year for which issued. Said certificates shall be numbered

consecutively, and the examining board and the electrical inspector

shall keep a record of all such certificates issued.

Provided that the provisions of this section requiring the

taking of an examination to be given by the joint electrical

examining and appeal board and the issuance of a certificate of

qualification shall not apply to any person, firm, or corporation

engaged in the business of manufacturing, assembling, wiring,

rewiring, installing, erecting, repairing, or altering interior or

exterior electric signs, where such person does not himself perform

any of the work aforementioned.

Any certificate of competency heretofore issued by any city

having a population of one hundred and eighty thousand (180,000) to

two hundred and forty thousand (240,000) according to the last

Federal Decennial Census, shall be recognized by the joint

electrical examining and appeal board for the balance of the period

covered by said certificate and shall be subject to renewal upon

payment of the fee theretofore without further examination by said

board.

Any person who has been engaged in the work as a Class A or

Class B journeyman electrician, maintenance serviceman, electrical

appliance man, or the work and business of a Class A or Class B

electrical contractor as such classifications are defined herein

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ment of the fee theretofore without further examination by said

board.

Any person who has been engaged in the work as a Class A or

Class B journeyman electrician, maintenance serviceman, electrical

appliance man, or the work and business of a Class A or Class B

electrical contractor as such classifications are defined herein

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within any county, subject to the provisions of this act for a

period of at least five (5) years immediately preceding the passage

of this act, shall upon proof of such work be issued a certificate

of competency by the joint electrical examining and appeal board

without examination and upon such person's payment of all fees as

provided herein and provided further the application therefore is

made within sixty (60) days after the creation of the joint

electrical examining and appeal board. The latter named group to be

granted such certificates of competency without regard to whether

they have ever been licensed in any municipality or not.