Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1000.5a
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License without examination - Reciprocity
Official statutory text
A. Except as otherwise provided by law, by way of reciprocity
and without examination, an application for any license issued by
any committee or board under the authority of the Construction
Industries Board to engage in any work or trade in this state
subject to the Board's regulatory authority may be made to the Board
in writing on a form and in a manner prescribed by the Board. The
application shall be accompanied by a fee pursuant to Section 1000.5
of this title, which shall not be refundable under any
circumstances. If the application is disapproved by the Board, it
shall be returned to the applicant with the reason for its
disapproval stated thereon.
B. The Board may, in its discretion, issue a license by
reciprocity to an applicant who is currently licensed to practice an
applicable trade in another state, country, territory, province or
city outside of the State of Oklahoma, upon a satisfactory showing
of the following:
1. That the requirements for licensure in the city, state,
country, territory or province in which the applicant is licensed
are deemed by the Board to be substantially the same or equivalent
to the requirements for obtaining an original license by examination
in force in this state at the date of such license;
2. That one (1) year immediately prior to the date of payment
of the required fee the applicant lawfully practiced an applicable
trade within and under the laws of city, state, country, territory
or province pursuant to a license issued thereby authorizing such
practice;
3. That no disciplinary matters are pending against the
applicant in any city, state, country, territory or province, and
relating to the applicable trade in which the applicant seeks
reciprocity;
4. That the license being reciprocated was obtained by
examination in the city, state, country, territory or province
wherein it was issued; and
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations Page 863
5. That the applicant meets all other requirements of the
Construction Industries Board Act, including payment of the
applicable license fee.
and without examination, an application for any license issued by
any committee or board under the authority of the Construction
Industries Board to engage in any work or trade in this state
subject to the Board's regulatory authority may be made to the Board
in writing on a form and in a manner prescribed by the Board. The
application shall be accompanied by a fee pursuant to Section 1000.5
of this title, which shall not be refundable under any
circumstances. If the application is disapproved by the Board, it
shall be returned to the applicant with the reason for its
disapproval stated thereon.
B. The Board may, in its discretion, issue a license by
reciprocity to an applicant who is currently licensed to practice an
applicable trade in another state, country, territory, province or
city outside of the State of Oklahoma, upon a satisfactory showing
of the following:
1. That the requirements for licensure in the city, state,
country, territory or province in which the applicant is licensed
are deemed by the Board to be substantially the same or equivalent
to the requirements for obtaining an original license by examination
in force in this state at the date of such license;
2. That one (1) year immediately prior to the date of payment
of the required fee the applicant lawfully practiced an applicable
trade within and under the laws of city, state, country, territory
or province pursuant to a license issued thereby authorizing such
practice;
3. That no disciplinary matters are pending against the
applicant in any city, state, country, territory or province, and
relating to the applicable trade in which the applicant seeks
reciprocity;
4. That the license being reciprocated was obtained by
examination in the city, state, country, territory or province
wherein it was issued; and
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations Page 863
5. That the applicant meets all other requirements of the
Construction Industries Board Act, including payment of the
applicable license fee.
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