Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1151.15

Notification of contractor - Referral of complaint to district

attorney.

A. The Roofing Hearing Board is authorized to investigate any

written complaint received pursuant to the Roofing Contractor

Registration Act, including any person to the extent necessary to

determine if the person is engaged in violations of the provisions

of the Roofing Contractor Registration Act, including unlawful

activity of the practice of contracting for roofing work without a

valid registration, whether the matter is prosecuted

administratively through the Roofing Hearing Board or referred for

criminal prosecution. The Board may refer the matter for

prosecution whether or not the person ceases the unlawful practice

of contracting for roofing work without a valid registration.

B. Service of the notice of violation or citation may be in

person or by certified mail at the last-known business address or

residence address of the person cited.

C. A notice of violation and citation may contain a cease and

desist order for residential roofing contractor work if the

homeowner has been provided the required disclosure and has

exercised the homeowner’s option to cancel the contract as provided

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in subsection I of Section 1151.5 of this title, or at any time

during commercial roofing contractor work.

D. The registrar shall read each complaint received and shall

record the date that the verified complaint was received and process

the complaint as provided by law. The registrar shall notify the

roofing contractor against whom the complaint is made, in writing,

within five (5) days of the receipt of the written complaint. The

roofing contractor shall have ten (10) days to respond, in writing,

to the registrar. If a response to the complaint is received by the

registrar, whether admitting or denying the basis of the complaint,

a copy of both the complaint and the response shall be sent to the

district attorney along with the results of any investigation by the

Board, if the Board does not retain the matter and refers the

complaint to the district attorney. If no response is received, the

complaint may still be referred to the district attorney, along with

the results of any investigation by the Board. The Board or a

Committee of Roofing Examiners member is authorized to assist in any

investigation of a roofing complaint referred to the district

attorney, if requested by the district attorney.

E. Following referral of a complaint to the district attorney,

if the roofing contractor is adjudicated by the court for an act or

omission specified in subsection A of Section 1151.14 of this title,

or upon a conviction for any violation of the provisions of the

Roofing Contractor Registration Act, the registrar, when ordered by

the court, shall suspend, revoke or deny the roofing contractor’s

registration for the period of time specified by the court, and if

the court orders the registration suspended, revoked or denied, and

yet fails to set the term of such suspension, revocation or denial,

the period shall be six (6) months.

F. The registrar shall not renew, reinstate, or issue a new

roofing contractor registration to any person subject to any term of

denial, suspension or revocation until such term has been completed,

and thereafter, the person makes application and pays required fees

pursuant to Sections 1151.8 and 1151.12 of this title.

G. It shall be unlawful for a person to obtain or attempt to

obtain a roofing contractor registration certificate under any other

name during any period when the roofing contractor’s registration is

suspended or revoked. Upon conviction of a violation of this

subsection, the person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor as provided

in Section 1151.3 of this title. A business firm, partnership,

association, corporation, limited liability company, or other group
tain a roofing contractor registration certificate under any other

name during any period when the roofing contractor’s registration is

suspended or revoked. Upon conviction of a violation of this

subsection, the person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor as provided

in Section 1151.3 of this title. A business firm, partnership,

association, corporation, limited liability company, or other group

or combination thereof acting as a unit whose registration

certificate is suspended or revoked includes all of the members,

partners, officers, and agents acting under that roofing contractor

registration certificate when such persons are specified on and did

sign the application or renewal form.

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