Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1692
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Application and construction
Official statutory text
A. The provisions of the Electrical License Act shall not apply
to:
1. Minor repairs, consisting of repairing or replacing outlets
or minor working parts of electrical fixtures;
2. Maintenance work for state and federal institutions;
3. The construction, installation, maintenance, repair and
renovation by a public utility regulated by the Corporation
Commission;
4. Public service corporations, telephone and telegraph
companies, rural electric associations or municipal utilities;
5. The construction, installation, maintenance, repair and
renovation of telephone equipment or computer systems by a person,
firm, or corporation engaged in the telecommunications or
information systems industry when such activities involve work
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exclusively for communication of data, voice, or for other signaling
purposes; except fire alarm systems, security systems and
environmental control systems that are not an integral part of a
telecommunications system; or
6. The installation, maintenance, repair or replacement of
water supply pumps, provided such work is performed from the output
side of a fused disconnect or breaker box.
B. Nothing in the Electrical License Act shall be construed to
require:
1. Employment of a licensed electrical contractor, journeyman
electrician or electrical apprentice except as required by local
ordinances and resolutions;
2. Any regular employee of any firm or corporation to hold a
license before doing any electrical work on the property of the firm
or corporation whether or not the property is owned, leased or
rented except as may be required by local ordinances and
resolutions; or
3. An individual to hold a license before doing electrical work
on his own property or residence except as may be required by local
ordinances and resolutions.
to:
1. Minor repairs, consisting of repairing or replacing outlets
or minor working parts of electrical fixtures;
2. Maintenance work for state and federal institutions;
3. The construction, installation, maintenance, repair and
renovation by a public utility regulated by the Corporation
Commission;
4. Public service corporations, telephone and telegraph
companies, rural electric associations or municipal utilities;
5. The construction, installation, maintenance, repair and
renovation of telephone equipment or computer systems by a person,
firm, or corporation engaged in the telecommunications or
information systems industry when such activities involve work
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations Page 1214
exclusively for communication of data, voice, or for other signaling
purposes; except fire alarm systems, security systems and
environmental control systems that are not an integral part of a
telecommunications system; or
6. The installation, maintenance, repair or replacement of
water supply pumps, provided such work is performed from the output
side of a fused disconnect or breaker box.
B. Nothing in the Electrical License Act shall be construed to
require:
1. Employment of a licensed electrical contractor, journeyman
electrician or electrical apprentice except as required by local
ordinances and resolutions;
2. Any regular employee of any firm or corporation to hold a
license before doing any electrical work on the property of the firm
or corporation whether or not the property is owned, leased or
rented except as may be required by local ordinances and
resolutions; or
3. An individual to hold a license before doing electrical work
on his own property or residence except as may be required by local
ordinances and resolutions.
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