Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-475.8

A. The State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and

Surveyors shall have the power to adopt and amend all bylaws and

rules of procedure, not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws

of this state and this act, including the adoption and promulgation

of Rules of Professional Conduct for Professional Engineers and

Surveyors, which may be reasonably necessary for the proper

performance of its duties and the regulation of its proceedings,

meetings, records, examinations and the conduct thereof. These

actions by the Board shall be binding upon persons licensed or

recognized under this act and shall be applicable to firms which

hold or should hold a certificate of authority, and non-licensees

found by the Board to be in violation of the provisions of this act.

The Board shall adopt and have an official seal, which shall be

affixed to each certificate issued. The Board shall have the

further power and authority to:

1. Establish and amend minimum standards for the practice of

engineering and surveying;

2. Establish continuing education requirements for renewal of

professional engineering and professional surveying licenses;

3. Promulgate rules concerning the ethical marketing of

professional engineering and professional surveying services; and

4. Upon good cause shown, as hereinafter provided, deny the

issuance, restoration or renewal of, or place on probation for a

period of time and subject to such conditions as the Board may

specify, a license or certificate of authority. In addition, the

Board may suspend, revoke, place practice restrictions, or refuse to

renew licenses or certificates of authority previously issued, and

upon proper showing to review, affirm, reverse, vacate or modify its

orders with respect to such denial, suspension, revocation or

refusal to renew.

B. The Board is hereby authorized to levy administrative

penalties against any person or entity who or which violates any of

the provisions of this act or any rule or regulation promulgated

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pursuant thereto. The Board is hereby authorized to initiate

disciplinary, prosecutorial and injunctive proceedings against any

person or entity who or which has violated any of the provisions of

this act or any rule or regulation of the Board promulgated pursuant

thereto. The Board shall investigate alleged violations of the

provisions of this act or of the rules or regulations, orders or

final decisions of the Board.

C. The Board is hereby authorized to acquire by purchase,

lease, gift, solicitation of gift or by any other lawful means, and

maintain, use and operate real property and improvements; contract

for the maintenance, use, and operation of or lease of any and all

real property and improvements; lease or sublease any part of real

property and improvements acquired pursuant to this section to

public entities, private entities, or private persons, on any terms

and for any consideration deemed appropriate by the Board, subject

to restrictions in purchase or lease documents relating to property

acquired; provided, all contracts for real property and improvements

shall be subject to the provisions of Section 63 of Title 74 of the

Oklahoma Statutes.

D. In carrying into effect the provisions of this act, the

Board, under the hand of its Chair, Vice Chair, or Executive

Director and the seal of the Board, may subpoena witnesses and

compel their attendance, and may also require the submission of

books, papers, documents or other pertinent data, in any

disciplinary matters, or in any case wherever a violation of this

act is alleged. Upon failure or refusal to comply with any such

order of the Board, or upon failure to honor its subpoena, as herein

provided, the Board may apply to a court of proper jurisdiction for

an order to enforce compliance with same.

E. The Board is hereby authorized in the name of the state to
pertinent data, in any

disciplinary matters, or in any case wherever a violation of this

act is alleged. Upon failure or refusal to comply with any such

order of the Board, or upon failure to honor its subpoena, as herein

provided, the Board may apply to a court of proper jurisdiction for

an order to enforce compliance with same.

E. The Board is hereby authorized in the name of the state to

apply for relief by injunction in the established manner provided in

cases of civil procedure, without bond, to enforce the provisions of

this act, or to restrain any violation thereof. In such

proceedings, it shall not be necessary to allege or prove either

that an adequate remedy at law does not exist or that substantial or

irreparable damage would result from the continued violation

thereof. The members of the Board shall not be personally liable

under this proceeding.

F. The Board may subject an applicant for a license or a

licensee to such examinations as it deems necessary to determine the

applicant's or licensee's qualifications. The Board may dispose of

a formal complaint against a licensee for a violation of this act by

an order that a licensee shall complete the examinations as the

Board deems necessary to determine the qualifications of the

licensee, and upon the initial failure or refusal to successfully

complete the examination, within the time ordered, place conditions

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on the license of the licensee to practice and order other remedies

until competence is demonstrated.

G. No action or other legal proceedings for damages shall be

instituted against the Board or against any Board member or employee

of the Board for any act done in good faith and in the intended

performance of any power granted under this act or for any neglect

or default in the performance or exercise in good faith of any such

duty or power.

H. The Board may give scholarships, as determined by the Board,

to an individual or individuals advancing toward obtaining an EAC,

TAC/ABET, or Board-approved degree in engineering or surveying at an

Oklahoma higher education institution, and take such other action as

may be reasonably necessary or appropriate to effectuate the rules

of the State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and

Surveyors. The Board may, at its discretion, contract with other

state agencies and nonprofit corporations for the endowment,

management and administration of scholarships. The requirements of

such scholarships shall be determined by the Board. However,

nothing contained herein shall be construed as requiring the Board

to endow or award any scholarship.

I. The Board may use its funds to establish and conduct

instructional programs for persons who are currently licensed to

practice engineering or surveying, as well as refresher courses for

persons interested in obtaining adequate instruction or programs of

study to qualify them for licensure to practice engineering or

surveying. The Board may expend its funds for these purposes and

may conduct, sponsor and arrange for instructional programs and also

may carry out instructional workforce development programs through

extension courses or other media. The Board may enter into plans or

agreements with community colleges, public or private institutions

of higher learning, the State Board of Education, nonprofit

organizations, or with Oklahoma CareerTech for the purpose of

planning, scheduling or arranging courses, instruction, extension

courses or in assisting in obtaining courses of study or programs in

the fields of engineering and surveying. The Board shall encourage

the educational institutions in Oklahoma to offer courses necessary

to complete the educational requirements of this act. To carry out

these objectives, the Board may adopt rules as may be necessary for

the educational programs, instruction, extension services or for
or in assisting in obtaining courses of study or programs in

the fields of engineering and surveying. The Board shall encourage

the educational institutions in Oklahoma to offer courses necessary

to complete the educational requirements of this act. To carry out

these objectives, the Board may adopt rules as may be necessary for

the educational programs, instruction, extension services or for

entering into plans or contracts with persons or educational

institutions and Oklahoma CareerTech.