§ 19-864.2 — Definitions.

Oklahoma § 19-864.2

• Jurisdiction: Oklahoma
• Title 19: Counties And County Officers

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For the purpose of this act the following words shall have the following meanings: a. "Joint electrical examining and appeals board" shall be held to mean the joint city-county electrical examining and appeals board hereinafter referred to. b. "Electrical inspector" shall be held to mean and include the electrical inspector of any city, county or metropolitan area within the terms of this act, or any of his duly authorized assistants. c. "Class A electrical contractor" shall be held to mean any person, firm or corporation licensed to engage in the business of wiring, rewiring, installing, repairing or altering any electrical wiring, or installing or repairing any electrical apparatus or electrical appliances in any city, county or metropolitan area. Class A electrical contractor shall not include persons, firms, or corporations engaged in the business of selling or offering electrical materials, electrical apparatus and electrical appliances for sale to the public that are not installed by such persons, firms or corporations. The governing bodies of any city and county within the terms of this act may, for good cause shown and in the public interest, after public hearing, establish subdivisions of this classification. The license should be endorsed by the board to show the classification or type of work the license would be limited to. d. "Class A journeyman electrician" shall be held to mean any person licensed to engage in the work of wiring, rewiring, installing, repairing or altering any electrical wiring or actually engaged in installing or repairing any electrical apparatus or electrical appliances in any city, county or metropolitan area within the terms of this act. The governing bodies of any city and county within the terms of this act may, for good cause shown and in the public interest, after public hearing, establish subdivisions of this classification. Any such subdivision license shall be endorsed by the board to show the classification or type of work authorized thereunder. e. "Class B electrical contractor" shall be held to mean any person, firm, or corporation licensed to engage in the business of wiring, rewiring, installing, repairing, or altering any electrical wiring or installing or repairing any apparatus or electrical appliances in any single-family residence building within any city, county or metropolitan area within the terms of this act. f. "Class B journeyman electrician" shall be held to mean any person licensed to engage in the wiring or installing or repairing of any electrical apparatus or electrical appliances or electrical wiring within any building constructed for and designated to be used as a single-family residence in any city, county or metropolitan area within the terms of this act. g. "Appliance repair shop" shall be held to mean any person, firm or corporation licensed to engage in the business of repairing, altering or otherwise modifying, replacing or changing the function or parts of electrical appliances. h. "Electrical appliance repairman" shall be held to mean any person licensed to engage in the business of actually making repairs, alterations or otherwise actually doing the work of modifying, repairing or changing the function or parts of electrical appliances. i. "Electrical sign contractor" shall be held to mean any person, firm or corporation licensed to engage in the business of manufacturing, assembling, wiring, rewiring, installing, erecting, repairing or altering interior or exterior electric signs. j. "Journeyman sign electrician" shall be held to mean any person licensed to engage in the business of performing the assembling, wiring, rewiring, installing, erecting, repairing or altering interior or exterior electric signs. k. "Motor shop" shall be held to mean any person, firm or corporation licensed to engage only in the business of the assembling, wiring, rewiring, installing or repairing electric motors, generators and transformers. l. "Apprentices and/or helpers" shall be held to mean any unlicensed person who assists a licensed contractor or licensed electrician in doing the actual work that such electrician or contractor is qualified and permitted by license to do. m. "Certificate of competency" shall be held to mean a certificate issued to any person who has been certified by the board, under the terms of this act, as possessing the skills and knowledge qualifying him as competent to do and perform those acts authorized and permitted by the classification for which the certificate is issued. n. "Metropolitan area" shall include all territory within the limits of any city or county within the provisions of this act. o. "Transfer of license" shall be held to mean allowing the use of a license or certificate of competency, directly or indirectly, by any other person, firm or corporation, for the purpose of obtaining a permit to do any electrical work covered by this act.

Legislative History

Added by Laws 1965, c. 406, § 2, emerg. eff. July 5, 1965.