As used in the Oklahoma Inspectors Act:

1. "Board" means the Construction Industries Board;

2. "Committee" means the Oklahoma Inspector Examiners Committee;

3. "Building and construction inspection" means the inspection of plumbing, electrical, mechanical or structural aspects of building and construction, for the purpose of enforcing compliance with the applicable building codes or standards;

4. "Building and construction inspector" means any person actively engaged in the inspection of any phase of building and construction for the purpose of enforcing compliance with the applicable building codes or standards and includes, but is not limited to, plumbing inspectors, electrical inspectors, mechanical inspectors and structural building inspectors;

5. "Building official" means the licensed employee code official having the duty to administer and the authority to enforce building codes in the political subdivision;

6. "Certification" means successful passage of an examination by a Committee-approved national certification program in a license category pursuant to the Oklahoma Inspectors Act;

7. "Circuit rider inspector" means a person who acts as a building and construction inspector for two or more municipalities or other political subdivisions and is certified and licensed pursuant to the Oklahoma Inspectors Act;

8. "Inactive building and construction inspector" means a previously licensed building and construction inspector, having successfully passed an examination by a Committee-approved national certification program, who does not meet all requirements of the Oklahoma Inspectors Act to perform building and construction inspections pursuant to the Oklahoma Inspectors Act until all requirements are met;

9. "Provisional license" means a license issued to a building and construction inspector who is an employee of a political subdivision on a provisional basis and limited to a maximum of one (1) year in each license category for the purpose of enabling an applicant to meet the certification requirements;

10. "Report writer" means any person recognized by a political subdivision having managerial and superintending control over building codes as a report writer for purposes of furnishing report-writing services on behalf of the building official. This person must be approved by the building official or designated code official, provided he or she has no conflict of interest and satisfies the requirements of the political subdivision as to qualifications, ethical standards and reliability in the process and services. The individual's furnished written reports shall be provided and acceptable to the building official, designated code official or political subdivision for final code evaluation; and

11. "Authorized provider" means one who is not a governmental employee but an independent contractor who is recognized by a political subdivision that issues building permits and who meets the requirements under the Oklahoma Inspectors Act and rules promulgated on the requirements of such licensure.

Added by Laws 1989, c. 215, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1989. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 394, § 28, eff. Jan. 1, 2002; Laws 2017, c. 346, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2017; Laws 2019, c. 60, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2019; Laws 2019, c. 356, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.