Oklahoma Administrative Rules - Subchapter 19

    Firms practicing, offering to practice or contracting to perform engineering or land surveying services in the State of Oklahoma shall obtain a Certificate of Authorization issued by the Board. Certificates of Authorization may be granted by the Board to any firm approved by the Board which meets the criteria in the Statutes and this Chapter.    

• (1) An application is filed and approved by the Board or its designee.
• (2) A firm offering engineering and/or surveying services shall designate an engineer or land surveyor, respectively, to be the managing agent for the firm. A firm offering both engineering and land surveying services must have a licensed professional engineer and licensed professional land surveyor listed as managing agent. The designated managing agent(s) must hold a position of recognized authority within the firm. A licensee who does not hold an otherwise qualifying title within a firm, as described in Title 59, 475.21(F), shall qualify as a managing agent under the following conditions:
  • (A) the licensee shall be a full-time employee of the firm and not a consultant or an independent contractor;
  • (B) the licensee shall hold the proper professional license in good-standing with the Board; and
  • (C) the licensee and firm both shall certify that the licensee can fulfill the responsibilities of the managing agent, including:
    • (i) renewal and maintenance of the firm's certificate of authorization and notification to the Board of any change in managing agent or firm's contact information within 30 days of the change;
    • (ii) overall administrative supervision of the firm's licensed and subordinate personnel performing engineering or surveying work, respectively, in Oklahoma; and
    • (iii) the institution and adherence of policies of the firm that are in accordance with Section 475.1 et seq. of this title, Section 3.116 et seq. of Title 65, and of the Oklahoma Statutes and Rules of this Board.
• (3) The firm's practice of engineering or land surveying in any main office or branch office is under the direct control and personal supervision of a duly licensed professional engineer or professional land surveyor in responsible charge. In the case of an out-of-state firm authorized to perform engineering services in Oklahoma, the firm may have one or more branch offices located in Oklahoma only if the firm has a professional engineer designated responsible and in charge of the firm's professional practice in this state. The professional engineer designated for this purpose shall be duly licensed as a professional engineer in Oklahoma and be a full-time resident of Oklahoma or shall be required to spend a majority of normal business hours at one or more branch offices located in Oklahoma.
• (4) A Certificate of Authorization shall be issued to a firm which is in compliance with the statutory requirements and the current Rules of Procedure of the Board. The certificate will identify the firm by name and authorization number, show the effective date, and confirm the firm's right to practice engineering and/or land surveying in the State of Oklahoma.
• (5) One Certificate of Authorization will be issued by the Board for each firm, which shall be subject to powers of renewal, reinstatement, suspension, revocation, penalties, orders or refusal to renew for cause, vested in the Board by the statutes.
• (6) Firms holding a Certificate of Authorization shall display or maintain it at the firm's place of practice.
• (7) A duplicate original Certificate of Authorization will be issued to a firm provided:
  • (A) The current Certificate of Authorization's renewal is effective;
  • (B) The firm makes written request for a replacement of certificate;
  • (C) The firm certifies that the original certificate has been lost, damaged or destroyed; and
  • (D) The firm pays the prescribed fee.
• (8) Duplicate Certificates of Authorization will be issued for multiple places of practice upon a written request and payment of the prescribed fee. However, each duplicate certificate will be marked as such.