Oklahoma Administrative Rules - Subchapter 19

(a) Only persons holding current Certificates of Licensure in Oklahoma and firms or entities holding current Certificates of Authorization issued by the Board, are authorized to employ the title "Engineer" or "Land Surveyor" and use any various construction thereof, in describing or identifying services solicited, offered, contracted or performed.
(b) No other person, entity, or firm may employ the title "Engineer" or "Land Surveyor" or any various construction thereof, to describe persons, entities or services, nor do such unlicensed individuals, firms or entities have authority to solicit, offer, contract or execute engineering or land surveying services in the State of Oklahoma.

(a) Failure to properly file a Certificate of Incorporation or authentication and maintain same with the Secretary of State may result in revocation of the Certificate of Authorization and disciplinary action pursuant to the Rules of this Chapter.
(b) The name of a firm or entity shall not be the same as or deceptively similar to the name of any other firm or entity then existing. The name shall not be the same or deceptively similar to any name that has existed within the preceding three (3) years, without the written consent of the previously existing firm or entity.

(a) A firm whose business does not consist, either wholly or in part, of the rendering of engineering or land surveying services to the public is allowed without obtaining a Certificate of Authorization, providing they are also in compliance with OAC 245:15-19-7.
(b) The work of a person rendering engineering or land surveying services to a firm as an employee of the firm, when the services are rendered in carrying on the general business of the firm and the general business does not consist, either wholly or in part, of the rendering of engineering or land surveying services to the public, is allowed under the provision of O.S. Title 59, Section 475.1 et seq.
(c) The use of the terms 'network engineering' or 'software engineering' by firms and 'network engineer' or 'software engineer' by individuals is allowed under provision of O.S. Title 59, Section 475.1 et seq. Firms may not use the word engineer or any derivative thereof in the name of the firm and individuals and firms are prohibited from offering or performing professional engineering services without being duly licensed or authorized to do so.

Last Modified on Oct 17, 2024