Oklahoma Administrative Rules - Subchapter 7

    An individual may choose to retire their license at no cost and maintain a retired professional engineer or retired professional surveyor status pursuant to the provisions of OAC 245:15-1-3. However, no privilege to offer or practice engineering or surveying shall exist without an active license.

• (a)  Licenses inactivated for nonpayment of fees, failing to complete other administrative requirements for renewal, or licenses that were voluntarily retired by the licensee, may be reinstated by making written application for reinstatement within one hundred eighty days after expiration and payment of the prescribed renewal fee and penalty. After one hundred eighty (180) days of license inactivity, a new application and fees will be required, which shall be considered specifically by the Board, both from the standpoint of competency and all other statutory and rule requirements. If reinstatement is within one hundred eighty (180) days following the date of inactivity, then licensure will be deemed to have been continuous. Licensees who are unable to certify completion of required professional development hours will be held to the requirements of this section. Effective January 1, 2027, reinstatement applications shall be accepted up to two (2) years after expiration. Offering or practicing engineering or surveying with an inactive, revoked or retired license during this reinstatement period is a violation of Title 59, Section 475.1 et seq. and the Rules of this Board.
• (b) If a license inactivated for non-payment remains canceled or suspended for a period exceeding three (3) consecutive years, such former licensee may be required by the Board to take and pass a current examination as prescribed by the Board to qualify for relicensing. If a licensee remains retired for a period exceeding two (2) consecutive years, such former licensee may be required by the Board to take and pass a current examination as prescribed by the Board to qualify for relicensing.
• (c) Licenses suspended, inactivated, or revoked for cause, may be reinstated only by Board action and only then in the manner determined by such Board action. Request for reinstatement of a license shall show the Board that the public interest will not suffer by reason of the reinstatement. The Board, by Statute, has the discretion as to whether to reinstate the License Certificate or Certificate of Authorization.