§ 475.18. Disciplinary actions--Grounds--Rules of Professional Conduct
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 59. Professions and OccupationsEffective: November 1, 2019
Effective: November 1, 2019
59 Okl.St.Ann. § 475.18
§ 475.18. Disciplinary actions--Grounds--Rules of Professional Conduct
A. As provided in subsections A and B of Section 475.8 of this title, the Board shall have the power to deny, place on probation, suspend, revoke or refuse to issue a certificate or license, or fine, reprimand, issue orders, levy administrative fines or seek other penalties, if a person or entity is found guilty of:
3. Conviction of or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a felony crime that substantially relates to the practice of engineering or land surveying and poses a reasonable threat to public safety; or conviction of or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a misdemeanor, an essential element of which is dishonesty or is a violation of the practice of engineering or land surveying;
5. Disciplinary action, including voluntary surrender of a professional engineer's or professional land surveyor's license in order to avoid disciplinary action by another state, territory, the District of Columbia, a foreign country, the United States government, or any other governmental agency, if at least one of the grounds for discipline is the same or substantially equivalent to those contained in this section;
10. Signing, affixing the professional engineer's or professional land surveyor's seal, or permitting the professional engineer's or professional land surveyor's seal or signature to be affixed to any specifications, reports, drawings, plans, design information, construction documents, calculations, other documents, or revisions thereof, which have not been prepared by, or under the direct control and personal supervision of the professional engineer or professional land surveyor in responsible charge;
B. The Board shall prepare and adopt Rules of Professional Conduct for Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors as provided for in Section 475.8 of this title, which shall be made available in writing to every licensee and applicant for licensure under Section 475.1 et seq. of this title. The Board may revise and amend these Rules of Professional Conduct for Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors and shall notify each licensee, in writing, of such revisions or amendments.
Credits
Laws 1968, c. 245, § 18, emerg. eff. April 26, 1968; Laws 1982, c. 297, § 18; Laws 1992, c. 165, § 15, eff. July 1, 1992; Laws 2005, c. 115, § 17, eff. Nov. 1, 2005; Laws 2008, c. 312, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2008; Laws 2012, c. 139, § 7; Laws 2015, c. 183, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2015; Laws 2017, c. 259, § 16, eff. Nov. 1, 2017; Laws 2019, c. 363, § 19, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
59 Okl. St. Ann. § 475.18, OK ST T. 59 § 475.18
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 295 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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