A. Each applicant for a license as an adjuster shall, prior to issuance of said license, personally take and pass, to the satisfaction of the Commissioner, an examination approved by the Commissioner as a test of the qualifications and competency of the applicant.

B. The requirement of an examination shall not apply to the following:

1. An applicant who is licensed as an adjuster in this state during the ninety-day period preceding November 1, 1983; or

2. A nonresident applicant who has passed an examination in the home state of the applicant and who is currently licensed and in good standing in the applicant’s home state; or

3. Any applicant for a license covering the same class or classes of insurance for which the applicant was licensed in this state pursuant to a similar license during the twelve-month period immediately preceding the date of application, unless said previous license was revoked or suspended, or continuation of the license was refused by the Commissioner; or

4. An applicant for a resident license who has passed an examination in the former home state and who is licensed and in good standing in the former home state at the time the application is submitted. The applicant shall make application to become a resident adjuster within ninety (90) days after establishing legal residence in Oklahoma.

Added by Laws 1973, c. 178, § 8. Amended by Laws 1981, c. 230, § 5, emerg. eff. June 22, 1981; Laws 1983, c. 129, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 1983; Laws 1985, c. 258, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 1985; Laws 2007, c. 125, § 26, eff. July 1, 2007; Laws 2009, c. 176, § 44, eff. Nov. 1, 2009; Laws 2011, c. 242, § 7 and Laws 2011, c. 293, § 7, eff. June 20, 2011.

NOTE: Laws 2011, c. 242, § 7 and Laws 2011, c. 293, § 7 made identical changes to this section.