Title 45, Title 45: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

45:5AAA-13 Applicability, exceptions, registered home improvement, elevation contractor, at least five years. 12. a. The provisions of subsections a., b., and c. of section 7 of P.L.2023, c.237 (C.45:5AAA-7) shall not apply to an individual who, as of the effective date of P.L.20…

45:5AAA-14 Superseding municipal ordinance, regulation, home improvement, elevation contractors licensing. 14. a. P.L.2023, c.237 (C.45:5AAA-1 et al.) shall supersede any municipal ordinance or regulation that provides for the licensing of home improvement or home elevation contr…

45:5AAA-15 Municipality powers, inspection, contractor's work, equipment, regulation of standards, manners in which work is done; violations, recover fines, penalties. 15. a. P.L.2023, c.237 (C.45:5AAA-1 et al.) shall not deny to any municipality the power, pursuant to the "State…

45:5AAA-16 Public information campaign. 16. a. The division shall establish and undertake a public information campaign to educate and inform contractors, applicable businesses, and the consumers of this State of the provisions of P.L.2023, c.237 (C.45:5AAA-1 et al.). b. The boar…

45:5AAA-17 Convert, home improvement contractor license, home elevation license. 17. a. Any individual seeking to convert a home improvement contractor license into a home elevation license may do so by submitting documentation, as prescribed by the board, demonstrating: (1) at l…

45:5AAA-18 Licensee, six hours, continuing education requirements, licensure renewal. 20. a. Each licensee shall complete not less than six hours of continuing education requirements as a condition of licensure renewal pursuant to P.L.2023, c.237 (C.45:5AAA-1 et al.). b. The boar…

45:5AAA-19 Continuing education courses, delivery, classroom setting, Internet, video modalities. 21. a. Continuing education courses may be delivered in a classroom setting or, to the extent practicable, offered via the Internet or video modalities, subject to the approval by th…

45:5AAA-2 Definitions. 2. As used in P.L.2023, c.237 (C.45:5AAA-1 et al.): "Board" means the New Jersey State Board of Home Improvement and Home Elevation Contractors. "Contractor" means an individual providing home improvement or home elevation services, or both types of service…

45:5AAA-20 Continuing education requirements, completion, on, before biennial license expiration date; failure, reasonable processing fee, limits. 22. Continuing education requirements, as set forth by the board, shall be completed on or before the date the biennial license expir…

45:5AAA-21 Continuing education, significant intellectual, practical content, home improvement, home elevation contracting, workforce safety, business practice. 23. a. Not less than 50 percent of the continuing education courses of study that licensees are required to complete as…

45:5AAA-22 Course providers, records maintenance, successful completion, data transmitting. 24. Course providers shall maintain records of the successful completion of continuing education courses by licensees and shall transmit this data to the board in a manner as directed by t…

45:5AAA-3 "New Jersey State Board of Home Improvement and Home Elevation Contractors" established. 3. There is created within the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety, the New Jersey State Board of Home Improvement and Home Elevation Contractors…

45:5AAA-4 Funds collected, retained, fees paid, initial licensure, renewal, reactivation, reinstatement. 4. a. The board shall be entitled to retain all funds collected as a result of fees paid for initial licensure and for licensure renewal, reactivation, and reinstatement to ad…

45:5AAA-5 Board organization; meetings. 5. a. The board shall organize within 60 days after the appointment of its members and shall annually elect from its members a chairperson and a vice-chairperson, and may appoint a secretary, who need not be a member of the board. The board…

45:5AAA-6 Powers, duties. 6. The board shall have the following powers and duties: a. administer and enforce the provisions of P.L.2023, c.237 (C.45:5AAA-1 et al.); b. develop education requirements and develop or designate an examination or examinations to evaluate the knowledge…

45:5AAA-7 Home improvement, elevation contractor, licensure, requirements. 7. To be eligible for licensure as a home improvement contractor or as a home elevation contractor, an applicant shall fulfill the following requirements: a. be at least 18 years of age; b. demonstrate com…

45:5AAA-8 Licensure applicant, disclosure statement, crime, conviction. 8. a. In addition to any other procedure, condition or information required by P.L.2023, c.237 (C.45:5AAA-1 et al.), every applicant for licensure shall file a disclosure statement with the board, pursuant to…

45:5AAA-9 Home improvement, elevation services, licensed by board, required. 9. Except for individuals exempted pursuant to section 11 of P.L.2023, c.237 (C.45:5AAA-12), no individual shall perform home improvement services or home elevation services unless licensed by the board …