Title 45, Title 45: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

45:5A-11.7 Temporary license, out-of-State individual; rules, restrictions. 11. a. Upon payment to the board and submission of an application, the board may issue without examination a temporary license to an individual from another state or jurisdiction to perform services in Ne…

45:5A-11.8 Granting licenses without examination. 12. The board may in its discretion grant licenses without examination to applicants so licensed in another state or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia; provided that equal reciprocity is provided to electr…

45:5A-11.9 Deadline to exchange registration. 13. a. An individual currently registered as a qualified journeyman electrician shall have until the first day of the thirteenth month following enactment of P.L.2021, c.479 (C.45:5A-11.7 et al.) to exchange the current registration f…

45:5A-12. Examinations; notice The board shall prescribe the conditions of examination of, and subject to the provisions of this act, shall give examinations to all persons who are, under the provisions of this act, required to take such examinations. The scope of such examinatio…

45:5A-13. Initial license or business permit; renewals; fees; applications; duration of license or permit; re-examination Before a license or business permit shall issue fees shall be paid for same in the following amounts:--(a) for initial license--$75.00, (b) for renewal--$25.0…

45:5A-13.1. Continuing education requirements for electrical contractors 1. The Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors shall require each electrical contractor, as a condition for triennial license renewal pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1972, c.108 (C.45:1-7), to complete 34 …

45:5A-13.2. Responsibilities of board as to courses and programs 2. a. The board shall: (1) Establish standards for continuing electrical contracting education regarding the subject matter and content of continuing education courses; (2) Approve educational programs offering cred…

45:5A-13.3. Contents of educational course of study 3. The educational course of study required of licensed electrical contractors for each triennial registration period shall include 34 hours of continuing education as follows: a. A 10-hour course of study relating to the most r…

45:5A-13.4. Waiver of continuing education requirement 4. The board may, in its discretion, waive requirements for continuing education under this act on an individual basis for reasons of hardship such as illness or disability, retirement of the license or other good cause. L.19…

45:5A-13.5. Continuing education credits not required under certain circumstances 5. The board shall not require completion of continuing education credits for initial registrations. The board shall not require completion of continuing education credits for any registration perio…

45:5A-13.6. Carryover of credit hours permitted under certain circumstances 6. In the event an electrical contractor completes a number of continuing education credit hours in excess of the number required by the board pursuant to section 1 of this act, the board shall allow a ma…

45:5A-13.7. Differential in registration fees for non-members 7. The board shall permit any electrical contracting association or other professional or technical association offering a continuing electrical contracting education program approved by the board pursuant to section 2…

45:5A-14. Death or disability of qualifying representative; continuance of business No person shall be denied the privilege of continuing business as an electrical contractor in the event of death, illness, or other physical disability of the representative thereof who qualified …

45:5A-15. Transferability of license or business permit No license or business permit issued under this act shall be assigned or transferable. L.1962, c. 162, s. 15, eff. Aug. 30, 1962. Amended by L.1962, c. 185, s. 12, eff. Dec. 7, 1962.

45:5A-17. Powers of municipalities; violations of municipal ordinances (a) This act shall not deny to any municipality the power to inspect electrical work or equipment or the power to regulate the standards and manner in which electrical work shall be done but no municipality sh…

45:5A-18 Exempt work or construction. 18. Electrical work or construction which is performed on the following facilities or which is by or for the following agencies shall not be included within the business of electrical contracting so as to require the securing of a business pe…

45:5A-18.1. Definitions As used in this amendatory and supplementary act: a. "Alarm business" means a partnership, corporation or other business entity engaged in the installation, servicing or maintenance of burglar or fire alarm systems, or the monitoring or responding to alarm…

45:5A-19. Bond of contractor In addition to such other bonds as may otherwise be required, any person engaged in the business of electrical contracting under the provisions of this act shall not undertake to do any electrical work in the State of New Jersey or any political subdi…

45:5A-2 Definitions. 2. For the purpose of this act, unless otherwise indicated by the context: (a) "Act" means this act, P.L.1962, c.162 (C.45:5A-1 et seq.) and the rules and regulations adopted under it; (b) "Board" means the Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors created…

45:5A-21. Disorderly person Any person advertising or engaging in the business of electrical contracting without having a business permit from the board is a disorderly person. L.1962,c.162,s.21; amended 1962,c.185,s.18; 1990,c.108,s.2.

45:5A-23 "Fire Alarm, Burglar Alarm and Locksmith Advisory Committee." 3. a. There is created within the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety, under the Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors, a "Fire Alarm, Burglar Alarm and Locksmith Adv…

45:5A-24 Powers, duties of board. 4. The board shall have the following powers and duties, or may delegate them to the committee: a. To set standards and approve examinations for applicants for a fire alarm, burglar alarm or locksmith license and issue a license to each qualified…

45:5A-25 Requirements for advertising alarm business. 5. a. No person shall advertise that he is authorized to engage in, or engage in the alarm business, or otherwise engage in the installation, service or maintenance of burglar alarm, fire alarm or electronic security systems u…

45:5A-25.1 Burglar, fire alarm, locksmith services, advertisements, online address, business, individual license number. 1. a. An advertisement for services of a burglar alarm or fire alarm business or for the provision of locksmithing services in, but not limited to, classified …

45:5A-26 Application for license as alarm business, locksmithing. 6. a. Application for a license to engage in the alarm business or to provide locksmithing services, as the case may be, shall be made to the board in the manner and on the forms as the board, in consultation with …

45:5A-27 Requirements for licensure. 7. a. An applicant seeking licensure to engage in the alarm business shall: (1) Be at least 18 years of age; (2) Be of good moral character, and not have been convicted of a crime of the first, second or third degree within 10 years prior to t…

45:5A-27.1 Ineligibility for license to engage in fire alarm business. 22. Any person certified to engage in the fire protection contractor business pursuant to P.L.2001, c.289 (C.52:27D-25n et al.) whose certificate of certification is not in good standing with the Commissioner …

45:5A-28 Nonapplicability of act. 8. The provisions of this act regarding the practice of locksmithing services shall not apply to: a. The activities of any person performing public emergency services for a governmental entity if that person is operating under the direction or co…

45:5A-29 Exemptions from licensing requirement. 9. a. Telephone utilities and cable television companies regulated by the Board of Regulatory Commissioners pursuant to Title 48 of the Revised Statutes and persons in their employ while performing the duties of their employment are…

45:5A-3. Board of examiners; creation; membership; qualifications; terms; vacancies 3. a. There is created a Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors in the Department of Law and Public Safety consisting of nine members, hereinafter referred to as the "board." The members of …

45:5A-30 Issuance of locksmith license. 10. Notwithstanding any other provision of this act to the contrary, the board shall, upon application with submission of satisfactory proof and payment of the prescribed fee, within six months following the effective date of this act, issu…

45:5A-31 Issuance of license to persons engaged in alarm business, locksmithing; duration; renewal; fees. 11. a. Licenses shall be issued to qualified applicants seeking licensure to engage in the alarm business or as a locksmith for a three-year period, upon payment of a licensi…

45:5A-32 Requirements for licensee. 12. a. No licensee qualified under the provisions of this act shall engage in the alarm business or in the practice of locksmithing services, unless the licensee: (1) Maintains at least one business office within the State or files with the boa…

45:5A-33 Display of identification card. 13. a. Every licensee and every employee or other person engaged in the unsupervised installation, servicing or maintenance of burglar alarm, fire alarm or electronic security systems shall, at all times during working hours, display an id…

45:5A-34 Requirements for employees of licensee. 14. No person shall be employed by a licensee to install, service or maintain a burglar alarm, fire alarm or electronic security system or, except in the case of a licensee, shall otherwise engage in the installation, service or ma…

45:5A-35 Responsibilities of licensee relative to employees. 15. a. A licensee shall be responsible for any unlawful or unprofessional conduct by an employee, except that the conduct shall not be a cause for suspension or revocation of a license, unless the board determines that …

45:5A-36 Municipality, county prohibited from regulating certain locksmiths, alarm businesses. 16. a. Notwithstanding any provision of the "Municipal Land Use Law," P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-1 et seq.), or any other law to the contrary, no municipality or county shall adopt an or…

45:5A-36.1 Alarm companies, certain fines imposed by local governments prohibited. 1. A municipality, county, or other political subdivision of the State shall not adopt an ordinance or resolution or promulgate a rule or regulation authorizing the imposition of civil penalties or…

45:5A-37 Licenses from other jurisdictions. 17. If the board, after consultation with the committee, determines that an applicant holds a valid license from another jurisdiction which requires equal or greater experience and knowledge requirements, the board may accept evidence o…

45:5A-38 Rules, regulations. 18. The board, after consultation with the committee, shall adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.1997, c.305,s.18.

45:5A-39. Definitions relative to pool and spa service contractors, builders, and installers. 1. As used in this act: "Committee" means the Pool and Spa Service Contractors and Pool and Spa Builders and Installers Advisory Committee established pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2019, …

45:5A-4. Compensation; traveling expenses Each member of the board shall receive $25.00 for each day of actual service in attending meetings of the board at which business is transacted and in addition shall be entitled to be reimbursed for his necessary traveling expenses; provi…

45:5A-40. "Pool and Spa Service Contractors and Pool and Spa Builders and Installers Advisory Committee" 2. a. There is established within the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety, under the Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors, a "Pool …

45:5A-41. Powers of board or committee 3. The board, or the committee by the board's delegation, shall have the power to: a. set standards and approve licenses for applicants for a pool and spa service contractor or pool and spa builder and installer license and issue a license t…

45:5A-42. Restricted from advertisement unless requirements are satisfied 4. No person shall advertise that he is authorized to engage in, or engage in pool and spa service contracting or pool and spa building and installation unless he satisfies the requirements of this act. L.2…

45:5A-43. Application for license 5. a. Application for a license to engage in the pool and spa service contracting business or in the pool and spa building and installation business, as the case may be, shall be made to the board in the manner and on the forms as the board, in c…