Yes. Public Law 1997, c.305, signed by Governor Whitman in 1998, requires that individuals and businesses obtain a license to provide these services.
45:5A-29(a); SUBCHAPTER 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
13:31A-1.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE a) The rules in this chapter implement the provisions of P.L. 1997, c.305, amending and supplementing the provisions of P.L. 1962, c.162, N.J.S.A. 45:5A-1 et seq., The Electrical Contractors Licensing Act, which created the Fire Alarm, Burglar Alarm and Locksmith Advisory Committee under the Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors pursuant to N.J.S.A. 45:5A-23 et seq.
b) Except as set forth in (c) below, this chapter shall apply to the following:
1) All applicants seeking licensure to engage in burglar alarm or fire alarm businesses as defined in N.J.A.C. 13:31A-1.2; 2) All applicants seeking licensure to engage in locksmithing services as defined in N.J.A.C. 13:31A-1.2; 3) Licensees engaged in the burglar alarm or fire alarm business or in the provision of locksmithing services in the State of New Jersey; 4) Persons who monitor burglar alarms and/or fire alarms and who, as part of the response to an alarm signal, send an agent to the premises to investigate the alarm signal or to reset the alarm system; and 5) Persons who send agents, in response to an alarm signal, to investigate the alarm signal or to reset the alarm system, after they have been notified by an alarm business or by a company that monitors the alarm, unless such persons are licensed by the State Police pursuant to the Private Detective Act set forth in N.J.S.A. 45:19-8 et seq.
c) The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to: 1) Telephone utilities and cable television companies regulated by the Board of Public Utilities pursuant to N.J.S.A. 48:5A-1 et seq. and 48:17-8 et seq., and employees of such companies while performing the duties of their employment, as set forth in N.J.S.A. 45:5A-29(a);