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NJ Rev Stat § 45:5A-24 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:5A-24 - Powers, duties of board.

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 applicant; b. To administer the examination to be taken by applicants for licensure; c. To determine the form and contents of applications for licensure, licenses and identification cards; d. To adopt a code of ethics for licensees; e. To issue and renew licenses and identification cards; f. To set the amount of fees for fire alarm, burglar alarm and locksmith licenses, license renewal, applications, examinations and other services provided by the board and committee, within the limits provided in subsection b. of section 11 of this act; g. To refuse to admit a person to an examination or refuse to issue or suspend, revoke, or fail to renew the license of a fire alarm, burglar alarm, or locksmith licensee pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1978, c.73 (C.45:1-14 et seq.); h. To maintain a record of all applicants for a license; i. To maintain and annually publish a record of every licensee, his place of business, place of residence and the date and number of his license; j. To take disciplinary action, in accordance with P.L.1978, c.73 (C.45:1-14 et seq.) against a licensee or employee who violates any provision of this act or any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant to this act; k. To adopt standards and requirements for and approve continuing education programs and courses of study for licensees and their employees; l. To review advertising by licensees; and m. To perform such other duties as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.1997, c.305,s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:5A-25 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:5A-25 - Requirements for advertising alarm business.

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 unless he satisfies the requirements of this act. b. No person shall represent himself as qualified to provide, or otherwise provide locksmithing services unless he is licensed as a locksmith in accordance with the provisions of this act. L.1997, c.305,s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:5A-26 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:5A-26 - Application for license as alarm business, locksmithing.

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 the committee may prescribe. (1) An application to engage in the alarm business shall include the name, age, residence, present and previous occupations of the applicant and, in the case of a business firm engaged in the alarm business, of each member, officer or director thereof, the name of the municipality and the location therein by street number or other appropriate description of the principal place of business and the location of each branch office. (2) An application to engage in locksmithing services shall include the name, residence and principal business address of the applicant, or in the case of an employee, the principal business address of his employer. b. Every applicant shall submit to the board, together with the application, his photograph, in passport size, a list of all criminal offenses of which he has been convicted, setting forth the date and place of each conviction and the name under which he was convicted, if other than that on the application, and fingerprints of his two hands taken on standard fingerprint cards by a State or municipal law enforcement agency. Before approving an application, the board shall submit the fingerprints of the applicant to the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety, for comparative analysis. The board is authorized to exchange fingerprint data with and receive criminal history record information from the Division of State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for use in making the determinations required by this act. The applicant shall bear the cost for the criminal history record check. No license shall be issued to any applicant whose license has been revoked under the provisions of this act within five years of the date of filing of an application. c. If an applicant files with the board fingerprints of a person other than the applicant, he shall be guilty of a crime of the fourth degree and shall have his license application denied or license revoked. d. The board may require other information of the applicant and, if the applicant is proposing to qualify a business firm, of the business firm to determine the professional competence and integrity of the concerned parties. L.1997, c.305,s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:5A-27 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:5A-27 - Requirements for licensure.

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 the filing of the application; (3) Meet qualifications established by the board, in consultation with the committee, regarding experience, continuing education, financial responsibility and integrity; and (4) Establish his qualifications to perform and supervise various phases of alarm installation, service and maintenance as evidenced by successful completion of an examination approved by the board, in consultation with the committee, except that any person engaged in the alarm business on the effective date of this act and filing an application within 120 days following the effective date of this act, shall not be required to submit evidence of the successful completion of the examination requirement if that person shows proof of having completed 40 hours of technical training prior to the effective date of this act, which training has been approved by the board, in consultation with the committee. No examination or training requirement shall apply to any person providing evidence of having been engaged in the alarm business for at least one year prior to the effective date of this act. b. An applicant seeking licensure as a locksmith 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 the filing of the application; (3) Present evidence to the board of having successfully completed any training and continuing education requirements established by the board, in consultation with the committee; and (4) Successfully complete a written examination approved by the board, in consultation with the committee to determine the applicant's competence to engage in locksmithing services, except that no examination requirement shall apply to any person engaged in locksmithing services who has practiced locksmithing services for at least one year prior to the effective date of this act and who files an application within 120 days following the effective date of this act. L.1997, c.305,s.7.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:5A-27.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:5A-27.1 - Ineligibility for license to engage in fire alarm business.

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 of Community Affairs shall not be eligible for a license to engage in the fire alarm business under the provisions of section 1 of P.L.1995, c.213 (C.45:5A-9.1). L.2001,c.289,s.22.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:5A-28 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:5A-28 - Nonapplicability of act.

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 control of the organization by which he is employed; b. The activities of any sales representative who is offering a sales demonstration to licensed locksmiths; c. The activities of any automotive service dealer or lock manufacturer, or their agent or employee, while servicing, installing, repairing, or rebuilding locks from a product line utilized by that dealer or lock manufacturer; d. The activities of any member of a trade union hired to install any mechanical locking device as part of a new building construction or renovation project; e. The activities of any person using any key duplicating machine or key blanks, except for keys marked "do not duplicate" or "master key;" and  f. The activities of an alarm business that is licensed pursuant to P.L.1997, c.305 (C.45:5A-23 et seq.), performed in combination with the installation, maintenance, moving, repairing, replacing, servicing or reconfiguration of an alarm system and limited to locks or access control devices that are controlled by an alarm system control device, including the removal of existing hardware. L.1997, c.305, s.8; amended 2015, c.154.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:5A-29 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:5A-29 - Exemptions from licensing requirement.

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 exempt from the requirement of obtaining a license to engage in the alarm business pursuant to this act. b. Electrical contractors regulated by the Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors pursuant to P.L.1962, c.162 (C.45:5A-1 et seq.) and persons in their employ while performing the duties of their employment are exempt from the requirement of obtaining a license to engage in the alarm business pursuant to this act. c. Any person who is certified to engage in the fire protection equipment business or who holds a fire protection contractor business permit pursuant to P.L.2001, c.289 (C.52:27D-25n et al.) and persons in their employ are exempt from the requirement of obtaining a license to engage in the fire alarm business pursuant to this act. L.1997,c.305,s.9; amended 2001, c.289, s.21.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:5A-30 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:5A-30 - Issuance of locksmith license.

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, issue a locksmith license to: a. Any person who has successfully completed a locksmith apprentice program which has been approved by the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training of the United States Department of Labor; or b. Any person who has been engaged full-time in the practice of locksmithing services for at least three years immediately prior to the date of his application for a locksmith's license. L.1997, c.305,s.10.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:5A-31 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:5A-31 - Issuance of license to persons engaged in alarm business, locksmithing; duration; renewal; fees.

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 licensing fee. License renewals shall be issued for a three-year period upon the payment of a renewal fee. A renewal application shall be filed with the board at least 45 days prior to expiration of a license. A license issued pursuant to this act shall not be transferable. b. Fees shall be established, prescribed or changed by the board, in consultation with the committee, to the extent necessary to defray all proper expenses incurred by the committee, the board and any staff employed to administer the provisions of this act, except that fees shall not be fixed at a level that will raise amounts in excess of the amount estimated to be so required. All fees and any fines imposed under this act shall be paid to the board and shall be forwarded to the State Treasurer and become part of the General Fund. L.1997, c.305,s.11.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:5A-32 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:5A-32 - Requirements for licensee.

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 board a statement, duly executed and sworn to before a person authorized by the laws of this State to administer oaths, containing a power of attorney constituting the board the true and lawful attorney of the licensee upon whom all original process in an action or legal proceeding against the licensee may be served and in which the licensee agrees that the original process that may be served upon the board shall be of the same force and validity as if served upon the licensee and that the authority thereof shall continue in force so long as the licensee engages in the alarm business or in the practice of locksmithing services, as the case may be, in this State; (2) Clearly marks the outside of each installation and service vehicle to be used in conjunction with the alarm business with the alarm business name or the outside of each installation and service vehicle to be used in conjunction with locksmithing services with the locksmithing service's name; (3) Maintains an emergency service number attended to on a 24-hour basis and responds appropriately to emergencies on a 24-hour basis when engaged in the alarm business; and (4) Retains at all times general liability insurance in an amount determined by the board, in consultation with the committee, and insurance coverage or a surety bond in favor of the State of New Jersey in the sum of $10,000, executed by a surety company authorized to transact business in the State of New Jersey and which is approved by the Department of Banking and Insurance, and which is to be conditioned on the faithful performance of the provisions of this act. The board shall by rule or regulation provide who shall be eligible to receive the financial protection afforded by that bond and the bond shall be in full force and effect for the term of the license issued. b. Except in the case of an employee licensed as a locksmith, no licensed locksmith shall engage in locksmithing services unless that licensee maintains at least one business office within the State. L.1997, c.305,s.12.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:5A-33 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:5A-33 - Display of identification card.

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 identification card issued by the board. The identification card shall contain the following information: (1) the name, photograph and signature of the person to whom the card has been issued; (2) the business name and address and license number of the licensee; (3) the expiration date of the card; and (4) that other information the board deems appropriate for identification purposes. b. Identification cards shall be issued for a three-year period which, in the case of a licensee, shall correspond to the term of the license period of the licensee. Application for renewal of an identification card for other than a licensee shall be made by the person named on the card at least 45 days prior to the expiration date of the card. The information provided on the identification card shall at all times be current, and the named holder of the card shall advise the board of any changes and file for issuance of an updated card within five days following occurrence of a change, which card shall be issued for the unexpired term of the original card. c. Identification cards shall not be transferable in the event of a change in employment. L.1997, c.305,s.13.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:5A-34 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:5A-34 - Requirements for employees of licensee.

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 maintenance thereof: a. unless the person is of good moral character; and b. where the work is to be performed other than under the field supervision of a licensee or a person qualified pursuant to the provisions of this section, unless the person shall have at least three years of practical experience and shall have successfully completed a course of study or a competency examination prescribed by the board, in consultation with the committee; except that an employee employed in the installation, servicing or maintenance of burglar alarm, fire alarm or electronic security systems by a license applicant filing an application within 120 days of the effective date of this act and identified as an employee on the application, shall not be required to satisfy the competency requirements of this subsection, until the first renewal of the employee's identification card. L.1997, c.305,s.14.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:5A-35 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:5A-35 - Responsibilities of licensee relative to employees.

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 the licensee had knowledge thereof, or there is shown to have existed a pattern of unlawful or unprofessional conduct. b. Within 30 days of employing a person in connection with an alarm business or as a locksmith, a licensee shall notify the board and shall provide the board with the employee's photograph, in passport size, fingerprints of the employee's two hands taken on standard fingerprint cards by a State or municipal law enforcement agency, a list of all criminal offenses, supplied by the employee, of which the employee has been convicted, setting forth the date and place of each conviction, and the name under which the employee was convicted, if other than that given in the written notification to the board and, if the work of the employee is not to be directly supervised, evidence of practical experience and professional competence in accordance with the requirements of subsection b. of section 14 of this act. c. If a licensee knowingly falsifies any information required by the board, the licensee shall be guilty of a crime of the fourth degree and shall have his license revoked. d. After confirming the information provided on an employee with the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety and conducting other investigations as necessary, if the board determines that an employee is subject to the requirements of section 14 of this act and fails to satisfy those requirements, the board shall advise the licensee immediately of the employee's unfitness. The board is authorized to exchange fingerprint data with and receive criminal history record information from the Division of State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for use in making the determinations required by this act. The employer shall bear the cost for the criminal history record check pursuant to this section. Employees hired by an alarm business through a recognized trade union on a temporary basis not to exceed six months or one project, whichever is greater, are exempt from the requirements of this act. L.1997, c.305,s.15.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:5A-36 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:5A-36 - Municipality, county prohibited from regulating certain locksmiths, alarm businesses.

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 ordinance or resolution or promulgate any rules or regulations relating to a licensed locksmith or alarm business that:  (1) requires the licensing or registration of locksmiths or alarm businesses; (2) requires a locksmith or an alarm business to submit information about the business' systems; (3) requires a locksmith or an alarm business to pay an alarm registration or licensure fee to a third party person or business; (4) requires a permit or fee for the installation of a perimeter fence intrusion protection system in addition to an alarm system permit issued by the municipality or county; (5) imposes an installation or operational requirement for a perimeter fence intrusion protection system that is inconsistent with the requirements and standards of the act; (6) impedes the installation or continued operation of a perimeter fence intrusion protection system; or (7) prohibits the installation or use of a perimeter fence intrusion protection system.  b. The provisions of any ordinance or resolution or rules or regulations of any municipality or county relating to the licensing or registration of locksmiths or alarm businesses are superseded by the provisions of this act. Municipal and county officials and employees shall comply with the provisions of the act. Nothing in this section shall be construed, however, to prohibit municipal regulation of door-to-door vendors or salespersons of burglar alarm, fire alarm or electronic security systems nor shall anything in this section be construed to prohibit or restrict municipal consideration of alarm business service proposals in consent proceedings under the "Cable Television Act," P.L.1972, c.186 (C.48:5A-1 et seq.). L.1997, c.305, s.16; amended 2021, c.2, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:5A-36.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:5A-36.1 - Alarm companies, certain fines imposed by local governments prohibited.

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 fines on a partnership, corporation, or other business entity engaged in alarm business for a false alarm that is not caused by an operational error, improper installation of an alarm, or the provision of defective equipment attributable to the business entity. L.2019, c.434, s.1.