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NJ Rev Stat § 52:27D-125 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27D-125 - Code advisory board.

52:27D-125 Code advisory board.  7. a. To assist and advise the commissioner in the administration of P.L.1975, c.217 (C.52:27D-119 et seq.) there is hereby created in the Department of Community Affairs a code advisory board to consist of 15 citizens to be appointed by the commissioner for a term of 4 years. The board shall consist of: one architect registered in the State of New Jersey; two professional engineers licensed by the State of New Jersey, one of whom shall be a mechanical engineer and one of whom shall be a structural engineer; one municipal building official; one member of the building industry in the State; one public health official in the State; one licensed plumbing inspector in the State; one licensed electrical inspector in the State; one fire prevention inspector in the State; and six members of the public, two of whom shall be experienced in representing consumers and one of whom shall be a representative of persons with disabilities who shall serve as chair of the subcode committee on persons with disabilities. The initial appointment of the representative of persons with disabilities shall be used to fill the first vacancy among the public members of the code advisory board occurring on or after the effective date of P.L.1981, c.35. Of the 13 members first appointed the commissioner shall designate the appointees' terms so that three shall be appointed for terms of 1 year, three for terms of two years, three for terms of three years and four for terms of four years, and that the two additional members first appointed by the commissioner pursuant to P.L.1976, c.117 shall be appointed for two years and three years respectively with such terms to be computed from February 4, 1976. Thereafter, members of the code advisory board shall be appointed for terms of four years. b. Code advisory board members shall serve without compensation but shall be entitled to reimbursement for expenses incurred in performance of their duties. Vacancies on the advisory board shall be filled for the unexpired term. Members may be removed by the commissioner for cause. c. The code advisory board shall appoint a committee for each subcode and, should a subcode therefor not be adopted, for supplements to or revisions of the barrier free design provisions of any model code adopted pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1975, c.217 (C.52:27D-123). Each such committee shall consist of one member of the code advisory board, who shall be chair, and at least four citizens who are experienced and knowledgeable in matters related to the particular subcode. Each committee shall advise and assist the code advisory board in the performance of its responsibilities under P.L.1975, c.217 (C.52:27D-119 et seq.) for the subcode in question. Committee members shall serve without compensation and at the pleasure of the code advisory board. L.1975, c.217, s.7; amended 1976, c.117; 1981, c.35, s.7; 2017, c.131, s.192.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27D-126a (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27D-126a - Enforcing agency fees, surcharges.

52:27D-126a Enforcing agency fees, surcharges.  3. Where the appointing authority of any municipality shall appoint an enforcing agency and construction board of appeals pursuant to section 8 of P.L.1975, c.217 (C.52:27D-126), the municipal governing body by ordinance, in accordance with standards established by the commissioner, shall set enforcing agency fees for plan review, construction permit, certificate of occupancy, demolition permit, moving of building permit, elevator permit and sign permit, provided, however, that such fees shall not exceed the annual costs for the operation of the enforcing agency. For the three-year period commencing with an enforcing agency's initial participation in the "Electronic Permit Processing Review System," developed and implemented pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2021, c.70 (C.52:27D-124.4), the municipal governing body may impose, and the enforcing agency may collect, construction permit surcharge fees to defray the enforcing agency's startup costs related to offering electronic plan review and scheduling. Surcharge fees shall be established in accordance with standards established by the commissioner. L.1979, c.121, s.3; amended 2021, c.70, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27D-126b (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27D-126b - Municipality; waiver of enforcing agency fees; ordinance

52:27D-126b. Municipality; waiver of enforcing agency fees; ordinance  Notwithstanding the provisions of section 3 of P.L.1979, c. 121 (C. 52:27D-126a), or any standard adopted pursuant thereto, to the contrary, a municipal governing body may provide in its ordinance for a waiver of enforcing agency fees for construction contracted for or conducted by the municipality within its boundaries. L.1982, c. 73, s. 2, eff. July 21, 1982.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27D-126c (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27D-126c - Public building fee exemptions

52:27D-126c. Public building fee exemptions  No county, municipality, or any agency or instrumentality thereof shall be required to pay any municipal fee or charge in order to secure a construction permit for the erection or alteration of any public building or part thereof from the municipality wherein the building may be located. No erection or alteration of any public building or part thereof by a county, municipality, school board, or any agency or instrumentality thereof shall be subject to any fee, including any surcharge or training fee, imposed by any department or agency of State government pursuant to any law, or rule or regulation, except that nothing contained in this section shall be interpreted as preventing the imposition of a fee upon a board of education by either the Department of Education for plan review or by a municipality for the review of plans submitted to it pursuant to the provisions of section 12 of P.L.1975, c.217 (C.52:27D-130).  L.1985,c.409,s.1; amended 1989,c.43,s.2; 1990,c.23,s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27D-126d (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27D-126d - Waiver of enforcing agency fees

52:27D-126d. Waiver of enforcing agency fees  Notwithstanding the provisions of section 3 of P.L.1979, c.121 (C.52:27D-126a), any municipality may, by ordinance, provide for a waiver of enforcing agency fees for any corporation which is (1) organized pursuant to the "New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation Act," N.J.S.15A:1-1 et seq. and (2) actively engaged in constructing or rehabilitating housing units for occupancy by low or moderate income households.  For the purposes of this act, "low income household" means a household in which the gross household income is equal to 50% or less of the median gross household income for households of the same size within the region in which the housing is located. "Moderate income household" means a household in which the gross household income is equal to more than 50% but less than 80% of the median gross household income for households of the same size within the region in which the housing is located.  L.1989, c.68, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27D-126.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27D-126.1 - Fire prevention subcode officials; appointment; qualifications; removal

52:27D-126.1. Fire prevention subcode officials; appointment; qualifications; removal  a. In any municipality the body or official, or the successor of said body or official, which appointed the persons serving as fire prevention officials on the effective date of the "State Uniform Construction Code Act," P.L.1975, c. 217 (C. 52:27D-119 et seq.) shall appoint the person to serve in each position for a fire prevention subcode official which a municipality creates; provided that any person who has served in the same municipality for at least 6 months as a fire inspection officer on the effective date of the "State Uniform Construction Code Act," P.L.1975, c. 217 (C. 52:27D-119 et seq.) shall be deemed to qualify as a fire prevention subcode official. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, any fire prevention subcode official is subject to any qualification requirements established by the commissioner pursuant to section 8 of the "State Uniform Construction Code Act," P.L.1975, c. 217. b. Whenever a municipality creates full-time or part-time fire prevention subcode official positions, it shall order the body or official or successor or designee of said body or official which appointed the persons serving as fire prevention officials in the municipality on the effective date of the "State Uniform Construction Code Act," P.L.1975, c. 217 (C. 52:27D-119 et seq.) to appoint the necessary number of full-time or part-time fire prevention subcode officials pursuant to subsection 1 a. of this act. Except as provided in subsections a., b., and d. of this section, fire prevention subcode officials are subject to the administration and enforcement jurisdiction of municipal construction officials provided under the State Uniform Construction Code, P.L.1975, c. 217 (C. 52:27D-119 et seq.). c. Notwithstanding any experience requirements in section 8 of the "State Uniform Construction Code Act," P.L.1975, c. 217, a fire prevention subcode official appointed pursuant to said section and to this act shall have had at least 3 years experience as a fire prevention or firefighting official. d. A fire prevention subcode official may be removed from office by the body or official or the successor or designee of said body or official which appointed such official. L.1975, c. 317, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27D-126.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27D-126.2 - Persons appointed as construction officials or subcode officials; licenses

52:27D-126.2. Persons appointed as construction officials or subcode officials; licenses  Notwithstanding the provisions of the "State Uniform Construction Code Act," P.L.1975, c. 217 (C. 52:27D-119 et seq.), or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto to the contrary, on or after January 1, 1981, no person who received an appointment as a construction official or a subcode official prior to October 1, 1978, shall hold or perform the duties of an office for which a license is required under that act, or represent himself as qualified for that position, use a title denoting that he is so licensed or otherwise represent himself as licensed or authorized to act under the code, unless that person possesses the appropriate license; except that a subcode official or municipal engineer appointed prior to October 1, 1978, and acting as a construction official on January 1, 1981, or a municipal official appointed prior to October 1, 1978, and acting as a subcode official on January 1, 1981, may continue to act as a construction official or a subcode official, respectively, until March 1, 1981, without licensing by the commissioner. L.1983, c. 35, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27D-126.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27D-126.3 - Establishment of emergency building inspection program.

52:27D-126.3 Establishment of emergency building inspection program.  1. The Commissioner of Community Affairs shall establish a program for the emergency deployment of State and local construction code officials and inspectors to assist local construction code officials and inspectors in the evaluation of buildings and structures affected by a natural or man-made disaster or emergency, and to provide such other assistance in code enforcement and related activities as may be required in order to protect public health and safety. The code officials and inspectors so deployed shall, when necessary, assist in assessing possible damage to the structural design and life-safety systems of buildings, and in facilitating rapid decision making regarding the closure or reoccupancy of buildings, in the event of a natural or man-made disaster or emergency for which a state of emergency has been declared by the President of the United States or the Governor, or for which a state of emergency has been declared by a municipal emergency management coordinator. The commissioner may provide for participation in the program by licensed professional engineers, registered architects and other licensed professionals. For the purposes of this section, "local construction code officials and inspectors" means code officials and inspectors employed by a municipality or county. L.2007, c.2, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27D-126.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27D-126.4 - Intermunicipal agreements for mutual construction code enforcement aid.

52:27D-126.4 Intermunicipal agreements for mutual construction code enforcement aid.  2. The governing bodies of two or more municipalities may by resolution enter into agreements with each other for mutual construction code enforcement aid concerning the evaluation of buildings and structures affected by a natural or man-made disaster or emergency. Such agreements may provide for the reimbursement of the municipality or municipalities rendering such aid, including reimbursement for any damage to property and for payment to any official or employee of a local construction code enforcing agency for injuries sustained while serving pursuant to such agreements, or to a surviving spouse or other dependent in the event of death of that official or employee. L.2007, c.2, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27D-126.5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27D-126.5 - Powers, duties of persons deployed under emergency deployment program.

52:27D-126.5 Powers, duties of persons deployed under emergency deployment program.  3. Persons deployed under the emergency deployment program established by the Commissioner of Community Affairs pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2007, c.2 (C.52:27D-126.3), or providing assistance pursuant to an intermunicipal agreement pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2007, c.2 (C.52:27D-126.4), shall, while on duty rendering assistance to any local construction code enforcing agency, have the same powers, authority and immunities as the members of the local construction code enforcing agency of the municipality in which such assistance is being rendered. L.2007, c.2, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27D-126.6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27D-126.6 - Injury, death benefits for officials, inspectors deployed.

52:27D-126.6 Injury, death benefits for officials, inspectors deployed.  4. If any local construction code official or inspector suffers injury or death in the performance of his duties, the legal beneficiaries of such official or inspector shall be entitled to such salary, pension rights, workers' compensation, or other benefits as would have accrued if such injury or death had occurred in the performance of duties in the jurisdiction in which the official or employee is regularly employed. The responsibility for the payment of benefits pursuant to this section shall be determined in the agreements entered into pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2007, c.2 (C.52:27D-126.4).  L.2007, c.2, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27D-126.7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27D-126.7 - Municipal participation voluntary; resolution of non-participation.

52:27D-126.7 Municipal participation voluntary; resolution of non-participation.  5. a. Participation by municipalities in the emergency deployment program established by the Commissioner of Community Affairs pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2007, c.2 (C.52:27D-126.3) shall be voluntary; provided, however, that any municipality that does not adopt a resolution of non-participation in the emergency deployment program, and file such resolution with the Department of Community Affairs, within 60 days of the effective date of rules implementing section 1 of P.L.2007, c.2 (C.52:27D-126.3), shall be deemed to be participating in the program, until such time as a resolution of non-participation may be adopted and filed. A non-participating municipality may join the emergency deployment program at any time by adopting a resolution of participation and filing it with the commissioner.  b. During a state of emergency, any deployed construction code official or inspector shall report to the municipal emergency management coordinator for the deployment area.  L.2007, c.2, s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27D-126.8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27D-126.8 - "County Code Enforcement Pilot Program"; definitions.

52:27D-126.8 "County Code Enforcement Pilot Program"; definitions.  1. a. As used in P.L.2018, c.157 (C.52:27D-126.8 et al.): "Pilot county" means any county of the first class with a population of over 900,000 and a population density of less than 4,000 persons per square mile according to the 2010 federal decennial census. "Pilot program" means the "County Code Enforcement Pilot Program" established pursuant to subsection b. of this section. b. There is established the "County Code Enforcement Pilot Program" to permit any pilot county to assume responsibility for certain construction code enforcement activities. Notwithstanding any other provision of P.L.1975, c.217 (C.52:27D-119 et seq.) to the contrary, the governing body of a pilot county may appoint, by ordinance or resolution, as applicable, a county construction official, subcode officials, and technical assistants to administer and enforce the code in regard to:  (1) buildings and structures owned by the pilot county, including any of its departments, divisions, bureaus, boards, councils, authorities, or other agencies; and  (2) a municipality located within the pilot county with which the pilot county has entered into a shared service agreement pursuant to the "Uniform Shared Services and Consolidation Act," sections 1 through 35 of P.L.2007, c.63 (C.40A:65-1 through C.40A:65-35), for the purposes of administering and enforcing the code.  c. Regardless of any shared service agreement with a municipality, if a building or structure subject to code enforcement is owned by the pilot county, then the county construction official appointed pursuant to subsection b. of this section may assume the code enforcement responsibilities of a municipal code enforcement official, including the imposition of fees for permit applications and inspections related to construction activities by private parties on county property. However, regardless of the property's ownership, a county construction official may not assume code enforcement responsibilities that the Department of Community Affairs is required to administer, pursuant to subsection c. of section 11 of P.L.1975, c.217 (C.52:27D-129) or any other provision of P.L.1975, c.217 (C.52:27D-119 et seq.).  d. In accordance with the "Uniform Shared Services and Consolidation Act," sections 1 through 35 of P.L.2007, c.63 (C.40A:65-1 through C.40A:65-35), a municipality located within a pilot county may enter into a shared service agreement with the pilot county to administer and enforce the code. e. The Commissioner of Community Affairs shall adopt rules and regulations, pursuant to the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), to effectuate the purposes of the pilot program. L.2018, c.157, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27D-128 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27D-128 - Substitute administration and enforcement

52:27D-128. Substitute administration and enforcement  Whenever a municipality or several municipalities decide not to administer and enforce the code and request the commissioner to assume that task, the commissioner shall by regulation provide for the enforcement of the code and this act in said municipality or municipalities and for payment to the State of fees necessary to defray the expenses in furtherance of that end and the commissioner shall have all the powers conferred by this act upon any municipal governing body, chief executive, or enforcing agency and all other powers necessary and convenient to that end, provided that the commissioner shall provide a departmental appeal in lieu of an appeal to a municipal or joint construction board of appeals. The commissioner shall hold hearings pursuant to section 6c. of this act in order to establish regulations defining the operation of this section. L.1975, c. 217, s. 10.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27D-129 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27D-129 - State buildings and buildings of interstate agencies; outdoor advertising signs on public property.

52:27D-129 State buildings and buildings of interstate agencies; outdoor advertising signs on public property.  11. State buildings and buildings of interstate agencies; outdoor advertising signs on public property. a. Notwithstanding any other provision of P.L.1975, c.217 (C.52:27D-119 et seq.), the Department of Community Affairs shall have authority to administer and enforce the code in regard to buildings and structures owned by the State, and any of its departments, divisions, bureaus, boards, councils, authorities or other agencies; provided, however, that the Division of Building and Construction in the Department of the Treasury shall have authority to conduct field inspections for the purpose of enforcing the code in buildings built under its supervision. The Division of Building and Construction shall be authorized to review plans and undertake construction if the Department of Community Affairs cannot approve plans within the 20-day period provided for in P.L.1975, c.217. In an emergency or cost savings situation, the commissioner may delegate, by rule, the authority to conduct field inspections for the purpose of enforcing the code. The Division of Building and Construction and any public or private agency which receives such a delegation shall carry out any review or inspection responsibilities with persons certified by the Commissioner of Community Affairs pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1975, c.217. The Department of Community Affairs shall have ultimate responsibility for insuring that all buildings conform to the requirements of the code.  b. Construction, alteration, renovation, rehabilitation, repair, removal or demolition of any building or structure situated wholly within New Jersey by or for an agency created by an interstate compact to which the State of New Jersey is a party shall be subject to the provisions of the code; provided that such interstate agency shall have exclusive authority to administer and enforce the code in regard to such buildings and structures.  c. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule or regulation to the contrary, except for signs which advertise or otherwise identify activities performed on the property on which the sign is located, the Department of Community Affairs shall be the sole enforcing agency with regard to outdoor advertising signs which exceed 32 square feet in area on any face and which are located on land owned or controlled by any public entity, including but not limited to any State, county or local department, agency, board, commission, authority or instrumentality. L.1975,c.217,s.11; amended 1983, c.496, s.3; 1991, c.87; 2004, c.42, s.10.