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NJ Rev Stat § 45:5A-37 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:5A-37 - Licenses from other jurisdictions.

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 of that license as meeting the experience and knowledge requirements of this act for a person engaged in the alarm business or in the practice of locksmithing services. L.1997, c.305,s.17.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:5A-38 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:5A-38 - Rules, regulations.

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.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:5A-40 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:5A-40 - "Pool and Spa Service Contractors and Pool and Spa Builders and Installers Advisory Committee"

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 and Spa Service Contractors and Pool and Spa Builders and Installers Advisory Committee." The committee shall consist of seven members who are residents of this State as follows: (1) Two members shall have been pool and spa service contractors for at least five consecutive years immediately preceding their appointments, shall hold a Certified Service Professional credential as issued by the Association of Pool and Spa Professionals or equivalent certification and, except for the members first appointed, shall be licensed under the provisions of this act; (2) Two members shall have been pool and spa builders and installers for at least five consecutive years immediately preceding their appointments, shall hold a Certified Builder Professional credential as issued by the Association of Pool and Spa Professionals or equivalent certification and, except for the members first appointed, shall be licensed under the provisions of this act; (3) One member shall be a licensed plumbing inspector employed by a municipality; (4) One member shall be a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, AFL-CIO; and (5) One member shall be a public member who meets the requirements pertaining to public members set forth in subsection b. of section 2 of P.L.1971, c.60 (C.45:1-2.2). b. The Governor shall appoint each member for a term of three years, except that of the members first appointed, three shall serve for terms of three years, three shall serve for terms of two years, and one shall serve for a term of one year. c. Any vacancy in the membership of the committee shall be filled for the unexpired term in the manner provided for the original appointment. No member may serve more than two successive terms in addition to any unexpired term to which he has been appointed.  d. The committee shall annually elect from among its members a chair and vice-chair. The committee shall meet at least twice a year and may hold additional meetings as necessary to discharge its duties. L.2019, c.22, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:5A-41 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:5A-41 - Powers of board or committee

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 to each qualified applicant; b. determine the form and contents of applications for licensure, licenses and identification cards; c. adopt a code of ethics for licensees; d. issue and renew licenses and identification cards; e. set the amount of fees for pool and spa service contractors and pool and spa builders and installers licenses, license renewals, applications, examinations, and other services provided by the board and the committee within the limits provided in subsection b. of section 8 of this act; f. refuse to issue or suspend, revoke, or fail to renew the license of a licensee pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1978, c.73 (C.45:1-14 et seq.); g. maintain a record of all applicants for a license; h. maintain and annually publish a record of every licensee, his place of business, place of residence and the date and number of his license; i. 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; j. adopt standards and requirements for and approve continuing education programs and courses of study for licensees and their employees; k. review advertising by licensees; and l. perform other duties as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.2019, c.22, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:5A-42 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:5A-42 - Restricted from advertisement unless requirements are satisfied

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.2019, c.22, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:5A-43 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:5A-43 - Application for license

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 consultation with the committee, may prescribe. b. An application to engage in the pool and spa service contracting business or the pool and spa building and installation business 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. c. The board may require other information of the applicant and, if the applicant is proposing to qualify a business firm, the business firm shall be responsible to determine the professional competence and integrity of the concerned parties. L.2019, c.22, s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:5A-45 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:5A-45 - Inapplicability of act

45:5A-45. Inapplicability of act  7. The provisions of this act shall not apply to: a. 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 working on the electrical components of a swimming pool;  b. Plumbing contractors regulated by the State Board of Examiners of Master Plumbers pursuant to P.L.1968, c.362 (C.45:14C-1 et seq.) and persons in their employ while working on the plumbing components of a swimming pool, including the installation of heating circuits connected to building space heating boilers or geothermal heat pumps;  c. HVACR contractors regulated by the State Board of Examiners of Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Contractors pursuant to P.L.2007, c.211 (C.45:16A-1 et seq.) and persons in their employ while working on the heating components of a swimming pool, including the startup and commissioning of oil, gas, or propane-fired pool heaters, and heat pump pool heaters, and the installation of heating circuits connected to building space heating boilers or geothermal heat pumps ; and d. A property owner who performs pool and spa building and installation or pool service and repair work on his own pool or spa which is situated on property which holds a residence for himself or for a member or members of his immediate family. L.2019, c.22, s.7.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:5A-46 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:5A-46 - License issuance, renewals, fees

45:5A-46. License issuance, renewals, fees  8. a. Licenses shall be issued to qualified applicants seeking licensure to engage in pool and spa service contracting or pool and spa building and installation 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.2019, c.22, s.8.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:5A-47 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:5A-47 - Licensee requirements

45:5A-47. Licensee requirements  9. No licensee qualified under the provisions of this act shall engage in pool and spa service contracting or pool and spa building and installation, unless the licensee: a. 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 business of pool and spa service contracting or pool and spa building and installation, as the case may be; and b. Clearly marks the outside of each installation and service vehicle to be used in conjunction with the pool and spa service contracting business with the name of the business or the outside of each installation and service vehicle to be used in conjunction with the pool and spa building installation business with the name of the business. L.2019, c.22, s.9.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:5A-48 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:5A-48 - Licensee and employee identification cards

45:5A-48. Licensee and employee identification cards  10. a. Every licensee and every employee or other person engaged in the unsupervised building, servicing, or maintenance of a pool 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) any 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.2019, c.22, s.10.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:5A-49 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:5A-49 - Employee requirements

45:5A-49. Employee requirements  11. No person shall be employed by a licensee to build, install, or service a pool or, except in the case of a licensee, shall otherwise engage in the building, installation, or service thereof: a. Unless the person is of good moral character; b. Where the work is to be performed other than under the field supervision of a licensee, the person shall have at least three years of practical experience and shown proof of successful completion of and having received the APSP Certified Maintenance Specialist (CMS) certification, or higher, or equivalent certification as prescribed by the board, in consultation with the committee; and c. Where the work to be performed is limited to cleaning of pool equipment and components, pool vacuuming, sanitation of water, and backwash filtration, the licensee shall be responsible for training that person in basic pool safety and maintenance as prescribed by the board, in consultation with the committee. L.2019, c.22, s.11.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:5A-50 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:5A-50 - Licensee's responsibility for employee

45:5A-50. Licensee's responsibility for employee  12. 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 pool and spa servicing or pool and spa building and installation, a licensee shall notify the board and shall provide the board with the employee's name, address and phone number. 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. L.2019, c.22, s.12.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:5A-51 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:5A-51 - Municipal and county ordinances, resolutions, rules, regulations disallowed

45:5A-51. Municipal and county ordinances, resolutions, rules, regulations disallowed  13. No municipality or county shall enact an ordinance or resolution or promulgate any rules or regulations relating to the licensing or registration of pool and spa service contractors or pool and spa building and installation businesses. L.2019, c.22, s.13.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:5A-52 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:5A-52 - Experience and knowledge requirements from another jurisdiction

45:5A-52. Experience and knowledge requirements from another jurisdiction  14. 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 of that license as meeting the experience and knowledge requirements of this act for a person engaged in pool and spa servicing contracting or pool and spa building and installation. L.2019, c.22, s.14.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:5A-53 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:5A-53 - Rules, regulations

45:5A-53. Rules, regulations  15. 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.2019, c.22, s.15.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:5A-54 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:5A-54 - Requirements of perimeter fence intrusion protection system.

45:5A-54 Requirements of perimeter fence intrusion protection system.  2. A perimeter fence intrusion protection system shall:  a. interface with a monitored alarm device in a manner that enables the burglar alarm system to transmit a signal intended to summon the business or law enforcement, or both, in response to an intrusion or burglary; b. be located on property that is not designated by a municipality exclusively for residential use; c. have an energizer that is driven by a commercial storage battery that is not more than 12 volts of direct current; d. have an energizer that meets the standards set forth by the International Electrotechnical Commission Standard 60335-2-76, in its current edition, and as amended and supplemented;  e. be surrounded by a nonelectric perimeter fence or wall that is not less than five feet in height; f. not exceed ten feet in height or two feet higher than the nonelectric perimeter fence or wall described in subsection e. of this section, whichever is higher; g. be marked with conspicuous warning signs that are located on the perimeter fence intrusion protection system at not more than 40 foot intervals and that read: "WARNING-ELECTRIC FENCE"; h. comply with the requirements set forth in the rules and regulations adopted by the board; and i. be installed by a person trained by the manufacturer or certified in the installation, maintenance, repair, safety and operation of the perimeter fence intrusion protection system. L.2021, c.2, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:5A-55 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:5A-55 - Regulations relative to licensed electrical contractors.

45:5A-55 Regulations relative to licensed electrical contractors.  4. Only a licensed electrical contractor holding a valid business permit pursuant to section 9 of P.L.1962, c.162 (C.45:5A-9), shall install, service, maintain, or repair branch circuit wiring. No provision of this section shall preclude a burglar alarm, fire alarm, or locksmith licensee from connecting to, or dismantling from, a branch circuit that was previously installed by an electrical contractor licensed by the Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors pursuant to P.L.1962, c.162 (C.45:5A-1 et seq.). L.2021, c.2, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:5AA-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:5AA-1 - Short title

45:5AA-1. Short title  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Landscape Irrigation Contractor Certification Act of 1991."  L.1991,c.27,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:5AA-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:5AA-2 - Definitions.

45:5AA-2 Definitions.  2. As used in this act: a. "Board" means the Landscape Irrigation Contractors Examining Board established pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1991, c.27 (C.45:5AA-5). b. "Department" means the Department of Environmental Protection. c. "Landscape irrigation contracting" means the construction, repair, maintenance, improvement and alteration of any portion of a landscape irrigation system, including required wiring within that system and connection to the required power supply and the installation and connection to a public or private water supply system under the terms and conditions of a contract. d. "Landscape irrigation contractor" means a natural person who is certified to do landscape irrigation contracting. e. "Landscape irrigation contractor certificate" or "certificate" means the certificate issued by the board pursuant to the provisions of this act. f. "Landscape irrigation system" means any assemblage of components, materials or special equipment which is designed, constructed and installed for controlled dispersion of water from any safe and suitable source, including properly treated wastewater, for the purpose of irrigating landscape vegetation or the control of dust and erosion on landscaped areas, including integral pumping systems or integral control systems for manual, semi-automatic or automatic control of the operation of these systems. g. "Business permit" means the permit issued by the board to a person allowing the person to engage in the business of landscape irrigation contracting, pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1991, c.27 (C.45:5AA-1 et seq.). h. "Person" means any natural person, corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, and any owner or operator of a permittee. i. "Permittee" means a person who has secured a business permit to engage in the business of landscape irrigation contracting, pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1991, c.27 (C.45:5AA-1 et seq.). L.1991, c.27, s.2; amended 2009, c.229, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:5AA-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:5AA-4 - Application for certification as landscape irrigation contractor.

45:5AA-4 Application for certification as landscape irrigation contractor.  4. A person seeking certification as a landscape irrigation contractor shall apply therefor on forms prescribed and provided by the board, and pay the application fee established by the board. In addition to any other information or documents that may be required by the board, each applicant shall submit satisfactory evidence that the applicant is at least 18 years of age, has no unresolved violations with the board and has a minimum of three years' experience within the last 15 years in the field of landscape irrigation. Field experience acquired after January 1, 1997 must comply with the requirements of P.L.1991, c.27 (C.45:5AA-1 et seq.). L.1991, c.27, s.4; amended 2009, c.229, s.3.