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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-18.5 - Extension of certification renewal periods.

52:27D-18.5 Extension of certification renewal periods.
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, the following certification renewal periods shall be extended by one year, exclusive of any grace periods or extensions that may be granted by statute:
a. The renewal period for municipal finance officer certificates pursuant to section N.J.S.40A:9-140 shall be extended from two years to three years.
b. The renewal period for tax collector certificates pursuant to section 7 of P.L.1993, c.25 (C.40A:9-145.3b) shall be extended from two years to three years.
c. The renewal period for registered municipal clerk certificates pursuant to section 8 of P.L.1997, c.279 (C.40A:9-133.10) shall be extended from two years to three years.
52:27D-18.5 Extension of certification renewal periods.
d. The renewal period for county finance officer certificates pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1993, c.87 (C.40A:9-28.3) shall be extended from two years to three years.
e. The renewal period for qualified purchasing agent certificates pursuant to section 9 of P.L.1971, c.198 (C.40A:11-9) shall be extended from three years to four years.
f. The renewal period for public works manager certificates pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.258 (C.40A:9-154.6b) shall be extended from three years to four years.
g. The renewal period for tax assessor certificates pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1999, c.278 (C.54:1-35.25b) shall be extended from three years to four years.
This section shall apply only to certifications with statutory expiration dates occurring on or after the effective date of P.L.2020, c.34 (C.52:27D-18.4 et al.). Renewal cycles commencing after the expiration of certifications extended pursuant to this section shall revert to their original statutory time periods. L.2020, c.34, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-18.6 - Extension of term of acting municipal clerk.

52:27D-18.6 Extension of term of acting municipal clerk.
3. Notwithstanding any provision of N.J.S.40A:9-133 to the contrary, a person appointed by a municipality to serve as an acting municipal clerk who is serving in that position as of the effective date of P.L.2020, c.34 (C.52:27D-18.4 et al.), and whose term has not expired prior to the effective date of P.L.2020, c.34 (C.52:27D-18.4 et al.), may, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs, be reappointed as an acting municipal clerk by that municipality following the termination of the temporary appointment for up to three subsequent one-year terms. A person serving as acting municipal clerk as of the effective date of P.L.2020, c.34 (C.52:27D-18.4 et al.) shall not serve the municipality as acting municipal clerk for more than four consecutive years from the date of their initial appointment by the municipality as acting municipal clerk.
L.2020, c.34, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-18.7 - Extension of term as temporary chief financial officer.

52:27D-18.7 Extension of term as temporary chief financial officer.
4. Notwithstanding any provision of section 8 of P.L.1988, c.110 (C.40A:9-140.13) to the contrary, a person appointed by a municipality to serve as a temporary chief financial officer who is serving in that position as of the effective date of P.L.2020, c.34 (C.52:27D-18.4 et al.) and whose term has not expired prior to the effective date of P.L.2020, c.34 (C.52:27D-18.4 et al.) may, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs, be reappointed as a temporary chief financial officer by that municipality following the termination of the temporary appointment for up to three subsequent one-year terms. A person serving as temporary chief financial officer as of the effective date of P.L.2020, c.34 (C.52:27D-18.4 et al.) shall not serve the municipality as a temporary chief financial officer for more than four consecutive years from the date of their initial appointment by the municipality as temporary chief financial officer.
L.2020, c.34, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-18.8 - Extension of term as county temporary chief financial officer.

52:27D-18.8 Extension of term as county temporary chief financial officer.
5. Notwithstanding any provision of section 4 of P.L.1993, c.87 (C.40A:9-28.4) to the contrary, a person appointed by a county to serve as a temporary chief financial officer who is serving in that position as of the effective date of P.L.2020, c.34 (C.52:27D-18.4 et al.) and whose term has not expired prior to the effective date of P.L.2020, c.34 (C.52:27D-18.4 et al.) may, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs, be reappointed as a temporary chief financial officer by that county following the termination of the temporary appointment for up to two subsequent one-year terms. A person serving as temporary chief financial officer as of the effective date of P.L.2020, c.34 (C.52:27D-18.4 et al.) shall not serve the county as a temporary chief financial officer for more than three consecutive years from the date of their initial appointment by the county as temporary chief financial officer.
L.2020, c.34, s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-18.9 - Extension of term as municipal temporary principal public works manager.

52:27D-18.9 Extension of term as municipal temporary principal public works manager.
6. Notwithstanding any provision of section 7 of P.L.1991, c.258 (C.40A:9-154.6g) to the contrary, a person appointed by a municipality to serve as a temporary principal public works manager who is serving in that position as of the effective date of P.L.2020, c.34 (C.52:27D-18.4 et al.) and whose term has not expired prior to the effective date of P.L.2020, c.34 (C.52:27D-18.4 et al.) may be reappointed as a temporary principal public works manager for up to two subsequent one-year terms. A person serving as a temporary principal public works manager as of the effective date of P.L.2020, c.34 (C.52:27D-18.4 et al.) shall not serve the municipality as a temporary principal public works manager for more than three consecutive years from the date of their initial appointment by the municipality as a temporary principal public works manager.
L.2020, c.34, s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-18.10 - Extension of term as temporary purchasing agent for contracting unit.

52:27D-18.10 Extension of term as temporary purchasing agent for contracting unit.
7. Notwithstanding any provision of section 9 of P.L.1971, c.198 (C.40A:11-9) to the contrary, a person appointed by a contracting unit to serve as a temporary purchasing agent who is serving in that position as of the effective date of P.L.2020, c.34 (C.52:27D-18.4 et al.) and whose term has not expired prior to the effective date of P.L.2020, c.34 (C.52:27D-18.4 et al.) may, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs, be reappointed as a temporary purchasing agent for up to two subsequent one-year terms following the end of the first temporary appointment. A person serving as a temporary purchasing agent as of the effective date of P.L.2020, c.34 (C.52:27D-18.4 et al.) shall not serve the contracting unit as a temporary purchasing agent for more than three consecutive years from the date of their initial appointment by the contracting unit as a temporary purchasing agent.
L.2020, c.34, s.7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-18.11 - Conducting public meeting remotely under certain circumstances.

52:27D-18.11 Conducting public meeting remotely under certain circumstances.
8. a. Consistent with section 1 of P.L.2020, c.11 (C.10:4-9.3) and notwithstanding any other law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, whenever a public health emergency, pursuant to the "Emergency Health Powers Act," P.L.2005, c.222 (C.26:13-1 et seq.), or a state of emergency, pursuant to P.L.1942, c.251 (C.App.A.9-33 et seq.), or both, or a state of local disaster emergency has been declared by the Governor and is in effect, a local public body may conduct a public meeting remotely by electronic means, provided that reasonable public notice and provision for public input is made under the circumstances.
b. The Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs shall adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations concerning the conduct of remote public meetings during a public health emergency or state of emergency that are necessary to implement the provisions of subsection a. of this section, which shall include minimum procedures to be followed to provide reasonable public notice and allowance for public input. The director may adopt an emergency rule pursuant to subsection (c) of section 4 of P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-4) to implement this section.
c. "Local public body" means any "public body," as that term is defined in section 3 of P.L.1975, c.231 (C.10:4-8), with territorial jurisdiction equal to or less than a county.
"Public meeting" means the same as that term is defined in section 3 of P.L.1975, c.231 (C.10:4-8).
L.2020, c.34, s.8.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-19 - Director of division of local finance; appointment; salary; duties

52:27D-19. Director of division of local finance; appointment; salary; duties
The Division of Local Finance shall be under the immediate supervision of a director, who shall be a person qualified by training and experience to direct the work of such division. The director shall be appointed by the commissioner and shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner and until the director's successor is appointed and has qualified. He shall receive such salary as shall be provided by law.
The director shall administer the work of such division under the direction and supervision of the commissioner, and shall perform such other functions of the department as the commissioner may prescribe.
The person in office as director of the Division of Local Government in the Department of the Treasury on the effective date of this act shall hold the office of Director of the Division of Local Finance in the Department of Community Affairs established hereunder for the period of his term as director of the Division of Local Government in the Department of the Treasury which remains unexpired on the effective date of this act, and until his successor is appointed and has qualified.
L.1966, c. 293, s. 19.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-20.1 - Contracts for third-party disbursement services, permitted.

52:27D-20.1 Contracts for third-party disbursement services, permitted.
38. Notwithstanding the provisions of the "Local Fiscal Affairs Law," N.J.S.40A:5-1 et seq., or any other law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, the Local Finance Board, in consultation with the Commissioner of Education, may adopt rules and regulations permitting local government units and boards of education to contract with third-party disbursement service organizations in order to make payments and execute financial transactions for those purposes and under such conditions as permitted by the Local Finance Board.
L.2000,c.126,s.38.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-21 - Transfer of powers and duties relating to housing and urban renewal of division of resource development and of commissioner of conservation and economic development

52:27D-21. Transfer of powers and duties relating to housing and urban renewal of division of resource development and of commissioner of conservation and economic development
All of the functions, powers and duties relating to housing and urban renewal of the Division of Resource Development and of the Commissioner of Conservation and Economic Development in the Department of Conservation and Economic Development, including but not limited to all functions, powers and duties of such divisions relating to the preparation of the standard building code of New Jersey, or to local housing authorities, the former State Housing Authority and the public housing and development authority, and all of the functions, powers and duties heretofore vested in the Division of Veterans' Services in the Department of Conservation and Economic Development by section 20, chapter 448, laws of 1948, are hereby transferred to the Department of Community Affairs established hereunder, and shall be exercised and performed through the Division of Housing and Urban Renewal in such department.
L.1966, c. 293, s. 21.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-22 - Transfer of public housing and development authority and state housing council

52:27D-22. Transfer of public housing and development authority and state housing council
The public housing and development authority in the Department of Conservation and Economic Development, together with all of its functions, powers and duties, is continued as a body politic and corporate, with corporate succession, but such authority is transferred to the Department of Community Affairs established hereunder. The functions, powers and duties of such authority shall henceforth be exercised or performed by the Commissioner of Community Affairs through the Division of Housing and Urban Renewal in said department, subject to the same extent as heretofore to the rules and regulations of the State Housing Council herein transferred.
The State Housing Council in the Department of Conservation and Economic Development is transferred to the Department of Community Affairs established hereunder. Such council shall continue to have all of the powers and shall exercise all of the functions vested in it by law. This act shall not affect the terms of office of the present members of such council, and such council shall continue to be constituted and the members thereof shall continue to be appointed as provided by existing law.
L.1966, c. 293, s. 22.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-23 - Bureau and board of tenement house supervision continued as board of housing inspection

52:27D-23. Bureau and board of tenement house supervision continued as board of housing inspection
The Bureau of Tenement House Supervision of the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety, together with all of its functions, powers and duties, is continued, but such bureau is transferred to and constituted the Bureau of Housing Inspection of the Division of Housing and Urban Renewal in the Department of Community Affairs established hereunder. The Board of Tenement House Supervision of the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety and all of its functions, powers and duties are hereby transferred to the Division of Housing and Urban Renewal established hereunder in the Department of Community Affairs. Such board shall henceforth be known as the Board of Housing Inspection, and shall continue to have all of the powers and shall exercise all of the functions and duties heretofore vested in, or imposed upon, it by law. This act shall not affect the terms of office of the present members of such board. Such board shall continue to be constituted and the members thereof shall continue to be appointed as provided by existing law. Any member of such board may be removed from office by the Governor for cause, upon notice and opportunity to be heard.
The authority vested pursuant to existing law in the Superintendent of State Police to appoint, employ or remove officers or employees of the Bureau of Tenement House Supervision transferred and reconstituted hereunder is hereby transferred to and vested in the Commissioner of Community Affairs as the head of the Department of Community Affairs established hereunder.
L.1966, c. 293, s. 23.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-24 - Transfer of office of supervisor of hotel fire safety; appointment of supervisor; compensation

52:27D-24. Transfer of office of supervisor of hotel fire safety; appointment of supervisor; compensation
The office of supervisor of hotel fire safety in the Department of Law and Public Safety together with all of its functions, powers and duties, is continued, but such office is transferred to and constituted the office of supervisor of hotel fire safety in the Bureau of Housing Inspection of the Division of Housing and Urban Renewal in the Department of Community Affairs established hereunder. Such office shall continue to have all of the powers and shall exercise all of the functions and duties vested in, or imposed upon, it by law.
The authority vested pursuant to existing law to appoint the supervisor of hotel fire safety is hereby transferred to and vested in the Commissioner of Community Affairs. Said supervisor shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner and shall receive such compensation as shall be approved by the commissioner and the President of the Civil Service Commission subject to availability of funds. The supervisor shall be subject to the provisions of Title 11, Civil Service. The commissioner shall assign to the office of hotel fire safety such employees in the department as may be necessary to the supervisor in the performance of his duties.
L.1966, c. 293, s. 24.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-25 - Director of division of housing and urban renewal; appointment; salary; duties

52:27D-25. Director of division of housing and urban renewal; appointment; salary; duties
The Division of Housing and Urban Renewal shall be under the immediate supervision of a director, who shall be a person qualified by training and experience to direct the work of such division. The director shall be appointed by the commissioner and shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner and until the director's successor is appointed and has qualified. He shall receive such salary as shall be provided by law.
The director shall administer the work of such division under the direction and supervision of the commissioner, and shall perform such other functions of the department as the commissioner shall prescribe.
L.1966, c. 293, s. 25.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-25a - Definitions

52:27D-25a. Definitions
1. As used in this act:
a. "Division" means the Division of Fire Safety established by section 2 of this act.
b. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs.
c. "Department" means the Department of Community Affairs.
d. "Commission" means the fire safety commission established by section 5 of this act.
L.1983,c.382,s.1; amended 1993,c.218,s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-25b - Division of Fire Safety

52:27D-25b. Division of Fire Safety
2. There is established in the Department of Community Affairs a Division of Fire Safety. Within three months of the effective date of this act, after reviewing the functions and duties required of the division by this act and transferred to the division by this act, the commissioner shall prepare an organizational plan of the division.
L.1983,c.382,s.2; amended 1993,c.218,s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-25b1 - Thermal imaging camera grant program.

52:27D-25b1 Thermal imaging camera grant program.
1. There is hereby established in the Division of Fire Safety in the Department of Community Affairs a thermal imaging camera grant program, under which grants shall be made available to governing fire organizations that apply to assist in the purchase of thermal imaging cameras or to reimburse governing fire organizations for public funds other than State funds that have been expended for the purchase of thermal imaging cameras. The appropriate State agency shall contract with a manufacturer to obtain the best price available. The Department of Community Affairs may require, pursuant to such uniform standards as the department may prescribe, fire districts that apply for such grants to provide matching funds of up to, but not more than, the amount of the grant awarded.
There shall be available for the support of the thermal imaging camera grant program such sums as shall be appropriated therefor in the Appropriations Act for the State Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2000.
As used in this section, "governing fire organizations" means a municipality, fire district, fire company or fire department responsible for providing fire protection in any given municipality.
L.1999,c.229,s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-25c - Director

52:27D-25c. Director
3. The division shall be under the immediate oversight of a director who shall administer and enforce the provisions of this act, subject to the supervision and control of the commissioner, and who shall perform other duties as directed by the commissioner or as provided by law. The director shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. The fire safety commission shall advise the commissioner on the qualifications of the director.
L.1983,c.382,s.3; amended 1993,c.218,s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-25d - Powers, duties

52:27D-25d. Powers, duties
4. In addition to any other powers and duties invested in it by law or by the commissioner, the division shall:
a. Provide staff support for the work of the fire safety commission and its advisory councils;
b. Administer and enforce the "Uniform Fire Safety Act," established by P.L.1983, c.383 (C.52:27D-192 et al.);
c. Implement training and education programs for the fire service and the public;
d. Administer a fire incident reporting system;
e. Conduct research and master planning for fire safety; and
f. In conjunction with the Department of Labor and Department of Health, conduct investigations of fire incidents in which one or more firefighters suffer death or serious injury and identify those measures which may be required to prevent the future occurrence of deaths and serious injuries under similar circumstances and, in furtherance of any such investigation, the division may issue and enforce subpoenas to compel the testimony of any person who might have knowledge of any relevant matters and the production of any relevant documents. If any investigation conducted under this subsection results in the discovery of any violation of the provisions of the "Uniform Fire Safety Act," P.L.1983, c.383 (C.52:27D-192 et al.), the division, as an enforcing agency, may issue a written notice or order pursuant to that act. Any notice or order issued by the Division of Fire Safety pursuant to this subsection may be enforced under section 19 of P.L.1983, c.383 (C.52:27D-210) as a notice or order of the commissioner.
L.1983,c.382,s.4; amended 1991,c.186,s.1; 1993,c.218,s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-25d1 - Public school fire data

52:27D-25d1. Public school fire data
1. The Division of Fire Safety in the Department of Community Affairs, in consultation with the Department of Education, shall maintain a system for gathering data on all fires that occur in any public school building or on public school property.
L.1989,c.42,s.1; amended 1993,c.218,s.7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-25d2 - Annual report on school fires

52:27D-25d2. Annual report on school fires
3. Annually the Division of Fire Safety shall prepare a report summarizing the data collected on school fires and provide the report to the Commissioner of Education.
L.1989,c.42,s.3; amended 1993,c.218,s.8.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-25d3 - Burn patient arson registry, establishment; review

52:27D-25d3. Burn patient arson registry, establishment; review
4. a. In consultation with the Commissioner of Health and the Superintendent of the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety, the Division of Fire Safety in the Department of Community Affairs shall establish and maintain a burn patient arson registry which shall contain the information from reports submitted pursuant to subsection b. of N.J.S.2C:58-8 and any other information deemed necessary by the director of the division to assist in the prevention and prosecution of the crime of arson and to provide an information source for arson research and analysis.
b. The director of the Division of Fire Safety in the Department of Community Affairs, the Superintendent of the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety, the Commissioner of Health, two physicians or surgeons specializing in burn injuries from Saint Barnabas Burn Foundation appointed by the director of the foundation, and two physicians or surgeons specializing in burn injuries from the Burn Foundation of Philadelphia appointed by the director of the foundation shall meet at least once during every six month period. The group shall meet to discuss the status and operation of the burn patient arson registry and the quality of the information accumulated in the registry; assess the level of compliance with subsection b. of N.J.S.2C:58-8; identify additional factors for inclusion in paragraph (7) of subsection b. of N.J.S.2C:58-8; and make recommendations for change in the operation of the registry.
L.1991,c.433,s.4; amended 1993,c.218,s.9.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-25d4 - Rules, regulations

52:27D-25d4. Rules, regulations
5. In accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) the Commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act including, but not limited to, the transfer of information from the 24-hour toll free arson hotline established and maintained pursuant to section 6 of P.L.1991, c.433 (C.53:2-7), procedures for the submission of reports required under subsection b. of N.J.S.2C:58-8, the transmission of all reports to the Division of Fire Safety in the Department of Community Affairs, and procedures for notifying the appropriate enforcement agency, if necessary, to facilitate an arson investigation.
The form to be used for written reports submitted pursuant to subsection b. of N.J.S.2C:58-8 shall be developed in consultation with the Department of Health, the Superintendent of the Division of State Police and the physicians or surgeons of Saint Barnabas Burn Foundation and the Burn Foundation of Philadelphia appointed for the purposes of subsection b. of section 4 of P.L.1991, c.433 (C.52:27D-25d3).
L.1991,c.433,s.5; amended 1993,c.218,s.10.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-25d5 - Information in registry, protected

52:27D-25d5. Information in registry, protected
3. The disclosure of information from the burn patient arson registry from which a patient may be identified shall be prohibited, except for disclosures to law enforcement officers for the purposes of investigations during the course of their official duties.
L.1991,c.433,s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-25f - Personnel transferred

52:27D-25f. Personnel transferred
6. Pursuant to the "State Agency Transfer Act," P.L.1971, c.375 (C.52:14D-1 et seq.), personnel assigned to the Office of the State Fire Marshal in the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety, together with all of its functions, powers and duties, are transferred to the Division of Fire Safety established by section 2 of this act in the Department of Community Affairs. The Department of Community Affairs shall reorganize the functions, duties and titles of the personnel transferred.
L.1983,c.382,s.6; amended 1993,c.218,s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-25g - Report on inclusion of bureau as division in department

52:27D-25g. Report on inclusion of bureau as division in department
Within two years following the effective date of this act, the fire safety commission shall consider whether or not the bureau of fire safety, established by section 2 of this act, should be made a division in the department, and shall report its recommendation to the Governor and the Legislature.
L.1983, c. 382, s. 7, eff. Nov. 12, 1983.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-25h - Transfer of bureau, functions, powers, duties to Division of Fire Safety

52:27D-25h. Transfer of bureau, functions, powers, duties to Division of Fire Safety
11. The bureau of fire safety in the Division of Housing and Urban Renewal in the Department of Community Affairs, together with its functions, powers and duties, is transferred to the Division of Fire Safety in the Department of Community Affairs. All references in any law, order, rule, regulation, contract, document, judicial or administrative proceeding, or otherwise, to the bureau of fire safety in the Division of Housing and Urban Renewal in the Department of Community Affairs, or the supervisor thereof, shall mean the Division of Fire Safety in the Department of Community Affairs or the director thereof. All transfers shall be made pursuant to the "State Agency Transfer Act," P.L.1971, c.375 (C.52:14D-1 et seq.).
L.1993,c.218,s.11.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-25i - Definitions relative to fire service training

52:27D-25i. Definitions relative to fire service training
2. As used in this act:
"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Community Affairs.
"Division" means the Division of Fire Safety in the Department of Community Affairs.
"Fire service" means the State, a county or municipal agency or fire district utilizing volunteer, career or part-paid fire fighters for rescue, fire suppression and related activities.
"Fire service instructor" means a career or volunteer or part-paid fire fighter who has been certified by the division to deliver fire fighter training after completing a prescribed curriculum.
"Fire service training organization" means any State, county or municipal agency or other entity, either public or private, which trains fire fighters.
"Incident management system" means a nationally recognized and organized system of rules, responsibilities and standard operating procedures used to manage emergency operations.
"Live fire training" means training that involves any open flame or device that can propagate fire.
L.1995,c.266,s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-25j - Fire service instructor; training programs; certification

52:27D-25j. Fire service instructor; training programs; certification
3. a. A person providing training in a course for the fire service approved or offered by the division shall be certified by the division as a fire service instructor. The division shall be authorized to accept for certification the training credentials of instructors trained in other jurisdictions.
b. Training programs offered or approved by the division shall be provided by the division directly or by a fire service training organization utilizing instructors certified and facilities approved by the division. These training programs shall be available to all eligible fire fighters and to other persons, at the discretion of the division.
c. The division shall certify persons who successfully complete an instructor training program established in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the commissioner.
L.1995,c.266,s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-25l - Fire training activities; permit program, regulations

52:27D-25l. Fire training activities; permit program, regulations
5. a. Within six months after the effective date of this act, the commissioner shall promulgate, in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), and after consulting with the Fire Safety Commission, regulations establishing a permit program for the purpose of regulating live fire training activities. Regulations promulgated pursuant to this section shall be primarily based on standard 1403 established by the National Fire Protection Association and any other national standard, which may be adopted by reference. The regulations adopting standards by reference may include such modifications of these standards as the commissioner deems necessary. The regulations at a minimum shall assure that all necessary safety precautions are taken during live fire training exercises. They shall include a safety checklist for fire service instructors in charge which shall be completed before any live fire training exercise proceeds.
b. A fire service training organization shall not conduct a live fire training exercise until it has received a permit issued by the division. In its application for a permit, an organization shall provide such information as the commissioner shall specify, including, but not limited to, the course objective, the lesson plan, and the facility or site. The division shall either issue or deny the permit within 10 working days. If a permit is denied, the division shall inform the applicant of the reason for the denial and of any measures necessary to bring the application into compliance.
L.1995,c.266,s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-25m - Compliance orders; violations

52:27D-25m. Compliance orders; violations
6. The commissioner shall enforce and administer sections 3, 4, and 5 of P.L.1995, c.266 (C.52:27-25j, C.52:27-25k, and C.52:27-25l) and shall be authorized to issue compliance orders to persons and public entities in violation thereof, to petition the Superior Court for injunctive relief enforcing any compliance order, to levy and collect civil penalties of not more than $500 per violation and to institute summary proceedings under "the penalty enforcement law," N.J.S.2A:58-1 et seq. in the Superior Court to recover penalties previously levied. Each day that a violation continues after notice to cease has been given by certified mail or personal service shall be deemed a separate violation.
L.1995,c.266,s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-25o - "Fire Protection Equipment Advisory Committee"

52:27D-25o "Fire Protection Equipment Advisory Committee"
2. a. There is created within the Division of Fire Safety in the Department of Community Affairs a "Fire Protection Equipment Advisory Committee." The committee shall be comprised of the Director of the Division of Fire Safety who shall serve ex officio and eleven public members, appointed by the Governor. One of the public members shall be a chief administrator of the fire department of a municipality with a population of 100,000 or more according to the most recent federal decennial census, and one of the public members shall be a representative of a volunteer fire organization. Each of the remaining nine public members shall be selected by the Governor from a list of three nominees provided to the Governor by each of the following fire protection organizations or their successor organizations:
New Jersey Association of Fire Equipment Distributors,
National Fire Sprinkler Association,
National Association of Fire Equipment Distributors,
American Fire Sprinkler Association,
Fire Suppression Systems Association,
Automatic Fire Alarm Association,
New Jersey Electrical Contractors Association,
New Jersey Burglar and Fire Alarm Association, and
New Jersey State Fire Prevention and Protection Association.
b. The Governor shall appoint each member for a term of three years, except that of the members first appointed, four shall serve for terms of three years, four shall serve for terms of two years and three shall serve for terms 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 appointed member of the committee 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 four times a year and may hold additional meetings as necessary to discharge its duties. In addition to such meetings, the committee shall meet at the call of the chair or the commissioner.
e. Members of the committee shall be compensated and reimbursed for actual expenses reasonably incurred in the performance of their official duties and reimbursed for expenses and provided with office and meeting facilities and personnel required for the proper conduct of the committee's business.
f. The committee shall make recommendations to the commissioner regarding rules and regulations pertaining to professional training, standards, identification and record keeping procedures for certificate holders and their employees, classifications of certificates necessary to regulate the work of certificate holders, and other matters necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act.
L.2001,c.289,s.2; amended 2002, c.39, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-25p - Powers, duties of commissioner.

52:27D-25p Powers, duties of commissioner.
3. The commissioner shall have the following powers and duties:
a. To set standards and approve examinations for applicants for a fire protection equipment certificate and issue a certificate to each qualified applicant;
b. To administer or approve the examination to be taken by applicants for certification;
c. To determine the form and contents of applications for certification and certificates;
d. To adopt a code of ethics for certificate holders;
e. To issue and renew certificates;
f. To set the amount of fees for certificates, certificate renewal, applications, examinations and other services, within the limits provided in subsection b. of section 8 of this act;
g. To refuse to admit a person to an examination or refuse to issue or suspend, revoke or fail to renew a certificate of certification of a certificate holder pursuant to the provisions of section 14 of this act;
h. To maintain a record of all applicants for a certificate;
i. To maintain and annually publish a record of every certificate holder, his place of business, place of residence and the date and number of his certificate;
j. To take disciplinary action, in accordance with section 14 of this act, against a certificate holder 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 certificate holders and their employees;
l. To review advertising by certificate holders; and
m. To perform such other duties as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act.
L.2001,c.289,s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-25r - Requirements to engage in fire protection equipment business.

52:27D-25r Requirements to engage in fire protection equipment business.
5. No person shall advertise that he is authorized to engage in, or engage in the fire protection equipment business, or otherwise engage in the installation, service, repair, inspection or maintenance of fire protection equipment unless he satisfies the requirements of this act.
L.2001,c.289,s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-25s - Application for certificate.

52:27D-25s Application for certificate.
6. a. Application for a certificate to engage in the fire protection equipment business shall be made to the commissioner in the manner and on the forms as the commissioner may prescribe.
b. An application to engage in the fire protection equipment 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 fire protection equipment 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.
c. The commissioner 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.2001,c.289,s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-25t - Qualifications for applicants.

52:27D-25t Qualifications for applicants.
7. An applicant seeking certification to engage in the fire protection equipment business shall:
a. Be at least 18 years of age;
b. 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;
c. Meet qualifications established by the commissioner, regarding experience, continuing education, financial responsibility and integrity; and
d. Establish his qualifications to perform and supervise various phases of fire protection equipment installation, service, repair, inspection and maintenance as evidenced by successful completion of an examination approved by the commissioner.
L.2001,c.289,s.7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-25u - Issuance of certificates.

52:27D-25u Issuance of certificates.
8. a. Certificates of certification shall be issued to qualified applicants seeking certification to engage in the fire protection equipment business for a three-year period, upon payment of a certificate of certification fee. Certificate renewals shall be issued for a three-year period upon the payment of a renewal fee. A renewal application shall be filed with the commissioner at least 45 days prior to expiration of a certificate of certification. A certificate of certification issued pursuant to this act shall not be transferable.
b. Fees shall be established, prescribed or changed by the commissioner, to the extent necessary to defray all proper expenses incurred by the commissioner, committee 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 required. All fees and any fines imposed under this act shall be paid to the commissioner and shall be forwarded to the State Treasurer and become part of the General Fund.
L.2001,c.289,s.8.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-25v - Requirements for certificate holder to do business.

52:27D-25v Requirements for certificate holder to do business.
9. No holder of a certificate of certification qualified under the provisions of this act shall engage in the fire protection equipment business unless the certificate holder:
a. Maintains at least one business office within this State or files with the commissioner 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 commissioner the true and lawful attorney of the certificate holder upon whom all original process in an action or legal proceeding against the certificate holder may be served and in which the certificate holder agrees that the original process that may be served upon the commissioner shall be of the same force and validity as if served upon the certificate holder and that the authority thereof shall continue in force so long as the certificate holder engages in the fire protection equipment business;
b. Clearly marks the outside of each installation and service vehicle to be used in conjunction with the fire protection equipment business with the business name as determined by the commissioner;
c. Maintains an emergency service number attended to on a 24-hour basis and responds appropriately to emergencies on a 24-hour basis as determined by the commissioner.
L.2001,c.289,s.9.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-25w - Responsibility for employees.

52:27D-25w Responsibility for employees.
10. No employee of a certificate holder shall engage in the installation, service, repair, inspection or maintenance of fire protection equipment unless the certificate holder bears full responsibility for the inspection of all work to be performed in compliance with recognized safety standards.
L.2001,c.289,s.10.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-25x - Liability for employee.

52:27D-25x Liability for employee.
11. A certificate holder shall be liable for any unprofessional conduct of an employee while acting within the scope of his employment, except that the conduct shall not be cause for suspension or revocation of a certificate, unless the commissioner determines that the certificate holder had knowledge thereof, or there is shown to have existed a pattern of unprofessional conduct.
L.2001,c.289,s.11.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-25y - Licensure from other jurisdiction valid.

52:27D-25y Licensure from other jurisdiction valid.
12. If the commissioner determines that an applicant holds a valid license, registration, certification or other authorization from another jurisdiction which requires equal or greater experience and knowledge requirements, the commissioner may accept the evidence of that license, registration, certification or other authorization as meeting the experience and knowledge requirements of this act for a person to engage in the fire protection equipment business.
L.2001,c.289,s.12.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27D-25z - Commercial general liability insurance.

52:27D-25z Commercial general liability insurance.
13. All contractors shall carry commercial general liability insurance, including products and completed operations coverage, in the minimum amount of $1,000,000 for each coverage. The contractor shall furnish a general warranty for one year with each system installation in accordance with guidelines promulgated by the commissioner.
L.2001,c.289,s.13.