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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:5A-36 - Municipality, county prohibited from regulating certain locksmiths, alarm businesses.

45:5A-36 Municipality, county prohibited from regulating certain locksmiths, alarm businesses.
16. a. Notwithstanding any provision of the "Municipal Land Use Law," P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-1 et seq.), or any other law to the contrary, no municipality or county shall adopt an ordinance or resolution or promulgate any rules or regulations relating to a licensed locksmith or alarm business that:
(1) requires the licensing or registration of locksmiths or alarm businesses;
(2) requires a locksmith or an alarm business to submit information about the business' systems;
(3) requires a locksmith or an alarm business to pay an alarm registration or licensure fee to a third party person or business;
(4) requires a permit or fee for the installation of a perimeter fence intrusion protection system in addition to an alarm system permit issued by the municipality or county;
(5) imposes an installation or operational requirement for a perimeter fence intrusion protection system that is inconsistent with the requirements and standards of the act;
(6) impedes the installation or continued operation of a perimeter fence intrusion protection system; or
(7) prohibits the installation or use of a perimeter fence intrusion protection system.
b. The provisions of any ordinance or resolution or rules or regulations of any municipality or county relating to the licensing or registration of locksmiths or alarm businesses are superseded by the provisions of this act. Municipal and county officials and employees shall comply with the provisions of the act. Nothing in this section shall be construed, however, to prohibit municipal regulation of door-to-door vendors or salespersons of burglar alarm, fire alarm or electronic security systems nor shall anything in this section be construed to prohibit or restrict municipal consideration of alarm business service proposals in consent proceedings under the "Cable Television Act," P.L.1972, c.186 (C.48:5A-1 et seq.).
L.1997, c.305, s.16; amended 2021, c.2, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:5A-36.1 - Alarm companies, certain fines imposed by local governments prohibited.

45:5A-36.1 Alarm companies, certain fines imposed by local governments prohibited.
1. A municipality, county, or other political subdivision of the State shall not adopt an ordinance or resolution or promulgate a rule or regulation authorizing the imposition of civil penalties or fines on a partnership, corporation, or other business entity engaged in alarm business for a false alarm that is not caused by an operational error, improper installation of an alarm, or the provision of defective equipment attributable to the business entity.
L.2019, c.434, s.1.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:5AA-5 - Board of Landscape Irrigation Contractors.

45:5AA-5 Board of Landscape Irrigation Contractors.
5. a. There is established in the Department of Community Affairs the Board of Landscape Irrigation Contractors, which shall consist of seven members, as follows: the Commissioner of Community Affairs, or the commissioner's designated representative, who shall serve ex officio; five public members who shall be landscape irrigation contractors and residents of the State; and one public member who shall be a licensed professional engineer or certified landscape architect. Each of the public members shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate, for terms of three years. Each of these members shall hold office for the term of the appointment and until a successor is appointed and qualified. Any vacancy in the membership occurring other than by expiration of a term shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment, but for the unexpired term only.
b. The members of the board shall elect from among their number a chairperson, who shall schedule, convene, and chair board meetings, and a vice-chairperson who shall act as chair in the chairperson's absence.
c. The powers of the board are vested in the members thereof in office, and a majority of the total authorized membership of the board is required to exercise its powers at any meeting thereof; provided however, that if a board member has resigned or otherwise vacated his or her membership appointment before the expiration of his or her term, or if a board member does not serve after the expiration of his or her term pending the appointment of a successor, then, until such vacancies are filled, a majority of the currently serving membership of the board is required to exercise its powers at any meeting thereof.
d. The members of the board shall serve without compensation, but the board may, within the limits of funds appropriated or otherwise made available to it, reimburse members for actual expenses necessarily incurred in the discharge of their official duties.
e. The board shall meet twice annually, and at such other times as may be necessary, at a place provided by the department.
L.1991, c.27, s.5; amended 2009, c.229, s.4; 2015, c.169, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:5AA-6 - Duties, powers of board.

45:5AA-6 Duties, powers of board.
6. The board shall:
a. Review the qualifications of an applicant for certification as a landscape irrigation contractor;
b. Insure the proper conduct and standards of examinations for the certification of landscape irrigation contractors;
c. Issue and renew certificates pursuant to this act, as appropriate;
d. Refuse to issue or renew or shall suspend or revoke a certificate issued under this act pursuant to section 8 of P.L.1991, c.27 (C.45:5AA-8);
e. Maintain a registry of landscape irrigation contractor certificates which shall record the name and address of the contractor, the date the certificate was issued, and the number of the certificate;
f. Require continuing education for certified landscape irrigation contractors as provided in section 10 of P.L.2009, c.229 (C.45:5AA-7.1);
g. Review applications for a business permit;
h. Issue a business permit to a person engaged in the business of landscape irrigation contracting and define any restrictions or requirements regarding the use of that permit;
i. Allow a person to continue to engage in landscape irrigation contracting for a period of up to 180 calendar days after the death, disability or cessation of employment of the responsible certificate holder who qualified the person for a business permit when the board is notified within 30 days of such an occurrence;
j. Refuse to issue or renew a business permit or suspend or revoke a business permit in accordance with section 8 of P.L.1991, c.27 (C.45:5AA-8);
k. Establish procedures for the registry of a business permit for each person engaged in the business of landscape irrigation contracting;
l. Maintain a registry of landscape irrigation contracting business permits which shall include the permittee's name, trade name, business permit number, federal and State tax identification numbers, landscape irrigation contractor's certificate name and certification number, street address and mailing address of the permittee, phone number of the permittee, and other information the board deems necessary;
m. Adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this act; and
n. Adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," fees for examinations, applications and renewals of certificates or business permits, and administrative costs associated with verifying continuing education requirements. These fees shall be prescribed or changed to the extent necessary to defray the expenses incurred by the board in the performance of its duties but shall not be fixed at a level that will raise amounts in excess of the amount estimated to be so required.
L.1991, c.27, s.6; amended 2009, c.229, s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:5AA-7 - Development of qualifying examination; renewal, granting of business permit, certificate.

45:5AA-7 Development of qualifying examination; renewal, granting of business permit, certificate.
7. a. The board shall develop an examination to evaluate the knowledge, ability, and fitness of applicants to perform as landscape irrigation contractors and for the certification thereof and shall administer these examinations at least semi-annually at times and places to be determined by the board. The board shall provide adequate written notice of the time and place of the examination. An applicant who fails an examination may not retake the examination sooner than six months after the initial examination. The board shall issue a certificate to an applicant who successfully passes the examination and otherwise meets the standards and qualifications established by the board.
b. Each initial certificate issued pursuant to this act shall expire on January 31 of the second calendar year following issuance. All certificates issued thereafter shall remain valid for a period of two years and shall expire on January 31 of the second calendar year. A new certificate issued any time after the regular January 31 date of issuance shall remain valid until the regular January 31 date of expiration.
c. A person may seek renewal of a certificate upon submission of a renewal application, proof of having obtained any required continuing education credits and payment of the renewal fee established by the board.
d. If a renewal application and fee are not received by the board, the certificate shall expire, except that a person may renew a certificate within two years of its expiration upon payment of an appropriate fee to be set by the board. A new certificate, issued pursuant to the provisions of this act, shall be required of a person who fails to renew a certificate within two years of its expiration.
e. Each application for a business permit or its renewal shall be accompanied by proof of liability insurance, and workers' compensation insurance if workers' compensation insurance is required by law, and the appropriate fee. The applicant or permittee shall notify the board of any insurance changes.
f. The board may, upon payment of appropriate fees, grant landscape irrigation contractors certificates without examination or upon partial examination to applicants licensed or certified by other states; provided that New Jersey landscape irrigation contractors are granted reciprocity by those states and those states' standards are equal or comparable to those of New Jersey.
L.1991, c.27, s.7; amended 2009, c.229, s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:5AA-7.1 - Standards for continuing education.

45:5AA-7.1 Standards for continuing education.
10. a. The board shall establish standards for continuing education for landscape irrigation contractors as a condition of certification renewal for certificates issued under its jurisdiction. The standards shall concern the subject matter and the number and type of continuing education credits to be required.
b. The board shall approve education programs relevant to landscape irrigation and water conservation and designate by regulation the number of credits to be given for continuing education.
c. The board shall approve other equivalent educational programs including, but not limited to, programs provided by educational institutions, irrigation associations and other relevant professional and technical associations, as well as relevant trade groups and shall establish procedures for the issuance of credit upon the satisfactory completion of these programs.
d. The board shall waive continuing education requirements under this section on an individual basis for reasons of certified illness, undue hardship, disability, retirement, or other good cause.
L. 2009, c.229, s.10.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:5AA-8 - Denial, suspension of certificate or business permit.

45:5AA-8 Denial, suspension of certificate or business permit.
8. a. The board may refuse to admit a person to an examination or may refuse to issue or renew or may suspend or revoke any certificate or business permit issued by the board pursuant to this act upon proof that the applicant or holder of the certificate or business permit:
(1) Has obtained a certificate or business permit or authorization to sit for an examination, as the case may be, through fraud, deception, or misrepresentation;
(2) Has engaged in the use or employment of dishonesty, fraud, deception, misrepresentation, false promise or false pretense;
(3) Has engaged in gross negligence or gross incompetence;
(4) Has engaged in repeated acts of negligence or incompetence;
(5) Has engaged in occupational misconduct as may be determined by the board;
(6) Has been convicted of any crime involving moral turpitude or any crime relating adversely to the activity regulated by the board. For the purpose of this paragraph a plea of guilty, non vult, nolo contendere or any other similar disposition of alleged criminal activity shall be deemed a conviction;
(7) Has had his authority to engage in the activity regulated by the board revoked or suspended by any other state, agency or authority for reasons consistent with this section;
(8) Has violated or failed to comply with the provisions of this act;
(9) Is incapable, for medical or any other good cause, of discharging the functions of a certificate holder in a manner consistent with the public's health, safety and welfare; or
(10) Has failed to comply with the continuing education requirements as provided in section 10 of P.L.2009, c.229 (C.45:5AA-7.1).
b. The board shall afford a landscape irrigation contractor or person holding a business permit an opportunity for hearing before a certificate or business permit is revoked. The board shall afford a landscape irrigation contractor or person holding a business permit an opportunity for hearing after issuing an order to suspend a certificate or business permit, issued pursuant to section 10 of P.L.1991, c.27 (C.45:5AA-10).
L.1991, c.27, s.8; amended 2009, c.229, s.7
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:5AA-9 - Violations, penalties.

45:5AA-9 Violations, penalties.
9. a. If any person violates any provisions of P.L.1991, c.27 (C.45:5AA-1 et seq.), or any code, rule, regulation, or order adopted or issued pursuant thereto, the board may institute a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction for injunctive or any other appropriate relief to prohibit and prevent a violation or violations and the court may proceed in the action in a summary manner.
b. If any person violates the provisions of P.L.1991, c.27 (C.45:5AA-1 et seq.) or any code, rule, regulation or order adopted or issued pursuant thereto, the board may assess a civil administrative penalty of not more than $2,500 for the first offense and not more than $5,000 for the second and each subsequent offense. If the violation is of a continuing nature, each day during which it continues shall constitute an additional, separate, and distinct offense. No civil administrative penalty shall be levied except upon an administrative order issued pursuant to section 10 of P.L.1991, c.27 (C.45:5AA-10).
c. The board is authorized and empowered to compromise and settle any claim for a penalty in such amount in the discretion of the board as is appropriate and equitable under all circumstances.
d. Any person who violates a provision of P.L.1991, c.27 (C.45:5AA-1 et seq.) or any code, rule, regulation, or order adopted or issued pursuant thereto, or a court order issued pursuant to subsection a. of this section, or who fails to pay a civil administrative penalty in full pursuant to subsection b. of this section, is subject, upon order of the court, to a civil penalty of not more than $2,500 for the first offense and not more than $5,000 for the second and each subsequent offense.
e. If the violation is of a continuing nature, each day during which the violation continues, or each day in which the civil administrative penalty is not paid in full, constitutes an additional, separate and distinct offense. Any penalty imposed under this section may be recovered with costs in a summary proceeding pursuant to the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.). The Superior Court and the municipal court shall have jurisdiction to enforce the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999" in connection with P.L.1991, c.27 (C.45:5AA-1 et seq.).
L.1991, c.27, s.9; amended 2009, c.229, s.8
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:5AA-11 - Other licenses, fees required of certificate holder

45:5AA-11. Other licenses, fees required of certificate holder
The issuance of a certificate by the board shall authorize any certificate holder to perform landscape irrigation contracting in any municipality, county or other political subdivision of the State, and no further examination or special license shall be required of the certificate holder, except business licenses, permit fees, and such other standard licenses and fees as may be required of any person doing business within the jurisdiction of the political subdivision.
L.1991,c.27,s.11.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:5B-2 - Legislative findings and declarations

45:5B-2. Legislative findings and declarations
The Legislature finds and declares that it is a valid public purpose:
a. To establish a single board which shall administer, coordinate and enforce this act and regulations promulgated pursuant to this act relating to the practices of cosmetology, hairstyling, barbering and beauty culture, the premises at which those services are rendered and the schools at which instruction in those practices may be obtained;
b. To protect those persons of the general public who are direct recipients of the services regulated by this act and registered students receiving instruction at licensed schools of cosmetology and hairstyling from unsafe, fraudulent and deceptive practices, as well as practices which reduce competition;
c. To maintain and ensure standards of competency and integrity for the occupations of cosmetology and hairstyling; and
d. To ensure that registered students at cosmetology and hairstyling schools receive thorough and reliable instruction.
L.1984, c. 205, s. 2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:5B-4 - New Jersey State Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling.

45:5B-4 New Jersey State Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling.
4. There is created within the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety the New Jersey State Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling. The board shall consist of 13 members who are residents of the State, three of whom shall be public members, two appointed pursuant to subsection b. of section 2 of P.L.1971, c.60 (C.45:1-2.2) and one additional public member, and one of whom shall be a State executive department member appointed pursuant to subsection c. of section 2 of P.L.1971, c.60 (C.45:1-2.2). Of the remaining nine members, six shall hold practicing licenses issued by the board and shall have been engaged in the practice of beauty culture, barbering or cosmetology and hairstyling for at least five years prior to their appointments, but shall not have been engaged in the conduct of or teaching at a licensed school of beauty culture or cosmetology and hairstyling, and two shall own or operate a hair braiding shop in this State. The remaining one member appointed by the board created by this act shall hold a teacher's license issued by the board and shall have been engaged in the teaching of beauty culture or cosmetology and hairstyling or shall have been involved in the conduct of a licensed school of beauty culture or school of cosmetology and hairstyling in this State for at least five years prior to the appointment.
L.1984, c.205, s.4; amended 2009, c.162, s.2; 2018, c.126, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:5B-5 - Board members; appointment; terms; compensation.

45:5B-5 Board members; appointment; terms; compensation.
5. The Governor shall appoint members to the board with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Governor shall appoint each member for a term of three years. Each member shall hold office until his successor has been qualified. Any vacancy in the membership of the board shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment for the unexpired term only. No member of the board may serve more than two successive terms in addition to any unexpired term to which he has been appointed. Members of the board shall be compensated and reimbursed for expenses and provided with office and meeting facilities pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1977, c.285 (C.45:1-2.5). The board shall annually elect from among its members a chairman and vice chairman. The board shall meet six times per year and may hold additional meetings as necessary to discharge its duties.
L.1984, c.205, s.5; amended 2009, c.162, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:5B-7 - Services requiring license; exceptions.

45:5B-7 Services requiring license; exceptions.
7. No person shall render any of the services encompassed within the definition of cosmetology and hairstyling, beauty culture, barbering, manicuring, hair braiding and skin care specialty services, without first having secured a license from the board which permits the offering of that service in accordance with the authority provided by the license, except for the following persons when acting within the scope of their profession or occupation:
a. Persons authorized by the laws of this State to practice medicine and surgery, dentistry, chiropractic and acupuncture;
b. Registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, nurses' aides, physical therapists, physical therapy assistants, and other licensed health care professionals;
c. Personnel employed by, and providing services in facilities regulated by, the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or the United States Department of Defense;
d. Persons employed to render cosmetology and hairstyling services in the course of and incidental to the business of employers engaged in the theatrical, radio, television or motion picture production industries, modeling or photography;
e. Persons employed to demonstrate, recommend or administer cosmetic preparations, lotions, creams, makeup or perfume intended for home use for the purposes of effecting retail sales if those persons neither accept payment from the consumer for that demonstration nor make the demonstration contingent upon the purchase of any product or service; or
f. Senior students holding a student permit; provided that those services are rendered in a school clinic or licensed shop during hours that the student does not have scheduled classes.
L.1984, c.205, s.7; amended 2009, c.162, s.5; 2018, c.126, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:5B-8 - Premises exceptions.

45:5B-8 Premises exceptions.
8. No person shall offer or render any of the services encompassed within the definition of cosmetology and hairstyling, beauty culture, barbering, manicuring, hair braiding and skin care specialty services, in a place which is not licensed as a shop or school, except that a practicing licensee, duly licensed pursuant to this act, may render the services which he is licensed to offer:
a. Upon patients in hospitals, nursing homes, and other licensed health care facilities;
b. Upon inmates and residents of institutions of the Department of Corrections or the Department of Human Services;
c. Upon a person with a disability in the person's place of residence, if the practicing licensee is sponsored by a licensed shop and a record of those services is maintained by that shop;
d. Upon performers or models, prior to, in anticipation of or during a performance; or
e. Upon potential consumers of cosmetic preparations, lotions, creams, makeup or perfume which are intended for home use if the application of the product is made for the purposes of effecting a retail sale and the person neither accepts payment from the consumer for the service, nor makes the provision of the service contingent upon the purchase of any product or service.
Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to preclude a student enrolled in a school of cosmetology and hairstyling licensed in this State, or in a public school approved by the State Board of Education to offer a vocational program in cosmetology and hairstyling, or a student enrolled in a cosmetology and hairstyling program approved by the State Board of Education, from engaging in any activities incident to the instruction provided in such school or program.
L.1984, c.205, s.8; amended 1995, c.82, s.3; 2009, c.162, s.6; 2018, c.126, s.5; 2021, c.275, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:5B-9 - Shop licenses.

45:5B-9 Shop licenses.
9. No person, firm, corporation, partnership or other legal entity shall operate, maintain or use premises for the offering of or rendering of any one or more of the services encompassed in the definition of cosmetology and hairstyling, beauty culture, barbering, manicuring, hair braiding and skin care specialty without first having secured a shop license from the board.
L.1984, c.205, s.9; amended 1995, c.82, s.4; 2009, c.162, s.7; 2018, c.126, s.6.