New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 23 - UNIFORM CONSTRUCTION CODE › Subchapter 5 - LICENSING › Section 5:23-5.7 - Subcode official requirements

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) A candidate for a
				license as a building, electrical, fire protection, plumbing or elevator subcode
				official shall meet the following qualifications:
1. Possession of the qualifications established
				herein for a technical inspector license in at least the same specialty as the
				subcode official license being applied for; and
2. Successful completion of an approved subcode
				official educational program as established in
				5:23-5.20 prior to, or at the time of,
				application; and
3. Completion of such
				additional experience in the subcode of qualification as may be required, beyond
				that needed for licensure as a technical inspector, to provide at least the
				following total experience:
i. Ten years in
				construction, design or supervision as a journeyman in a skilled construction trade
				currently regulated by the Uniform Construction Code; or 10 years as a technical
				inspector; or 10 years as a construction contractor in a field of construction
				currently regulated by the construction code; or
ii. Five years of experience in construction,
				design or supervision in building construction work, provided that such persons
				possess, prior to this experience, at least a bachelor's degree from an accredited
				institution of higher education in architecture or engineering, or in architectural
				or engineering technology, or in any other major area of study significantly related
				to building construction; or
iii. Three
				years of experience in construction, design or supervision as a licensed engineer or
				registered architect, provided that such person possess a license as an engineer or
				architect issued by the State of New Jersey at the time of application.
4. Exceptions to experience
				requirements follow:
i. A candidate for a license
				as a fire protection subcode official shall possess at least the following
				experience:
(1) Three years of experience as a
				fire prevention official; or
(2) Three
				years of experience as a fire protection official; or
(3) Three years of experience as a
				firefighter.
ii. A candidate
				for a license as a building, plumbing or electrical subcode official who obtained
				the technical license in that subcode area under the provisions of
				5:23-5.5(d)1  shall
				possess the following experience:
(1) Three years
				of experience as an inspector in that specific subcode area; or
(2) Three years of experience in a skilled trade
				directly related to that specific subcode area; or
(3) Two years of experience in that specific
				subcode area as an inspector or in construction, design or supervision with at least
				a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution of higher education in
				architecture or engineering or in architecture or engineering technology or in a
				major area of study directly related to building construction; or
(4) One year of experience in that specific
				subcode area as an inspector or in construction, design or supervision as a licensed
				engineer or registered architect, provided that such person possesses a license as
				an engineer or architect issued by the State of New Jersey at the time of
				application.
5. A
				provisional license shall be issued to any person who possesses the required
				experience listed above provided that such person is licensed or is simultaneously
				licensed as a technical inspector in the same subcode area. Such person shall have
				successfully completed the educational program required herein within 24 months of
				issuance of the provisional license.
6.
				A person who is already licensed as a fire protection subcode official must have the
				total years of experience as described in (a)3 above to satisfy the experience
				requirement for any other subcode official license.