New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 23 - UNIFORM CONSTRUCTION CODE › Subchapter 5 - LICENSING › Section 5:23-5.5 - General license requirements

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) A candidate for a
				license or certification of any type issued pursuant to this subchapter shall submit
				an application to the Licensing Unit, Bureau of Code Services, accompanied by the
				required nonrefundable application fee established in
5:23-5.22
. The application
				shall include such information and documentation as the Commissioner may require
				pursuant to this subchapter.
(b) After
				receipt of the required nonrefundable fee, the Department shall determine, by
				examination of the application and review of the supporting documents, including
				substantial evidence of acceptable experience, successful test results, training
				and/or education submitted, whether an applicant is qualified for a license or
				certification of the type and specialty for which the application has been made. If
				the application is satisfactory, the Commissioner shall issue a license or
				certification to the applicant. This license or certification will show that the
				person has met the established requirements and is eligible to be employed in this
				State in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
1. The Commissioner may deny or refuse to issue a
				license or certification to an applicant if the application is incomplete or upon
				proof that there has been any act or omission which would constitute grounds for
				revocation under this subchapter, or if an application was denied within the prior
				three years by reason of any act or omission that would constitute grounds for
				revocation.
2. Upon receipt of an
				incomplete application, the non-refundable application fee shall be collected and a
				letter of acknowledgment forwarded to the applicant setting forth the manner in
				which the application is incomplete.
3.
				The applicant shall submit a complete application within 18 months of receipt of the
				letter of acknowledgment. If a complete application is not submitted within the 18
				month period, the application shall be deemed abandoned, no further action shall be
				taken on it by the Department and a new application and non-refundable fee shall be
				required if the applicant desires to reapply.
4. Only test results for test modules or other
				examination requirements specified in
5:23-5.23A
and
5.23B
passed within three years prior to, or at the time of, application shall be
				accepted toward fulfilling the requirement for the license or certification
				sought.
5. Only those approved courses
				completed within a five-year period immediately preceding the time of application
				for a license or certification shall be considered acceptable toward fulfilling the
				requirements for the technical or administrative license or certification sought.
i. Persons who have completed an approved course
				shall be eligible for tuition reimbursement when funds for such reimbursement are
				available; provided, however, that persons who repeat a course for any reason, and
				have previously received tuition reimbursement for the course, shall not again be
				eligible for reimbursement for that course.
6. No credit shall be given by the Department for
				any experience not involving the construction or alteration of buildings, or its
				equivalent, as determined by the Department.
7. No credit shall be given by the Department for
				any journeyman experience unless documentation of the completion of a formal or
				informal apprenticeship program, or its equivalent, as determined by the Department,
				is provided. In general, the Department makes reference to the U.S. Department of
				Labor's National Apprenticeship Program for assigning the length of time required to
				complete an apprenticeship program in a given trade.
8. Credit for part-time work experience shall be
				given by the Department on a proportional basis. The Department has established a
				35-hour work-week as the standard full time equivalent. No additional credit will be
				given for hours in excess of 35 per week, regardless of any amount of overtime which
				an applicant claims to have worked.