New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 74 - STANDARD FOR THE CERTIFICATION OF FIRE PROTECTION EQUIPMENT CONTRACTORS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 5:74-1.5 - Unit identified, duties and functions

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The Contractor
				Certification and Emblems Unit within the Division of Fire Safety shall implement
				this chapter. The Unit shall consist of such employees of the Department of
				Community Affairs as may be required for the efficient implementation of this
				chapter.
(b) The Contractor
				Certification and Emblems Unit, on behalf of the Commissioner of Community Affairs,
				shall have the following responsibilities in addition to all others provided in this
				chapter:
1. The Unit shall develop standards and
				approve applicants for fire protection equipment business permits and issue permits
				to qualified applicants;
2. The Unit
				shall develop standards and approve examinations for fire protection equipment
				certificate applicants and issue certificates to qualified applicants;
3. The Unit shall administer or approve
				examinations to be taken by applicants for certification;
4. The Unit shall determine the form and contents
				of applications for business permits and certifications;
5. The Unit shall issue and renew business permits
				and certification certificates as may be called for herein when warranted and affix
				the seal of the Commissioner thereon;
6.
				The Unit shall adopt a code of ethics for permit holders and persons engaged in the
				fire protection equipment business, or otherwise engaged in the installation,
				service, repair, inspection or maintenance of fire protection equipment;
7. The Unit shall take disciplinary action against
				permit or certificate holders or employees who violates any provision of this
				chapter;
8. The Unit shall suspend or
				revoke business permits or certifications provided for herein upon the establishment
				of good cause;
9. The Unit shall
				establish fees for permits, permit renewals, certificates, certificate renewals,
				applications, examinations and other services, within the limits provided in this
				chapter;
10. The Unit shall 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 this chapter;
11. The Unit
				shall keep accurate records of all applications for a business permit or
				certification and any official action thereon and to make such records available for
				inspection by the public at all reasonable times;
12. The Unit shall maintain and annually publish a
				record of every business permitted, each person certified, his or her place of
				business, place of residence, permit or certificate number, and issue and lapse
				dates;
13. The Unit shall develop
				standards and requirements for and approve continuing education programs and courses
				of study for permit and certificate holders and their employees;
14. The Unit shall review advertising by permit
				and certificate holders;
15. The Unit
				shall issue penalties on behalf of the Commissioner for violations of any of the
				provisions of this chapter; and
16. The
				Unit shall perform such other duties as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes
				of this chapter.