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New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 17 - HOME IMPROVEMENT CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION › Section 13:45A-17.5A - Identification badges

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) On or after six months after the award of the contract for badge creation and other ancillary services related to the badges, each individual performing, engaging, or attempting to engage in the sale of home improvements, shall wear an identification badge on the upper left corner of the individual's torso in a plainly visible fashion. An individual shall not engage in the sale of home improvements until the individual has obtained and is wearing a valid identification badge.
(b) For the purpose of identifying those individuals who are required to obtain and wear an identification badge, each entity shall, upon registration, complete a badge declaration setting forth the name and address of residence of each individual who will perform, engage, or attempt to engage in the sales of home improvements on behalf of the entity. Access to the electronic form shall be available by logging on to the Division website. The name, address, and contact information for the State-authorized vendor or vendors issuing identification badges shall be posted on the Division website.
(c) An individual shall not be issued a badge unless:
1. The registration of the entity with which the individual is associated is in good standing;
2. The individual is listed on the entity's badge declaration, as supplemented and amended from time to time;
3. The badge fee has been paid by the entity to the vendor; and
4. The individual presents to the State-authorized vendor a form of government-issued photo identification containing the individual's current address of residence, which shall match the address listed on the entity's badge declaration.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 17 - HOME IMPROVEMENT CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION › Section 13:45A-17.7 - Duty to update information

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Whenever any information required to be included in the application changes, or if additional information should be added after the filing of the application, the applicant or registered home improvement contractor, as appropriate, shall provide that information to the Director, in writing, within 20 calendar days of the change or addition. Whenever any other information filed with the Director pursuant to the Contractors' Registration Act, 56:8-136 et seq., or this subchapter has changed, the applicant or registered home improvement contractor, as appropriate, shall provide that information to the Director, in writing, within 20 calendar days of the change or addition.
(b) Whenever any information required to be included in the disclosure statement changes, or if additional information should be added after the filing of the statement, the applicant or registered home improvement contractor, as appropriate, shall provide that information to the Director, in writing, within 30 calendar days of the change or addition.
(c) Whenever there is a deletion or addition to the list of individuals required to wear identification badges pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:45A-17.5A, the entity shall inform the Division within three business days of the deletion or addition by logging on to the Division's website and amending the badge declaration. Any additions to the list shall be accompanied by the badge fee. Any individual added to the entity's list of individuals required to wear a badge shall not perform, engage, or attempt to engage in the sales of home improvements on behalf of the entity until the individual has obtained and is wearing a badge.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 17 - HOME IMPROVEMENT CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION › Section 13:45A-17.8 - Requirement to cooperate

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Home improvement contractor applicants seeking to register with the Division and registered home improvement contractors shall have the continuing duty to provide any assistance or information; to produce any records requested by the Director; and to cooperate in any inquiry, investigation or hearing conducted by the Director.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 17 - HOME IMPROVEMENT CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION › Section 13:45A-17.9 - Refusal to issue; suspension or revocation of registration; hearing; other sanctions

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The Director may refuse to issue or renew, or may suspend or revoke any registration issued by the Division upon proof that an applicant or registrant or any of its officers, directors, principals, or persons with an ownership interest of 10 percent or more in the home improvement contractor business:
1. Has obtained any registration, certification or license by 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, gross malpractice or gross incompetence;
4. Has engaged in repeated acts of negligence, malpractice or incompetence involving selling or making a home improvement;
5. Has engaged in professional or occupational misconduct;
6. Has been adjudged liable in an administrative or civil action involving any finding or admission which would provide a basis for discipline pursuant to (a)1 through 5 above regardless of whether that finding was made in the context of an injunction, a proceeding resulting in the denial, suspension or revocation of a license, certification or registration, consented to in an assurance of voluntary compliance or any similar order or legal agreement with any State or Federal agency;
7. Has been convicted of any crime involving moral turpitude or any crime relating adversely to selling or making home improvements. For the purpose of this paragraph, a plea of guilty, non vult, nolo contendere or any other such disposition of alleged criminal activity shall be deemed a conviction;
8. Has had his or her authority to engage in the activity regulated by the Director revoked or suspended by any other state, agency or authority for reasons consistent with this section;
9. Has failed to comply with the badge requirements set forth in N.J.A.C. 13:45A-17.5A. It shall be an affirmative defense to a charge of failing to return a badge to the State-authorized vendor that the entity used its best efforts to collect and surrender the badge;
10. Has violated or failed to comply with 56:8-136 et seq. or any provision of this subchapter or the provisions of any act, regulation or order administered or issued by the Director; or
11. Is unable to meet the requirements of the Contractors' Registration Act, 56:8-136 et seq., or rule in this subchapter for medical or any other good cause to the detriment of the public's health, safety and welfare.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 17 - HOME IMPROVEMENT CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION › Section 13:45A-17.10 - Reinstatement of suspended registration

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
A registration that is suspended by the Director may be reinstated upon the contractor satisfying the conditions for reinstatement as determined by the Director and paying all outstanding fees, fines, penalties, and restitution, including the payment of the reinstatement fee specified in
13:45A-17.14
. If a suspended registration is reinstated, all individuals associated with the reinstated entity required to wear badges pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:45A-17.5A shall obtain new badges.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 17 - HOME IMPROVEMENT CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION › Section 13:45A-17.11 - Ownership and use of registration number; replacement and duplicate certificates

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Each registration number and certificate containing such registration number issued by the Director to a home improvement contractor remain the property of the State of New Jersey. If the Director suspends, fails to renew, or revokes a registration, the home improvement contractor shall immediately return all registration certificates to the Director and shall remove the registration number from all vehicles, advertising and anything else on which the registration number is displayed or otherwise communicated.
(b) The Director shall issue a replacement certificate upon payment of the replacement certificate fee as set forth in N.J.A.C. 13:45A-17.14 and receipt by the Director of an affidavit or certified statement attesting that the original was either lost, destroyed, mutilated or is otherwise no longer in the custody of and cannot be recovered by the certificate holder.
(c) The Director shall issue a duplicate certificate to a registered contractor upon payment of the duplicate certificate fee as set forth in N.J.A.C. 13:45A-17.14 and receipt by the Director of an affidavit or certified statement that the registered contractor has multiple places of business in which the contractor must display a certificate. A registered contractor may not possess more registration certificates than the number of places of business utilized by the contractor.
(d) A registered home improvement contractor shall prominently display:
1. The original registration certificate or a duplicate registration certificate issued by the Division at each place of business; and
2. The contractor's registration number on all advertisements distributed within this State, on business documents, contracts and correspondence with consumers of home improvement services in this State.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 17 - HOME IMPROVEMENT CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION › Section 13:45A-17.12 - Mandatory commercial general liability insurance

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Every registered home improvement contractor shall secure and maintain in full force and effect during the entire term of registration a commercial general liability insurance policy and shall file with the Director proof that such insurance is in full force and effect.
(b) The insurance policy required to be filed with the Director shall be a commercial general liability insurance policy, occurrence form, and shall provide a minimum coverage in the amount of $ 500,000 per occurrence. Every registered contractor engaged in home improvements whose commercial general liability insurance policy is canceled or nonrenewed shall submit to the Director a copy of the certificate of commercial general liability insurance for a new or replacement policy, which meets the requirements of (a) above before the former policy is no longer effective.
(c) The proof of insurance required by (a) above shall be a certificate provided by the insurer containing the insured's name, business street address, policy number, term of the insurance, and information assuring that the policy conforms with (b) above.
(d) A home improvement contractor who either does not renew or otherwise changes the contractor's commercial general liability policy shall submit a copy of the certificate of commercial general liability insurance for the new policy before the former policy is no longer effective.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 17 - HOME IMPROVEMENT CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION › Section 13:45A-17.13 - Requirements of certain home improvement contracts

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
In addition to the requirements of a home improvement contract pursuant to 13:45A-16.2, every home improvement contract in which a person required to be registered as a home improvement contractor is a party shall comply with the provisions of 56:8-151.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 17 - HOME IMPROVEMENT CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION › Section 13:45A-17.14 - Fees

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The Division shall charge the following non-refundable home improvement contractor registration fees:
1.
Initial registration fee
$ 110.00;
2.
Renewal registration fee
$ 90.00;
3.
Late fee
$ 25.00;
4.
Reinstatement fee
$ 50.00;
5.
Replacement or duplicate certificate fee
$ 20.00.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 17A - HOME ELEVATION CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION › Section 13:45A-17A.1 - Purpose and scope

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The purpose of the rules in this subchapter is to implement the provisions of the Consumer Fraud Act,
56:8-1
et seq., as amended by P.L. 2004, c. 16, P.L. 2013, c. 144, and P.L. 2014, c. 34 (the "Act") by providing procedures for the regulation of home elevation contractors and establishing standards to facilitate enforcement of the requirements of the Act. The rules establish the Division's registration procedures for home elevation contractors.
(b) These rules shall apply to home elevation contractors in this State.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 17A - HOME ELEVATION CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION › Section 13:45A-17A.3 - Registration required

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) On or after October 1, 2014, no person shall engage in the business of making or selling home elevations in this State unless registered with the Division in accordance with this subchapter, except as provided in (a)1 below:
1. If a home improvement contractor has entered into a contract with a consumer to perform home elevation services, prior to October 1, 2014, and the contractor maintains written proof that the consumer has been apprised of the requirements that became effective October 1, 2014, including those required at
13:45A-17A.4(b)
and
17A.11(b)
which will be implemented on June 17, 2015, and has knowingly elected to proceed under the terms of that contract, the contractor will be deemed in compliance with this subchapter.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 17A - HOME ELEVATION CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION › Section 13:45A-17A.4 - Initial and renewal applications

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Home improvement contractors seeking to become registered under this subchapter shall apply to convert their registration to a home elevation contractor by submitting the following information in addition to that required by (c) and (d) below, on forms provided by the Director:
1. A current and valid registration number;
2. A certification that the applicant contractor currently has, in an ownership or staff position, at least one named person with a minimum of five years of experience in home elevation, including working directly on home elevation projects and training in the operation of home elevation equipment and describing such experience; and
3. Proof of the home elevation contractor's insurance policies in the types and amounts that comply with the requirements of
13:45A-17A.11(a)
1.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 17A - HOME ELEVATION CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION › Section 13:45A-17A.6 - Duty to update information

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Whenever any information required to be included in the application changes, including, but not limited to, a change to the certification required under
13:45A-17A.4(c)
11, or if additional information should be added after the filing of the application, the registered home elevation contractor shall provide that information to the Director, in writing, within 20 calendar days of the change or addition. Whenever any other information filed with the Director pursuant to the Act (
56:8-136
et seq.) or this subchapter has changed, the registered home elevation contractor shall provide that information to the Director, in writing, within 20 calendar days of the change or addition.
(b) Whenever any information required to be included in the disclosure statement changes, or if additional information should be added after the filing of the statement, the applicant or registered home elevation contractor, as appropriate, shall provide that information to the Director, in writing, within 30 calendar days of the change or addition.
(c) Whenever there is a deletion or addition to the list of individuals required to wear identification badges pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:45A-17A.14, the registered home elevation contractor shall inform the Division within three business days of the deletion or addition by logging on to the Division's website and amending the badge declaration. Any additions to the list shall be accompanied by the badge fee. Any individual added to the entity's list of individuals required to wear a badge shall not perform, engage, or attempt to engage in the sale of home elevations or home improvements until the individual has obtained and is wearing a badge.
(d) If, at any time, a home elevation contractor no longer has in an ownership or staff position, at least one named person with a minimum of five years of experience in home elevation, the home elevation contractor shall notify the Division, in writing, within three calendar days.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 17A - HOME ELEVATION CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION › Section 13:45A-17A.7 - Requirement to cooperate

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Home elevation contractor applicants seeking to register with the Division and registered home elevation contractors shall have the continuing duty to provide any assistance or information; to produce any records requested by the Director; and to cooperate in any inquiry, investigation, or hearing conducted by the Director.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 17A - HOME ELEVATION CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION › Section 13:45A-17A.8 - Refusal to issue; suspension or revocation of registration; hearing; other sanctions

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The Director may refuse to issue or renew, or may suspend or revoke any registration issued by the Division upon proof that an applicant or registrant or any of its officers, directors, principals, or persons with an ownership interest of 10 percent or more in the entity:
1. Has obtained any registration, certification, or license by 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, gross malpractice, or gross incompetence;
4. Has engaged in repeated acts of negligence, malpractice, or incompetence involving selling or making a home elevation or other home improvement;
5. Has engaged in professional or occupational misconduct;
6. Has been adjudged liable in an administrative or civil action involving any finding or admission which would provide a basis for discipline pursuant to (a)1 through 5 above, regardless of whether that finding was made in the context of an injunction; a proceeding resulting in the denial, suspension, or revocation of a license, certification, or registration; consented to in an assurance of voluntary compliance; or any similar order or legal agreement with any state or Federal agency;
7. Has been convicted of any crime involving moral turpitude or any crime relating adversely to selling or making home elevations or home improvements. For the purpose of this paragraph, a plea of guilty, non vult, nolo contendere, or any other such disposition of alleged criminal activity shall be deemed a conviction;
8. Has had his or her authority to engage in the activity regulated by the Director revoked or suspended by any other state or Federal agency or authority for reasons consistent with this section;
9. Has failed to comply with the badge requirements set forth in N.J.A.C. 13:45A-17A.14. It shall be an affirmative defense to a charge of failing to return a badge to the State-authorized vendor that the entity used its best efforts to collect and surrender the badge;
10. Has failed to update information as required by
13:45A-17A.6
;
11. Has violated or failed to comply with the Act (
56:8-136
et seq.) or any provision of this subchapter or the provisions of any act, regulation, or order administered or issued by the Director;
12. No longer has at least one named person with the experience required in
13:45A-17A.4(g)
in an ownership or staff position; or
13. Is unable to meet the requirements of the Act (
56:8-136
et seq.) or any rule in this subchapter for medical or any other good cause to the detriment of the public's health, safety, and welfare.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 17A - HOME ELEVATION CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION › Section 13:45A-17A.9 - Reinstatement of suspended registration

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
A registration that is suspended by the Director may be reinstated upon the home elevation contractor satisfying the conditions for reinstatement as determined by the Director and paying all outstanding fees, fines, penalties, and restitution, including the payment of the reinstatement fee specified in N.J.A.C. 13:45A-17A.13. If a suspended registration is reinstated, all individuals associated with the reinstated entity required to wear badges pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:45A-17A.14 shall obtain new badges.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 17A - HOME ELEVATION CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION › Section 13:45A-17A.10 - Ownership and use of registration number; replacement and duplicate certificates

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Each registration number and certificate containing such registration number issued by the Director to a home elevation contractor shall remain the property of the State of New Jersey. If the Director suspends, refuses to renew, or revokes a registration, the home elevation contractor shall immediately return all registration certificates to the Director and shall remove the registration number from all vehicles, advertising, and anything else on which the registration number is displayed or otherwise communicated.
(b) The Director shall issue a replacement certificate upon payment of the replacement certificate fee as set forth in
13:45A-17A.13
and receipt by the Director of an affidavit or certified statement attesting that the original was either lost, destroyed, mutilated, or is otherwise no longer in the custody of and cannot be recovered by the certificate holder.
(c) The Director shall issue a duplicate certificate to a registered home elevation contractor upon payment of the duplicate certificate fee as set forth in
N.J.A.C. 13:45A-17A.13
and receipt by the Director of an affidavit or certified statement that the registered contractor has multiple places of business in which the home elevation contractor must display a certificate. A registered home elevation contractor may not possess more registration certificates than the number of places of business utilized by the home elevation contractor.
(d) A registered home elevation contractor shall prominently display:
1. The original registration certificate or a duplicate registration certificate issued by the Division at each place of business; and
2. The home elevation contractor's registration number on all advertisements distributed within this State, on business documents and contracts, and on correspondence with consumers of home elevation services in this State.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 17A - HOME ELEVATION CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION › Section 13:45A-17A.11 - Mandatory insurance and bonding

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) As of October 1, 2014, every registered home improvement contractor seeking to become registered as a home elevation contractor shall secure and maintain in full force and effect during the entire term of registration insurance in the amount of $ 1 million per occurrence, over and above the $ 500,000 required for registration as a home improvement contractor, of a type covering home elevation activities to cover damages or other losses to the homeowner, lessee, tenant, or other party resulting from the home elevation.
(b) No later than June 17, 2015, every registered home elevation contractor or applicant seeking to become registered as a home elevation contractor shall secure and maintain in full force and effect during the entire term of registration:
1. Cargo, structural movers cargo, builders risk, riggers liability, care custody and control, or any other insurance policies that together are broad enough to cover the following risk of loss to the homeowner's dwelling, other structures, and personal property during the contracted elevation operations: perils typically insured under a "special form" homeowners policy, including damage caused by the negligence of the contractor and its subcontractors. Certificates of insurance for these policies shall be provided to the homeowner. Policies covering the risks identified below shall be maintained in the stated amounts per occurrence with the minimum aggregate amounts:
i. Cargo insurance, or other policy insuring the homeowner's, lessor's, or tenant's personal property located in the dwelling and other structures being lifted, shall provide minimum coverage in the amount of $ 50,000 per occurrence, with a minimum aggregate amount of $ 200,000;
ii. Riggers or care custody or control insurance, or other policy insuring the dwelling and other structures being lifted, shall provide minimum coverage in the amount of $ 500,000 per occurrence, with a minimum aggregate amount of $ 2,000,000;
iii. Policies insuring the dwelling and other structures being lifted, and the homeowner's, lessor's, or tenant's personal property located in them, for damage unrelated to the legal liability of the contractor shall provide minimum coverage in the amount of $ 500,000 per occurrence, with a minimum aggregate in the amount of $ 2,000,000;
iv. Commercial general liability insurance, having a minimum coverage amount of $ 1,000,000 per occurrence (including the $ 500,000 of coverage required for all home improvement contractors), with an aggregate limit of $ 2,000,000; and
v. Commercial auto liability insurance having a minimum coverage amount of $ 1,000,000 per occurrence;
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 17A - HOME ELEVATION CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION › Section 13:45A-17A.12 - Requirements of certain home elevation contracts

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
In addition to the requirements of a home improvement contract pursuant to
13:45A-16.2
, every home elevation contract in which a person required to be registered as a home elevation contractor is a party shall comply with the provisions of
56:8-151
.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 17A - HOME ELEVATION CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION › Section 13:45A-17A.13 - Fees

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The Division shall charge the following non-refundable home elevation contractor registration fees:
1. Initial registration fee
$ 110.00;
2. Renewal registration fee
$ 90.00;
3. Late fee
$ 25.00;
4. Reinstatement fee
$ 50.00;
5. Replacement or duplicate certificate fee
$ 20.00.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 17A - HOME ELEVATION CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION › Section 13:45A-17A.14 - Identification badges

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) On or after six months after the award of the contract for badge creation and other ancillary services related to the badges, each individual performing, engaging, or attempting to engage in the sale of home elevations or home improvements shall wear an identification badge on the upper left corner of the individual's torso in a plainly visible fashion. An individual shall not engage in the sale of home improvements or elevations until the individual has obtained and is wearing a valid identification badge.
(b) For the purpose of identifying those individuals who are required to obtain and wear an identification badge, each entity shall, upon registration, complete a badge declaration setting forth the name and address of residence of each individual who will perform, engage, or attempt to engage in the sales of home elevations or home improvements on behalf of the entity. Access to the electronic form shall be available by logging on to the Division website. The name, address, and contact information for the State-authorized vendor or vendors issuing identification badges shall be posted on the Division website.
(c) An individual shall not be issued a badge unless:
1. The registration of the entity with which the individual is associated is in good standing;
2. The individual is listed on the entity's badge declaration, as supplemented and amended from time to time;
3. The badge fee has been paid by the entity to the vendor; and
4. The individual presents to the State-authorized vendor a form of government-issued photo identification containing the individual's current address of residence, which shall match the address listed on the entity's badge declaration.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 18 - PLAIN LANGUAGE REVIEW › Section 13:45A-18.1 - Fee for contract review

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Any creditor, seller, insurer, lessor, or any person in the business of preparing and selling forms of consumer contracts, requesting a review of a consumer contract, or writing required to complete the consumer transaction, to determine its compliance with the Plain Language Act, 56:12-1 et seq., shall pay to the Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs a fee in the amount of $ 50.00.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 19 - PETITION FOR RULEMAKING › Section 13:45A-19.1 - Petition for promulgating, amending or repealing rules

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Any interested person may file a petition with the Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs or with any board, bureau, committee or other agency located within the Division to promulgate, amend or repeal a rule.
(b) With respect to a petition for a new rule or an amended rule, the petitioner shall include his or her name and address, the substance or nature of the request, the problem or purpose which is the subject of the request, the petitioner's interest in the request, the proposed text of the new rule or amended rule and the statutory authority under which the requested action may be taken.
(c) With respect to a petition for an amended rule, the petitioner shall indicate any existing text to be deleted and include any new text to be added.
(d) Within 15 days of receiving the petition, the Director shall file with the Office of Administrative Law for publication in the New Jersey Register a notice of petition pursuant to N.J.A.C. 1:30-3.6(a).
(e) Within 60 days of receiving the petition, the Director or the board, bureau or other agency located within the Division shall, pursuant to 52:14B-4(f):
1. Deny the petition and provide a written statement of its reasons to the petitioner;
2. Grant the petition and initiate a rulemaking proceeding within 90 days of the granting of the petition; or
3. Refer the matter for further deliberations, which shall conclude within 90 days of referral, and either grant or deny the petition under (e)1 or 2 above.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 20 - RESALE OF TICKETS OF ADMISSION TO PLACES OF ENTERTAINMENT › Section 13:45A-20.1 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Advertisement" means any attempt by a licensee to directly or indirectly induce the purchase of tickets, appearing in any newspaper, magazine, periodical, circular, sign or other written matter placed before the public, or in any radio or television broadcast or any other media, electronic or otherwise.
"Director" means the Director of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety.
"Division" means the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety.
"Person" means corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals.
"Place of entertainment" means any privately or publicly owned and operated entertainment facility within the State of New Jersey such as a theater, stadium, museum, arena, racetrack or other place where performances, concerts, exhibits, games or contests are held and for which entry fee is charged.
"Resale" means a sale by a person other than the owner or operator of a place of entertainment or of the entertainment event or an agent of any such person.
"Resell" means to offer for resale or to consummate a resale.
"Ticket" means any piece of paper which indicates that the bearer has paid for entry or other evidence which permits entry to a place of entertainment.
"Ticket broker" means any person situated and operating in this State who is involved in the business of reselling tickets of admission to places of entertainment and who charges a premium in excess of the price, plus taxes, printed on the tickets. For purposes of this subchapter, the term "ticket broker" shall not include an individual not regularly engaged in the business of reselling tickets, who resells less than 30 tickets during any one-year period, and who obtained the tickets for his or her own use, or the use of his or her family, friends or acquaintances.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 20 - RESALE OF TICKETS OF ADMISSION TO PLACES OF ENTERTAINMENT › Section 13:45A-20.2 - Registration

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(a) An application for registration shall be on a form prescribed by the Director.
(b) An application for registration shall not be approved unless the Director finds that the submitted application form is complete in all respects.
(c) An application for registration shall be accompanied by a bond in due form made payable to the Division of Consumer Affairs, State of New Jersey in the sum of $10,000 with two or more sufficient sureties or an authorized surety company, which bond shall be approved by the Director.
1. A suit to recover on the bond may be brought by the person damaged or by the Division of Consumer Affairs.
2. Upon the commencement of any action or actions against the surety upon the bond, the surety shall immediately notify the Division of Consumer Affairs.
3. The registrant shall file a new and additional bond in the sum of $10,000 within 30 days of the commencement of a suit to recover on the bond.
4. Any failure by the registrant to file such a new and additional bond within such period shall constitute cause for the revocation of the registration previously issued to the registrant.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 20 - RESALE OF TICKETS OF ADMISSION TO PLACES OF ENTERTAINMENT › Section 13:45A-20.3 - Fees: new or renewal certificate of registration

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(a) An application for a new or renewal certificate of registration shall be submitted on an application form obtained from the Director, fully executed and accompanied by a fee of $ 300.00 in the form of a money order or certified check made payable to the order of the State of New Jersey, Division of Consumer Affairs.
(b) A refund of 50 percent of the fees shall be made by the Division of Consumer Affairs when an application is rejected. Fifty percent of the fee shall be retained by the Division to cover administrative and investigative costs in the processing of the application.
(c) A request by a registrant for a copy of the certificate of registration issued for the purpose of display in a branch office in this State shall be accompanied by a fee of $ 50.00.
(d) A request for a change of business address in this State shall be accompanied by a fee of $ 10.00.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 20 - RESALE OF TICKETS OF ADMISSION TO PLACES OF ENTERTAINMENT › Section 13:45A-20.4 - Place of business

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(a) A registrant shall request the prior approval of the Director for any change in the business address.
(b) A registration shall not be transferred or assigned.
1. A corporate registrant shall notify the Director prior to any change in the ownership interest in the registered business including but not limited to a transfer of 10 percent or more of stock interest held therein.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 20 - RESALE OF TICKETS OF ADMISSION TO PLACES OF ENTERTAINMENT › Section 13:45A-20.6 - Records

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(a) A ticket broker shall keep full and accurate sets of records maintained in accordance with generally accepted accounting practices and principles.
(b) Records of a ticket broker shall clearly set forth:
1. The prices at which all tickets have been bought and sold by the ticket broker; and
2. The names and addresses of the persons from whom the ticket broker purchased the tickets and to whom the ticket broker sold the tickets.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 20 - RESALE OF TICKETS OF ADMISSION TO PLACES OF ENTERTAINMENT › Section 13:45A-20.7 - Advertising

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(a) A ticket broker shall not attempt in any advertising material, directly or indirectly, to include any statement or representation relating to a concert that has not been scheduled to occur on a particular date and at a specific place of entertainment.
(b) A registrant shall clearly and conspicuously disclose his registration number in any public advertisement or advertising material.
(c) Advertising for any event by a ticket broker shall include the price charged by a place of entertainment for each ticket offered for sale but ticket prices are not required to be included in pamphlets, brochures or billboards prepared as a schedule of events prior to the time a ticket is offered for sale.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 21 - REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE SALE OF FOOD REPRESENTED AS KOSHER › Section 13:45A-21.2 - Disclosure requirements

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(a) A dealer shall post on premises where food is sold, in a location readily visible to the consumer, a completed disclosure statement provided by the Division for that purpose.
1. In establishments such as hospitals or other places where representations that food is kosher are not made until after the consumer has made a request for kosher food, the disclosure shall be provided to the consumer either prior to serving the food or together with the food served.
2. Nursing homes, summer camps, caterers or other places providing food pursuant to a contract shall provide the consumer or his or her legal representative with a copy of the disclosure prior to the signing of the contract. This requirement is in addition to the posted disclosure stated in (a) above.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 21 - REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE SALE OF FOOD REPRESENTED AS KOSHER › Section 13:45A-21.3 - Labeling requirements

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(a) All meat/poultry slaughtered to be sold as kosher shall be so identified at the slaughterhouse and, if applicable, by the wholesaler. The identification must include, at a minimum, the name of the person or organization sanctioning the slaughter and whether the meat/poultry was soaked and salted. Meat/poultry identified as not being soaked and salted must be accompanied by a wash letter. The wash letter must accompany the meat/poultry up to the time of final fabrication of the meat/poultry.
(b) Portions of meat/poultry, that have been fabricated by a wholesaler, must have kosher identification affixed to it. The identification shall bear the name and address of the wholesaler, the name of the person or organization that sanctioned the kosher slaughter, the date of the fabrication of the meat and whether the meat has been soaked and salted. If the meat/poultry was not soaked and salted the wholesaler must provide a copy of the wash letter. All identification must be affixed to portions or packages prior to release from the wholesaler's premises.
(c) All excised fats, veins or meat trimmings which will be sent to a renderer or discarded shall be put into receptacles marked DISCARD. Such fats, veins and trimmings shall not then be sold or used as kosher.
(d) A dealer shall not remove kosher identification of any food until immediately prior to the sale or use of the product.
(e) A dealer who represents in its disclosure that it does not soak and salt its meat/poultry but washes it within every 72-hour period, shall disclose legibly on the wash letter provided by the slaughterhouse or wholesaler, the date and time of day, A.M. or P.M., of each washing, and the name of the person performing the washing. This applies to all meat/poultry sent from slaughterhouses, wholesalers, butcher shops or any other place until the meat/poultry has been fully fabricated.
(f) A dealer shall indicate the date of packaging on the label of meat/poultry that has not been soaked and salted.
(g) A dealer shall ensure that packaged raw meat/poultry shall bear one of the following disclosures: "soaked and salted," "not soaked and salted" or "soaked and salted upon request." The requirement of this subsection may also be fulfilled by placing a sign with that information in direct proximity of the meat/poultry.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 21 - REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE SALE OF FOOD REPRESENTED AS KOSHER › Section 13:45A-21.4 - Recordkeeping requirements

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Complete and accurate records of all meat and/or poultry purchased as kosher shall be kept by dealers. This shall include the name and address of the slaughterhouse, wholesaler or other source from which such purchases are made, the dates, quantities and identity or nature of meat and/or poultry, and copies of all invoices and bills of sale. A dealer shall retain such records on its premises for a two year period following the purchase of properly identified kosher meat and/or poultry. Wash letters as referred to in 13:45A-21.1 shall be kept as long as the meat is in possession of the dealer and shall be kept attached to its appropriate invoice.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 21 - REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE SALE OF FOOD REPRESENTED AS KOSHER › Section 13:45A-21.5 - Filing requirements

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(a) Every dealer shall file with the Director:
1. If the dealer is under kosher supervision, a letter, in English, from a supervising individual or organization that the dealer is supervised. The letter shall include the name and address of the person providing the certification, the date the letter was issued, the date it becomes effective, the date it expires, the name and address of the dealer receiving certification and the type of establishment certified;
2. In the case of products produced on behalf of another person, a letter, in English, from the individual or organization that states the name and address of the person providing the certification, the date the letter was issued, the date it becomes effective, the date it expires, the name and address of the manufacturer receiving certification, the type of establishment certified and, where applicable, the specific products and brands certified; or
3. If the establishment is not under kosher supervision, a letter so stating.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 21 - REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE SALE OF FOOD REPRESENTED AS KOSHER › Section 13:45A-21.6 - Inspections of dealers

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(a) Inspections are to be conducted by authorized inspectors of the Division.
(b) For the purpose of making any inspection an inspector shall have a right of entry to, upon and through the business premises of persons making any representation of kosher.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 21 - REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE SALE OF FOOD REPRESENTED AS KOSHER › Section 13:45A-21.8 - Presumptions

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Possession by a dealer of any product not in conformance with its disclosure is presumptive evidence that the dealer is in possession of that food with the intent to sell.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Subchapter 22 - HALAL FOOD › Section 13:45A-22.1 - Purpose and scope

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(a) The rules in this subchapter implement the provisions of P.L. 2000, c. 60 (56:8-98 et seq.), which created the "Halal Food Consumer Protection Act" under the Division of Consumer Affairs.
(b) This subchapter shall apply to all dealers, as defined in 13:45A-22.2, who prepare, distribute, sell or expose for sale any food represented to be halal.