New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 31A - FIRE ALARM, BURGLAR ALARM AND LOCKSMITH LICENSEES AND BUSINESSES › Subchapter 3 - BURGLAR ALARM OR FIRE ALARM LICENSURE › Section 13:31A-3.1 - Requirements for burglar alarm or fire alarm licensure

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) All applicants seeking licensure to engage in the burglar alarm or fire alarm business shall:
1. Be at least 18 years of age;
2. Be of good moral character pursuant to 45:5A-27;
3. Not have been convicted of a crime of the first, second or third degree with 10 years prior to the filing of the application for licensure;
4. Not have been convicted of the fourth degree offense of engaging in the unlicensed practice of electrical contracting;
5. Hold a high school diploma or equivalency certificate;
6. Have successfully completed the burglar alarm or fire alarm examination, as applicable to the field in which the applicant is seeking licensure, set forth in 13:31A-3.2; and
7. Have immediately preceding the submission of the application, at least four years of experience in burglar alarm or fire alarm business, which shall be satisfied by one of the following:
i. Proof that the applicant has completed at least four years of practical hands-on experience, which shall include a minimum of 6,720 hours, working with tools in the installation, alteration, or repair of wiring for fire alarms, burglar alarms, and/or electronic security systems and proof that the applicant has completed 80 hours of technical courses applicable to the field in which the applicant is seeking licensure. The 80 hours of technical courses shall include two hours of training in the Barrier Free Subcode, N.J.A.C. 5:23-7, two hours of training in the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code, N.J.A.C. 5:23, exclusive of the Barrier Free Subcode, two hours of training in the Americans with Disabilities Act Code, 36 CFR 1191, two hours of training in industrial safety, two hours of training in New Jersey law and rules governing the provision of burglar alarm, fire alarm, and locksmithing services, and 70 hours of training in trade-related subjects. "Practical hands-on experience" shall not include time spent supervising, engaging in the practice of engineering, estimating, and performing other managerial tasks relevant to the alarm business. The applicant shall submit a certification by an employer verifying the applicant's practical hands-on experience;
ii. Proof of having earned a bachelors degree in electrical engineering and having completed one year of practical hands-on experience, as defined in (a)7i above, which shall include a minimum of 1,680 hours. The applicant shall submit a copy of his or her diploma and a certification by an employer verifying the applicant's one year of practical hands-on experience. The applicant shall submit proof of successfully completing, within three years immediately preceding the date of application, two hours of training in the Barrier Free Subcode, N.J.A.C. 5:23-7, two hours of training in the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code, N.J.A.C. 5:23, exclusive of the Barrier Free Subcode, two hours of training in the Americans with Disabilities Act code, 36 CFR 1191, two hours of training in industrial safety, and two hours of training in New Jersey law and rules governing the provision of burglar alarm, fire alarm, and locksmithing services; or
iii. Proof of having completed a minimum of one-year course in the study of trade-related electronics at a technical school and having completed three years of practical hands-on experience, as defined in (a)7i above, which shall include a minimum of 5,040 hours. The applicant shall submit a copy of his or her diploma or certificate of completion and a certification by an employer(s) verifying the applicant's three years of practical hands-on experience. The applicant shall submit proof of successfully completing, within three years immediately preceding the date of application, two hours of training in the Barrier Free Subcode, N.J.A.C. 5:23-7, two hours of training in the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code, N.J.A.C. 5:23, exclusive of the Barrier Free Subcode, two hours of training in the Americans with Disabilities Act code, 36 CFR 1191, two hours of training in industrial safety, and two hours of training in New Jersey law and rules governing the provision of burglar alarm, fire alarm, and locksmithing services.