New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 32 - STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF MASTER PLUMBERS › Subchapter 3 - IDENTIFICATION OF LICENSEES; BONA FIDE REPRESENTATIVE; SUPERVISION › Section 13:32-3.3 - Bona fide representative responsibilities

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) A bona fide representative registered with the Board pursuant to
N.J.A.C. 13:32-3.2
shall:
1. Give notice to the Board in writing concerning any change in the name or address of the entity within 10 days of the change;
2. Secure or instruct an authorized employee, or for the purpose of this section only, an independent contractor licensed as a master plumber, to secure all necessary permits as may be required by State and local law for the performance of plumbing work to be performed by the plumbing contractor for which the licensed master plumber acts as a qualified bona fide representative. In making an application for permit issuance, the authorized employee or independent plumbing contractor shall have in his or her possession a letter authorizing him or her to make the application. A letter of authorization may authorize a permit application for a specific period of time, not to exceed 60 days, and shall have affixed to it the seal of the bona fide representative. In all circumstances, the permit shall be signed by a licensed master plumber and all work shall be supervised in the manner set forth in (a)3 below;
3. Supervise, in the manner described in
(a)3i through iv below, the performance of all plumbing work performed by employees of the plumbing contractor for which the licensed master plumber acts as the bona fide representative. Such supervision shall assure the effective compliance with State and local plumbing codes and the performance of work in accordance with proper plumbing practice.
i. If the employee performing the work is a New Jersey licensed master plumber, the bona fide representative shall require at the beginning of the job an initial report on the work to be performed and upon completion of the job a final report on the work performed;
ii. If the employee performing the work is a supervisory journeyman, the bona fide representative or a New Jersey licensed master plumber employed by the bona fide representative shall maintain daily contact with the supervisory journeyman either directly, by telephone, or through writing. Any such contact shall be recorded by and maintained in the files of the bona fide representative or the New Jersey licensed master plumber employed by the bona fide representative;
iii. If the employee performing the work is a journeyman or has completed four years engaged in learning and assisting in the installation of plumbing, the bona fide representative, a New Jersey licensed master plumber employed by the bona fide representative or the supervisor journeyman shall maintain daily contact with the journeyman either directly, by telephone, or through writing and, where the work requires a plumbing permit, shall inspect the work upon completion. Any such contact shall be recorded by the bona fide representative, the New Jersey licensed master plumber employed by the bona fide representative, or the supervisory journeyman; and
iv. If the employee performing the work is an apprentice, the bona fide representative shall ensure constant on-site supervision by a New Jersey licensed master plumber employed by the bona fide representative or a supervisory journeyman during all times that plumbing services are being performed;
4. Be responsible for any and all violations of 45:14C-1 et seq. committed by employees of the plumbing contractor for which he or she is serving as a bona fide representative if said violations were committed during the course of work which he or she was required to supervise;
5. Serve as a bona fide representative for only one plumbing contractor;
6. Maintain a place of business in the State of New Jersey; and
7. Provide each supervisory journeyman of the plumbing contractor that performs plumbing work with an identification card that includes:
i. The name of the supervisory journeyman;
ii. The name and New Jersey address of the plumbing contractor;
iii. The name and license number of the bona fide representative;
iv. The seal of the bona fide representative; and
v. The issue and expiration dates of the identification card. The expiration date shall not exceed one year from the date of issue.