N.J. Admin. Code § 13:31-3.3
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024
Section 13:31-3.3 - Pressure seal and signature requirements(a) At the time of the issuance of the license or as soon thereafter as deemed appropriate, the Board shall furnish a pressure seal to every licensed electrical contractor. The cost of the pressure seal, as set forth in N.J.A.C. 13:31-1.6 shall be paid for by the licensed electrical contractor to whom it is issued. The pressure seal shall be used exclusively by the licensed electrical contractor in the conduct of his or her practice. The licensed electrical contractor shall be required to sign and seal all applications for electrical permits and inspection. The pressure seal shall remain the property of the Board and shall be returned to the Board as provided in (c) below.(b) No person, other than the electrical contractor to whom the license and business permit shall have been issued by the Board, shall have the right to use the pressure seal. Any violation of this provision shall subject the person wrongfully using the pressure seal, and the licensee who willfully or negligently allows such unlicensed and unauthorized person to use said seal to such penalties and sanctions or disciplinary action as shall be imposed by the Board pursuant to authority granted by N.J.S.A. 45:5A-1 et seq., 45:1-14 et seq. and 45:1-21 et seq.(c) A licensee shall immediately return to the Board the previously issued official pressure seal when:1. The licensee has had his or her license suspended or revoked as a result of either a disciplinary order or a failure to pay licensing fees, or has registered with the Board as inactive pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:31-2.5;2. The licensee's employment has been terminated or the licensee has resigned from the business entity for which the pressure seal was issued;3. The licensee no longer holds a position as a qualifying licensee for the business for which the pressure seal was issued; or4. The business entity for which the pressure seal was issued ceases to operate.(d) If the person whose license qualified a business entity to engage in electrical contracting is rendered incapable of fulfilling his or her professional duties due to death, illness or other condition, the licensee or such other individual who may lawfully act for the business entity may delay returning the official pressure seal for at least six months provided that:1. The Board is immediately notified in writing of the name of a new electrical contractor licensed by the Board, or a qualified journeyman electrician registered with the Board pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:31-5.1, or other person with substantially equivalent experience who shall qualify the business entity during the interim period provided by this subsection; and2. The business entity complies with all the provisions of the Electrical Contractors Licensing Act of 1962 and all regulations adopted thereafter.(e) During this six month period, the business entity may complete work in progress and may contract for new work provided that all such electrical work is performed or supervised by the person whose name is provided to the Board pursuant to (d)1 above.(f) The Board may, for good cause shown, extend by six months the interim period during which electrical contracting may be performed provided that the conditions set forth in (d) above are satisfied.(g) By the end of either the initial six-month period or the additional six-month extension period, the pressure seal issued by the Board to the individual licensee, qualified journeyman electrician or other qualified person cited in (d) above shall be returned to the Board consistent with N.J.S.A. 45:5A-14.(h) A licensee seeking a replacement pressure seal following the return of a previously issued pressure seal to the Board shall remit the fee set forth in N.J.A.C. 13:31-1.6 for the issuance of the replacement pressure seal.N.J. Admin. Code § 13:31-3.3
Amended by 47 N.J.R. 651(b), effective 3/16/2015.Amended by 54 N.J.R. 1914(b), effective 10/3/2022