N.J. Admin. Code § 13:45A-17.11

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 13:45A-17.11 - Ownership and use of registration number; replacement and duplicate certificates

(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.

(e) All commercial vehicles registered in this State and leased or owned by a registrant and used by the registrant for the purpose of providing home improvements, except for vehicles leased or rented by a registrant to a customer of that registrant, shall be marked on both sides with the following information:

1. The name of the registered home improvement contractor in lettering at least one inch in height; and

2. "HIC reg. #" followed by the registration number of the registrant in lettering at one inch in height.

(f) Any invoice, contract or correspondence given by a registrant to a consumer shall prominently contain the toll-free telephone number provided by the Division pursuant to (b) of N.J.S.A. 56:8-149 and shall be displayed in all caps in at least 10-point boldface type as follows: FOR INFORMATION ABOUT CONTRACTORS AND THE CONTRACTORS' REGISTRATION ACT, CONTACT THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY, DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS AT 1-888-656-6225.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:45A-17.11

Amended by R.2008 d.232, effective 8/4/2008.
See: 40 N.J.R. 1611(a), 40 N.J.R. 4598(c).
Rewrote (d)2; added new (e); recodified former (e) as (f); and rewrote (f).
Amended by R.2012 d.016, effective 1/17/2012.
See: 43 N.J.R. 1130(a), 44 N.J.R. 166(b).
In (f), substituted "Any" for "As of November 4, 2008, any" and "boldface" for "bold-face".
Administrative correction.
See: 46 N.J.R. 2113(b).