New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 31 - BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS
Subchapter 2 - LICENSURE AND BUSINESS PERMIT REQUIREMENTS
Section 13:31-2.2 - Examinations

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 13:31-2.2

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024

(a) The Board licensing examination shall be prepared and administered by a third-party vendor, but no license shall be granted except by the Board. The examination shall consist of three written sections: electrical contractor, business and law, and alarm systems.

(b) An applicant must obtain a passing grade on all sections of the Board licensing examination. An applicant taking the licensing examination for the first time shall take all sections of the examination.

(c) Any applicant who fails to pass any section(s) of the Board licensing examination shall retake the failed section(s) as provided below:

1. An applicant shall not be eligible to retake the failed section(s) for six months from the date of such failure;

2. If an applicant fails to obtain a passing score on the previously failed section(s) during the second examination, the applicant shall not be eligible to retake those section(s) of the examination for six months following the date of reexamination; and

3. If the applicant fails to obtain a passing score on the previously failed section(s) during the third examination, the applicant shall forfeit all passing scores received on any section(s) and shall be required to retake all sections of the examination.

(d) If an applicant fails to obtain a passing score on all sections of the Board licensing examination within five years of the date of approval to take the examination for the first time, the application for licensure shall be deemed abandoned and closed.

(e) If an applicant fails to sit for the Board licensing examination within two years of the date of approval to take the examination for the first time, the application for licensure shall be deemed abandoned and closed.

(f) An applicant shall complete all required application forms and questionnaires supplied by the Board. Examinations shall be held at least four times a year. Information about scheduled examinations and submissions of completed applications including appropriate fees may be obtained from the Board offices at Post Office Box 45006, Newark, New Jersey 07101 and on the Board's website at www.state.nj.us/lps/ca/electric/index.htm.

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