New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 31 - BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS
Subchapter 4 - LICENSURE EXEMPTIONS
Section 13:31-4.1 - Limited telecommunications wiring exemption
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024
(a) Pursuant to 45:5A-18 , the Board may grant an exemption from the license and business permit requirements of 45:5A-9(a) to a business engaged in telecommunications wiring. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to exempt a business entity from the license and business permit requirements of 45:5A-9(a) for the work of an electrical contractor as defined in 45:5A-2 or from the license requirements of 45:5A-25 when engaging in the alarm business or in the provision of locksmithing services as defined in 45:5A-2 .
(b) For purposes of this subsection, "telecommunications wiring" means wiring within a premises, either inside or outside a building for voice and/or data transmission at voltage(s) compatible with the system being installed and connected to an FCC recognized communication network at the point of connection provided by the public utility providing communication services to the customer. It shall also include the interconnection of data wiring between computers and/or terminals.
(c) An applicant for a telecommunications wiring exemption shall provide the following to the Board:
(d) The application shall be accompanied by a processing fee as set forth in 13:31-1.6.
(e) The Board may require a personal interview with the applicant.
(f) If the applicant meets Board requirements for exemption set forth in this subsection, the Board shall issue a letter and an identification card designating the business as exempt.
(g) The exempt entity shall notify the Board in writing of any change of address within 10 days of the address change.
(h) The exempt entity shall notify the Board in writing of any change in name, ownership or form of ownership within 30 days of such change.
(i) After an opportunity to be heard pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, 52:14B-1 et seq., a telecommunications wiring exemption may be revoked on a showing that the exempt entity has engaged in the unlicensed practice of electrical contracting involving non-exempt electrical work; or that the exempt entity has a history of failure to pass local inspections or to obtain required permits; or for any reason which may serve as a basis to suspend, revoke or deny a license to engage in electrical contracting as more particularly set forth in 45:1-21 et seq.
(j) Nothing in this section shall preclude a licensed electrical contractor from performing telecommunications wiring.