New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 31 - BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS
Subchapter 5 - QUALIFIED JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIANS
Section 13:31-5.2 - Registration renewal

(a) The Board shall send a notice of renewal to each qualified journeyman electrician, at least 60 days prior to the expiration of the registration. The notice of renewal shall explain inactive renewal and advise the registrant of the option to renew as inactive. If the notice to renew is not sent 60 days prior to the expiration date, no monetary penalties or fines shall apply to the holder for failure to renew provided that the registration is renewed within 60 days from the date the notice is sent or within 30 days following the date of registration expiration, whichever is later.

(b) A qualified journeyman electrician shall renew his or her registration for a period of three years from the last expiration date. The registrant shall submit a renewal application to the Board, along with the renewal fee set forth in 13:31-1.6 , prior to the date of registration expiration.

(c) A qualified journeyman electrician may, upon application to the Board, renew his or her certificate of registration by choosing inactive status. A qualified journeyman electrician electing to renew his or her certificate of registration as inactive shall not perform or supervise electrical work as provided in 45:5A-18(k) and 13:31-3.4 , or hold himself or herself out as eligible to perform or supervise electrical work as provided in 45:5A-18(k) and N.J.A.C. 13:31-3.4, in New Jersey until such time as the registration is returned to active status. An inactive registrant shall also not perform work as provided in 45:5A-18(l) unless, as set forth in 45:5A-18(l) , the registrant holds a civil service title with a job description that includes electrical work pursuant to the "Civil Service Act," 11A:1-1 et seq., or is an employee of a State authority who has completed an apprenticeship training program approved by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Apprenticeship Training, that deals specifically with electrical work, and is of a minimum duration of three years.

(d) If a qualified journeyman electrician does not renew the registration prior to its expiration date, the registrant may renew the registration within 30 days of its expiration by submitting a renewal application, a renewal fee, and a late fee as set forth in N.J.A.C. 13:31-1.6. During this 30-day period, the certificate of registration shall be valid and the registrant shall not be deemed practicing without a registration.

(e) A qualified journeyman electrician who fails to submit a renewal application within 30 days of registration expiration shall have his or her certificate of registration suspended without a hearing.

(f) A qualified journeyman electrician who continues to perform or supervise electrical work as provided in 45:5A-18(k) and 13:31-3.4 with a suspended registration shall be deemed to be engaging in the unauthorized practice of a qualified journeyman electrician and shall be subject to action consistent with 45:1-14 et seq., even if no notice of suspension has been provided to the individual. A qualified journeyman electrician who continues to perform work as provided in 45:5A-18(l) with a suspended registration unless, as set forth in 45:5A-18(l) , the registrant holds a civil service title with a job description that includes electrical work pursuant to the "Civil Service Act," 11A:1-1 et seq., or is an employee of a State authority and has completed an apprenticeship training program approved by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Apprenticeship Training, that deals specifically with electrical work, and is of a minimum duration of three years, shall be deemed to be engaging in the unauthorized practice of a qualified journeyman electrician and shall be subject to action consistent with 45:1-14 et seq., even if no notice of suspension has been provided to the individual.