Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) A licensed master plumber seeking to act as a
bona fide representative for any firm, partnership, corporation, or other legal entity shall comply with the
following within 30 days of assuming the role of a bona fide representative:
1. Register with the Board, providing the name of the plumbing contractor,
its New Jersey business address and if the plumbing contractor is a corporation, the names of the officers of
record;
2. Provide the Board documentary proof of his or her
ownership interest in the business;
3. Provide to the Board proof
that the plumbing contractor has consented that the bona fide representative will act as the agent for
service of process within this State. Such proof shall be in writing and on a form provided by the
Board;
4. Provide to the Board the acceptance of liability by the
plumbing contractor for any monetary penalty, monies to be paid for restoration to consumers of fees paid for
services or for delays suffered by consumers and costs assessed against the bona fide representative while
acting within the scope of his or her employment on behalf of the plumbing contractor. Such acceptance of
liability shall be in writing and on a form provided by the Board; and
5. Provide the Board with the name of the licensed master plumber who
previously acted as the bona fide representative for the plumbing contractor, if any.
(b) In order to evaluate the claims relating to the bona fide
representatives ownership interest in the plumbing contractor pursuant to (a)2 above, the Board, at any time,
may request that the bona fide representative provide any Federal, State or local government tax
documentation, which the plumbing contractor is required to file with governmental tax authorities.
(c) If a bona fide representative for any firm, partnership, corporation or
other legal entity withdraws as the bona fide representative, the firm, partnership, corporation or other
legal entity may continue to operate for 60 days without a bona fide representative provided that:
1. A licensee supervises all work conducted in the same manner as required
by a bona fide representative pursuant to
13:32-3.3(a)3;
2. The bona fide representative and the firm, partnership, corporation or
other legal entity notifies the Board within 10 days of the withdrawal of the bona fide representative;
and
3. The supervising licensee notifies the Board within 10 days
of being appointed as the supervising licensee.
(d) If
the bona fide representative for any firm, partnership, corporation or other legal entity is unable to
perform the duties of a bona fide representative because of death, illness or disability, the firm,
partnership, corporation or other legal entity may continue to operate for six months without a bona fide
representative provided that:
1. A licensed master plumber supervises all
work conducted in the same manner as required by a bona fide representative pursuant to
13:32-3.3(a)3;
2. The firm, partnership, corporation or other legal entity notify the
Board within 10 days of the death, illness or disability of the bona fide representative; and
3. The supervising licensee notifies the Board within 10 days of being
appointed as the supervising licensee.
