New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 32A - STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF HEATING, VENTILATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION CONTRACTORS RULES
Subchapter 2 - APPLICATION FOR LICENSURE
Section 13:32A-2.6 - Issuance of license to individuals engaged in practice as of March 1, 2012

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 13:32A-2.6

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

(a) Prior to September 1, 2014, a licensed master plumber or any other person may apply for a license as a master HVACR contractor without satisfying the education requirements of 13:32A-2.2 or the examination requirements of 13:32A-2.3 if the person has for at least two years prior to the date the application is submitted to the Board engaged in the practice of installing, servicing, maintaining, planning the installation, laying out the installation, and supervising the installation and/or servicing of HVACR systems.

1. For the purposes of this subsection, engaging in the practice of installing, servicing, maintaining, planning the installation, laying out the installation, or supervising the installation and/or servicing of HVACR systems shall include:

i. Being employed as an inspector of HVACR systems and holding a license as a mechanical inspector or a plumbing inspector from the Department of Community Affairs; and

ii. Teaching courses in the HVACR field at an apprentice or other training program approved by the United States Department of Labor or a bachelor's degree program in a college or university accredited by a regional accrediting body recognized by the United State Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education. Such an applicant shall have worked as a master HVACR contractor for at least five years prior to, or during, the time he or she was teaching HVACR courses.

(b) An applicant who meets the requirements of (a) above shall submit:

1. A completed application for licensure, on a form provided by the Board, including a full street name and number. An application containing only a post office box number as a mailing address shall not be considered a complete application;

2. A passport size photograph of the applicant taken within the last six months;

3. Proof that the applicant has met the experience requirements of (a) above. Such proof may include:

i. An attestation from a master HVACR contractor indicating that the applicant has completed the requirements of (a) above;

ii. Any certifications the applicant has obtained indicating expertise in the field of heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and refrigeration contracting;

iii. Any education the applicant has completed related to the field of heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and refrigeration contracting;

iv. An employment history showing that the applicant has engaged in the practice of heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and refrigeration contracting;

v. A copy of a Form W-2 that has been submitted to the Internal Revenue Service indicating that the applicant engaged in the practice of heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and refrigeration contracting; or

vi. Any other documentation that demonstrates to the Board that the applicant has completed at least two years of experience in heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and refrigeration contracting.

4. The application and licensing fees as set forth in 13:32A-6.1.

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