Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) A licensed master hearth specialist seeking
to act as a bona fide representative shall comply with the following within 30 days of assuming the role of a
bona fide representative:
1. Register with the Committee, providing the
name of the hearth professional work business, its address, and, if the hearth professional work business is
a corporation, the names of the officers of record;
2. Provide to
the Committee proof that the hearth professional work business has consented to have the bona fide
representative act as the agent for service of process within this State. Such proof shall be in writing and
on a form provided by the Committee; and
3. Provide to the
Committee the acceptance of liability by the hearth professional work business 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 hearth professional work business. Such acceptance of liability shall be in
writing and on a form provided by the Committee.
(b)
If a bona fide representative for a hearth professional work business withdraws as the bona fide
representative, the hearth professional work business may continue to operate for 60 days without a bona fide
representative provided that:
1. A licensed master hearth specialist
supervises all work to be conducted in the same manner as required by a bona fide representative pursuant to
N.J.A.C. 13:32A-7.15(a)3;
2. The bona fide representative and the
hearth professional work business notifies the Committee within 10 days of the withdrawal of the bona fide
representative; and
3. The supervising licensed master hearth
specialist licensee notifies the Committee within 10 days of being appointed as the supervising licensed
master hearth specialist.
(c) If the bona fide
representative for any hearth professional work business is unable to perform the duties of a bona fide
representative because of death, illness, or disability, the hearth professional work business may continue
to operate for six months without a bona fide representative provided that:
1. A licensed master hearth specialist supervises all work to be conducted
in the same manner as required by a bona fide representative pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:32A-7.15(a)3;
and
2. The supervising licensed master hearth specialist and the
hearth professional work business notify the Committee within 10 days of the death, illness, or disability of
the bona fide representative.
