Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 45:5A-11.9

  • month: means a calendar month, and the word "year" means a calendar year. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
13. a. An individual currently registered as a qualified journeyman electrician shall have until the first day of the thirteenth month following enactment of P.L.2021, c.479 (C. 45:5A-11.7 et al.) to exchange the current registration for a license as a Class A journeyman electrician. After the first day of the thirteenth month, any individual registered as a qualified journeyman electrician shall not be permitted to continue performing work in that capacity unless the individual applies to the board and receives a license as a Class A journeyman electrician in order to continue performing work as a Class A journeyman electrician.

b. An individual currently registered as an electrical apprentice shall have until the first day of the thirteenth month following enactment of P.L.2021, c.479 (C. 45:5A-11.7 et al.) to exchange their current registration for a license as a Class A electrical apprentice. After the first day of the thirteenth month, any individual registered as an electrical apprentice shall not be permitted to continue performing work in that capacity unless the individual applies to the board and receives a license as a Class A electrical apprentice in order to continue performing work as a Class A electrical apprentice.

c. An individual who currently performs electrical work as the employee of an electrical contractor business permit holder and who is not a licensed electrical contractor or registered as a qualified journeyman electrician or electrical apprentice shall have until the first day of the thirteenth month following enactment of P.L.2021, c.479 (C. 45:5A-11.7 et al.) to become licensed as a Class B wireman. After the first day of the thirteenth month, no person shall perform electrical work who is not licensed as an electrical contractor, Class A journeyman electrician, Class A electrical apprentice, or Class B wireman.

d. The board shall adopt regulations concerning the supervision and scope of the work performed by Class A electrical apprentices and Class B wiremen.

L.2021, c.479, s.13.

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