N.J. Admin. Code § 13:35-3.10

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 13:35-3.10 - Subversion or attempt to subvert the licensing examination process

(a) The purpose of this rule is to enhance the security of licensing examination materials and to discourage certain types of conduct in the licensing examination process, whether by applicants or by current license holders subject to regulation by the Board.

(b) Any individual found by the Board to have engaged in conduct which subverts or attempts to subvert the licensing examination process may, at the discretion of the Board, have his or her scores on the licensing examination withheld and/or declared invalid, be found ineligible for licensure, be disqualified from the practice of the pertinent profession, and/or be subject to the imposition of other appropriate sanctions pursuant to N.J.S.A. 45:1-22.

(c) Conduct which subverts or attempts to subvert the licensing examination process includes, but is not limited to:

1. Conduct which violates the security of the examination materials, such as removing from the examination room any of the examination materials; reproducing or reconstructing any portion of the licensing examination; aiding by any means in the reproduction or reconstruction of any portion of the licensing examination; selling, distributing, buying, receiving or having unauthorized possession of any portion of a future, current or previously administered licensing examination.

2. Conduct which violates the standard of test administration, such as communicating with any other examinee during the administration of the licensing examination; copying answers from another examinee or permitting one's answers to be copied by another examinee during the administration of the licensing examination; having in one's possession during the administration of the licensing examination any books, notes, written or printed materials or data of any kind, other than the examination materials distributed.

3. Conduct which violates the credentialing process, such as falsifying or misrepresenting educational credentials or other information required for admission to the licensing examination; impersonating an examinee or having an impersonator take the licensing examination on one's behalf.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:35-3.10