N.J. Admin. Code § 13:44J-10.2

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

Section 13:44J-10.2 - Application for license as a cemetery salesperson

(a) An applicant for an initial cemetery salesperson license shall submit the following:

1. A completed application form;

2. A passport size face photograph, taken within the last year;

3. The application and temporary license fee as provided by N.J.A.C. 13:44J-3.1(a)2 i;

4. A completed criminal history investigation form and fingerprint card, provided by the Board;

5. The criminal history investigation fee in the form of certified check or money order as set by the New Jersey State Police;

6. For applicants who have been convicted of a criminal offense, a completed criminal history questionnaire;

7. For applicants who reside outside of New Jersey, a completed designation of agent form;

8. A completed child support questionnaire; and

9. An affidavit stating that the applicant will not engage during active licensure as a cemetery salesperson in any activity prohibited by N.J.S.A. 45:27-16(c), which includes:

i. The manufacture or sale of memorials;

ii. The manufacture or sale of private mausoleums;

iii. The manufacture or sale of vaults, including vaults installed in a grave before or after sale and vaults joined with each other in the ground; and

iv. The conduct of any funeral home or the business or profession of mortuary science.

(b) Once the Board has received the completed application, it may issue a temporary license allowing an applicant to act as a cemetery salesperson until the Board has received the results of the criminal history investigation. The temporary license shall be valid for 60 days.

(c) The Executive Director of the Board is authorized to extend the validity of a temporary license beyond the 60-day limit for additional periods not exceeding 30 days each if:

1. The Board has not received the results of the criminal investigation by the end of the preceding period; or

2. The Board has not had an opportunity to review the results of the criminal investigation within that preceding period.

(d) The Board shall be notified that an extension has been granted at the next regularly scheduled meeting.

(e) The Board shall issue a license to the applicant once it has received and reviewed a criminal history investigation which indicates that the applicant has not been convicted of a crime or that, if the applicant was convicted of a crime, it has determined that, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2A:168A-1 et seq., that a license should be granted. The applicant shall pay the initial license fee as set forth in N.J.A.C. 13:44J-3.1.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:44J-10.2

Amended by R.1994 d.579, effective 11/21/1994.
See: 26 N.J.R. 3785(a), 26 N.J.R. 4597(a).
Amended by R.1995 d.581, effective 11/6/1995.
See: 27 N.J.R. 3122(a), 27 N.J.R. 4437(a).
Amended by R.2000 d.487, effective 12/4/2000.
See: 32 N.J.R. 3261(a), 32 N.J.R. 4265(a).
Rewrote the section.
Amended by R.2006 d.203, effective 6/5/2006.
See: 37 N.J.R. 4877(a), 38 N.J.R. 2502(a).
Substituted "60" for "45" in (b); and substituted "60-day limit for additional periods not exceeding 30 days each" for "45-day limit" in the introductory paragraph of (c) and substituted "preceding" for "45 day" in (c)1 and (c)2.
Amended by R.2007 d.289, effective 9/17/2007.
See: 38 N.J.R. 4169(a), 39 N.J.R. 3944(a).
In (a)7, deleted "and" from the end; in (a)8, substituted "; and" for the period at the end; and added (a)9.