N.J. Admin. Code § 13:45A-17A.10

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

Section 13:45A-17A.10 - Ownership and use of registration number; replacement and duplicate certificates

(a) Each registration number and certificate containing such registration number issued by the Director to a home elevation contractor shall remain the property of the State of New Jersey. If the Director suspends, refuses to renew, or revokes a registration, the home elevation contractor shall immediately return all registration certificates to the Director and shall remove the registration number from all vehicles, advertising, and anything else on which the registration number is displayed or otherwise communicated.

(b) The Director shall issue a replacement certificate upon payment of the replacement certificate fee as set forth in N.J.A.C. 13:45A-17A.13 and receipt by the Director of an affidavit or certified statement attesting that the original was either lost, destroyed, mutilated, or is otherwise no longer in the custody of and cannot be recovered by the certificate holder.

(c) The Director shall issue a duplicate certificate to a registered home elevation contractor upon payment of the duplicate certificate fee as set forth in N.J.A.C. 13:45A-17A.13and receipt by the Director of an affidavit or certified statement that the registered contractor has multiple places of business in which the home elevation contractor must display a certificate. A registered home elevation contractor may not possess more registration certificates than the number of places of business utilized by the home elevation contractor.

(d) A registered home elevation contractor shall prominently display:

1. The original registration certificate or a duplicate registration certificate issued by the Division at each place of business; and

2. The home elevation contractor's registration number on all advertisements distributed within this State, on business documents and contracts, and on correspondence with consumers of home elevation services in this State.

(e) All commercial vehicles registered in this State and leased or owned by a registrant and used by the registrant for the purpose of providing home elevations, except for vehicles leased or rented by a registrant to a customer of that registrant, shall be marked on both sides with the following information:

1. The name of the registered home elevation contractor in lettering at least one inch in height; and

2. The home elevation contractor registration number of the registrant in lettering at least one inch in height.

(f) Any invoice, contract, or correspondence given by a registrant to a consumer shall prominently contain the toll-free telephone number provided by the Division pursuant to N.J.S.A. 56:8-149.b, which shall be displayed in all caps in at least 10-point boldface type as follows: FOR INFORMATION ABOUT CONTRACTORS AND THE CONTRACTORS' REGISTRATION ACT, CONTACT THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY, DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS AT 1-888-656-6225.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:45A-17A.10

Adopted by 47 N.J.R. 1014(b), effective 4/21/2015.