N.J. Admin. Code § 5:32-3.3

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 23, December 2, 2024

Section 5:32-3.3 - Renewal of tax collector certificates

(a) Renewal of a tax collector certificate shall be required every two years, subject to the applicant's fulfillment of continuing education requirements, the submission of an application for renewal, and payment of a $ 50.00 fee payable to the Treasurer, State of New Jersey. Renewal of a tax collector certificate shall be requested on a renewal form approved by and submitted to the Director.

1. Applicants shall obtain a minimum of 15 continuing education contact hours in the subject areas of enforcement, legislation, reporting/billing and collection, ethics, and general/secondary duties. Said credits shall be approved by the Director as relevant to the subject matter area and the duties of a tax collector pursuant to law, with the following minimum contact hours for each subject area:

i. Three contact hours in the subject area of enforcement;

ii. Two contact hours in the subject area of legislation;

iii. Two contact hours in the subject area of reporting/billing collection;

iv. Three contact hours in the subject area of ethics; and

v. Two contact hours in the subject area of general/secondary duties.

2. If an applicant has earned at least 15 continuing education contact hours within the renewal period, but has not achieved the minimum number of contact hours in a given subject area, the Director has discretion to waive the required minimum upon written application and good cause shown, provided that the applicant has earned at least one contact hour in the given subject area.

3. At the option of the applicant, contact hours in the subject area of information technology approved by the Director for relevance to the subject matter area and the duties of a tax collector may be applied toward the 15 continuing education contact hours, required under (a)1 above, in addition to the required minimum contact hours.

4. An individual who holds a tax collector certificate and allows such certificate to lapse by failing to renew shall be required to apply to take the qualifying examination required pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:9-145.2, and pay the requisite fee for such application and certificate in order to obtain a new tax collector certificate, except that, when an individual applies within six months after the expiration of the certificate, the application may be made in the same manner as a renewal, but the application shall be accompanied by the fee required for a new application.

5. Within 12 months after the expiration of the certificate, an application may be made in the same manner as renewal only if the Director determines that a certificate holder is prevented from earning the required continuing education units within six months of the expiration of the certificate. The applicant must demonstrate both a good faith effort to earn the required continuing education units within six months after the expiration of the certificate, and that either or both of the above conditions in (a)5i and/or ii below made it impossible to obtain the requisite continuing education units. The circumstances preventing renewal that qualify under this paragraph are:

i. A flood, hurricane, superstorm, tornado, or other natural disaster, and a state of emergency has been declared as a result thereof by the Governor; or

ii. A medical event or condition.

N.J. Admin. Code § 5:32-3.3

Adopted by 49 N.J.R. 3671(a), effective 12/4/2017