Senate Commerce Committee Statement to Senate, No. 4119 — State of New Jersey (December 16, 2021)

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The Senate Commerce Committee of the State of New Jersey, in a statement dated December 16, 2021, reports favorably Senate Bill No. 4119. The bill heightens penalties for license lending by individuals regulated by skilled trade boards in the Division of Consumer Affairs, including the Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors and the State Board of Examiners of Master Plumbers. An individual who transfers a board-issued license to another individual is liable to a civil penalty of not more than $15,000 for the first violation and not more than $25,000 for each subsequent violation. Current law sets $10,000 and not more than $20,000. The same penalties apply to home improvement and home elevation contractors.

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SENATE COMMERCE COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

SENATE, No.
4119

STATE
OF NEW JERSEY

DATED: DECEMBER
16, 2021

The
Senate Commerce Committee reports favorably Senate Bill No. 4119.

This
bill heightens penalties for the transfer of licenses, or license lending,
issued by certain boards. Under the bill, in addition to any other penalty
provided by law, an individual regulated by the Board of Examiners of
Electrical Contractors; the Elevator, Escalator, and Moving Walkway Mechanics
Licensing Board; the Fire Alarm, Burglar Alarm and Locksmith Advisory
Committee; the Licensed Master Hearth Specialist Advisory Committee; the State
Board of Examiners of Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration
Contractors; the State Board of Examiners of Master Plumbers; or other State
entity created to regulate a skilled trade occupation in the Division of
Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety who transfers a
license provided to the individual by the requisite board to another individual
is liable to a civil penalty of not more than $15,000 for the first violation
and not more than $25,000 for the second and each subsequent violation. Current
law stipulates any person who engages in conduct in violation of any provision
of an act or regulation administered by a board, which includes license
transfer, is liable to a civil penalty of $10,000 for the first violation and
not more than $20,000 for the second and each subsequent violation.

This
bill also imposes the same heightened penalties for home improvement and home
elevation contractors, who are regulated separately under Title 56.

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