New Jersey Electrical Contractor License Exam Prep

What you'll learn

• Explain how the Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors licenses electrical contractors under N.J.S.A. 45:5A, distinguish the license from the business permit and identify the main exemptions.
• Determine eligibility for the New Jersey electrical contractor exams under N.J.S.A. 45:5A-9, including apprenticeship and Class A journeyman experience and how to document it.
• Describe the steps from application to license, including board approval, PSI booking, the same-day three-exam rule, retake waits and attempt limits.
• Describe the Electrical Contractor, Business and Law and Alarm exams, their references and time limits, and plan a pacing strategy for each.
• Explain how the Department of Community Affairs adopts the NEC in the Uniform Construction Code, identify state modifications and decide which edition governs a job.
• Identify who enforces the electrical subcode on a New Jersey job and follow the permit, minor work, ordinary maintenance and inspection rules.
• Describe the qualifying licensee's duties under N.J.A.C. 13:31, including supervision ratios, presence in the state, the seal, the identification card and the grounds for discipline.
• Identify the general liability, workers' compensation, registration and bonding requirements for New Jersey electrical contractors.
• Apply New Jersey's Construction Lien Law and Prompt Payment Act, including signed written contracts, commercial and residential deadlines, the lien fund and payment remedies.
• Apply federal OSHA requirements and NFPA 70E on New Jersey jobs, report and record injuries, calculate incident rates and make sound energized-work decisions.
• Plan triennial renewal and the 34-credit continuing education requirement, and keep the business permit and insurance current between renewals.
• Prepare for and take the three New Jersey exams using practice exam review, index skills for an unmarked code book and the two-pass method.