N.J. Admin. Code § 13:32-3.1

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

Section 13:32-3.1 - Identification of licensed master plumber; vehicles, stationery; advertising

(a) All commercial vehicles used in the practice of State-licensed master plumbing shall be marked on both sides with the following information:

1. The name of the licensed master plumber in lettering at least one inch in height;

2. The words "Plumbing license number" or "Plumbing Lic. #" followed by the license number of the owner or qualified bona fide representative in lettering at least one inch in height; and

3. The name of the owner or lessee of the vehicle and the municipality from which the licensed master plumber practices or where the licensed master plumber has a principal office in lettering at least three inches in height.

i. Where available space for lettering is limited, either by design of the vehicle or by the presence of other legally specified identification markings, making strict compliance with (a)3 above impractical, the size of the lettering shall be as close to three inches high as is possible within the limited space, provided the name is clearly visible and readily identifiable.

(b) All business correspondence, invoices and stationery shall display:

1. The name of the licensed master plumber; and

2. The words "Plumbing license number" or "Plumbing Lic. #" followed by the license number of the owner or qualified bona fide representative; and

3. The New Jersey business address, including the street name and number of the owner or qualified bona fide representative.

(c) All advertising shall include:

1. The name of the licensed master plumber;

2. The New Jersey business address, including the street name and number of the owner or qualified bona fide representative; and

3. The words "Plumbing license number" or "Plumbing Lic. #" followed by the license number of the owner or qualified bona fide representative.

(d) Every State-licensed master plumber whose name, New Jersey office address, place of practice or license number appears or is mentioned in any advertisement of any kind or character shall be presumed to have caused, permitted, or approved the advertising and shall be personally responsible for its content and character.

(e) If a plumbing contractor intends to subcontract, in a calendar year, more than one-third of the work which it contracts to perform, or subcontracted in the previous calendar year more than one-third of the work which it contracted to perform, all advertising by the plumbing contractor shall state: "A substantial part of the work which we undertake may be performed by independent licensed plumbing subcontractors."

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:32-3.1

New Rule, R.1997 d.456, effective 11/3/1997.
See: 29 New Jersey Register 3592(a), 29 New Jersey Register 4704(b).
Amended by R.1999 d.245, effective 8/2/1999.
See: 31 New Jersey Register 250(b), 31 New Jersey Register 2223(a).
Rewrote (a); in (c), inserted a new 2, and recodified former 2 as 3.
Amended by R.2001 d.12, effective 3/3/2001.
See: 31 New Jersey Register 3984(a), 33 New Jersey Register 56(a).
In (b), inserted "invoices" preceding "and stationery" and added (e) and (f).
Amended by R.2003 d.165, effective 4/21/2003.
See: 34 New Jersey Register 3675(a), 35 New Jersey Register 1671(a).
In (a)3, substituted "licensed master plumber" for "licensee" throughout; in (e), inserted "or subcontracted in the previous calendar year more than one-third of the work which it contracted to perform," preceding "all advertising"; deleted (f).
Amended by R.2008 d.260, effective 9/2/2008.
See: 40 N.J.R. 1607(a), 40 N.J.R. 5045(b).
In (b)3, (c)2 and (d), inserted "New Jersey".