Code Official Information
Both the Uniform Construction Code and the Maintenance of Hotels and Multiple Dwellings Administrative Rules require that those who enforce the code be licensed.
Applicants meeting the education, testing and experience requirements, and who have passed a criminal background check, may obtain a license as a building, electrical, plumbing, fire protection or elevator Inspector or Subcode Official, a Construction Official, or Housing Inspector.
To maintain his/her license, a licensee is required to complete, 15, 20 or 25 hours of technical and administrative training through continuing education.
The following information and links are of particular interest to the licensed code official community.
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Additional Regulatory Information of Importance to Code Officials
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NJ Div of Consumer Affairs |
NJ Dept of Environmental |
NJ Dept of Labor | NJ Dept of Health |
| Electrical Contractors | Air Quality | Asbestos | Indoor Air Quality |
| Elevator, Escalator, and Moving Walkway Mechanics |
Backflow Device Certification |
Boilers/Pressure Vessels | Mold Information |
| Fire/Burglar Alarm Installers | Flood Control | Crane Operators | |
| Home Elevation Contractors | Private Well Testing | ||
| Home Improvement Contractors | Radon Mitigation | ||
| Home Inspectors | Underground Storage Tank Certification |
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| HVACR Contractors | Well Driller/Pump Installers | ||
| Landscape Architects | |||
| Master Hearth Specialists | |||
| Master Plumbers | |||
| Professional Engineers/ Land Surveyors |
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| Professional Planners | |||
| Registered Architects |
Official Site of The State of New Jersey
Continuing Education Seminars