New Jersey § 45:5a-2

§ 45:5a-2.

For the purpose of this act, unless otherwise indicated by the context: (a) “ Act ” means this act, P.L.1962, c. 162 ( C.45:5A-1 et seq. ) and the rules and regulations adopted under it; (b) “ Board ” means the Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors created by section 3 of this

act 1 ; (c) “ Department ” means the Department of Law and Public Safety; (d) “ Electrical contractor ” means a person who engages in the business of contracting to install, erect, repair

or alter electrical equipment for the generation, transmission or utilization of electrical

energy; (e) “ Person ” means a person, firm, corporation or other legal entity; (f) “ Alarm business ” means the sales, installation, servicing or maintenance of burglar alarm, fire alarm

or electronic security systems, or the monitoring or responding to alarm signals when

provided in conjunction therewith. “Alarm business” shall also include the installation, sales, servicing or maintenance

of a smoke detection system or a smoke aspiration system in one or two family detached

residential dwellings, or both; and the type of alarm business that engages in the

installation, sales, servicing or maintenance of (1) perimeter intrusion protection

systems; (2) unmanned aerial drones used to protect a premise, building, or complex;

and (3) any artificial intelligence and evolving technology used for physical security

applications consisting of a device or machine, computer or software used for detection,

security, surveillance, monitoring of unauthorized access, or providing a warning

of intrusion, which is designed to discourage crime or warn of potential threats using

unmanned aerial drones, robots or machines. “ Installation ,” as used in this definition, includes the survey of a premises, the design and preparation

of the specifications for the equipment or system to be installed pursuant to a survey,

the installation of the equipment or system, or the demonstration of the equipment

or system after the installation is completed, but does not include any survey, design

or preparation of specifications for equipment or for a system that is prepared by

an engineer licensed pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1938, c. 342 ( C.45:8-27 et seq. ), or an architect licensed pursuant to the provisions of chapter 3 of Title 45 of

the Revised Statutes, if the survey, design, or preparation of specifications is part

of a design for construction of a new building or premises or a renovation of an existing

building or premises, which renovation includes components other than the installation

of a burglar alarm, fire alarm or electronic security system, and further does not

include the design or preparation of specifications for the equipment or system to

be installed that are within the practice of professional engineering as defined in

subsection (b) of section 2 of P.L.1938, c. 342 ( C.45:8-28 ); (g) “ Burglar alarm ” means a security system comprised of an interconnected series of alarm devices or

components, including systems interconnected with radio frequency signals, or Internet

protocol and any successor protocols, which emits an audible, visual or electronic

signal indicating an alarm condition and providing a warning of intrusion, which is

designed to discourage crime. “Burglar alarms” include but are not limited to perimeter intrusion protection systems

and perimeter fence intrusion protection systems; (h) “ Business firm ” means a partnership, corporation or other business entity engaged in the alarm business

or locksmithing services; (i) “ Committee ” means the Fire Alarm, Burglar Alarm, and Locksmith Advisory Committee created by

section 3 of P.L.1997, c. 305 ( C.45:5A-23 ); (j) “ Electronic security system ” means a security system comprised of an interconnected series of devices or components,

or Internet protocol and any successor protocols, including systems with audio and

video signals, or perimeter intrusion protection systems, or other electronic systems,

which emits or transmits an audible, visual or electronic signal warning of intrusion

and provides notification of authorized entry or exit, which is designed to discourage

crime. “Electronic security system” shall include access control systems, CCTV systems,

intercom systems, automation systems when integrating with security devices, perimeter

intrusion protection systems, and other electronic monitoring devices; (k) “ Fire alarm ” means a system comprised of an interconnected series of alarm devices or components,

and notification appliances, including systems interconnected with radio frequency

signals, which emits an audible, visual or electronic signal indicating an alarm condition

and which provides a warning of the presence of gas, smoke or fire, or a notification

of emergency evacuation. “Fire alarm” does not mean a system whose primary purpose is telecommunications

with energy control, the monitoring of the interior environment being an incidental

feature thereto; ( l ) “ Licensed locksmith ” means a person who is licensed pursuant to the provisions of section 7 of P.L.1997, c. 305 ( C.45:5A-27 ); (m) “ Licensee ” means a person licensed to engage in the alarm business or provide locksmithing

services pursuant to the provisions of section 7 of P.L.1997, c. 305 ( C.45:5A-27 ); (n) “ Locksmithing services ” means the modification, recombination, repair or installation of mechanical locking

devices and electronic security systems for any type of compensation and includes

the following: repairing, rebuilding, recoding, servicing, adjusting, installing,

manipulating or bypassing of a mechanical or electronic locking device, for controlled

access or egress to premises, vehicles, safes, vaults, safe doors, lock boxes, automatic

teller machines or other devices for safeguarding areas where access is meant to be

limited; operating a mechanical or electronic locking device, safe or vault by means

other than those intended by the manufacturer of such locking devices, safes or vaults;

or consulting and providing technical advice regarding selection of hardware and locking

systems of mechanical or electronic locking devices and electronic security systems;

except that “locksmithing services” shall not include the installation of a prefabricated

lock set and door knob into a door of a residence; ( o ) “ QualifiedClass A journeyman electrician ” means a person licensed pursuant to P.L.1962, c. 162 ( C.45:5A-1 et seq. ) or P.L.2001, c. 21 ( C.45:5A-11.1 et al.), as a Class A journeyman electrician by the board; (p) “ Access control system ” means a system that provides access to authorized persons and may record and report

which persons entered or exited a facility or areas within a facility, which doors

or areas were accessed while persons are within a facility, and the time that such

activity occurred. “Access control systems” may include the use of keys, access cards, locks, card

readers, biometric identification devices, recorders, printers and control devices. “Access control systems” may be independent systems or may be integrated with other

electronic security systems or internet protocol and any successor protocols; (q) “ Closed circuit television ” or “ CCTV ” means a video security system that may include video cameras, Internet protocol

cameras, monitors, switches, camera enclosures, controls and other related devices. “Closed circuit television” shall include an independent system or system that is

integrated with other electronic security systems or Internet protocol and any successor

protocols; (r) “ Internet protocol and any successor protocol ” means a protocol that integrates with any electronic security devices in any existing

and future data network protocols to carry alarm signals or video transmission signals

or fire alarm signals or any security system now and in the future; (s) “ Intercom system ” means an audio security communication system containing control circuitry that may

include a feature designed to selectively release electronically secured doors or

capable of viewing an image at the same time; (t) “ Perimeter intrusion protection system ” means a device, machine, computer or software used for detection, security, surveillance,

or monitoring of unauthorized access, providing a warning of intrusion, which is designed

to discourage crime or warn of potential threats using unmanned aerial drones, robots,

machines, computers, or software with minimal human intervention, and is a type or

component of a security system; (u) “ Perimeter fence intrusion protection system ” means a perimeter intrusion protection system that satisfies the requirements established

pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2021, c. 2 ( C.45:5A-54 ), and all attached system components or equipment, including but not limited to a

fence, an energizer powered by a commercial storage battery not exceeding 12 volts

dc, which produces a short electric pulsed charge upon contact with the fence, and

battery charging device used exclusively to charge the battery, or utilization of

microwave energy or radio frequencies for perimeter intrusion protection, and any

successor technologies used for perimeter intrusion protection, and is a type or component

of a security system; (v) “ Smoke aspiration system ” means a smoke detection system that takes samples of the air and tests them for

presence of smoke; (w) “ Smoke detection system ” means an electronic system consisting of a control unit, which may be a component

of a combination fire and burglar control panel, or one or more smoke aspiration systems,

smoke detectors, heat detectors, gas detectors, if required, audible appliances, and

battery back-up, as utilized in one or two family detached residential dwellings,

or both; (x) “ Branch circuit wiring ” means the circuit conductors between the final overcurrent device protecting the

circuit and the outlet or outlets ; (y) “ Class A electrical apprentice ” means an individual licensed pursuant to P.L.2021, c. 479 ( C.45:5A-11.7 et al.) who enrolled in an electrical apprenticeship program accredited and approved

by the United States Department of Labor and who performs electrical work under the

supervision of a licensed electrical contractor or Class A journeyman electrician; (z) “ Class B wireman ” means an individual licensed to pursuant to P.L.2021, c. 479 ( C.45:5A-11.7 et al.) who performs electrical work under the supervision of a licensed electrical

contractor or Class A journeyman electrician. 1

N.J.S.A. § 45:5A-3.