New Jersey § 45:16a-35

§ 45:16a-35.

a. A person, firm, partnership, corporation, or other legal entity shall not engage

in the business of hearth professional work contracting or advertise in any manner

as a master hearth specialist contractor or use the title or designation of “licensed

master hearth specialist contractor” unless authorized to act as a licensed master

hearth specialist contractor pursuant to the provisions of P.L.2019, c. 260 ( C.45:16A-29 et al.). b. In addition to any penalty authorized pursuant to the provisions of section 12

of P.L.1978, c. 73 ( C.45:1-25 ), any person, firm, partnership, corporation, or other legal entity that knowingly

violates any provision of this section shall be guilty of a crime of the fourth degree

and shall have his or her license revoked. c. No firm, corporation, or other legal entity for which the person is the bona fide

representative shall perform hearth professional work without a valid license held

by a bona fide representative. d. No firm, corporation, or other legal entity performing hearth professional work

shall be denied the privilege of conducting and continuing the business of master

hearth specialist contracting, by reason of death, termination of employment, illness

or a substantial disability of the bona fide representative of the firm, corporation,

or other entity, provided that: the firm, corporation, or other entity has complied

with the other provisions of P.L.2019, c. 260 ( C.45:16A-29 et al.) the firm, corporation or other entity maintains a place of business within

this State; and another bona fide representative of the entity obtains a license

within six months from the date of the death, termination of employment, illness,

or disability. The board may promulgate additional regulations governing the management and operation

of an entity during that period of time when the entity shall be in operation without

a bona fide representative. e. As used in this section, “ bona fide representative ” means, except as otherwise provided herein, a master hearth specialist contractor

who has not less than one percent ownership of the issued and outstanding shares of

stock in a corporation, or not less than one percent ownership of any other firm or

legal entity engaged in Master Hearth Specialist contracting in this State. A bona fide representative means, with respect to a corporation, partnership or

other firm or legal entity engaged in Master Hearth Specialist contracting in this

State which generates more than 65 percent of its gross revenue from sources other

than master hearth specialist contracting, or with respect to a publicly traded corporation,

including its wholly owned subsidiaries, whose principal business in this State is

Master Hearth Professional contracting: in the case of a sole proprietorship, the

owner, in the case of partnership, the partner; in the case of a limited liability

company, a manager; or in the case of a corporation, an executive officer.