New Jersey § 52:27d-126

§ 52:27d-126.

Notwithstanding the provisions of the “State Uniform Construction Code Act,” P.L.1975,

c. 217 ( C.52:27D-119 et seq. ), or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto to the contrary, on or after

January 1, 1981, no person who received an appointment as a construction official

or a subcode official prior to October 1, 1978, shall hold or perform the duties of

an office for which a license is required under that act, or represent himself as

qualified for that position, use a title denoting that he is so licensed or otherwise

represent himself as licensed or authorized to act under the code, unless that person

possesses the appropriate license; except that a subcode official or municipal engineer

appointed prior to October 1, 1978, and acting as a construction official on January

1, 1981, or a municipal official appointed prior to October 1, 1978, and acting as

a subcode official on January 1, 1981, may continue to act as a construction official

or a subcode official, respectively, until March 1, 1981, without licensing by the

commissioner.