N.J. Admin. Code § 5:71-4.2 - Authority; hearings

(a) The following rules concern Office of Training and Certification:

1. There is hereby established in the Division, an Office of Training and Certification. The Office shall consist of such employees of the Department of Community Affairs as may be required for the efficient implementation of this subchapter.

2. The responsibilities of the Office, in addition to all others provided in this subchapter, are as follows:

i. To issue such certification as may be called for herein when warranted and to affix the seal of the Commissioner thereon;

ii. To keep accurate records of all applications for a certification and official action thereon, and to make such records available for inspection by the public at all reasonable times; and

iii. To suspend or revoke a certification provided for herein upon the establishment of cause as set forth in N.J.A.C. 5:71-4.6.

(b) The following rules concern hearings:

1. Any person aggrieved by any notice, action, ruling or order of the Division, with respect to this subchapter, may have a right to a hearing before the Office of Administrative Law, conducted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, N.J.S.A. 52:14B-1 et seq. and the Uniform Administrative Procedure Rules, N.J.A.C. 1:1-1.1 et seq. The final decision in any such case shall be issued by the Commissioner.

2. The aggrieved person must request a hearing. The request must be made within 15 days after receipt of the action or ruling being contested. The request shall be mailed to the Hearing Coordinator, Department of Community Affairs, PO Box 802, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0802. The request for hearing shall raise all issues that will be set forth at the hearing.

(c) Retroactive to January 1, 2021, the right to appeal any order pursuant to this subchapter issued during the public health emergency shall be extended to 15 days from the end of the public health emergency. The preceding sentence shall expire April 1, 2021.

Notes

N.J. Admin. Code § 5:71-4.2

Modified by Executive Order No. 103(2020) 52 N.J.R. 1308(a), effective 4/29/2020 Modified by Executive Order No. 103(2020) 53 N.J.R. 1049(a), effective 1/1/2021