{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-45-16a-7","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 45:16A-7","heading":"Licensure required for use of certain titles.","body":"7. a. A person shall not work as a Master HVACR contractor or use the title or designation of \"licensed Master HVACR contractor\" or \"Master HVACR contractor\" unless licensed pursuant to the provisions of P.L.2007, c.211 (C.45:16A-1 et seq.).\nb.\tA person, firm, partnership, corporation or other legal entity shall not engage in the business of HVACR contracting or advertise in any manner as a Master HVACR contractor or use the title or designation of \"licensed Master HVACR contractor\" or \"Master HVACR contractor\" unless authorized to act as a Master HVACR contractor pursuant to the provisions of P.L.2007, c.211 (C.45:16A-1 et seq.).\nc.\tIn 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.\nL.2007, c.211, s.7; amended 2017, c.173, s.2.","path":["TITLE 45 PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"d8076bd69c1b0b97957e8c466a53b64b991e52a3d4e64bde3cb365c4dae6f93a","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-45-16a-6","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-45-16a-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}