New Jersey — electrical code & licensing

Adoption verified firsthand in DCA's official adoption document (58 N.J.R. 8(2), filed July 24, 2026; adopted July 15, 2026; Effective Date: August 17, 2026): amendments to N.J.A.C. 5:23-3.16 adopt the 2023 NEC with New Jersey amendments discussed in the adoption text (e.g., at 3.16(b)); the Department's responses reference the six-month grace period following adoption of the model codes, during which prior-code (2020 NEC, adopted September 6, 2022) use is governed by UCC grace rules - the prior edition is NOT in force for new work after the grace structure applies. LICENSING FRAMEWORK UPDATE (E-FIX 1, 2026-10-25, per E-QA 1): the journeyman/apprentice category framework that E-DATA 2 saw only as a 2024 proposal is final codified law - N.J.A.C. 13:31-5.1 (Initial Class A journeyman electrician license, Subchapter 5) is in force, amended by 54 N.J.R. 1914(b) eff. 10/3/2022 and 57 N.J.R. 1146(a) eff. 6/2/2025; Subchapter 6 establishes the Class B wireman license (13:31-6.1, adopted by 57 N.J.R. 1146(a) eff. 6/2/2025); the Class A electrical apprentice is referenced at 13:31-6.1(a). The class framework is therefore asserted: licensed electrical contractor (+ business permit), Class A journeyman electrician, Class B wireman, Class A electrical apprentice. CAVEAT: the 13:31 text was read via Cornell LII republications of the official code (LII's amendment history matches the citations above; current through Register Vol. 57, No. 12, June 16, 2025), not via njconsumeraffairs.gov itself. PARTIAL remains for two residuals: (1) that republication caveat - the codified text has not yet been read on the Board's own site; (2) no state-level permit/inspection note was verified (permit_inspection_notes is blank; UCC enforcement is by local enforcing agencies under the state code). FOLLOWUP 2 (E-DATA-FOLLOWUP 2, 2026-10-25) - both E-FIX 1 residuals worked: (a) BOARD-SITE CORROBORATION: the class framework is now stated on the Board's own site, read firsthand. The Board homepage (njconsumeraffairs.gov/elec) carries an official alert: 'ENFORCEMENT OF LICENSURE PURSUANT TO: N.J.S.A 45:5A-11.7 et seq - EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 31ST 2027 - ANY EMPLOYEE WORKING IN THE FIELD OF ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING WILL BE REQUIRED TO DEMONSTRATE LICENSURE IN ANY OF THE 4 CATEGORIES: CLASS B WIREMAN; CLASS A ELECTRICAL APPRENTICE; CLASS A JOURNEYMAN AND ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR.' The Board FAQ (this row's licensing URL) states the contractor path (4-year USDOL-registered apprenticeship plus 1 year as a journeyman electrician, citing N.J.A.C. 13:31-2.1) and journeyman registration under N.J.S.A. 45:5A-18(k),(l) and N.J.A.C. 13:31-3.4; its Q10 'only category' line predates the Subchapter 5/6 regime. Every class fact asserted in this row is thus corroborated on the Board's own pages. What remains unread on the Board's own site is the full codified N.J.A.C. 13:31 chapter text itself - njconsumeraffairs.gov links out to 'Electrician Regulations' rather than hosting the chapter - so the LII republication basis for the chapter text stands, disclosed, and is now the SOLE reason this row stays partial. (b) PERMIT/INSPECTION NOTE FILLED (see permit_inspection_notes) from DCA's official offices page (nj.gov/dca/codes/offices/index.shtml, read firsthand): DCA's Office of Regulatory Affairs 'is responsible for monitoring local enforcement of the Uniform Construction Code Act and implementing regulations'; its Bureau of State and Local Code Inspections 'issues permits and performs inspections on State buildings' and 'provides mandated State Uniform Construction Code enforcement in municipalities that have requested that the DCA assume authority of the Uniform Construction Code in those towns.'

Coded to schema v2 Option B at the 2026-10-27 wiring pass from the v1 row verbatim; the partiality is coded per-area from the row's own record and the readiness package's named gate.