2C:21-33 - Electrical contracting without business permit, fourth degree crime

2C:21-33  Electrical contracting without business permit, fourth degree crime.

1. a.  A person is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree if that person knowingly engages in the business of electrical contracting without having a business permit issued by the Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors and:

(1)Creates or reinforces a false impression that the person is licensed as an electrical contractor or possesses a business permit; or

(2)Derives a benefit, the value of which is more than incidental; or

(3)In fact causes injury to another.

b.For the purposes of this section, the phrase "in fact" indicates strict liability.

L.1998,c.151,s.1.