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Department of Community Affairs

Code Official Information

Both the Uniform Construction Code and the Maintenance of Hotels and Multiple Dwellings Administrative Rules require that those who enforce the code be licensed.

Applicants meeting the education, testing and experience requirements, and who have passed a criminal background check, may obtain a license as a building, electrical, plumbing, fire protection or elevator Inspector or Subcode Official, a Construction Official, or Housing Inspector.

To maintain his/her license, a licensee is required to complete, 15, 20 or 25 hours of technical and administrative training through continuing education.

The following information and links are of particular interest to the licensed code official community.

A - G H - Z
Adopted Codes, Related Administrative
Codes (NJAC) and Statutes (NJSA)
Homebuilders, List of Registered
Alerts & Issues Hotels and Multiple Dwellings,
Maintenance of
Associatons Landscape Irrigation Contractor Certification
Backflow Preventer, Annual Testing
(Model Reminder)
Licensing Information, Code Official
Code Assistance Municipal Enforcing Agencies
* DCA Regional Contact Info
* Local Contact Info
Code of Ethics
(Standard of Professional Behavior)
Municipal Procedures Manual
Construction Activity Reporting & PermitsNJ
Pool/Spa/Hot Tub, Annual Inspection
(Model Notice)
Construction Code Communicator Rule Proposals and Adoptions
Construction Permit Application Packet Topics A - Z
Continuing Education, Code Official UCC Bulletins
Elevator Devices, List of Registered UCC Formal Technical Opinions
Flood Hazard Control Act Rules,
Municipal Construction Official Training
Uniform Construction Code


Additional Regulatory Information of Importance to Code Officials

NJ Div of Consumer Affairs
(Dept of Law & Public Safety)

NJ Dept of Environmental
Protection