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FWIW, our neighbor state (Pennsylvania) a few years back adopted the NJ UCC, and also mandated inspectors and permits. It used to be a ‘Wild West’ back always.

If I saw that your home state was ‘shopping’ before the cut-off date, I may have suggested that they look into our UCC. It’s not perfect, but...





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I'm sorry they closed it before you could opine HotOne

But i'm fairly confident they'll be informed of such resources

We're such a small and inconsequential state you see, lack the fiscal resources to 'reinvent the wheel' ...far more likely to copy/paste what's tried true elsewhere

~Sparky from the wild northeast smile

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In Florida licenses are by trade. I don't think there is such a thing as a "handyman" license and it gets pretty fuzzy what is allowed by the unlicensed. There are a few AHJs around here who say you need a permit to replace a snap switch (EC license required). It is fairly well accepted that a "maintenance man" can replace a ballast on the property of their employer and that got a little less fuzzy when they just started plugging in.
There are specialty licenses in some trades like EC that allow limited types of work. Alarm and general low voltage would be two examples. I am not sure about things like plumbing. My guess is the same AHJ who wants a permit for a snap switch, wants one to replace a faucet or a toilet.
There is a pretty generous "owner/builder" exception that allows an owner to pull permits for just about anything in their own home. Once you get past permit intake, it goes pretty easy but your average homeowner does not understand how many things require engineering stamps on their plans.


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OK, let’s see if I can do this quickly...
NJ Licenses

Electrical Contractor & Business Permit
(Power/light, all low voltage items, etc)
Burglar Alarm
Fire Alarm. (May combine w/Burg). (EC may do)
Locksmith. (May do access control) (EC may do)
HVAC Contractor. (Replacement restricted; Comm restricted). Limitations in flux
Plumbing Contractor (May do HVAC; hard to define restrictions here)
Fire Sprinkler Contractor
Fire Supression Contractor. (Cooking Hoods, Exhaust, etc.)
Home Improvement Contractor. (Covers a whole lot of things, but not all)
Builders License (General Contractor)

Probably more, I’ll see if I can find more....time permitting


John
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