Electrical contracting without business permit, fourth degree crime.

N.J. Stat. § 2C:21-33
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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.
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