New Jersey license and registration renewals

Every LicenseLedger guide for New Jersey on one page: what each one covers and, where its guide gives them, when it expires or renews and the continuing education it asks for. Open a guide for its fees and how to renew.

• New Jersey Master Plumber License Renewal

  Last reviewed October 2026

  New Jersey's State Board of Examiners of Master Plumbers, part of the Division of Consumer Affairs, licenses master plumbers. Every license expires on June 30 of an odd-numbered year and is renewed for two years, with 5 continuing education credits (none for your first renewal) and a $3,000 surety bond kept in force. You can still renew for 30 days after the expiration date with a $50 late fee; after that the license is suspended and working on a suspended license counts as unlicensed practice.

  Renews every

  2 years. Master plumber licenses expire on June 30 of odd-numbered years, so the next expiration is June 30, 2027. Renew before the expiration date

  Continuing education

  5 credits every two-year period, at board-approved courses (one hour of instruction is one credit). One hour each period reviews the master plumber law and rules (N.J.S.A. 45:14C and N.J.A.C. 13:32)

• New Jersey Master HVACR License Renewal

  Last reviewed October 2026

  New Jersey's State Board of Examiners of Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (HVACR) Contractors, part of the Division of Consumer Affairs, licenses master HVACR contractors. Licenses renew every two years on June 30, with 5 continuing education credits, a $3,000 surety bond and a $500,000 general liability insurance certificate on file. You can still renew for 30 days after the expiration date with a $50 late fee; after that the license is suspended and the pressure seal goes back to the board.

  Renews every

  2 years: a license renews for two years from the last expiration date. The last licenses expired June 30, 2026, so the next expiration is June 30, 2028. Renew before the expiration date

  Continuing education

  5 credits every two-year period, at board-approved courses (one hour of instruction is one credit). One hour each period covers the statutes and rules governing HVACR, including the Uniform Construction Code (N.J.A.C. 5:23)

• New Jersey Electrical Contractor License Renewal

  Last reviewed October 2026

  New Jersey's Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors, part of the Division of Consumer Affairs, licenses electrical contractors and issues the business permits their companies work under. Licenses and business permits both renew every three years and expire on March 31; the current period ends March 31, 2027. Renewing takes 34 hours of continuing education, including a 10-hour National Electrical Code course. You can still renew for 30 days after March 31 with a $50 late fee; after that the license is suspended.

  Renews every

  3 years. Electrical contractor licenses and business permits expire on March 31 of the renewal year. The current period runs from April 1, 2024 through March 31, 2027

  Continuing education

  34 credit hours during the three-year period. They include a 10-hour course on the most recent National Electrical Code: 9 hours on the code and 1 hour on New Jersey's statutes and rules

• New Jersey Home Improvement Contractor Registration Renewal

  Last reviewed October 2026

  A New Jersey home improvement contractor business (HICB) registers with the Division of Consumer Affairs every year, and the registration must be renewed by March 31. Renewal is online only and costs $90. A late renewal from April 1 to April 30 costs $115; a registration still not renewed is changed to expired on or around May 1, and reinstating it costs $140. You must keep at least $500,000 per occurrence of general liability insurance, workers' compensation unless exempt, and the "additional security" (a bond, letter of credit or other security the Division accepts) the 2023 amendments added, renewals included. Without a current registration you can't sell or make home improvements.

  Renews every

  Year: registrations expire on March 31 and must be renewed by March 31 of each year. The Division emails reminder notices to the email address of record

• New Jersey New Home Builder Registration Renewal

  Last reviewed October 2026

  New Jersey's New Home Warranty and Builders' Registration Act requires a builder to register with the State before starting construction of any new home and before offering a warranty on any new home bought and sold in New Jersey. The Department of Community Affairs' New Home Warranty Program (Bureau of Homeowner Protection) registers builders for two years at a time, and every renewal costs a nonrefundable $200 and must meet the same requirements as a new registration. The application asks you to allow at least 20 working days for processing and says late filings won't be expedited, so file well before the expiration date on your certificate.

  Renews every

  2 years. A registration is valid for two years from the approval date, until the expiration date on the certificate of registration, and may be renewed for additional two-year periods

  Continuing education

  None listed: DCA's builder registration page and the rules name no continuing education requirement