7b. Registered Agent - Out-of-state applicants must appoint a registered agent in New Jersey who will accept
legal service in New Jersey.
Permit to Maintain Payroll Records Outside of New Jersey - If you are a new out-of-state applicant
and plan to keep your payroll/business records outside of New Jersey, you must complete a Request for
Permission to Maintain Payroll Records Outside of NJ (form MW-42). To get this form, go to
www.nj.gov/labor and click on Wage & Hour then Registration & Permits, or call (609) 292-9464.
8. Workers’ Compensation Coverage – All businesses that operate in New Jersey must have workers’
compensation insurance. The expiration date must be at least 30 calendar days from date of application.
Sole proprietors, partnerships and LLCs with no workers’ compensation coverage and no employees may
complete the certified statement in item #8.
9. Responsible Owners/Officers – List each individual with a financial interest in the business – except that
if the business is a publicly traded corporation – the corporation’s officers.
If the applicant business is owned by another business entity, you must still list the responsible individuals
for the applicant business. If the individual owners, partners, managing members, members or corporate
officers are not listed, the processing of your application will be delayed and considered incomplete.
Questions 10 – 15: Read each question carefully and give complete and accurate responses. Add additional sheets
and documentation if necessary. Be sure to check Yes or No; do not use “N/A” or leave blank.
Question 10: Be sure to disclose any association with other firms. Use the definition of “interest” as defined
below to guide your response.
Pursuant to N.J.A.C. 12:60-7.2, “interest” is defined as follows:
"Interest" means an interest in the entity bidding or performing work on the public works project, whether
as an owner, partner, officer, manager, employee, agent, consultant or representative. The term also includes, but
is not limited to, all instances where the debarred contractor or subcontractor receives payments, whether cash or
any other form of compensation, from any entity bidding or performing work on the public works project, or
enters into any contracts or agreements with the entity bidding or performing work on the public works project for
services performed, or to be performed, for contracts that have been or will be assigned or sublet, or for vehicles,
tools, equipment or supplies that have been or will be sold, rented or leased during the period from the initiation of
the debarment proceedings until the end of the term of the debarment period. "Interest," however, does not include
shares held in a publicly traded corporation if the shares were not received as compensation after the initiation of
debarment from an entity bidding or performing work on a public works project.
Question 16: NAICS Code – This is optional.
Applicant Statement: Review the Applicant Statement, sign and date the Statement, and print the name and title
of the person signing the Statement.
Return application & payment to: UPS & FedEx overnight mail:
NJ Dept. of Labor & Workforce Development NJ Dept. of Labor & Workforce Development
Division of Wage & Hour Compliance Division of Wage & Hour Compliance
PO Box 389 1 John Fitch Plaza, 3
rd
Floor
Trenton, NJ 08625-0389 Trenton, NJ 08611
Tel. (609) 292-9464 Fax (609) 633-8591 Email: pwcr@dol.nj.gov
*** Please allow 30 calendar days for processing the contractor registration certificate. ***
*** Please keep a copy of your application for your records. ***
Check your registration status and effective and expiration dates online at www.nj.gov/labor
(click on Wage & Hour then Registration & Permits).
Failure to disclose associations with other firms or to disclose any prior history of
alleged violations could lead to the denial or loss of your contractor registration.
Pursuant to N.J.A.C. 12:62-2.4(a), a contractor registration certificate may be denied,
suspended, or revoked due to inaccurate information, misstatements, or omissions.