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.