Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 17B:30B-17

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
17. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 1 through 16 of this act, a person who has lawfully negotiated viatical settlement contracts between a viator and one or more viatical settlement providers for at least one year immediately prior to the effective date of this act may continue to negotiate viatical settlements in this State for a period of one year from the effective date of this act, provided that person registers with the department on a form prescribed by the department. The registration form shall be published by the department not later than 30 days from the effective date of this act and shall require a person registering to evidence that he has lawfully negotiated viatical settlement contracts and include an acknowledgment by that person that he will operate in accordance with and comply with this act.

b. A viatical settlement provider that is either licensed or is lawfully transacting business in this State immediately prior to the effective date of this act may continue to do so pending approval or disapproval of the viatical settlement provider’s application for a license pursuant to this act.

L.2005,c.229,s.17.