§ 45:17A-18 Short title
§ 45:17A-19 Findings, declarations
§ 45:17A-20 Definitions
§ 45:17A-21 Duties of Attorney General
§ 45:17A-22 Review of registration statement
§ 45:17A-23 Filing of registration statement, fees
§ 45:17A-24 Long form registration statement
§ 45:17A-25 Short form registration
§ 45:17A-26 Exemptions from registration requirements
§ 45:17A-27 Registration of fund raising counsel, independent paid fund raiser
§ 45:17A-28 Registration of solicitors
§ 45:17A-29 Written contract from commercial co-venturer
§ 45:17A-30 Disclosure of information prior to solicitation
§ 45:17A-30.1 Caller identification blocking technology, use by solicitors, prohibited
§ 45:17A-31 Complete, accurate records required
§ 45:17A-32 Statements required to be truthful; coercion prohibited; unlawful acts; practices
§ 45:17A-33 Attorney General, designee constituted agency head; violations, penalties
§ 45:17A-34 Powers of Attorney General unaffected
§ 45:17A-35 Ability of municipality to enact rules, ordinances unaffected
§ 45:17A-36 Registrations previously issued not affected
§ 45:17A-37 Establishment of telephone information line
§ 45:17A-38 Required statement regarding information on file
§ 45:17A-39 Applicability of act
§ 45:17A-40 Fees; recovery of costs

Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes > Title 45 > Chapter 17A - Charitable Registration and Investigation Act

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Charity: An agency, institution, or organization in existence and operating for the benefit of an indefinite number of persons and conducted for educational, religious, scientific, medical, or other beneficent purposes.
  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Counterclaim: A claim that a defendant makes against a plaintiff.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • 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.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.