New Jersey Statutes 15A:2-5. Registered name
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 15A:2-5
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
b. The registration shall be made by filing in the office of the Secretary of State:
(1) An application for registration executed on behalf of the corporation, setting forth the name and address of the headquarters or main office of the corporation, the jurisdiction of its incorporation, the date of its incorporation, a statement that it is conducting activities, and a brief statement of the activities in which it is engaged; and
(2) A certificate setting forth that the corporation is in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, executed by the official of that jurisdiction who has custody of the records pertaining to corporations and dated not earlier than 30 days prior to the filing of the application.
c. The registration shall be effective until the close of the calendar year in which the application for registration is filed.
L.1983, c. 127, s. 15A:2-5, eff. Oct. 1, 1983.