Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 17:12B-171

  • 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.
  • 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
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
171. Every State association shall, within 60 days after the close of each fiscal year, file in the department, on blanks to be provided by the commissioner, a report of its transactions, affairs and financial condition as of the end of its fiscal year. The report shall state the names and addresses of its directors, officers, attorneys, agents and other employees, and the compensation, if any, paid to each, and shall be verified by the oaths or affirmations of such officers as the commissioner shall designate. The commissioner may call for additional reports when he deems it expedient, but not more often than once in every 3 months.

If any State association fails to file its annual report within the time herein specified, or any additional report within such reasonable period as the commissioner fixes, the association shall be subject to a penalty of not more than $100 for each day’s failure, and the commissioner may revoke or suspend its authority to do business in this State. The commissioner may, for sufficient cause, extend the time for filing any reports for not more than 10 days. The penalty may be collected in a summary proceeding pursuant to the “Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999,” P.L.1999, c.274 (C. 2A:58-10 et seq.). A warrant may issue in lieu of a summons.

L.1963,c.144,s.171; amended 2007, c.81, s.11.