Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 17:12B-176

  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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
  • sworn: includes "affirmed. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
(1) The board of every such State association, other than an insured State association, shall cause a thorough audit of the condition of the State association to be made at least once in each calendar year in a manner and form approved by the commissioner. The audit shall be made by a competent accountant, not an officer, director, or employee of the State association, or by the commissioner at the request of the board. Each such audit shall include a verification of at least 20% in number of the members’ accounts. A written report of the result of each such audit shall be made and certified or sworn to by the person who shall make such audit and one copy of such report shall be retained by the State association and another copy thereof shall be filed with the commissioner within 90 days after the commencement of such audit, except that, for good cause shown, the commissioner may, in his discretion, on application of the State association made before expiration of such 90 day period, extend for an additional period, not to exceed 30 days, the time when such a report must be submitted. If the board shall fail to provide for the making of a proper audit, by a person or agency herein designated, or if the required audit is not properly made, prepared or filed, the commissioner shall make such audit or cause the same to be made.

(2) The board of every insured State association shall comply with the audit requirements of the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, subject to the approval of the commissioner. If the board shall fail to provide for the making of a proper audit as required by this subsection, or if the required audit is not properly made, prepared or filed, the commissioner shall make such audit or cause the same to be made.

(3) Every State association which operates a continuous audit shall submit a copy of the audit at a specific time during the year to the commissioner. The commissioner shall determine the specific time when such report is to be submitted.

L.1963, c. 144, s. 176.