New Jersey Statutes 17:16G-2. Debt adjuster
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 17:16G-2
- 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
a. No person other than a nonprofit social service agency or a nonprofit consumer credit counseling agency shall act as a debt adjuster.
b. It shall be unlawful for any nonprofit social service agency or nonprofit consumer credit counseling agency to act as a debt adjuster without first obtaining a license from the Commissioner of the Department of Banking pursuant to this act.
c. A licensee is authorized to offer credit counseling.
L. 1979, c. 16, s. 2, eff. Feb. 8, 1979. Amended by L. 1986, c. 184, s. 2, eff. Dec. 10, 1986.