Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 17:22B-8

  • 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
  • sworn: includes "affirmed. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
8. a. Upon payment of the prescribed fee as provided in this act, a person who has been employed as or acted as a public adjuster as his principal business for a period of five years immediately prior to the effective date of this act, and who has demonstrated his trustworthiness and competence to act as an adjuster to the satisfaction of the commissioner, shall be granted a license without examination.

b. Application for a license without examination pursuant to this section shall be made to the commissioner within 12 months of the effective date of this act and shall be accompanied by a sworn statement:

(1) Describing the experience of the applicant as a public adjuster; and

(2) Containing other information as may be required by the commissioner.

L.1993,c.66,s.8.