New Jersey Statutes 17:35-18. Doing business without authority prohibited
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 17:35-18
- 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
No corporation or association organized under other authority than the laws of this state, for the purpose of furnishing life, sickness or accident insurance upon the assessment plan, shall do any business in this state, nor shall any person act within this state as agent in soliciting, procuring, receiving or transmitting any application for membership or insurance, in or for, or on behalf of the corporation or association, unless it is authorized to do business in this state under this article, and the agent has received a certificate of authority from the commissioner as herein provided.