Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 17:48A-19

  • 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.
It shall be the duty of the officers, agents and employees of any such corporation to exhibit all its books, records and accounts for the purpose of such examination and otherwise to facilitate the same so far as it may be in their power to do so, and for that purpose the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance, and his deputies, assistants and employees shall have the power to examine, under oath, the officers, agents and employees of any such corporation relative to its business and affairs.

L.1940, c. 74, p. 195, s. 19.