Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 17:9A-20.1

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • 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
11. a. A bank or savings bank may, pursuant to a resolution of its board of directors, establish and maintain a branch office or branch offices outside this State, subject to the conditions and limitations of sections 19 and 20 of P.L.1948, c.67 (C. 17:9A-19 and 17:9A-20).

b. No bank or savings bank shall establish a branch office outside this State unless the laws of the jurisdiction where the branch is to be established do not prohibit the establishment of the branch.

c. A bank or savings bank which establishes a branch office outside this State shall have such additional powers in that state as permitted to banks or savings banks, as applicable, in the state in which the branch is located.

L.1996,c.17,s.11.