Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 17:9A-49

  • Federal Reserve System: The central bank of the United States. The Fed, as it is commonly called, regulates the U.S. monetary and financial system. The Federal Reserve System is composed of a central governmental agency in Washington, D.C. (the Board of Governors) and twelve regional Federal Reserve Banks in major cities throughout the United States. Source: OCC
  • 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
For the purposes of this article.

“Reserve depositary” includes

(a) A Federal Reserve bank,

(b) A member of a Federal Reserve bank organized in a Federal Reserve district which includes all or any part of this State, which shall be approved by the commissioner as a reserve depositary,

(c) A bank which is not a member of the Federal Reserve System, but which shall be approved by the commissioner as a reserve depositary, and

(d) A member of a Federal Reserve bank organized in a Federal reserve district which does not include all or any part of this State; provided, such member is approved by the commissioner as a reserve depositary.

L.1948, c. 67, p. 231, s. 49. Amended by L.1951, c. 34, p. 140, s. 1; L.1979, c. 226, s. 7, eff. Oct. 12, 1979; L.1981, c. 373, s. 2, eff. Dec. 30, 1981.