New Jersey Statutes 2C:66-10. No liability for freezing funds
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 2C:66-10
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- 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
10. No liability for freezing funds. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a financial institution shall not be liable to any person for blocking, freezing, encumbering or refusing to release any funds or assets held by the financial institution in response to an order issued by a court, or for any other action taken by the financial institution in good faith to comply with the requirements of this act. A financial institution shall not be required to give notice to an account holder or customer that the financial institution has taken any action pursuant to this act and shall not be liable for failure to provide the notice.
L.2003,c.22,s.10.