Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 40:55D-48.4

  • 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.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • 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
Any corporation or partnership which conceals the names of the stockholders owning 10% or more of its stock, or of the individual partners owning a 10% or greater interest in the partnership, as the case may be, shall be subject to a fine of $1,000.00 to $10,000.00 which shall be recovered in the name of the municipality in any court of record in the State in a summary manner pursuant to “The Penalty Enforcement Law” (N.J.S. 2A:58-1 et seq.).

L.1977, c. 336, s. 4, eff. Jan. 24, 1978.