Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 45:5B-32

  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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
A person, corporation, firm or partnership intending to open a school shall:

a. Make application to the board on forms as it may require demonstrating the physical premises and the operation of the school will meet minimum criteria as established by the board;

b. Permit an inspection of the premises;

c. Post a bond in favor of the State in an amount which shall be determined on the basis of the school’s enrollment, in accordance with regulations provided by the board, except in no case shall the bond posted by a school be in an amount less than $10,000.00; and

d. Pay a fee as required by the board.

L.1984, c. 205, s. 32.