New Jersey Statutes 54:39-128. Application for license; fee, term
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 54:39-128
- 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.
- 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
b. A license issued pursuant to P.L.2010, c.22 (C. 54:39-101 et al.) shall be issued for a three-year period, or the unexpired portion thereof, commencing on April 1 and ending on the third succeeding March 31 and shall be void thereafter, and that license may be suspended, revoked or cancelled by the director. A license fee of $450 shall be paid for the issuance of that license.
c. The director shall investigate each applicant for a license issued pursuant to P.L.2010, c.22 (C. 54:39-101 et al.). A license shall not be issued if the director determines that any one of the following conditions exists:
(1) The application is not filed in good faith;
(2) The applicant is not the real party in interest;
(3) The license of the real party in interest has been revoked for cause;
(4) The applicant managed, operated, owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, a business which held a license issued pursuant to P.L.2010, c.22 (C. 54:39-101 et al.) which business is indebted to this State for any tax, penalties or interest accruing hereunder;
(5) The applicant is managed, operated or controlled, directly or indirectly, by a person who held a license issued pursuant to P.L.2010, c.22 (C. 54:39-101 et al.) who is indebted to this State for any tax, penalties, or interest accruing hereunder;
(6) The applicant is managed, operated, owned, or controlled, directly or indirectly, by a person who managed, operated, owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, a business that held a license issued pursuant to P.L.2010, c.22 (C. 54:39-101 et al.) and which is indebted to this State for any tax, penalties, or interest accruing hereunder;
(7) Any good cause as the director may determine; or
(8) With respect to a distributor’s license, the applicant intending to export is not licensed in the intended specific state or states of destination.
d. A person shall not be entitled to hold a license if it shall appear to the director that an officer, director or employee of that person has been convicted of violating any of the provisions of P.L.2010, c.22 (C. 54:39-101 et al.) or of R.S.54:39-1 et seq. or if a license issued pursuant to the provisions of P.L.2010, c.22 (C. 54:39-101 et al.) or of R.S.54:39-1 et seq. and held by an officer, director or employee of that person has been revoked by the director for cause.
e. Applicants, including corporate officers, partners, members and individuals, for a license issued by the director may be required to submit their fingerprints to the director at the time of application. Officers of a “publicly traded corporation,” as that term is defined by section 39 of P.L.1977, c.110 (C. 5:12-39), and its subsidiaries shall be exempt from this fingerprinting requirement. Persons, other than applicants for a distributor’s license, who possessed licenses issued pursuant to R.S.54:39-1 et seq. continuously for three years prior to January 1, 2011, shall also be exempt from this provision. Fingerprints required by this section shall be submitted on forms prescribed by the director. The director may forward to the Federal Bureau of Investigation or any other agency for processing all fingerprints submitted by license applicants. The receiving agency shall issue its findings to the director. The director or another State agency may maintain a file of fingerprints.
L.2010, c.22, s.28; amended 2010, c.79, s.19.