Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 56:8-87

  • 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
2. No telecommunications service provider or any person, firm or corporation acting as an agent or representative on behalf of a telecommunications service provider, shall, on behalf of a customer, make any change or direct a different telecommunications service provider to make any change in a provider of a telecommunications service for which there are multiple providers, unless the provider, agent or representative complies with authorization and confirmation procedures established by the board and by federal law and rules. In construing and enforcing the provisions of this section, the act of any person, firm or corporation acting as agent or representative acting on behalf of a telecommunications service provider within the parameters of the working agreement set forth by the telecommunications service provider shall be deemed to be the act of that telecommunications service provider.

L.1998,c.82,s.2.

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