§ 17:36-2 Creation; application of; maintenance
§ 17:36-5.15 Required statements in policy; copy to be filed with commissioner
§ 17:36-5.16 Binders
§ 17:36-5.17 Combination form of fire policy; required provisions
§ 17:36-5.18 Space for listing certain items; other data; signatures
§ 17:36-5.19 Insured; perils insured against; amount of insurance; assignment, provision as to
§ 17:36-5.20 Standard provisions
§ 17:36-5.20a Cancellation, non-renewal of homeowners insurance prohibited under certain circumstances
§ 17:36-5.20b Certain commercial lines insurance risks, exclusion from requirements of standard fire policy
§ 17:36-5.21 Other insurances; combination policies; premium, allocation of portion to fire insurance
§ 17:36-5.22 Endorsements; supplemental contracts; contracts; disapproval by commissioner
§ 17:36-5.23 Disapproval and other orders to be in writing
§ 17:36-5.24 Violation of regulation or order
§ 17:36-5.25 Provisions of act inapplicable to reinsurance and certain kinds of insurance
§ 17:36-5.26 Repeal
§ 17:36-5.27 Partial invalidity
§ 17:36-5.28 Authority to exclude loss or damage caused by nuclear reaction or radiation or radioactive contamination
§ 17:36-5.29 Domestic servants or household employees; coverage
§ 17:36-5.30 Insurers deemed admitted to transact workers’ compensation insurance
§ 17:36-5.31 Information provided to policyholders by every fire, casualty insurer
§ 17:36-5.32 Penalties
§ 17:36-5.33 Definitions relative to homeowners insurance deductibles and premium rates
§ 17:36-5.34 Uniform policy language concerning hurricane deductible
§ 17:36-5.35 Expedited rate filing procedure, certain
§ 17:36-5.36 Customer information brochure for homeowners insurance consumers
§ 17:36-5.37 Regulations
§ 17:36-5.38 Earthquake damage endorsement, availability through homeowners’ insurance policy
§ 17:36-5.39 Earthquake damage endorsement, availability through commercial fire, extended coverage insurance policy
§ 17:36-5.40 Immunity from liability for informing insureds of endorsement
§ 17:36-5.41 Provision of notice to applicants, insureds
§ 17:36-6 Furnishing proofs of loss
§ 17:36-8 Official certificate of search required
§ 17:36-9 Municipal ordinances authorized
§ 17:36-10 Payment of demolition costs, liens
§ 17:36-11 Resolution of agreement with owner to pay liens or costs in installments; authorization for payment of claim in full
§ 17:36-12 Priority of municipal claim; subordination to mortgage; limitation on liability of insurer; enforcement of lien under other law
§ 17:36-13 Fire insurance policies subject to act
§ 17:36-14 Definitions
§ 17:36-15 Release to and cooperation with authorized agency by insurer
§ 17:36-16 Belief by insurer fire loss due to other than accidental cause; notice and provision of material to county prosecutor; disposition
§ 17:36-17 Immunity from liability of insurer
§ 17:36-18 Disclosure of acquired information by authorized agency
§ 17:36-19 Right of insurer to receive information from authorized agency with respect to civil action
§ 17:36-20 Testimony in litigation by authorized agency or its personnel
§ 17:36-21 Violations; penalty; collection

Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes > Title 17 > Chapter 36 - Creation; Application Of; Maintenance

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Mortgagee: The person to whom property is mortgaged and who has loaned the money.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • 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
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • real property: include lands, tenements and hereditaments and all rights thereto and interests therein. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • 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
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.