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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 3B:20-28

  • 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.
  • Estate: means all of the property of a decedent, minor or incapacitated individual, trust or other person whose affairs are subject to this title as the property is originally constituted and as it exists from time to time during administration. See New Jersey Statutes 3B:1-1
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Fiduciary: means an individual or corporation that is authorized to act as or acts as a trustee, personal representative, conservator, guardian, and every other individual or corporation charged with the duty of administering a trust estate. See New Jersey Statutes 3B:20-1
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a fiduciary holding securities in a trust estate, or any banking institution holding securities as a custodian or managing agent, or as custodian for a fiduciary, is authorized to deposit or arrange for the deposit of the securities in a clearing corporation.

L.1981, c. 405, s. 3B:20-28, eff. May 1, 1982.