New Jersey Statutes 52:32-39.1. Payment of interest by independent State authority; definitions
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 52:32-39.1
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- 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
Unless otherwise provided for in the contract, the required payment date shall be 60 calendar days from the date specified in the contract or if no required payment is specified in the contract, then the required payment date shall be 60 calendar days from the receipt of a properly executed invoice, or 60 calendar days from the receipt of goods or services, whichever is later. Interest shall not be paid unless goods and services are rendered.
Interest on amounts due shall be paid to the business concern for the period beginning on the day after the required payment date and ending on the date on which the check for payment is drawn.
Interest shall be paid at the rate specified by the State Treasurer for State late payments to business concerns pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1987, c.184 (C. 52:32-35).
Interest may be paid by separate payment to a business concern, but shall be paid within 30 days of the late payment.
An independent State authority may waive the interest payment for a delinquency due to circumstances beyond the control of the authority, including but not limited to a strike or natural disaster.
As used in this section:
“business concern” means any person engaged in a trade or business, including a private nonprofit entity operating as an independent contractor, providing goods or services directly to an independent State authority or to a designated third party and operating pursuant to a contract with a contracting unit which requires either a single payment or multiple payments, but shall not include a “public utility” as defined in R.S.48:2-13; and
“independent State authority” means a public authority, board, commission, committee, council, instrumentality, or agency which is a body corporate and politic established by law having the power to sue or be sued and to issue bonds.
L.2018, c.127, s.1.