As used in this act “financed automobile” shall include (a) an automobile or other motor vehicle sold at retail, the purchase price whereof is not paid in full at the time of its purchase, but all or part whereof is advanced by the seller to the purchaser by extension of credit or otherwise, or is realized by the seller through the assignment, sale or pledge of the right to receive from the purchaser the unpaid balance of the purchase price whether or not title is retained by the seller until the purchase price is paid in full, or a mortgage or other lien is given or received to secure such payment, or (b) an automobile or other motor vehicle which is pledged as security for the repayment of a loan; an “other automobile” shall include any automobile or other motor vehicle which is not a “financed automobile;” a “master policy” shall include any policy of insurance covering financed automobiles not used, maintained or operated by the policyholder; an “individual contract” shall include any policy of insurance covering any financed automobile which is not a master policy; a “certificate of insurance” shall mean any certificate constituting evidence of the existence of a master policy; and a “policyholder” shall mean the holder of a master policy or an individual policy; except in the case of the insuring of new or secondhand automobiles, held for sale by authorized dealers of manufacturers of automobiles, to which cases the provisions of this act shall not apply.

L.1939, c. 74, p. 117, s. 1. Amended by L.1950, c. 157, p. 343, s. 2.