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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 17:3B-13

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • 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
  • Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC
  • Revolving credit: A credit agreement (typically a credit card) that allows a customer to borrow against a preapproved credit line when purchasing goods and services. The borrower is only billed for the amount that is actually borrowed plus any interest due. (Also called a charge account or open-end credit.) Source: OCC

10. Revolving credit plan prohibitions. No revolving credit plan agreement shall contain:

a. An acceleration clause under which any part or all of the balance, not yet matured, may be declared immediately due and payable because the lender deems himself to be insecure, which provision shall be void and unenforceable;

b. A provision whereby the borrower waives any right of action or defense against the lender or other person acting on his behalf for any illegal act committed in the collection of the payments under the revolving credit plan, which provision shall be void and unenforceable; and

c. A power of attorney to confess judgment or any other power of attorney, which provision shall be void and unenforceable.

d. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1997, c.12.)

L.1985,c.81,s.10; amended 1997, c.12, s.3; 1997, c.33, s.4.