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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 17B:26-3

  • 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
Except as provided in section 17B:26-28 each such policy delivered or issued for delivery to any person in this State shall contain the provisions specified in sections 17B:26-4 to 17B:26-15 inclusive, in words in which the same appear in the applicable sections; provided, however, that the insurer may, at its option, substitute for one or more of such provisions corresponding provisions of different wording approved by the commissioner which are in each instance not less favorable in any respect to the insured or the owner, if other than the insured. Such provisions shall be preceded individually by the appropriate caption appearing in each of such sections or, at the option of the insurer, by such appropriate individual or group captions or subcaptions as the commissioner may approve.

L.1971, c. 144, s. 17B:26-3