New Jersey Statutes 2A:65D-6. Sending certain unsolicited checks prohibited
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 2A:65D-6
- 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
For the purposes of this act, an “unsolicited check” means any check mailed or otherwise delivered to a person, other than:
a. In response to a request or application for a check or account by the person;
b. As a substitute for a check or account previously issued to the person to whom the check is mailed or otherwise delivered; or
c. A check related to a consumer credit transaction or consumer loan business issued or provided by an insured depository institution as defined in 12 U.S.C. § 1813, a licensee under the New Jersey Consumer Finance Licensing Act, sections 1 through 49 of P.L.1996, c.157 (C. 17:11C-1 et seq.), or other financial institution authorized to do business by the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance.
L.2015, c.120, s.1.