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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 39:12-3

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • 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
The director may deny the application of any person for a license if, in his discretion, he determines that:

a. Such applicant has made a material false statement or concealed a material fact in connection with his application;

b. Such applicant, any officer, director, stockholder or partner, or any other person directly or indirectly interested in the business, was the former holder of a license under this act, or was an officer, director, stockholder or partner, in a corporation or partnership which held a license under this act and which license was revoked or suspended by the director;

c. Such applicant or any officer, director, stockholder, partner, employee, or any other person directly or indirectly interested in the business, has been convicted of a crime;

d. Such applicant has failed to furnish satisfactory evidence of good character, reputation and fitness;

e. Such applicant does not have a place of business as required by this act;

f. Such applicant is not the true owner of the drivers’ school; or

g. The application is not accompanied by a copy of a standard liability insurance policy in the amount of $10,000.00 for personal injury to, or death of, any 1 person, $20,000.00 for personal injury to, or death of, any number of persons involved in any 1 accident, and $5,000.00 for property damage in any 1 accident, suffered, or caused by reason of the negligence of the applicant or any agent or employee of the applicant, approved as to form and coverage by the director, and issued by a company duly licensed to transact business in this State under the insurance laws of this State.

L.1951, c. 216, p. 776, s. 3. Amended by L.1959, c. 44, p. 149, s. 1.