New Jersey Statutes 52:27BBB-75. State pledges, agreements with parties
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 52:27BBB-75
- Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- 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.
- 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
b. Prior to the date that is one year and one day after the corporation no longer has any securities or ancillary facilities outstanding, the corporation shall have no authority to file a voluntary petition under chapter 9 of the federal bankruptcy code or the corresponding chapter or sections as may, from time to time, be in effect, and neither any public officer nor any organization, entity or other person shall authorize the corporation to be or become a debtor under chapter 9, or any successor or corresponding chapter or sections, during this period. The State hereby covenants with the owners of the securities and benefitted parties that the State will not limit or alter the denial of the corporation under this subsection during the period referred to in the preceding sentence. The corporation is authorized and directed to include this covenant as an agreement of the state in any contract with the owners of the securities and benefitted parties.
L.2003,c.120,s.10.