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- New Jersey Corporations, Nonprofit Laws Section 15A:1-1. Short title; purposes; rules of construction; variation
a. This title shall be known and may be cited as the "New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation Act." b. This title shall be liberally ...
- New Jersey Corporations, Nonprofit Laws Section 15A:1-2. Definitions
As used in this title: a. "Act" means the "New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation Act" ; b. "Board" means the board ...
- New Jersey Corporations, Nonprofit Laws Section 15A:1-3. Application of act
a. This act shall apply to: (1) every corporation which is organized under this act; (2) every corporation without capital stock which was organized under ...
- New Jersey Corporations, Nonprofit Laws Section 15A:1-4. Certain corporations organized under other acts; reincorporation or conversion
a. Any corporation not having capital stock which has been organized by any special act of the Legislature for any of the purposes for which ...
- New Jersey Corporations, Nonprofit Laws Section 15A:1-5. Authorization to corporations which could be or are organized under title 16 of the revised statutes to adopt provisions of this act without reincorporation
a. Any corporation organized for any purpose for which corporations may be incorporated under Title 16 of the Revised Statutes which is not organized under ...
- New Jersey Corporations, Nonprofit Laws Section 15A:1-6. Reservation of power
This act may be supplemented, altered, amended or repealed by the Legislature and every corporation, domestic or foreign, to which this act applies shall be ...
- New Jersey Corporations, Nonprofit Laws Section 15A:1-7. Execution, filing and recording of documents
a. If a document relating to a domestic or foreign corporation is required or permitted to be filed in the office of the Secretary of ...
- New Jersey Corporations, Nonprofit Laws Section 15A:1-8. Repeal of prior acts
The repeal by this act of the whole or any part of any act under which there was organized any corporation in existence on the ...
- New Jersey Corporations, Nonprofit Laws Section 15A:1-9. Notices; computation of time; effect of postage class used
a. In computing the period of time for the giving of any notice required or permitted by this act, or by a certificate of incorporation ...
- New Jersey Corporations, Nonprofit Laws Section 15A:1-10. Certificates and certified copies
a. Upon request of any person, the Secretary of State shall furnish certified copies of documents filed in the office of the Secretary of State ...
- New Jersey Corporations, Nonprofit Laws Section 15A:2-1. Purposes
a. A corporation may be organized under this act for any lawful purpose other than for pecuniary profit including, without being limited to, any one ...
- New Jersey Corporations, Nonprofit Laws Section 15A:2-2. Corporate name of domestic or foreign corporation
a. The corporate name of a domestic corporation or of a foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this State: (1) Shall not contain any ...
- New Jersey Corporations, Nonprofit Laws Section 15A:2-3. Use of name other than actual corporate name
a. No domestic corporation, or foreign corporation which conducts activities in this State within the meaning of section 15A:13-3 shall conduct any activities ...
- New Jersey Corporations, Nonprofit Laws Section 15A:2-4. Reserved name
a. The exclusive right to the use of a corporate name may be reserved upon compliance with the provisions of this section. b. The reservation ...
- New Jersey Corporations, Nonprofit Laws Section 15A:2-5. Registered name
a. Any foreign corporation may register its corporate name under this act, provided its corporate name is available for use under section 15A:2-2. ...
- New Jersey Corporations, Nonprofit Laws Section 15A:2-6. Renewal of registered name
A corporation which has a registration of its corporate name in effect may renew the registration by annually filing in the office of the Secretary ...
- New Jersey Corporations, Nonprofit Laws Section 15A:2-7. Incorporators
a. Subject to the provisions of subsection d. of this section, one or more individuals, corporations, foreign corporations or corporate entities may act as incorporators ...
- New Jersey Corporations, Nonprofit Laws Section 15A:2-8. Certificate of incorporation
15A:2-8. Certificate of incorporation. a. The certificate of incorporation shall set forth: (1) The name of the corporation; (2) The purpose or purposes ...
- New Jersey Corporations, Nonprofit Laws Section 15A:2-9. Organization meeting of board of trustees
On or after the effective date of the certificate of incorporation, an organization meeting of the board named in the certificate of incorporation shall be ...
- New Jersey Corporations, Nonprofit Laws Section 15A:2-10. Bylaws; making and altering
a. The initial bylaws of a corporation shall be adopted by the board at its organization meeting. Thereafter, the board shall have the power to ...
- New Jersey Corporations, Nonprofit Laws Section 15A:2-11. Bylaws and other powers in emergency
a. The board of a corporation may adopt emergency bylaws, subject to repeal or change by action of the members, which shall, notwithstanding any different ...
- New Jersey Corporations, Nonprofit Laws Section 15A:2-12. Chapter organizations
a. Any corporation to which this act is applicable pursuant to paragraph (1), (2) or (3) of subsection a. of section 15A:1-3 may ...
- New Jersey Corporations, Nonprofit Laws Section 15A:3-1. General powers
a. Each corporation, subject to any limitations provided in this act or other statute of this State, or in its certificate of incorporation or bylaws, ...
- New Jersey Corporations, Nonprofit Laws Section 15A:3-2. Ultra vires transactions
No act of a corporation and no conveyance or transfer of real or personal property to or by a corporation shall be invalid because the ...
- New Jersey Corporations, Nonprofit Laws Section 15A:3-3. Contributions by corporations
a. Any corporation, unless otherwise provided in its certificate of incorporation or bylaws, and subject to the purposes specified in its certificate of incorporation, may, ...
- New Jersey Corporations, Nonprofit Laws Section 15A:3-4. Indemnification of trustees, officers and employees
15A:3-4. Indemnification of trustees, officers and employees. a. As used in this section: (1) "Corporate agent" means any person who is ...
- New Jersey Corporations, Nonprofit Laws Section 15A:3-5. Provisions relating to actions in the right of a corporation
a. No action shall be brought in this State by a member in the right of a domestic or foreign corporation unless the plaintiff was ...
- New Jersey Corporations, Nonprofit Laws Section 15A:3A-1 Definitions relative to criminal history background checks for employees, volunteers of youth serving organizations.
1. As used in this act: "Criminal history record background check" means a determination of whether a person has a criminal record by ...
- New Jersey Corporations, Nonprofit Laws Section 15A:3A-2 Youth serving organization request for criminal background check; costs.
2. a. A nonprofit youth serving organization may request, through the department, that the State Bureau of Identification in the Division of State Police conduct ...
- New Jersey Corporations, Nonprofit Laws Section 15A:3A-3 Conditions under which person is disqualified from service.
3. A person may be disqualified from serving as an employee or volunteer of a nonprofit youth serving organization if that person's criminal history ...
- New Jersey Corporations, Nonprofit Laws Section 15A:3A-4 Submissions, exchange of background check information.
4. a. Prospective or current employees and volunteers of nonprofit youth serving organizations shall submit their name, address, fingerprints and written consent to the organization ...
- New Jersey Corporations, Nonprofit Laws Section 15A:3A-5 Rules, regulations.
5. The Attorney General, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall adopt ...
- New Jersey Corporations, Nonprofit Laws Section 15A:4-1. Registered office and registered agent
a. Every corporation organized under this title and every foreign corporation authorized to conduct activities in this State shall continuously maintain a registered office in ...
- New Jersey Corporations, Nonprofit Laws Section 15A:4-2. Function of registered agent and office; service of process, notice or demand
a. Every registered agent shall be an agent of the corporation which has appointed the agent, upon whom process against the corporation may be served ...
- New Jersey Corporations, Nonprofit Laws Section 15A:4-3. Change of registered office or registered agent
15A:4-3. Change of Registered Office or Registered Agent. a. A domestic corporation or a foreign corporation authorized to conduct activities in this State ...
- New Jersey Corporations, Nonprofit Laws Section 15A:4-4. Resignation of registered agent
a. The registered agent of a domestic corporation or a foreign corporation authorized to conduct activities in this State may resign by complying with the ...
- New Jersey Corporations, Nonprofit Laws Section 15A:4-5. Annual report to Secretary of State
15A:4-5. Annual Report to Secretary of State. a. Every domestic corporation and every foreign corporation authorized to conduct activities in this State shall ...
- New Jersey Corporations, Nonprofit Laws Section 15A:5-1. Place of members' meetings
Meetings of members of every corporation organized under this title may, unless otherwise provided by law, be held at a place, within or without this ...
- New Jersey Corporations, Nonprofit Laws Section 15A:5-2. Annual or biennial meeting of members
a. If the certificate of incorporation or bylaws or other applicable law provides that some or all of the trustees shall be elected by the ...
- New Jersey Corporations, Nonprofit Laws Section 15A:5-3. Special meetings of members
Special meetings of the members may be called by the president or the board, or by any other officers, trustees or members as may be ...
- New Jersey Corporations, Nonprofit Laws Section 15A:5-4. Notice of members' meetings
a. Except as otherwise provided in this act, written notice of the time, place and purposes of every meeting of members shall be given not ...
- New Jersey Corporations, Nonprofit Laws Section 15A:5-5. Waiver of notice or of lapse of time
a. Notice of a meeting need not be given to any member who signs a waiver of the notice, in person or by proxy, whether ...
- New Jersey Corporations, Nonprofit Laws Section 15A:5-6. Action by members without a meeting
a. Except as otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation or bylaws, any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of members ...
- New Jersey Corporations, Nonprofit Laws Section 15A:5-7. Fixing record date
a. The bylaws may provide for fixing, or in the absence of such a provision, the board may fix, in advance, a date as the ...
- New Jersey Corporations, Nonprofit Laws Section 15A:5-8. Voting list
a. The officer or agent having charge of the membership record books for a corporation shall make and certify a complete list of the members ...
- New Jersey Corporations, Nonprofit Laws Section 15A:5-9. Quorum of members
a. Unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation, the bylaws, or this act, the members entitled to cast a majority of the votes at ...
- New Jersey Corporations, Nonprofit Laws Section 15A:5-10. Voting by members
The right of the members or any class or classes of members to vote may be limited, enlarged or denied to the extent specified in ...
- New Jersey Corporations, Nonprofit Laws Section 15A:5-11. Votes required
a. Whenever any action, other than the election of trustees is to be taken by vote of the members, it shall be authorized by a ...
- New Jersey Corporations, Nonprofit Laws Section 15A:5-12. Greater or lesser voting requirements
a. Whenever any action is to be authorized by the members of a corporation and the certificate of incorporation or the bylaws require the affirmative ...
- New Jersey Corporations, Nonprofit Laws Section 15A:5-13. Memberships held or controlled by the corporation not voted or counted
If the corporation holds interests or memberships which entitle it to cast the plurality of the votes required for the election of directors of a ...
- New Jersey Corporations, Nonprofit Laws Section 15A:5-14. Memberships held by another corporation
Memberships standing in the name of another domestic or foreign corporation may be voted by any officer or agent, or by proxy appointed by any ...
- New Jersey Corporations, Nonprofit Laws Section 15A:5-15. Memberships held by fiduciaries
Memberships held by any person in any representative or fiduciary capacity may be voted by that person without a transfer of the membership into the ...
- New Jersey Corporations, Nonprofit Laws Section 15A:5-16. Memberships held jointly or as tenants in common
Membership held by two or more persons as joint tenants or as in common may be voted at any meeting of the members by any ...
- New Jersey Corporations, Nonprofit Laws Section 15A:5-17. Voting of pledged memberships
A member whose membership interest is pledged shall be entitled to vote the membership until the membership has been transferred into the name of the ...
- New Jersey Corporations, Nonprofit Laws Section 15A:5-18. Proxy voting
a. Unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation or bylaws, every member entitled to vote at a meeting of members or to express consent ...
- New Jersey Corporations, Nonprofit Laws Section 15A:5-19. Agreements as to voting; provision in certificate of incorporation as to control of trustees
a. An agreement between two or more members, if in writing and signed by the parties thereto, may provide that in exercising any voting rights, ...
Last modified: October 21, 2006
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