New Jersey § 42:2c-38
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§ 42:2c-38.
Indemnification and Insurance. a. As used in this section: (1) “ Company agent ” means any person who is or was a member of a member-managed company, a manager of
a manager-managed company, an officer, employee or agent of the indemnifying company
or of any constituent company absorbed by the indemnifying company in a consolidation
or merger and any person who is or was a member, manager, officer, director, trustee,
employee or agent of any other enterprise, serving as such at the request of the indemnifying
company, or any such constituent company, or the legal representatives of any such
member, manager, officer, director, trustee, employee or agent. (2) “ Other enterprise ” and “ another enterprise ” mean any domestic or foreign limited liability company other than the company, and
any corporation, partnership, joint venture, sole proprietorship, trust or other enterprise,
whether or not for profit, served by a company agent; (3) “ Expenses ” means reasonable costs, disbursements and attorney's fees; (4) “ Liabilities ” means amounts paid or incurred in satisfaction of settlements, judgments, fines
and penalties; and (5) “ Proceeding ” means any pending, threatened or completed civil, criminal, administrative or arbitrative
action, suit or proceeding, and any appeal therein, and any inquiry or investigation
which could lead to that action or proceeding. (6) References to an “ other enterprise ” or “ another enterprise ” include employee benefit plans; and references to “ fines ” include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to an employee benefit
plan. b. A limited liability company shall indemnify a company agent against expenses to
the extent that such company agent has been successful on the merits or otherwise
in any proceeding brought against the company agent by reason of the company agent
serving as a company agent or serving another enterprise at the request of the limited
liability company. If the company agent is successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any
claim, issue or matter in any such proceeding, indemnification shall be provided under
this subsection with respect to the claim, issue or matter. c. A limited liability company shall indemnify a company agent against any debt, obligation,
expense or other liability incurred by that company agent in the course of the company
agent's activities on behalf of the limited liability company or another enterprise
at the request of the limited liability company, if, in making the payment or incurring
the debt, obligation, expense or other liability, the company agent complied with
the duties stated in sections 35 and 39 of this act. 1 d. A limited liability company may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any
company agent against any expenses incurred in any proceeding and any liabilities
asserted against the company agent in his or her capacity as a company agent, whether
or not the limited liability company could eliminate or limit the person's liability
to the company for the conduct giving rise to the liability under subsection g. of
section 11 of this act. 2 The limited liability company may purchase such insurance from, or such insurance
may be reinsured in whole or in part by, an insurer owned by or otherwise affiliated
with the limited liability company, whether or not such insurer does business with
other insureds. 1
L.2012, c. 50 (N.J.S.A. §§ 42:2C-35 and 42:2C-39). 2
L.2012, c. 50 (N.J.S.A. § 42:2C-11).
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