New Jersey § 3a:15-21
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 3a:15-21, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 3a:15-21.
In determining values for the purposes of this article, (a) an investment which is listed upon a stock, securities or investment exchange,
shall be valued at the last recorded sales price in the 10-day period next preceding
the valuation date, unless, within the said 10-day period, and subsequent to the date
of the last recorded sales price, there have been recorded bid and asked prices, in
which case the mean of the latest of such bid and asked prices shall be taken to be
the value of such investment. An investment which is not listed upon a stock, securities or investment exchange,
but which has an over-the-counter market, shall be valued at the mean of the last
recorded bid and asked prices in the 10-day period next preceding the valuation date. If within the said 10-day period, there have been no recorded sales and no recorded
bid and asked prices, the investment shall be valued at the mean of the last bid and
asked prices as of a date not earlier than 30 days prior to the valuation date, as
supplied by 2 stock or securities brokers or dealers deemed by the fiduciary to be
reliable. For the purposes of this paragraph, recorded sales prices, and recorded bid and
asked prices shall be those which appear in a newspaper of general circulation, or
in a financial, statistical, investment, rating or other publication or service, published
for the use of and accepted as reliable by investors in like investments, or in the
records of a stock, securities or investment exchange. (b) obligations of the United States which are not transferable or negotiable shall
be valued at the issue price thereof. (c) mortgages on real property, or on the lease of the fee of real property, which
are not in default according to their terms, and which represent investments made
by a fiduciary acting pursuant to paragraphs i or j of section 3A:15-1 of this title, and which have been made not more than 3 years prior to the valuation
date, shall be valued at the principal sums owing thereon on the valuation date. (d) all other mortgages on real property or on the lease of the fee of real property,
including, but not by way of limitation, mortgages acquired pursuant to paragraph
i(2) of section 3A:15-1 of this title, and all real property and leases of the fee of real property, shall
be valued at the average value placed thereon in a writing or writings signed by two
licensed real estate brokers, neither of whom shall be the fiduciary or an employee
of the fiduciary, evidencing an appraisal made by them within 3 years prior to the
valuation date. However, when the fiduciary is a corporation, such appraisal may be made by 2 persons
authorized to appraise real property offered as security for a mortgage loan to be
made by such corporation. In no case, shall a mortgage be valued at a sum greater than the principal amount
owing thereon. (e) an investment about to be made, and an investment made and awaiting delivery against
payment, shall be valued at the cost of acquisition thereof, and the cash account
of the trust estate shall be adjusted to reflect such cost of acquisition. (f) an investment sold but not delivered pending receipt of the proceeds of sale shall
be valued at the net sale price thereof. (g) uninvested funds of a trust estate shall be included in the aggregate value of
all the property of a trust estate to the extent that such funds constitute principal. (h) a participation in a common trust fund shall be valued in the amount last determined
by the trustee maintaining such fund, as of a date not earlier than 3 months prior
to the valuation date. (i) an investment not susceptible of valuation pursuant to the foregoing paragraphs
of this section shall be valued in such sum as the fiduciary, exercising ordinary
prudence and reasonable discretion under the circumstances then prevailing, shall
deem fair and reasonable.
Frequently Asked Questions About New Jersey § 3a:15-21
What does New Jersey Statutes § 3a:15-21 cover?
Section 3a:15-21 is part of the New Jersey Statutes, the codified statutory law of New Jersey. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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