New Jersey § 3b:30-2

Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 3b:30-2, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 3b:30-2.

As used in the act: “ Beneficiary form ” means a registration of a security which indicates the present owner of the security

and the intention of the owner regarding the person who will become the owner of the

security upon the death of the owner. “ Devisee ” means any person designated in a will to receive a disposition of real or personal

property. “ Heirs ” means those persons, including the surviving spouse or domestic partner , who are entitled under the statutes of intestate succession to the property of a

decedent. “ Person ” means an individual, a corporation, an organization or other legal entity. “ Personal representative ” includes executor, administrator, successor personal representative, special administrator,

and persons who perform substantially the same function under the law governing their

status. “ Property ” includes both real and personal property or any interest therein and means anything

that may be the subject of ownership. “ Register ” including its derivatives, means to issue a certificate showing the ownership of

a certificated security or, in the case of an uncertificated security, to initiate

or transfer an account showing ownership of securities. “ Registering entity ” means a person who originates or transfers a security title by registration, and

includes a broker maintaining security accounts for customers and a transfer agent

or other person acting for or as an issuer of securities. “ Security ” means a share, participation, or other interest in property, in a business, or in

an obligation of an enterprise or other issuer, and includes a certificated security,

an uncertificated security, and a security account. “ Security account ” means: a reinvestment account associated with a security, a securities account

with a broker, a cash balance in a brokerage account, cash, interest, earnings, or

dividends earned or declared on a security in an account, a reinvestment account,

or a brokerage account, whether or not credited to the account before the owner's

death; or a cash balance or other property held for or due to the owner of a security

as a replacement for or product of an account security, whether or not credited to

the account before the owner's death. “ State ” includes any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth

of Puerto Rico, and any territory or possession subject to the legislative authority

of the United States.

Frequently Asked Questions About New Jersey § 3b:30-2

What does New Jersey Statutes § 3b:30-2 cover?

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