{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-14a-17-4","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 14A:17-4","heading":"Application of act","body":"This act shall not apply to any individual or groups within this State who,  prior to the passage of this act, were permitted to organize a corporation and  perform personal services to the public by the means of a corporation, and this  act shall not apply to any corporations organized by such individual or group  of individuals prior to the passage of this act; provided, however, any such  individual or group of individuals or any such corporation may bring themselves  and such corporation within the provisions of this act by amending the  certificate of incorporation in such a manner so as to be consistent with all  the provisions of this act and by affirmatively stating in the amended  certificate of incorporation that the shareholders have elected to bring the  corporation within the provisions of this act.\nL.1969, c. 232, s. 4, eff. Dec. 16, 1969.","path":["TITLE 14A CORPORATIONS, GENERAL"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"c3de7ecbbfb7359b005115cc6419851aded944cca35d731d03ec3538375992c3","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-14a-17-3","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-14a-17-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}