{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-17-14a-16","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 17:14A-16","heading":"Beginning of corporate existence;  transaction of business","body":"Upon the filing of the certificate of incorporation as provided in R.S. 17:14A-15, the subscribers to the certificate, their successors and assigns, shall be a corporation by the name stated in the certificate, subject to the provisions of this chapter, but a safe deposit company shall not transact any business whatsoever, except that relating to its organization, until it has received a certificate of authority from the commissioner to transact business as hereinafter provided.\nL.1983, c. 566, s. 17:14A-16.","path":["TITLE 17 CORPORATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS FOR FINANCE \t\t\tAND INSURANCE"],"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":"e01a796f98be61301a77940a5494124d57cd47d551aeb1af6d2953b443c9fcbe","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-17-14a-15","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-17-14a-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}