{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-17-9a-13","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 17:9A-13","heading":"Beginning of corporate existence;  certificate of incorporation as evidence","body":"A.  Upon the filing of the certificate of incorporation as specified in section 12, 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 act, and subject to dissolution as in this act or otherwise by law provided;  but no bank or savings bank shall transact any business whatsoever, except that relating to its organization, until it has received from the commissioner a certificate of authority to transact business, as hereinafter provided.\nB.  The certificate of incorporation, or a copy thereof certified by the commissioner, shall be evidence in all courts and places.\nL.1948, c. 67, p. 190, s. 13.","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":"29b5ce1c081661134982bc1f21dbfbb5408b0b8cc60435baaba777c847cb8d8f","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-17-9a-12","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-17-9a-14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}