{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-17b-17-12","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 17B:17-12","heading":"Certificate of authority; license defined","body":"a.  A \"certificate of authority is a certificate issued by the commissioner evidencing the authority of an insurer to transact insurance in this State.\nb.  A \"license\" is authority granted by the commissioner pursuant to this code authorizing the licensee to engage in a business or operation of insurance in this State as an agent, broker, or solicitor, as the case may be, and the written evidence of such authority.\nL.1971,c.144.","path":["TITLE 17B 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":"d473bd9c24f226960e27f670157271c11151835d2b2d02e34c0df04e270c5398","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-17b-17-11","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-17b-17-12.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}