N.J.S.A. 17:1-5 — Seal of office; certificates under seal as evidence

17:1-5. Seal of office; certificates under seal as evidence The seal of office of the commissioner, filed in the department of state, shall continue as the seal of such office. Every certificate, assignment, conveyance or other official paper executed by the commissioner under authority of law and sealed with the seal, shall be received as evidence and may be recorded in proper recording offices in the same manner and with the same effect as a deed duly acknowledged or proved before an officer authorized by law to take proof or acknowledgment of deeds. All copies of papers in the office of the commissioner, certified by him and authenticated by the seal, shall be accepted as evidence equally and in like manner as the original. An impression of the seal directly on paper shall be as valid as if made on wax or wafer. 17:1-8. Fees; disposition 17:1-8. The commissioner shall charge for a license and for all services performed by the department the fees provided in Title 17 of the Revised Statutes or Title 17B of the New Jersey Statutes, or in lieu thereof or where not so provided, such fees as the commissioner shall prescribe by rule or regulation, including but not limited to application fees, license fees, assessments, and charges for investigations and examinations. The commissioner shall make returns to the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting of all fees and moneys collected by the department, and pay the sum so collected into the State Treasury. Amended 1971, c.238; 1996, c.45, s.8. 17:1-8.1. Rules, regulations 1. The commissioner may, in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary to effectuate the purposes of this 1996 amendatory and supplementary act. L.1958,c.66,s.1; amended 1996, c.45, s.17. 17:1-13. Short title 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Department of Banking and Insurance Act of 1996." L.1996,c.45,s.1.

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