2017 New Jersey Revised Statutes
TITLE 17 - CORPORATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS FOR FINANCE AND INSURANCE
Section 17:11C-19 - Maintenance of books, accounts, records, documents.
17:11C-19 Maintenance of books, accounts, records, documents.
19. a. Every consumer lender or sales finance company licensee shall identify the place of business where those books, accounts, records and other documents of the business conducted under the license, as may be prescribed by the commissioner, are maintained, to enable the commissioner to determine whether the business of the licensee is being conducted in accordance with the provisions of this act and the orders, rules and regulations issued hereunder.
b. Upon appropriate notice to the commissioner and if a change in location of records is made, the commissioner shall be notified in writing of the change within five business days of the change.
c. Every licensee shall preserve all books, accounts, records and other documents pertaining to its business, and keep them available for examination by the commissioner, for at least three years from the date of original entry, or a longer time as prescribed by the commissioner by regulation.
d. A licensee may, upon approval of the commissioner, keep records at a location, identified by the licensee, outside this State, provided that the licensee shall make the records available in this State upon request of the commissioner.
L.1996, c.157, s.19; amended 2009, c.53, s.51.
