54:18-2 Returns by agents, brokers, insurers; payments to association

54:18-2. If any person residing or having an office or place of business in this State, in the capacity either of agent, broker, or insurer shall effect, or cause to be effected, any insurance, or shall receive any application for the effecting of insurance upon property in any municipality or fire district in this State, and shall directly or indirectly place the insurance or cause the same to be placed in an insurer not organized under the laws of this State, the agent, broker or insurer shall make a return to the Treasurer of the New Jersey State Firemen's Association on behalf of the municipality or fire district in which the property is situate, as set forth in R.S.54:18-1, on or before March 1 in each year. The return shall contain an account, under oath, of all premiums received by such agent, broker or insurer, or by any other person for him, or agreed to be paid, during the 12 months ending December 31 of the preceding year, for insurance against loss or injury by fire upon real or personal property, except automobiles that are not stored for sale, including loss of use thereof in the municipality or fire district. The return also shall contain the Insurance Services Office "ISO" numerical identification code or designation assigned by the New Jersey State Firemen's Association of such municipality or fire district. The agent, broker or insurer shall, on or before March 1 of each year, pay to the Treasurer of the New Jersey State Firemen's Association the sum of 2% upon the amount of all the premiums received or agreed to be paid as aforesaid within the 12 months ending December 31 of the preceding year. The Treasurer of the New Jersey State Firemen's Association shall allocate the tax monies received to the appropriate local firemen's relief association incorporated and affiliated with the State association, collected on behalf of the municipality or fire district under the control thereof, and to the Board of Managers of the New Jersey Firemen's Home. Any monies received, allocated or paid by any agent, broker or insurer pursuant to the provisions of this chapter on behalf of any municipality or fire district that does not have a local firemen's relief association affiliated with the New Jersey State Firemen's Association shall be allocated to the New Jersey Firemen's Home in accordance with the provisions of section 7 of P.L.1997, c.41 (C.54:18-8).

L.1945, c.132, s.2; amended 1955, c.204, s.2; 1997, c.41, s.2.