17:13-88 - Name of credit union; unauthorized use of words "credit union" in name; penalty - New Jersey Statutes

17:13-88.  Name of credit union;  unauthorized use of words  "credit union"  in name;  penalty
    a.  The name of every credit union incorporated under this act shall contain  the words  "Credit Union."   No name shall be adopted by any credit union which  is already in use by another existing credit union of this State or be so  similar thereto as to lead to uncertainty or confusion.

    b.  The use by any person, except corporations established under this act or  affiliates or associations thereof, or by federal law or by the laws of another  state, of a name or title containing the words  "credit union" shall be a  crime of the fourth degree.

     L.1984, c. 171, s. 10, eff. Oct. 31, 1984.