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New Jersey Statutes, Title: 17, CORPORATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS FOR FINANCE AND INSURANCE

    Chapter 9a:

      Section: 17:9a-224.1: Savings account promotions conducted by bank.

          1. a. A bank or savings bank may conduct a savings promotion provided that the bank or savings bank:

(1) conducts the promotion in a manner so as to ensure that each entry has an equal chance of winning the designated prize;

(2) fully discloses the terms and conditions of the promotion to each of its account holders;

(3) maintains records sufficient to facilitate an audit of the promotion;

(4) ensures that only account holders 18 years of age and older are permitted to participate in the promotion;

(5) does not require any consideration, other than the requirement that the participant deposit money into a savings account or other savings program to obtain entries in the promotion, to participate in the promotion; and

(6) offers an interest rate and charges fees on any qualifying account that are approximately the same as those on a comparable non-qualifying account.

b. For the purposes of this section, "savings promotion" means a raffle in which the sole consideration required for a chance of winning designated prizes is the deposit of a minimum specified amount of money in a savings account or other savings program.

L.2015, c.236, s.1.

This section added to the Rutgers Database: 2016-02-03 09:10:24.






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