# N.J. Stat. § 17:46C-2: Legislative declarations

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T17_C46C_S46C-2

## Section

- **Citation:** N.J. Stat. § 17:46C-2
- **Heading:** Legislative declarations
- **Jurisdiction:** New Jersey
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** NJ Code / Title 17 / Chapter 46C / Section 46C-2

## Text

It is declared that there is a need to encourage the development of effective and economically sound methods for making legal services more readily available at reasonable cost to the citizens of New Jersey; that there is a need to protect the interest of the users of legal services and of the public of this State with a minimum of restrictions on experimentation with new forms of organization, administration, or benefits; that the risks inherent in experimentation with legal services plans should be borne by the promoters of new plans rather than by the customers; that persons other than professional insurers should be permitted and encouraged to provide legal services, subject to practical and reasonable financial and regulatory requirements; that effective competition between the various systems of financing legal services should be permitted and encouraged; and that it is the purpose of this act to meet the aforementioned needs and accomplish the aforementioned objectives. L.1981, c. 160, s. 2.

## Nearby sections

- [N.J. Stat. § 17:46C-1 Short title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T17_C46C_S46C-1.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 17:46C-2 Legislative declarations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T17_C46C_S46C-2.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 17:46C-3 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T17_C46C_S46C-3.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 17:46C-4 Certificate of authority; persons entitled to transact business without; necessity for other persons; application; fee; exemptions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T17_C46C_S46C-4.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 17:46C-5 Conditions for issuance; order stating person provides legal insurance](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T17_C46C_S46C-5.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 17:46C-6 Policy or master policy; certificate of coverage; forms; rating system; approval; hearings](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T17_C46C_S46C-6.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 17:46C-7 Transaction of business of legal insurance along with any other business; segregated accounts](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T17_C46C_S46C-7.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 17:46C-8 Management contract; approval](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T17_C46C_S46C-8.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 17:46C-8.1 Legal insurance, prepaid, defined, certain related services differentiated.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T17_C46C_S46C-8.1.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 17:46C-9 Annual report by insurers; exceptions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T17_C46C_S46C-9.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 17:46C-10 Reserves](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T17_C46C_S46C-10.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 17:46C-11 Investments](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T17_C46C_S46C-11.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 17:46C-12 Regulation of trade practices](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T17_C46C_S46C-12.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 17:46C-13 Rules and regulations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T17_C46C_S46C-13.md)

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