17:1C-47 - Total amount assessable
17:1C-47 Total amount assessable.
15. a. The total amount assessable to regulated entities in any fiscal year for the assessment established by this act shall not exceed the lesser of:
(1)the total amount of expenses incurred by the State in connection with the administration of the special functions of the division pursuant to section 3 of this act during the preceding fiscal year as ascertained by the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting in the Department of the Treasury, on or before August 15 in each year, and certified to the commissioner by category; or
(2).0001084 times the sum of (a) the average total assets for State-chartered banks, savings banks, and savings and loan associations for the preceding five calendar years' data, excluding the two most recent calendar years plus (b) the average total loan volume for residential mortgage loans closed by licensed residential mortgage lenders or residential mortgage brokers pursuant to the "New Jersey Residential Mortgage Lending Act," sections 1 through 39 of P.L.2009, c.53 (C.17:11C-51 et seq.) for the preceding five calendar years' data, excluding the two most recent calendar years.
b.In calculating the assessments:
(1)Banks, savings banks and savings and loan associations shall be given prorated credit for unused portions of assessment periods; and
(2)Licensees shall be given prorated credit for unused portions of licensing periods.
c.The department shall not issue an examination bill for an examination that has not been completed by the date that the regulated entity becomes subject to the assessment pursuant to the provisions of this act. For the purposes of this act, the completion of the examination shall not include the time to process and review the examination report.
L.2005, c.199, s.15; amended 2007, c.81, s.3; 2009, c.53, s.66.