As used in this act:
"Administrator" means a person, other than an insurer or creditor, that performs administrative or operational functions pursuant to a guaranteed asset protection waiver program.
"Borrower" means a debtor, retail buyer or lessee, under a finance agreement.
"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance.
"Creditor" means:
"Department" means the Department of Banking and Insurance.
"Finance agreement" means a loan, lease or retail installment sales contract for the purchase or lease of a motor vehicle.
"Free look period" means the period of time from the effective date of the GAP waiver until the date the borrower may cancel the contract without penalty, fees or costs to the borrower, which period shall not be less than 30 days.
"Guaranteed asset protection waiver" or "GAP waiver" means a contractual agreement wherein a creditor agrees for a separate charge to cancel or waive all or part of the amount due on a borrower's finance agreement in the event of a total physical damage loss or unrecovered theft of the motor vehicle, which agreement shall be part of, or a separate addendum to, the finance agreement.
"Insurer" means an insurance company licensed, registered, or otherwise authorized to do business under the laws of this State.
"Motor vehicle" means self-propelled or towed vehicles designed for personal or commercial use, including but not limited to automobiles, trucks, motorcycles, recreational vehicles, all-terrain vehicles, snowmobiles, campers, boats, personal watercraft, and motorcycle, boat, camper and personal watercraft trailers.
"Person" includes an individual, company, association, organization, partnership, business trust, corporation, and every form of legal entity.
The terms defined in this section are defined for purposes of this act and are not intended to provide actual terms required in guaranteed asset protection waivers.
N.J.S. § 17:16BB-2