As a precondition to the issuance of a permit under section 2 of this act, the applicant shall execute and file with the department a surety bond guaranteeing compliance with all provisions of this act and all rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto and all provisions and conditions of the permit. The bond shall be in an amount established by rule or regulation by the department. The surety bond required by this section shall be executed by a surety company authorized to do business in this State. The department shall not approve any bond until it is personally signed and acknowledged by both principal and surety, or as to either, by his attorney in fact, with a certified copy of the power of attorney attached thereto. The department shall not approve a bond unless there is attached a certificate of the Commissioner of Insurance that the company is authorized to transact a fidelity and surety business in this State.
All bonds shall be given in a form to be prescribed by the department and shall run to the State as obligee.
N.J.S. § 13:1M-5