New Jersey Statutes Title 17. Corporations and Institutions for Finance and Insurance 17 § 9A-229.6

No bank or trust company after having received notice of the death of a resident depositor shall impose or collect a fee or service charge in connection with the maintenance of a checking account when held in the name of said resident decedent, in the joint names of said resident decedent and one or more persons in the name of said resident decedent's estate during the period when the funds in said account may not be withdrawn pending consent thereto by the Director of the Division of Taxation pursuant to the Transfer Inheritance Tax Law and regulations issued thereunder.