(a) This subtitle may be cited as the Uniform Commercial Code. (b) This chapter may be cited as Uniform Commercial Code — General Provisions. History. Acts 1961, No. 185, § 1-101; reen. 1967, No. 303, § 1 (1-101); A.S.A. 1947, § 85-1-101; Acts 2005, No. 856, § 1.
This chapter applies to a transaction to the extent that it is governed by another chapter of this subtitle. History. Acts 1961, No. 185, § 1-102; reen. 1967, No. 303, § 1 (1-102); A.S.A. 1947, § 85-1-102; Acts 2005, No. 856, § 2.
(a) This subtitle shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes and policies, which are: (1) to simplify, clarify, and modernize the law governing commercial transactions; (2) to permit the continued expansion of commercial practices through custom, usage, and agreement of the parties; and (3) to make uniform the law among the […]
This subtitle being a general act intended as a unified coverage of its subject matter, no part of it shall be deemed to be impliedly repealed by subsequent legislation if such construction can reasonably be avoided. History. Acts 1961, No. 185, § 1-104; reen. 1967, No. 303, § 1 (1-104); A.S.A. 1947, § 85-1-104.
If any provision or clause of this subtitle or its application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of the subtitle which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this subtitle are severable.
In this subtitle, unless the statutory context otherwise requires: (1) Words in the singular number include the plural, and those in the plural include the singular; and (2) Words of any gender also refer to any other gender.
Section captions are part of this subtitle. History. Acts 1961, No. 185, § 1-109; as added by 1967, No. 303, § 1 (1-109); A.S.A. 1947, § 85-1-110; Acts 2005, No. 856, § 7. A.C.R.C. Notes. This section was formerly codified as § 4-1-109. Publisher’s Notes. Former § 4-1-107, concerning waiver or renunciation of claim or […]
This subtitle modifies, limits, and supersedes the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C. § 7001 et seq., except that nothing in this subtitle modifies, limits, or supersedes 15 U.S.C. § 7001(c) or authorizes electronic delivery of any of the notices described in 15 U.S.C. § 7003(b).
