TITLE 27.  UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE

 

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

 

     Following each section of chapter 490, the Uniform Commercial Code, appear "Comments To Official Text," which are the comments prepared by The American Law Institute and the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws as they appear in the "1962 Official Text."  These comments were copyrighted in 1967 by and are reprinted with the permission of The American Law Institute and the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws.

 

Chapter

   490 Uniform Commercial Code

 

CHAPTER 490

UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE

 

ARTICLE 1.  GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

         Part 1.  General Provisions

Section

   490:1-101 Short title

   490:1-102 Scope of article

   490:1-103 Construction of chapter to promote its purposes and

             policies; applicability of supplemental principles

             of law

   490:1-104 Construction against implied repeal

   490:1-105 Severability

   490:1-106 Use of singular and plural; gender

   490:1-107 Section captions

   490:1-108 Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and

             National Commerce Act

 

         Part 2.  General Definitions and Principles of

                  Interpretation

   490:1-201 General definitions

   490:1-202 Notice; knowledge

   490:1-203 Lease distinguished from security interest

   490:1-204 Value

   490:1-205 Reasonable time; seasonableness

   490:1-206 Presumptions

 

         Part 3.  Territorial Applicability and General Rules

   490:1-301 Territorial applicability; parties' power to choose

             applicable law

   490:1-302 Variation by agreement

   490:1-303 Course of performance, course of dealing, and usage

             of trade

   490:1-304 Obligation of good faith

   490:1-305 Remedies to be liberally administered

   490:1-306 Waiver or renunciation of claim or right after

             breach

   490:1-307 Prima facie evidence by third-party documents

   490:1-308 Performance or acceptance under reservation of

             rights

   490:1-309 Option to accelerate at will

   490:1-310 Subordinated obligations

 

ARTICLE 2.  SALES

 

         Part 1.  Short Title, General Construction and

                  Subject Matter

   490:2-101 Short title

   490:2-102 Scope; certain security and other transactions

             excluded from this Article

   490:2-103 Definitions and index of definitions

   490:2-104 Definitions:  "merchant"; "between merchants";

             "financing agency"

   490:2-105 Definitions:  transferability; "goods"; "future"

             goods; "lot"; "commercial unit"

   490:2-106 Definitions:  "contract"; "agreement"; "contract

             for sale"; "sale"; "present sale"; "conforming" to

             contract; "termination"; "cancellation"

   490:2-107 Goods to be severed from realty:  recording

 

         Part 2.  Form, Formation and Readjustment of Contract

   490:2-201 Formal requirements; statute of frauds

   490:2-202 Final written expression:  parol or extrinsic

             evidence

   490:2-203 Seals inoperative

   490:2-204 Formation in general

   490:2-205 Firm offers

   490:2-206 Offer and acceptance in formation of contract

   490:2-207 Additional terms in acceptance or confirmation

   490:2-208 Repealed

   490:2-209 Modification, rescission and waiver

   490:2-210 Delegation of performance; assignment of rights

 

         Part 3.  General Obligation and Construction of

                  Contract

   490:2-301 General obligation of parties

   490:2-302 Unconscionable contract or clause

   490:2-303 Allocation or division of risks

   490:2-304 Price payable in money, goods, realty or otherwise

   490:2-305 Open price term

   490:2-306 Output, requirements and exclusive dealings

   490:2-307 Delivery in single lot or several lots

   490:2-308 Absence of specified place for delivery

   490:2-309 Absence of specific time provisions; notice of

             termination

   490:2-310 Open time for payment or running of credit;

             authority to ship under reservation

   490:2-311 Options and cooperation respecting performance

   490:2-312 Warranty of title and against infringement; buyer's

             obligation against infringement

   490:2-313 Express warranties by affirmation, promise,

             description, sample

490:2-313.1, 313.2 Repealed

   490:2-314 Implied warranty:  merchantability; usage of trade

   490:2-315 Implied warranty:  fitness for particular purpose

   490:2-316 Exclusion or modification of warranties

   490:2-317 Cumulation and conflict of warranties express or

             implied

   490:2-318 Third party beneficiaries of warranties express or

             implied

   490:2-319 F.O.B. and F.A.S. terms

   490:2-320 C.I.F. and C. & F. terms

   490:2-321 C.I.F. or C. & F.:  "net landed weights"; "payment

             on arrival"; warranty of condition on arrival

   490:2-322 Delivery "ex-ship"

   490:2-323 Form of bill of lading required in overseas

             shipment; "overseas"

   490:2-324 "No arrival, no sale" term

   490:2-325 "Letter of credit" term; "confirmed credit"

   490:2-326 Sale on approval and sale or return;

             rights of creditors

   490:2-327 Special incidents of sale on approval and

             sale or return

   490:2-328 Sale by auction

 

         Part 4.  Title, Creditors and Good Faith Purchasers

   490:2-401 Passing of title; reservation for security; limited

             application of this section

   490:2-402 Rights of seller's creditors against sold goods

   490:2-403 Power to transfer; good faith purchase of goods;

             "entrusting"

 

         Part 5.  Performance

   490:2-501 Insurable interest in goods; manner of

             identification of goods

   490:2-502 Buyer's right to goods on seller's repudiation,

             failure to deliver, or insolvency

   490:2-503 Manner of seller's tender of delivery

   490:2-504 Shipment by seller

   490:2-505 Seller's shipment under reservation

   490:2-506 Rights of financing agency

   490:2-507 Effect of seller's tender; delivery on condition

   490:2-508 Cure by seller of improper tender or delivery;

             replacement

   490:2-509 Risk of loss in the absence of breach

   490:2-510 Effect of breach on risk of loss

   490:2-511 Tender of payment by buyer; payment by check

   490:2-512 Payment by buyer before inspection

   490:2-513 Buyer's right to inspection of goods

   490:2-514 When documents deliverable on acceptance; when on

             payment

   490:2-515 Preserving evidence of goods in dispute

 

         Part 6.  Breach, Repudiation and Excuse

   490:2-601 Buyer's rights on improper delivery

   490:2-602 Manner and effect of rightful rejection

   490:2-603 Merchant buyer's duties as to rightfully rejected

             goods

   490:2-604 Buyer's options as to salvage of rightfully

             rejected goods

   490:2-605 Waiver of buyer's objections by failure to

             particularize

   490:2-606 What constitutes acceptance of goods

   490:2-607 Effect of acceptance; notice of breach; burden of

             establishing breach after acceptance; notice of

             claim or litigation to person answerable over

   490:2-608 Revocation of acceptance in whole or in part

   490:2-609 Right to adequate assurance of performance

   490:2-610 Anticipatory repudiation

   490:2-611 Retraction of anticipatory repudiation

   490:2-612 "Installment contract"; breach

   490:2-613 Casualty to identified goods

   490:2-614 Substituted performance

   490:2-615 Excuse by failure of presupposed conditions

   490:2-616 Procedure on notice claiming excuse

 

         Part 7.  Remedies

   490:2-701 Remedies for breach of collateral contracts not

             impaired

   490:2-702 Seller's remedies on discovery of buyer's

             insolvency

   490:2-703 Seller's remedies in general

   490:2-704 Seller's right to identify goods to the contract

             notwithstanding breach or to salvage unfinished

             goods

   490:2-705 Seller's stoppage of delivery in transit or

             otherwise

   490:2-706 Seller's resale including contract for resale

   490:2-707 "Person in the position of a seller"

   490:2-708 Seller's damages for nonacceptance or repudiation

   490:2-709 Action for the price

   490:2-710 Seller's incidental damages

   490:2-711 Buyer's remedies in general; buyer's security

             interest in rejected goods

   490:2-712 "Cover"; buyer's procurement of substitute goods

   490:2-713 Buyer's damages for nondelivery or repudiation

   490:2-714 Buyer's damages for breach in regard to accepted

             goods

   490:2-715 Buyer's incidental and consequential damages

   490:2-716 Buyer's right to specific performance or replevin

   490:2-717 Deduction of damages from the price

   490:2-718 Liquidation or limitation of damages; deposits

   490:2-719 Contractual modification or limitation of remedy

   490:2-720 Effect of "cancellation" or "rescission" on claims

             for antecedent breach

   490:2-721 Remedies for fraud

   490:2-722 Who can sue third parties for injury to goods

   490:2-723 Proof of market price; time and place

   490:2-724 Admissibility of market quotations

   490:2-725 Statute of limitations in contracts for sale

 

ARTICLE 2A.  LEASES

 

         Part 1.  General Provisions

  490:2A-101 Short title

  490:2A-102 Scope

  490:2A-103 Definitions and index of definitions

  490:2A-104 Leases subject to other law

  490:2A-105 Territorial application of Article to goods covered

             by certificate of title

  490:2A-106 Limitation on power of parties to consumer lease to

             choose applicable law and judicial forum

  490:2A-107 Waiver or renunciation of claim or right after

             default

  490:2A-108 Unconscionability

  490:2A-109 Option to accelerate at will

 

         Part 2.  Formation and Construction of Lease Contract

  490:2A-201 Statute of frauds

  490:2A-202 Final written expression:  parol or extrinsic

             evidence

  490:2A-203 Seals inoperative

  490:2A-204 Formation in general

  490:2A-205 Firm offers

  490:2A-206 Offer and acceptance in formation of lease contract

  490:2A-207 Repealed

  490:2A-208 Modification, rescission and waiver

  490:2A-209 Lessee under finance lease as beneficiary of supply

             contract

  409:2A-210 Express warranties

  490:2A-211 Warranties against interference and against

             infringement; lessee's obligation against

             infringement

  490:2A-212 Implied warranty of merchantability

  490:2A-213 Implied warranty of fitness for particular purpose

  490:2A-214 Exclusion or modification of warranties

  490:2A-215 Cumulation and conflict of warranties express or

             implied

  490:2A-216 Third-party beneficiaries of express and implied

             warranties

  490:2A-217 Identification

  490:2A-218 Insurance and proceeds

  490:2A-219 Risk of loss

  490:2A-220 Effect of default on risk of loss

  490:2A-221 Casualty to identified goods

 

         Part 3.  Effect of Lease Contract

  490:2A-301 Enforceability of lease contract

  490:2A-302 Title to and possession of goods

  490:2A-303 Alienability of party's interest under lease

             contract or of lessor's residual interest in goods;

             delegation of performance; transfer of rights

  490:2A-304 Subsequent lease of goods by lessor

  490:2A-305 Sale or sublease of goods by lessee

  490:2A-306 Priority of certain liens arising by operation of

             law

  490:2A-307 Priority of liens arising by attachment or levy on,

             security interests in, and other claims to goods

  490:2A-308 Special rights of creditors

  490:2A-309 Lessor's and lessee's rights when goods become

             fixtures

  490:2A-310 Lessor's and lessee's rights when goods become

             accessions

  490:2A-311 Priority subject to subordination

 

         Part 4.  Performance of Lease Contract:  Repudiated,

                  Substituted, and Excused

  490:2A-401 Insecurity:  adequate assurance of performance

  490:2A-402 Anticipatory repudiation

  490:2A-403 Retraction of anticipatory repudiation

  490:2A-404 Substituted performance

  490:2A-405 Excused performance

  490:2A-406 Procedure on excused performance

  490:2A-407 Irrevocable promises:  finance leases

 

         Part 5.  Default

 

           Subpart A.  In General

  490:2A-501 Default:  procedure

  490:2A-502 Notice after default

  490:2A-503 Modification or impairment of rights and remedies

  490:2A-504 Liquidation of damages

  490:2A-505 Cancellation and termination and effect of

             cancellation, termination, rescission, or fraud on

             rights and remedies

  490:2A-506 Statute of limitations

  490:2A-507 Proof of market rent:  time and place

 

           Subpart B.  Default by Lessor

  490:2A-508 Lessee's remedies

  490:2A-509 Lessee's rights on improper delivery; rightful

         .   rejection

  490:2A-510 Installment lease contracts:  rejection and default

  490:2A-511 Merchant lessee's duties as to rightfully rejected

             goods

  490:2A-512 Lessee's duties as to rightfully rejected goods

  490:2A-513 Cure by lessor of improper tender or delivery;

             replacement

  490:2A-514 Waiver of lessee's objections

  490:2A-515 Acceptance of goods

  490:2A-516 Effect of acceptance of goods; notice of default;

             burden of establishing default after acceptance;

             notice of claim or litigation to person answerable

             over

  490:2A-517 Revocation of acceptance of goods

  490:2A-518 Cover; substitute goods

  490:2A-519 Lessee's damages for nondelivery, repudiation,

             default, and breach of warranty in regard to

             accepted goods

  490:2A-520 Lessee's incidental and consequential damages

  490:2A-521 Lessee's right to specific performance or replevin

  490:2A-522 Lessee's right to goods on lessor's insolvency

 

           Subpart C.  Default by Lessee

  490:2A-523 Lessor's remedies

  490:2A-524 Lessor's right to identify goods to lease contract

  490:2A-525 Lessor's right to possession of goods

  490:2A-526 Lessor's stoppage of delivery in transit or

             otherwise

  490:2A-527 Lessor's rights to dispose of goods

  490:2A-528 Lessor's damages for nonacceptance, failure to pay,

             repudiation, or other default

  490:2A-529 Lessor's action for the rent

  490:2A-530 Lessor's incidental damages

  490:2A-531 Standing to sue third parties for injury to goods

  490:2A-532 Lessor's rights to residual interest

 

ARTICLE 3.  NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS

 

         Part 1.  General Provisions and Definitions

   490:3-101 Short title

   490:3-102 Subject matter

   490:3-103 Definitions

   490:3-104 Negotiable instrument

   490:3-105 Issue of instrument

   490:3-106 Unconditional promise or order

   490:3-107 Instrument payable in foreign money

   490:3-108 Payable on demand or at definite time

   490:3-109 Payable to bearer or to order

   490:3-110 Identification of person to whom instrument is

             payable

   490:3-111 Place of payment

   490:3-112 Interest

   490:3-113 Date of instrument

   490:3-114 Contradictory terms of instrument

   490:3-115 Incomplete instrument

   490:3-116 Joint and several liability; contribution

   490:3-117 Other agreements affecting instrument

   490:3-118 Statute of limitations

   490:3-119 Notice of right to defend action

 

         Part 2.  Negotiation, Transfer, and Indorsement

   490:3-201 Negotiation

   490:3-202 Negotiation subject to rescission

   490:3-203 Transfer of instrument; rights acquired by transfer

   490:3-204 Indorsement

   490:3-205 Special indorsement; blank indorsement; anomalous

             indorsement

   490:3-206 Restrictive indorsement

   490:3-207 Reacquisition

 

         Part 3.  Enforcement of Instruments

   490:3-301 Person entitled to enforce instrument

   490:3-302 Holder in due course

   490:3-303 Value and consideration

   490:3-304 Overdue instrument

   490:3-305 Defenses and claims in recoupment

   490:3-306 Claims to an instrument

   490:3-307 Notice of breach of fiduciary duty

   490:3-308 Proof of signatures and status as holder in due

             course

   490:3-309 Enforcement of lost, destroyed, or stolen

             instrument

   490:3-310 Effect of instrument on obligation for which taken

   490:3-311 Accord and satisfaction by use of instrument

   490:3-312 Lost, destroyed, or stolen cashier's check,

             teller's check, or certified check

 

         Part 4.  Liability of Parties

   490:3-401 Signature

   490:3-402 Signature by representative

   490:3-403 Unauthorized signature

   490:3-404 Impostors; fictitious payees

   490:3-405 Employer responsibility for fraudulent indorsement

             by employee

   490:3-406 Negligence contributing to forged signature or

             alteration of instrument

   490:3-407 Alteration

   490:3-408 Drawee not liable on unaccepted draft

   490:3-409 Acceptance of draft; certified check

   490:3-410 Acceptance varying draft

   490:3-411 Refusal to pay cashier's checks, teller's checks,

             and certified checks

   490:3-412 Obligation of issuer of note or cashier's check

   490:3-413 Obligation of acceptor

   490:3-414 Obligation of drawer

   490:3-415 Obligation of indorser

   490:3-416 Transfer warranties

   490:3-417 Presentment warranties

   490:3-418 Payment or acceptance by mistake

   490:3-419 Instruments signed for accommodation

   490:3-420 Conversion of instrument

 

         Part 5.  Dishonor

   490:3-501 Presentment

   490:3-502 Dishonor

   490:3-503 Notice of dishonor

   490:3-504 Excused presentment and notice of dishonor

   490:3-505 Evidence of dishonor

   490:3-506 Dishonored check; action for treble damages;

             procedures

 490:3-506.5 Charges for dishonored checks

 

         Part 6.  Discharge and Payment

   490:3-601 Discharge and effect of discharge

   490:3-602 Payment

   490:3-603 Tender of payment

   490:3-604 Discharge by cancellation or renunciation

   490:3-605 Discharge of indorsers and accommodation parties

 

ARTICLE 4.  BANK DEPOSITS AND COLLECTIONS

 

         Part 1.  General Provisions and Definitions

   490:4-101 Short title

   490:4-102 Applicability

   490:4-103 Variation by agreement; measure of damages; action

             constituting ordinary care

   490:4-104 Definitions and index of definitions

   490:4-105 "Bank"; "depositary bank"; "payor bank";

             "intermediary bank"; "collecting bank"; "presenting

             bank"

   490:4-106 Payable through or payable at bank; collecting bank

   490:4-107 Separate office of a bank

   490:4-108 Time of receipt of items

   490:4-109 Delays

   490:4-110 Electronic presentment

   490:4-111 Statute of limitations

 

         Part 2.  Collection of Items:  Depositary and

                  Collecting Banks

   490:4-201 Status of collecting bank as agent and provisional

             status of credits; applicability of Article; item

             indorsed "pay any bank"

   490:4-202 Responsibility for collection or return; when

             action timely

   490:4-203 Effect of instructions

   490:4-204 Methods of sending and presenting; sending directly

             to payor bank

   490:4-205 Depositary bank holder of unindorsed item

   490:4-206 Transfer between banks

   490:4-207 Transfer warranties

   490:4-208 Presentment warranties

   490:4-209 Encoding and retention warranties

   490:4-210 Security interest of collecting bank in items,

             accompanying documents and proceeds

   490:4-211 When bank gives value for purposes of holder in due

             course

   490:4-212 Presentment by notice of item not payable by,

             through, or at a bank; liability of drawer or

             indorser

   490:4-213 Medium and time of settlement by bank

   490:4-214 Right of charge back or refund; liability of

             collecting bank; return of item

   490:4-215 Final payment of item by payor bank; when

             provisional debits and credits become final; when

             certain credits become available for withdrawal

   490:4-216 Insolvency and preference

 

         Part 3.  Collection of Items; Payor Banks

   490:4-301 Deferred posting; recovery of payment by return of

             items; time of dishonor; return of items by payor

             bank

   490:4-302 Payor bank's responsibility for late return of item

   490:4-303 When items subject to notice, stop-payment order,

             legal process, or setoff; order in which items may

             be charged or certified

 

         Part 4.  Relationship Between Payor Bank and its

                  Customer

   490:4-401 When bank may charge customer's account

   490:4-402 Bank's liability to customer for wrongful dishonor;

             time of determining insufficiency of account

   490:4-403 Customer's right to stop payment; burden of proof

             of loss

   490:4-404 Bank not obligated to pay check more than six

             months old

   490:4-405 Death or incompetence of customer

   490:4-406 Customer's duty to discover and report unauthorized

             signature or alteration

   490:4-407 Payor bank's right to subrogation on improper

             payment

 

         Part 5.  Collection of Documentary Drafts

   490:4-501 Handling of documentary drafts; duty to send for

             presentment and to notify customer of dishonor

   490:4-502 Presentment of "on arrival" drafts

   490:4-503 Responsibility of presenting bank for documents and

             goods; report of reasons for dishonor; referee in

             case of need

   490:4-504 Privilege of presenting bank to deal with goods;

             security interest for expenses

 

ARTICLE 4A.  FUNDS TRANSFERS

 

         Part 1.  Subject Matter and Definitions

  490:4A-101 Short title

  490:4A-102 Subject matter

  490:4A-103 Payment order-definitions

  490:4A-104 Funds transfer-definitions

  490:4A-105 Other definitions

  490:4A-106 Time payment order is received

  490:4A-107 Federal reserve regulations and operating circulars

  490:4A-108 Exclusion of consumer transactions governed by

             federal law

 

         Part 2.  Issue and Acceptance of Payment Order

  490:4A-201 Security procedure

  490:4A-202 Authorized and verified payment orders

  490:4A-203 Unenforceability of certain verified payment orders

  490:4A-204 Refund of payment and duty of customer to report

             with respect to unauthorized payment order

  490:4A-205 Erroneous payment orders

  490:4A-206 Transmission of payment order through

             funds-transfer or other communication system

  490:4A-207 Misdescription of beneficiary

  490:4A-208 Misdescription of intermediary bank or

             beneficiary's bank

  490:4A-209 Acceptance of payment order

  490:4A-210 Rejection of payment order

  490:4A-211 Cancellation and amendment of payment order

  490:4A-212 Liability and duty of receiving bank regarding

             unaccepted payment order

 

         Part 3.  Execution of Sender's Payment Order by

                  Receiving Bank

  490:4A-301 Execution and execution date

  490:4A-302 Obligations of receiving bank in execution of

             payment order

  490:4A-303 Erroneous execution of payment order

  490:4A-304 Duty of sender to report erroneously executed

             payment order

  490:4A-305 Liability for late or improper execution or failure

             to execute payment order

 

         Part 4.  Payment

  490:4A-401 Payment date

  490:4A-402 Obligation of sender to pay receiving bank

  490:4A-403 Payment by sender to receiving bank

  490:4A-404 Obligation of beneficiary's bank to pay and give

             notice to beneficiary

  490:4A-405 Payment by beneficiary's bank to beneficiary

  490:4A-406 Payment by originator to beneficiary; discharge of

             underlying obligation

 

         Part 5.  Miscellaneous Provisions

  490:4A-501 Variation by agreement and effect of funds-transfer

             system rule

  490:4A-502 Creditor process served on receiving bank; setoff

             by beneficiary's bank

  490:4A-503 Injunction or restraining order with respect to

             funds transfer

  490:4A-504 Order in which items and payment orders may be

             charged to account; order of withdrawals from

             account

  490:4A-505 Preclusion of objection to debit of customer's

             account

  490:4A-506 Rate of interest

  490:4A-507 Choice of law

 

ARTICLE 5.  LETTERS OF CREDIT

 

   490:5-101 Short title

   490:5-102 Definitions

   490:5-103 Scope

   490:5-104 Formal requirements

   490:5-105 Consideration

   490:5-106 Issuance, amendment, cancellation, and duration

   490:5-107 Confirmer, nominated person, and advisor

   490:5-108 Issuer's rights and obligations

   490:5-109 Fraud and forgery

   490:5-110 Warranties

   490:5-111 Remedies

   490:5-112 Transfer of letter of credit

   490:5-113 Transfer by operation of law

   490:5-114 Assignment of proceeds

   490:5-115 Statute of limitations

   490:5-116 Choice of law and forum

   490:5-117 Subrogation of issuer, applicant, and

             nominated person

   490:5-118 Security interest of issuer or nominated

             person

 

ARTICLE 6.  BULK SALES--REPEALED

 

   490:6-101 to 110 Repealed

 

ARTICLE 7.  DOCUMENTS OF TITLE

 

         Part 1.  General

   490:7-101 Short title

   490:7-102 Definitions and index of definitions

   490:7-103 Relation of article to treaty or statute

   490:7-104 Negotiable and nonnegotiable document of title

   490:7-105 Reissuance in alternative medium

   490:7-106 Control of electronic document of title

 

         Part 2.  Warehouse Receipts:  Special Provisions

   490:7-201 Person that may issue a warehouse receipt; storage

             under bond

   490:7-202 Form of warehouse receipt; effect of omission

   490:7-203 Liability for nonreceipt or misdescription

   490:7-204 Duty of care; contractual limitation of warehouse's

             liability

   490:7-205 Title under warehouse receipt defeated in certain

             cases

   490:7-206 Termination of storage at warehouse's option

   490:7-207 Goods must be kept separate; fungible goods

   490:7-208 Altered warehouse receipts

   490:7-209 Lien of warehouse

   490:7-210 Enforcement of warehouse's lien

 

         Part 3.  Bills of Lading:  Special Provisions

   490:7-301 Liability for nonreceipt or misdescription; "said to

             contain"; "shipper's weight, load, and count";

             improper handling

   490:7-302 Through bills of lading and similar documents of

             title

   490:7-303 Diversion; reconsignment; change of instructions

   490:7-304 Tangible bills of lading in a set

   490:7-305 Destination bills

   490:7-306 Altered bills of lading

   490:7-307 Lien of carrier

   490:7-308 Enforcement of carrier's lien

   490:7-309 Duty of care; contractual limitation of carrier's

             liability

 

         Part 4.  Warehouse Receipts and Bills of Lading:

                  General Obligations

   490:7-401 Irregularities in issue of receipt or bill or

             conduct of issuer

   490:7-402 Duplicate document of title; overissue

   490:7-403 Obligation of bailee to deliver; excuse

   490:7-404 No liability for good-faith delivery pursuant to

             document of title

 

         Part 5.  Warehouse Receipts and Bills of Lading:

                  Negotiation and Transfer

   490-7:501 Form of negotiation and requirements of due

             negotiation

   490:7-502 Rights acquired by due negotiation

   490:7-503 Document of title to goods defeated in certain cases

   490:7-504 Rights acquired in absence of due negotiation;

             effect of diversion; stoppage of delivery

   490:7-505 Indorser not guarantor for other parties

   490:7-506 Delivery without indorsement:  right to compel

             indorsement

   490:7-507 Warranties on negotiation or delivery of document of

             title

   490:7-508 Warranties of collecting bank as to documents of

             title

   490:7-509 Adequate compliance with commercial contract

 

         Part 6.  Warehouse Receipts and Bills of Lading:

                  Miscellaneous Provisions

   490:7-601 Lost, stolen, or destroyed documents of title

   490:7-602 Judicial process against goods covered by negotiable

             document of title

   490:7-603 Conflicting claims; interpleader

 

         Part 7.  Miscellaneous Provisions

   490:7-701 Applicability

   490:7-702 Savings clause

 

ARTICLE 8.  INVESTMENT SECURITIES

 

        Part 1.  Short Title and General Matters

  490:8-101 Short title

  490:8-102 Definitions

  490:8-103 Rules for determining whether certain obligations

            and interests are securities or financial assets

  490:8-104 Acquisition of security or financial asset or

            interest therein

  490:8-105 Notice of adverse claim

  490:8-106 Control

  490:8-107 Whether indorsement, instruction, or entitlement

            order is effective

  490:8-108 Warranties in direct holding

  490:8-109 Warranties in indirect holding

  490:8-110 Applicability; choice of law

  490:8-111 Clearing corporation rules

  490:8-112 Creditor's legal process

  490:8-113 Statute of frauds inapplicable

  490:8-114 Evidentiary rules concerning certificated securities

  490:8-115 Securities intermediary and others not liable to

            adverse claimant

  490:8-116 Securities intermediary as purchaser for value

 

        Part 2.  Issue and Issuer

  490:8-201 Issuer

  490:8-202 Issuer's responsibility and defenses; notice of

            defect or defense

  490:8-203 Staleness as notice of defect or defense

  490:8-204 Effect of issuer's restriction on transfer

  490:8-205 Effect of unauthorized signature on security

            certificate

  490:8-206 Completion or alteration of security certificate

  490:8-207 Rights and duties of issuer with respect to

            registered owners

  490:8-208 Effect of signature of authenticating trustee,

            registrar, or transfer agent

  490:8-209 Issuer's lien

  490:8-210 Overissue

 

        Part 3.  Transfer of Certificated and Uncertificated

                 Securities

  490:8-301 Delivery

  490:8-302 Rights of purchaser

  490:8-303 Protected purchaser

  490:8-304 Indorsement

  490:8-305 Instruction

  490:8-306 Effect of guaranteeing signature, indorsement, or

            instruction

  490:8-307 Purchaser's right to requisites for registration of

            transfer

 

        Part 4.  Registration

  490:8-401 Duty of issuer to register transfer

  490:8-402 Assurance that indorsement or instruction is

            effective

  490:8-403 Demand that issuer not register transfer

  490:8-404 Wrongful registration

  490:8-405 Replacement of lost, destroyed, or wrongfully taken

            security certificate

  490:8-406 Obligation to notify issuer of lost, destroyed, or

            wrongfully taken security certificate

  490:8-407 Authenticating trustee, transfer agent, and registrar

 

        Part 5.  Security Entitlements

  490:8-501 Securities account; acquisition of security

            entitlement from securities intermediary

  490:8-502 Assertion of adverse claim against entitlement

            holder

  490:8-503 Property interest of entitlement holder in financial

            asset held by securities intermediary

  490:8-504 Duty of securities intermediary to maintain

            financial asset

  490:8-505 Duty of securities intermediary with respect to

            payments and distributions

  490:8-506 Duty of securities intermediary to exercise rights

            as directed by entitlement holder

  490:8-507 Duty of securities intermediary to comply with

            entitlement order

  490:8-508 Duty of securities intermediary to change

            entitlement holder's position to other form of

            security holding

  490:8-509 Specification of duties of securities intermediary

            by other statute or regulation; manner of

            performance of duties of securities intermediary and

            exercise of rights of entitlement holder

  490:8-510 Rights of purchaser of security entitlement from

            entitlement holder

  490:8-511 Priority among security interests and entitlement

            holders

 

ARTICLE 9.  SECURED TRANSACTIONS

 

         Part 1.  General Provisions

 

           Subpart 1.  Short Title, Definitions, and General

                       Concepts

   490:9-101 Short title

   490:9-102 Definitions and index of definitions

   490:9-103 Purchase-money security interest; application of

             payments; burden of establishing

   490:9-104 Control of deposit account

   490:9-105 Control of electronic chattel paper

   490:9-106 Control of investment property

   490:9-107 Control of letter-of-credit right

   490:9-108 Sufficiency of description

 

           Subpart 2.  Applicability of Article

   490:9-109 Scope

   490:9-110 Security interests arising under Article 2 or 2A

 

         Part 2.  Effectiveness of Security Agreement;

                  Attachment of Security Interest; Rights of

                  Parties to Security Agreement

 

           Subpart 1.  Effectiveness and Attachment

   490:9-201 General effectiveness of security agreement

   490:9-202 Title to collateral immaterial

   490:9-203 Attachment and enforceability of security interest;

             proceeds; supporting obligations; formal requisites

   490:9-204 After-acquired property; future advances

   490:9-205 Use or disposition of collateral permissible

   490:9-206 Security interest arising in purchase or delivery of

             financial asset

 

           Subpart 2.  Rights and Duties

   490:9-207 Rights and duties of secured party having possession

             or control of collateral

   490:9-208 Additional duties of secured party having control of

             collateral

   490:9-209 Duties of secured party if account debtor has been

             notified of assignment

   490:9-210 Request for accounting; request regarding list of

             collateral or statement of account

 

         Part 3.  Perfection and Priority

 

           Subpart 1.  Law Governing Perfection and Priority

   490:9-301 Law governing perfection and priority of security

             interests

   490:9-302 Law governing perfection and priority of

             agricultural liens

   490:9-303 Law governing perfection and priority of security

             interests in goods covered by a certificate of title

   490:9-304 Law governing perfection and priority of security

             interests in deposit accounts

   490:9-305 Law governing perfection and priority of security

             interests in investment property

   490:9-306 Law governing perfection and priority of security

             interests in letter-of-credit rights

   490:9-307 Location of debtor

 

           Subpart 2.  Perfection

   490:9-308 When security interest or agricultural lien is

             perfected; continuity of perfection

   490:9-309 Security interest perfected upon attachment

   490:9-310 When filing required to perfect security interest or

             agricultural lien; security interests and

             agricultural liens to which filing provisions do not

             apply

   490:9-311 Perfection of security interests in property subject

             to certain statutes, regulations, and treaties

   490:9-312 Perfection of security interests in chattel paper,

             deposit accounts, documents, goods covered by

             documents, instruments, investment property, letter-

             of-credit rights, and money; perfection by

             permissive filing; temporary perfection without

             filing or transfer of possession

   490:9-313 When possession by or delivery to secured party

             perfects security interest without filing

   490:9-314 Perfection by control

   490:9-315 Secured party's rights on disposition of collateral

             and in proceeds

   490:9-316 Continued perfection of security interest following

             change in governing law

 

           Subpart 3.  Priority

   490:9-317 Interests that take priority over or take free of

             security interest or agricultural lien

   490:9-318 No interest retained in right to payment that is

             sold; rights and title of seller of account or

             chattel paper with respect to creditors and

             purchasers

   490:9-319 Rights and title of consignee with respect to

             creditors and purchasers

   490:9-320 Buyer of goods

   490:9-321 Licensee of general intangible and lessee of goods

             in ordinary course of business

   490:9-322 Priorities among conflicting security interests in

             and agricultural liens on same collateral

   490:9-323 Future advances

   490:9-324 Priority of purchase-money security interests

   490:9-325 Priority of security interests in transferred

             collateral

   490:9-326 Priority of security interests created by new debtor

   490:9-327 Priority of security interests in deposit account

   490:9-328 Priority of security interests in investment

             property

   490:9-329 Priority of security interests in letter-of-credit

             right

   490:9-330 Priority of purchaser of chattel paper or instrument

   490:9-331 Priority of rights of purchasers of instruments,

             documents, and securities under other articles;

             priority of interests in financial assets and

             security entitlements under Article 8

   490:9-332 Transfer of money; transfer of funds from deposit

             account

   490:9-333 Priority of certain liens arising by operation of

             law

   490:9-334 Priority of security interests in fixtures and crops

   490:9-335 Accessions

   490:9-336 Commingled goods

   490:9-337 Priority of security interests in goods covered by

             certificate of title

   490:9-338 Priority of security interest or agricultural lien

             perfected by filed financing statement providing

             certain incorrect information

   490:9-339 Priority subject to subordination

 

           Subpart 4.  Rights of Bank

   490:9-340 Effectiveness of right of recoupment or set-off

             against deposit account

   490:9-341 Bank's rights and duties with respect to deposit

             account

   490:9-342 Bank's right to refuse to enter into or disclose

             existence of control agreement

 

         Part 4.  Rights of Third Parties

   490:9-401 Alienability of debtor's rights

   490:9-402 Secured party not obligated on contract of debtor or

             in tort

   490:9-403 Agreement not to assert defenses against assignee

   490:9-404 Rights acquired by assignee; claims and defenses

             against assignee

   409:9-405 Modification of assigned contract

   490:9-406 Discharge of account debtor; notification of

             assignment; identification and proof of assignment;

             restrictions on assignment of accounts, chattel

             paper, payment intangibles, and promissory notes

             ineffective

   490:9-407 Restrictions on creation or enforcement of security

             interest in leasehold interest or in lessor's

             residual interest

   490:9-408 Restrictions on assignment of promissory notes,

             health-care-insurance receivables, and certain

             general intangibles ineffective

   490:9-409 Restrictions on assignment of letter-of-credit

             rights ineffective

 

         Part 5.  Filing

  

           Subpart 1.  Filing Office; Contents and Effectiveness

                       of Financing Statement

   490:9-501 Filing office

   490:9-502 Contents of financing statement; record of mortgage

             as financing statement; time of filing financing

             statement

   490:9-503 Name of debtor and secured party

   490:9-504 Indication of collateral

   490:9-505 Filing and compliance with other statutes and

             treaties for consignments, leases, other bailments,

             and other transactions

   490:9-506 Effect of errors or omissions

   490:9-507 Effect of certain events on effectiveness of

             financing statement

   490:9-508 Effectiveness of financing statement if new debtor

             becomes bound by security agreement

   490:9-509 Persons entitled to file a record

   490:9-510 Effectiveness of filed record

   490:9-511 Secured party of record

   490:9-512 Amendment of financing statement

   490:9-513 Termination statement

   490:9-514 Assignment of powers of secured party of record

   490:9-515 Duration and effectiveness of financing statement;

             effect of lapsed financing statement

   490:9-516 What constitutes filing; effectiveness of filing

   490:9-517 Effect of indexing errors

   490:9-518 Claim concerning inaccurate or wrongfully filed

             record

 

           Subpart 2.  Duties and Operation of Filing Office

   490:9-519 Numbering, maintaining, and indexing records;

             communicating information provided in records

   490:9-520 Acceptance and refusal to accept record

   490:9-521 Uniform form of written financing statement and

             amendment

   490:9-522 Maintenance and destruction of records

   490:9-523 Information from filing office; sale or license of

             records

   490:9-524 Delay by filing office

   490:9-525 Fees

   490:9-526 Filing-office rules

   490:9-527 Duty to report

 

         Part 6.  Default

 

           Subpart 1.  Default and Enforcement of Security

                       Interest

   490:9-601 Rights after default; judicial enforcement;

             consignor or buyer of accounts, chattel paper,

             payment intangibles, or promissory notes

   490:9-602 Waiver and variance of rights and duties

   490:9-603 Agreement on standards concerning rights and duties

   490:9-604 Procedure if security agreement covers real property

             or fixtures

   490:9-605 Unknown debtor or secondary obligor

   490:9-606 Time of default for agricultural lien

   490:9-607 Collection and enforcement by secured party

   490:9-608 Application of proceeds of collection or

             enforcement; liability for deficiency and right to

             surplus

   490:9-609 Secured party's right to take possession after

             default

   490:9-610 Disposition of collateral after default

   490:9-611 Notification before disposition of collateral

   490:9-612 Timeliness of notification before disposition of

             collateral

   490:9-613 Contents and form of notification before disposition

             of collateral:  general

   490:9-614 Contents and form of notification before disposition

             of collateral:  consumer-goods transaction

   490:9-615 Application of proceeds of disposition; liability

             for deficiency and right to surplus

   490:9-616 Explanation of calculation of surplus or deficiency

   490:9-617 Rights of transferee of collateral

   490:9-618 Rights and duties of certain secondary obligors

   490:9-619 Transfer of record or legal title

   490:9-620 Acceptance of collateral in full or partial

             satisfaction of obligation; compulsory disposition

             of collateral

   490:9-621 Notification of proposal to accept collateral

   490:9-622 Effect of acceptance of collateral

   490:9-623 Right to redeem collateral

   490:9-624 Waiver

 

           Subpart 2.  Noncompliance with Article

   490:9-625 Remedies for secured party's failure to comply with

             article

   490:9-626 Action in which deficiency or surplus is in issue

   490:9-627 Determination of whether conduct was commercially

             reasonable

   490:9-628 Nonliability and limitation on liability of secured

             party; liability of secondary obligor

 

         Part 7.  Transition

   490:9-701 Effective date

   490:9-702 Savings clause

   490:9-703 Security interest perfected before effective date

   490:9-704 Security interest unperfected before effective date

   490:9-705 Effectiveness of action taken before effective date

   490:9-706 When initial financing statement suffices to

             continue effectiveness of financing statement

   490:9-707 Amendment of pre-effective-date financing statement

   490:9-708 Persons entitled to file initial financing statement

             or continuation statement

   490:9-709 Priority

 

ARTICLE 10.  EFFECTIVE DATE AND REPEALER

 

  490:10-101 Effective date

  490:10-102 Specific repealer; provision for transition

  490:10-103 General repealer

490:10-103.1 Inconsistent laws

  490:10-104 Laws not repealed

 

ARTICLE 11.  EFFECTIVE DATE AND TRANSITION

PROVISIONS--1978 AMENDATORY ACT

 

  490:11-101 Effective date

  490:11-102 Preservation of old transition provision

  490:11-103 Transition to new U.C.C.--General Rule

  490:11-104 Transition provision on change of requirement of

             filing

  490:11-105 Transition provision on change of place of filing

  490:11-106 Required refilings

  490:11-107 Transition provisions as to priorities

  490:11-108 Presumption that rule of law continues unchanged

 

Rules of Court

 

  Applicability of District Court Rules of Civil Procedure, see DCRCP rule 81(b)(5).

 

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