Short Title, Construction, Application and Subject Matter of the Title.

Ala. Code tit. 7, art. 1, pt. 1

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Ala. Code § 7-1-101 Short Titles.

7-1-101. Short Titles. (a) This title may be cited as the Uniform Commercial Code. (b) This article may be cited as Uniform Commercial Code - General Provisions. (Prior version of this section added by Acts 1965, No. 549, p. 811; repealed by Act 2004-524, p. 1070, §§1, 3; current section added by Act 2004-524, p. 1070, §1.)

Ala. Code § 7-1-102 Scope of Article.

7-1-102. Scope of Article. This article applies to a transaction to the extent that it is governed by another article of this title. (Prior version of this section added by Acts 1965, No. 549, p. 811; repealed by Act 2004-524, p. 1070, §§1, 3; current section added by Act 2004-524, p. 1070, §1.)

Ala. Code § 7-1-103 Construction of Uniform Commercial Code to Promote Its Purposes and Policies; Applicability of Supplemental Principles of Law.

7-1-103. Construction of Uniform Commercial Code to Promote Its Purposes and Policies; Applicability of Supplemental Principles of Law. (a) This title must 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 various jurisdictions. (b) Unless displaced by the particular provisions of this title, the principles of law and equity, including the law merchant and the law relative to capacity to contract, principal and agent, estoppel, fraud, misrepresentation, duress, coercion, mistake, bankruptcy, and other validating or invalidating cause supplement its provisions. (Prior version of this section added by Acts 1965, No. 549, p. 811; repealed by Act 2004-524, p. 1070, §§1, 3; current section added by Act 2004-524, p. 1070, §1.)

Ala. Code § 7-1-104 Construction Against Implied Repeal.

7-1-104. Construction Against Implied Repeal. This title being a general act intended as a unified coverage of its subject matter, no part of it shall be deemed to be impliedly repealed by subsequent legislation if such construction can reasonably be avoided. (Prior version of this section added by Acts 1965, No. 549, p. 811; repealed by Act 2004-524, p. 1070, §§1, 3; current section added by Act 2004-524, p. 1070, §1.)

Ala. Code § 7-1-105 Severability.

7-1-105. Severability. If any provision or clause of this title or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this title which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this title are severable. (Prior version of this section added by Acts 1965, No. 549, p. 811; amended by Acts 1981, No. 81-312, p. 399; Acts 1992, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 92-700, §601; Acts 1992, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 92-701, p. 145, §2; Acts 1996, No. 96-742, p. 1241, §4; Acts 1997, No. 97-702, p. 1427, §2; Act 2001-481, p. 647, §2; repealed by Act 2004-524, p. 1070, §§1, 3; current section added by Act 2004-524, p. 1070, §1.)

Ala. Code § 7-1-106 Use of Singular and Plural; Gender.

7-1-106. Use of Singular and Plural; Gender. In this title, 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. (Prior version of this section added by Acts 1965, No. 549, p. 811; repealed by Act 2004-524, p. 1070, §§1, 3; current section added by Act 2004-524, p. 1070, §1.)

Ala. Code § 7-1-107 Section Captions.

7-1-107. Section Captions. Section captions are part of this title. (Prior version of this section added by Acts 1965, No. 549, p. 811; repealed by Act 2004-524, p. 1070, §§1, 3; current section added by Act 2004-524, p. 1070, §1.)

Ala. Code § 7-1-108 Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.

7-1-108. Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act. This article modifies, limits, and supersedes the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7001 et seq., except that nothing in this article modifies, limits, or supersedes Section 7001(c) of that act or authorizes electronic delivery of any of the notices described in Section 7003(b) of that act. (Prior version of this section added by Acts 1965, No. 549, p. 811; repealed by Act 2004-524, p. 1070, §§1, 3; current section added by Act 2004-524, p. 1070, §1.)

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