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§12-101
Title 11: UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE
Article 12: CONTROLLABLE ELECTRONIC RECORDS
§12-103

§12-102. Definitions

(CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES)
(WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 7/01/25)
(1).  In this Article, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.  
(a). "Controllable electronic record" means a record stored in an electronic medium that can be subjected to control under section 12‑105. "Controllable electronic record" does not include a controllable account, a controllable payment intangible, a deposit account, an electronic copy of a record evidencing chattel paper, an electronic document of title, investment property, a transferable record or an electronic record that is a medium of exchange currently authorized or adopted by a domestic or foreign government and is not a medium of exchange that was recorded or transferable in a system that existed and operated for a medium of exchange before the medium of exchange was authorized or adopted by the government.   [PL 2023, c. 669, Pt. B, §1 (NEW); PL 2023, c. 669, Pt. E, §1 (AFF).]
(b). "Qualifying purchaser" means a purchaser of a controllable electronic record or an interest in a controllable electronic record that obtains control of the controllable electronic record for value, in good faith, and without notice of a claim of a property right in the controllable electronic record.   [PL 2023, c. 669, Pt. B, §1 (NEW); PL 2023, c. 669, Pt. E, §1 (AFF).]
(c). "Transferable record" has the same meaning as in:  
(i) 15 United States Code, Section 7021(a)(1); or  
(ii) Title 10, section 9416, subsection 1.   [PL 2023, c. 669, Pt. B, §1 (NEW); PL 2023, c. 669, Pt. E, §1 (AFF).]
(d). "Value" has the same meaning provided in section 3‑1303, subsection (1), as if references in that subsection to an "instrument" were references to a controllable account, controllable electronic record or controllable payment intangible.   [PL 2023, c. 669, Pt. B, §1 (NEW); PL 2023, c. 669, Pt. E, §1 (AFF).]
[PL 2023, c. 669, Pt. B, §1 (NEW); PL 2023, c. 669, Pt. E, §1 (AFF).]
(2).  The definitions in Article 9‑A of "account debtor," "controllable account," "controllable payment intangible," "chattel paper," "deposit account" and "investment property" apply to this Article.  
[PL 2023, c. 669, Pt. B, §1 (NEW); PL 2023, c. 669, Pt. E, §1 (AFF).]
(3).  Article 1‑A contains general definitions and principles of construction and interpretation applicable throughout this Article.  
[PL 2023, c. 669, Pt. B, §1 (NEW); PL 2023, c. 669, Pt. E, §1 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2023, c. 669, Pt. B, §1 (NEW). PL 2023, c. 669, Pt. E, §1 (AFF).
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