2011 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 10 — Commercial laws
RS 10:1-204 — Value
§1-204. Value
Except as otherwise provided in Chapters 3, 4, and 5, a person gives value for rights if the person acquires them:
(1) in return for a binding commitment to extend credit or for the extension of immediately available credit, whether or not drawn upon and whether or not a charge-back is provided for in the event of difficulties in collection;
(2) as security for, or in total or partial satisfaction of, a preexisting claim;
(3) by accepting delivery under a preexisting contract for purchase; or
(4) in return for any consideration sufficient to support a simple contract.
Added by Acts 1974, No. 92, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1975 ; Acts 2006, No. 533, §1.
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