2010 Pennsylvania Code
Title 13 - COMMERCIAL CODE
Chapter 11 - General Provisions
1101 - Short titles.


                                 TITLE 13
                             COMMERCIAL CODE

     Division
        1.  General Provisions
        2.  Sales
        2A. Leases
        3.  Negotiable Instruments
        4.  Bank Deposits and Collections
        4A. Funds Transfers
        5.  Letters of Credit
        6.  Bulk Transfers (Repealed)
        7.  Warehouse Receipts, Bills of Lading and Other
            Documents of Title
        8.  Investment Securities
        9.  Secured Transactions

        Enactment.  Unless otherwise noted, the provisions of Title
     13 were added November 1, 1979, P.L.255, No.86, effective
     January 1, 1980.
        Saved from Suspension.  Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure
     for District Justices No. 482, adopted November 7, 1988,
     provided that section 1101 et seq. shall not be deemed suspended
     or affected. Rules 401 through 482 relate to execution of
     judgments for the payment of money rendered by district
     justices.
        Special Provisions in Appendix.  See Act 86 of 1979 in the
     appendix to this title for special provisions relating to
     legislative intent and effective date.
        Short Titles of Implementing Statutes.  Section 1 of Act 97
     of 1992 provided that the act shall be known and may be cited as
     the Uniform Commercial Code Modernization Act.
        Section 1 of Act 44 of 1996 provided that the act shall be
     known and may be cited as the Uniform Commercial Code
     Modernization Act of 1996.
        Section 1 of Act 18 of 2001 provided that the act shall be
     known and may be cited as the Uniform Commercial Code
     Modernization Act of 2001.

                                DIVISION 1
                            GENERAL PROVISIONS

     Chapter
       11.  General Provisions
       12.  General Definitions and Principles of Interpretation
       13.  Territorial Applicability and General Rules

        Enactment.  Division 1 was added April 16, 2008, P.L.57,
     No.13, effective in 60 days.
        Prior Provisions.  Former Division 1, which related to the
     same subject matter, was added November 1, 1979, P.L.255, No.86,
     and repealed April 16, 2008, P.L.57, No.13, effective in 60
     days.

                                CHAPTER 11
                            GENERAL PROVISIONS

     Sec.
     1101.  Short titles.
     1102.  Scope of division.
     1103.  Construction of title to promote its purposes and
            policies; applicability of supplemental principles of law.
     1104.  Construction against implied repeal.
     1105.  (Reserved).
     1106.  Use of singular and plural; gender.
     1107.  Section captions.
     1108.  Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National
            Commerce Act.

        Enactment.  Chapter 11 was added April 16, 2008, P.L.57,
     No.13, effective in 60 days.
        Prior Provisions.  Former Chapter 11, which related to short
     title, construction, application and subject matter of title,
     was added November 1, 1979, P.L.255, No.86, and repealed April
     16, 2008, P.L.57, No.13, effective in 60 days.
     § 1101.  Short titles.
        (a)  Title.--This title may be cited as the Uniform
     Commercial Code.
        (b)  Division.--This division may be cited as the Uniform
     Commercial Code-General Provisions.

Disclaimer: These codes may not be the most recent version. Pennsylvania may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.