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Ala. Code § 7-1-301

Territorial Applicability; Parties’ Power to Choose Applicable Law.

Known as the Uniform Commercial Code

The act spans §§ 7-10-101 to 7-9A-809 (703 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case White v. Microsoft Corp. (2006)

Most recently applied in White v. Microsoft Corp. (September 2006)

(Act 2004-524, p. 1070, §1; Act 2023-492, §1.)

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, when a transaction bears a reasonable relation to this state and also to another state or nation, the parties may agree that the law either of this state or of such other state or nation shall govern their rights and duties.

(b) In the absence of an agreement effective under subsection (a), and except as provided in subsection (c), the Uniform Commercial Code applies to transactions bearing an appropriate relation to this state.

(c) If one of the following provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code specifies the applicable law, that provision governs and a contrary agreement is effective only to the extent permitted by the law so specified:

(1) Section 7-2-402;

(2) Sections 7-2A-105 and 7-2A-106;

(3) Section 7-4-102;

(4) Section 7-4A-507;

(5) Section 7-5-116;

(6) [Reserved.]

(7) Section 7-8-110;

(8) Sections 7-9A-301 through 7-9A-307;

(9) Section 7-12-107.

Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.