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KRS 45A.015

General provisions of law applicable -- Obligation of good faith

Known as the Kentucky Model Procurement Code

The act spans §§ 45–45 (195 sections).

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case RAM Engineering & Construction, Inc. v. University of Louisville (2003)

Most recently applied in Ford Contracting, Inc. v. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (February 2014)

Effective: January 1, 1979 History: Created 1978 Ky

(1) Unless displaced by the particular provisions of this code, the principles of law and equity, including the Uniform Commercial Code, the law merchant, and law relative to capacity to contract, agency, fraud, misrepresentation, duress, coercion, mistake, and bankruptcy, shall supplement its provisions.

(2) Every contract or duty under this code shall impose an obligation of good faith in its performance or enforcement. "Good faith" shall mean honesty in fact in the conduct or transaction concerned and the observance of reasonable commercial standards of fair dealing.

Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.