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N.Y. U.C.C. 1-207

Statute of Frauds for Kinds of Personal Property Not Otherwise Covered

Known as the Uniform Commercial Code

The act spans §§ 1–12 (253 sections).

2015-02-20

Section 1--207. Statute of Frauds for Kinds of Personal Property Not\nOtherwise Covered.\n (a) Except in the cases described in subsection (b) of this section a\ncontract for the sale of personal property is not enforceable by way of\naction or defense beyond five thousand dollars in amount or value of\nremedy unless there is some writing which indicates that a contract for\nsale has been made between the parties at a defined or stated price,\nreasonably identifies the subject matter, and is signed by the party\nagainst whom enforcement is sought or by his authorized agent.\n (b) Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to contracts for the\nsale of goods (Section 2--201) nor of securities (Section 8--113) nor to\nsecurity agreements (Section 9--203).\n (c) Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to a qualified\nfinancial contract as that term is defined in paragraph two of\nsubdivision b of section 5-701 of the general obligations law if either\n(1) there is, as provided in paragraph three of subdivision b of section\n5-701 of such law, sufficient evidence to indicate that a contract has\nbeen made or (2) the parties thereto, by means of a prior or subsequent\nwritten contract, have agreed to be bound by the terms of such qualified\nfinancial contract from the time they reach agreement (by telephone, by\nexchange of electronic messages, or otherwise) on those terms.\n

Official source: NYS Open Legislation (New York State Senate). Reproduced from public-domain New York statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.