Delaware Code Title 6 Sec. 1-301 – Territorial applicability; parties’ power to choose applicable law
(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.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 6 Sec. 1-301
- State: means the District of Columbia or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or any state, territory, possession, or other jurisdiction of the United States other than the State of Delaware. See Delaware Code Title 6 Sec. 17-101
- Uniform Commercial Code: A set of statutes enacted by the various states to provide consistency among the states' commercial laws. It includes negotiable instruments, sales, stock transfers, trust and warehouse receipts, and bills of lading. Source: OCC
(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 2-402;
(2) Sections 2A-105 and 2A-106;
(3) Section 4-102;
(4) Section 4A-507;
(5) Section 5-116;
(6) Section 8-110;
(7) Sections 9-301 through 9-307.
5A Del. C. 1953., §§ ?1-105; 55 Del. Laws, c. 349; 64 Del. Laws, c. 152, § ?1; 68 Del. Laws, c. 249, § ?2; 68 Del. Laws, c. 430, § ?2; 70 Del. Laws, c. 439, § ?2; 71 Del. Laws, c. 75, § ?16; 71 Del. Laws, c. 393, § ?2; 72 Del. Laws, c. 401, § ?2; 73 Del. Laws, c. 330, § ?1; 74 Del. Laws, c. 332, § ?1;