Sec. 101. (a) IC 26-1-5.1 shall be known and may be cited as Uniform Commercial Code ? Letters of Credit.

     (b) IC 26-1-5.1 applies to a letter of credit that is issued after June 30, 1996, and does not apply to a transaction, event, obligation, or duty arising out of or associated with a letter of credit that was issued before July 1, 1996.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 26-1-5.1-101

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • 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
     (c) A transaction arising out of or associated with a letter of credit that was issued before July 1, 1996, and the rights, obligations, and interests flowing from that transaction:

(1) are governed by IC 26-1-5 (before its repeal) and any other law amended by senate enrolled act 193 of the 1996 regular session of the general assembly as if repeal or amendment had not occurred; and

(2) may be terminated, completed, consummated, or enforced under IC 26-1-5 (before its repeal) or other law (before its amendment by senate enrolled act 193 of the 1996 regular session of the general assembly).

As added by P.L.183-1996, SEC.4.