(1)  Unless displaced by the particular provisions of this title, the Uniform Commercial Code and the principles of law and equity, including without limitation the law relative to capacity to contract, principal and agent, estoppel, fraud, misrepresentation, duress, coercion, mistake, and bankruptcy shall supplement its provisions.

Terms Used In Utah Code 70C-1-103

  • Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • 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
(2)  A charge or fee described in Section 70C-1-106 assessed by a depository institution as defined by Section 7-1-103 in accordance with this title may not be considered void as a penalty or otherwise unenforceable under statute or common law.

Amended by Chapter 180, 1999 General Session

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