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Code · Pennsylvania · Title 13 — COMMERCIAL CODE · Chapter 12

§ 1204. Value.

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§ 1204. Value.
Except as otherwise provided in Divisions 3 (relating to negotiable instruments), 4 (relating to bank deposits and collections), 5 (relating to letters of credit) and 12 (relating to controllable electronic records), a person gives value for rights if the person acquires them:
(1)in return for a binding commitment to extend credit or for the extension of immediately available credit, whether or not drawn upon and whether or not a charge-back is provided for in the event of difficulties in collection;
(2)as security for or in total or partial satisfaction of a preexisting claim;
(3)by accepting delivery under a preexisting contract for purchase; or
(4)in return for any consideration sufficient to support a simple contract.
13c1204v
(July 1, 2024, P.L.450, No.41, eff. 60 days)
2024 Amendment. Act 41 amended the intro. par. See section 1 of Act 41 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to findings and declarations.
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