Business (Commercial) law includes the areas of business, finances, commerce, and consumer transactions. The 'Uniform Commercial Code', which almost every state has adopted as statutory law, governs most areas of commercial law. It is divided into thirteen Articles:
- Article 1 (General Provisions)
- Article 2 (Sales)
- Article 2A (Leases)
- Article 3 (Negotiable Instruments)
- Article 4 (Bank Deposits)
- Article 4A (Funds Transfers)
- Article 5 (Letters of Credit)
- Article 6 (Bulk Sales)
- Article 7 (Warehouse Receipts)
- Article 8 (Investment Securities)
- Article 9 (Secured Transactions)
- Article 10 (Effective Date and Repealer)
- Article 11 (Effective Date and Transition Provisions)
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