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November 1, 2024

Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)

Illinois Adopts UCC Amendments, Including Controllable Electronic Records

The Illinois governor signed Senate Bill 3696 on August 9, 2024, to adopt the 2022 amendments to the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), which includes UCC Article 12 on Controllable Electronic Records. This law will take effect on January 1, 2025.

"Commercial Code that apply to particular Articles or parts thereof, have the meanings stated. (b) Subject to definitions contained in other Articles of the Uniform Commercial Code that apply to particular Articles or parts thereof: (1) "Action", in the sense of a judicial proceeding, includes recoupment, counterclaim, set-off, suit in equity, and any other proceeding in which rights are determined. (2) "Aggrieved party" means a party entitled to pursue a remedy. (3) "Agreement", as distinguished from "contract", means the bargain of the parties in fact, as found in their language or inferred from other circumstances, including course of performance, course of dealing, or usage of trade as provided in Section 1-303."

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