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Title 11. COMMERCIAL CODE · Chapter 12. · Article 12. CONTROLLABLE ELECTRONIC RECORDS

11-12-102. Definitions.

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  1. (a)

    Article 12 definitions. As used in this article, the term:#

    1. (1)

      “Controllable electronic record” means a record stored in an electronic medium that can be subjected to control under Code Section 11-12-105. The term does not include a controllable account, a controllable payment intangible, a deposit account, an electronic copy of a record evidencing chattel paper, an electronic document of title, electronic money, investment property, or a transferable record.#

    2. (2)

      “Qualifying purchaser” means a purchaser of a controllable electronic record or an interest in a controllable electronic record that obtains control of the controllable electronic record for value, in good faith, and without notice of a claim of a property right in the controllable electronic record.#

    3. (3)

      “Transferable record” has the meaning provided for that term in:#

      1. (A)

        Section 201(a)(1) of the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7021(a)(1), as amended; or#

      2. (B)

        Subsection (a) of Code Section 10-12-16.#

    4. (4)

      “Value” has the meaning provided in subsection (a) of Code Section 11-3-303, as if references in that subsection to an “instrument” were references to a controllable account, controllable electronic record, or controllable payment intangible.#

  2. (b)

    Definitions in Article 9. The definitions in Article 9 of this title of “account debtor,” “controllable account,” “controllable payment intangible,” “chattel paper,” “deposit account,” “electronic money,” and “investment property” apply to this article.#

  3. (c)

    Article 1 definitions and principles. Article 1 of this title contains general definitions and principles of construction and interpretation applicable throughout this article.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 11-12-102, enacted by Ga. L. 2024, p. 817, § 3-1/HB 1240, effective July 1, 2024.

Editor's notes

Ga. L. 2024, p. 817, § 2-1/HB 1240, effective July 1, 2024, redesignated former Code Section 11-12-102 as present Code Section 11-13-102.

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