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# O.C.G.A. § 11-3-102. Subject matter.

(a) This article applies to negotiable instruments. It does not apply to money, to payment orders governed by Article 4A of this title, or to securities governed by Article 8 of this title.

(b) If there is conflict between this article and Article 4 or 9 of this title, Articles 4 and 9 of this title govern.

(c) Regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and operating circulars of the federal reserve banks supersede any inconsistent provision of this article to the extent of the inconsistency.

## History

Code 1981, § 11-3-102, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 1306, § 3; Ga. L. 2002, p. 415, § 11.

## Law Reviews

For review of 1996 commercial code legislation, see 13 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 41 (1996).