California Law (Last Updated: March 4, 2014) |
Commercial Code - COM |
Division 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
Chapter 2. General Definitions and Principles of Interpretation |
Section 1204.
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Except as otherwise provided in Divisions 3, 4, 5, and 6, 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 chargeback 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.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 254, Sec. 22. Effective January 1, 2007.)