Title 34.1, Title 34.1 — Uniform Commercial Code
10 chapters · 511 sections in this title.
W.S. § 34.1-5-101 Short title
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Short title. This article may be cited as Uniform Commercial Code-Letters of Credit.
W.S. § 34.1-5-102 Definitions
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Definitions. (a) In this article: (i) "Adviser" means a person who, at the request of the issuer, a confirmer, or another adviser, notifies or requests another adviser to notify the beneficiary that a letter of credit has been issued, confirmed, or amended; (ii) "Applicant" means…
W.S. § 34.1-5-103 Scope
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Scope. (a) This article applies to letters of credit and to certain rights and obligations arising out of transactions involving letters of credit. (b) The statement of a rule in this article does not by itself require, imply, or negate application of the same or a different rule…
W.S. § 34.1-5-104 Formal requirements
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Formal requirements. A letter of credit, confirmation, advice, transfer, amendment, or cancellation may be issued in any form that is a record and is authenticated (1) by a signature or (2) in accordance with the agreement of the parties or the standard practice referred to in W.…
W.S. § 34.1-5-105 Consideration
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Consideration. Consideration is not required to issue, amend, transfer, or cancel a letter of credit, advice, or confirmation.
W.S. § 34.1-5-106 Issuance, amendment, cancellation, and duration
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Issuance, amendment, cancellation, and duration. (a) A letter of credit is issued and becomes enforceable according to its terms against the issuer when the issuer sends or otherwise transmits it to the person requested to advise or to the beneficiary. A letter of credit is revoc…
W.S. § 34.1-5-107 Confirmer, nominated person, and adviser
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Confirmer, nominated person, and adviser. (a) A confirmer is directly obligated on a letter of credit and has the rights and obligations of an issuer to the extent of its confirmation. The confirmer also has rights against and obligations to the issuer as if the issuer were an ap…
W.S. § 34.1-5-108 Issuer's rights and obligations
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Issuer's rights and obligations. (a) Except as otherwise provided in W.S. 34.1-5-109, an issuer shall honor a presentation that, as determined by the standard practice referred to in subsection (e) of this section, appears on its face strictly to comply with the terms and conditi…
W.S. § 34.1-5-109 Fraud and forgery
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Fraud and forgery. (a) If a presentation is made that appears on its face strictly to comply with the terms and conditions of the letter of credit, but a required document is forged or materially fraudulent, or honor of the presentation would facilitate a material fraud by the be…
W.S. § 34.1-5-110 Warranties
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Warranties. (a) If its presentation is honored, the beneficiary warrants: (i) To the issuer, any other person to whom presentation is made, and the applicant that there is no fraud or forgery of the kind described in W.S. 34.1-5-109(a); and (ii) To the applicant that the drawing …
W.S. § 34.1-5-111 Remedies
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Remedies. (a) If an issuer wrongfully dishonors or repudiates its obligation to pay money under a letter of credit before presentation, the beneficiary, successor, or nominated person presenting on its own behalf may recover from the issuer the amount that is the subject of the d…
W.S. § 34.1-5-112 Transfer of letter of credit
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Transfer of letter of credit. (a) Except as otherwise provided in W.S. 34.1-5-113, unless a letter of credit provides that it is transferable, the right of a beneficiary to draw or otherwise demand performance under a letter of credit may not be transferred. (b) Even if a letter …
W.S. § 34.1-5-113 Transfer by operation of law
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Transfer by operation of law. (a) A successor of a beneficiary may consent to amendments, sign and present documents, and receive payment or other items of value in the name of the beneficiary without disclosing its status as a successor. (b) A successor of a beneficiary may cons…
W.S. § 34.1-5-114 Assignment of proceeds
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Assignment of proceeds. (a) In this section, "proceeds of a letter of credit" means the cash, check, accepted draft, or other item of value paid or delivered upon honor or giving of value by the issuer or any nominated person under the letter of credit. The term does not include …
W.S. § 34.1-5-115 Statute of limitations
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Statute of limitations. An action to enforce a right or obligation arising under this article must be commenced within one (1) year after the expiration date of the relevant letter of credit or one (1) year after the cause of action accrues, whichever occurs later. A cause of act…
W.S. § 34.1-5-117 Subrogation of issuer, applicant, and nominated person
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Subrogation of issuer, applicant, and nominated person. (a) An issuer that honors a beneficiary's presentation is subrogated to the rights of the beneficiary to the same extent as if the issuer were a secondary obligor of the underlying obligation owed to the beneficiary and of t…
W.S. § 34.1-5-118 Security interest of issuer or nominated person
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Security interest of issuer or nominated person. (a) An issuer or nominated person has a security interest in a document presented under a letter of credit to the extent that the issuer or nominated person honors or gives value for the presentation. (b) So long as and to the exte…
W.S. § 34.1-5-116 (c) This section does not apply to a security interest that is perfected only under section 34.1-9-308(d)
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(c) This section does not apply to a security interest that is perfected only under section 34.1-9-308(d).