California Commercial Code Section 1204

CA Com Code § 1204 (2017)  

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.)

Last modified: October 25, 2018