Nevada § 104.1103 - Construction of Uniform Commercial Code to promote underlying purposes and policies; applicability of supplemental principles of law

Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 104.1103 — Construction of Uniform Commercial Code to promote underlying purposes and policies; applicability of supplemental principles of law, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 104.1103. Construction of Uniform Commercial Code to promote underlying purposes and policies; applicability of supplemental principles of law

1. The Uniform Commercial Code must be liberally construed and applied to promote

its underlying purposes and policies, which are: (a) To simplify, clarify and modernize the law governing commercial transactions; (b) To permit the continued expansion of commercial practices through custom, usage

and agreement of the parties; and (c) To make uniform the law among the various jurisdictions. 2. Unless displaced by the particular provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code, the

principles of law and equity, including the law merchant and the law relative to capacity

to contract, principal and agent, estoppel, fraud, misrepresentation, duress, coercion,

mistake, bankruptcy, and other validating or invalidating cause supplement its provisions.

Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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What does Nevada Revised Statutes § 104.1103 cover?

Section 104.1103 ("Construction of Uniform Commercial Code to promote underlying purposes and policies; applicability of supplemental principles of law") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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