COM § 1204
Where this section sits in the code
- Commercial Code - COM
- DIVISION 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS [1101. - 1310.]
- CHAPTER 2. General Definitions and Principles of Interpretation [1201. - 1206.]
Except as otherwise provided in Divisions 3, 4, 5, 6, and 12, 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.
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