"Supporting obligation" means a letter-of-credit right or secondary obligation that supports the payment or performance of an account, chattel paper, a document, a general intangible, an instrument or investment property.
(79) "Tangible chattel paper" means chattel paper evidenced by a record or records consisting of information that is inscribed on a tangible medium.
(80) "Termination statement" means an amendment of a financing statement which:
(A) Identifies, by its file number or, in the case of a recording with a filing office described in subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 42a-9-501, by book and page number, the initial financing statement to which it relates; and
(B) Indicates either that it is a termination statement or that the identified financing statement is no longer effective.
(81) "Transmitting utility" means a person primarily engaged in the business of:
(A) Operating a railroad, subway, street railway or trolley bus;
(B) Transmitting communications electrically, electromagnetically or by light;
(C) Transmitting goods by pipeline or sewer; or
(D) Transmitting or producing and transmitting electricity, steam, gas or water.
(b) "Control" as provided in section 42a-7-106 and the following definitions in other articles apply to this article:
"Applicant". Section 42a-5-102.
"Beneficiary". Section 42a-5-102.
"Broker". Section 42a-8-102.
"Certificated security". Section 42a-8-102.
"Check". Section 42a-3-104.
"Clearing corporation". Section 42a-8-102.
"Contract for sale". Section 42a-2-106.
"Customer". Section 42a-4-104.
"Entitlement holder". Section 42a-8-102.
"Financial asset". Section 42a-8-102.
"Holder in due course". Section 42a-3-302.
"Issuer" (with respect to a letter of credit or letter-of-credit right). Section 42a-5-102.
"Issuer" (with respect to a security). Section 42a-8-201.
"Issuer" (with respect to documents of title). Section 42a-7-102.
"Lease". Section 42a-2A-102.
"Lease agreement". Section 42a-2A-102.
"Lease contract". Section 42a-2A-102.
"Leasehold interest". Section 42a-2A-102.
"Lessee". Section 42a-2A-102.
"Lessee in ordinary course of business". Section 42a-2A-102.
"Lessor". Section 42a-2A-102.
"Lessor's residual interest". Section 42a-2A-102.
"Letter of credit". Section 42a-5-102.
"Merchant". Section 42a-2-104.
"Negotiable instrument". Section 42a-3-104.
"Nominated person". Section 42a-5-102.
"Note". Section 42a-3-104.
"Proceeds of a letter of credit". Section 42a-5-114.
"Prove". Section 42a-3-103.
"Sale". Section 42a-2-106.
"Securities account". Section 42a-8-501.
"Securities intermediary". Section 42a-8-102.
"Security". Section 42a-8-102.
"Security certificate". Section 42a-8-102.
"Security entitlement". Section 42a-8-102.
"Uncertificated security". Section 42a-8-102.
(c) Article 1 contains general definitions and principles of construction and interpretation applicable throughout this article.
(1959, P.A. 133, S. 9-102; P.A. 76-369, S. 7; P.A. 01-132, S. 2; P.A. 02-131, S. 93, 94; P.A. 04-64, S. 60, 61; P.A. 05-109, S. 39; P.A. 11-108, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 76-369 amended Subsec. (1) to delete exception re provisions of Sec. 42a-9-103 on multiple state transactions, to delete redundant clause which had specified that article applies "so far as concerns any personal property and fixtures within the jurisdiction of this state" and to delete references to contract rights as personal property or fixtures; P.A. 01-132 replaced former provisions re policy and scope of this article with provisions defining terms used in this article and specifying definitions in other articles that apply to this article; P.A. 02-131 amended Subsec. (a)(72)(F) by adding reference to Sec. 42a-2A-724(d) and amended Subsec.