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.)
*Note: On and after July 1, 2013, this section, as amended by section 1 of public act 11-108, is to read as follows:
"Sec. 42a-9-102. Definitions and index of definitions. (a) In this article:
(1) "Accession" means goods that are physically united with other goods in such a manner that the identity of the original goods is not lost.
(2) "Account", except as used in "account for", means a right to payment of a monetary obligation, whether or not earned by performance, (i) for property that has been or is to be sold, leased, licensed, assigned or otherwise disposed of, (ii) for services rendered or to be rendered, (iii) for a policy of insurance issued or to be issued, (iv) for a secondary obligation incurred or to be incurred, (v) for energy provided or to be provided, (vi) for the use or hire of a vessel under a charter or other contract, (vii) arising out of the use of a credit or charge card or information contained on or for use with the card, or (viii) as winnings in a lottery or other game of chance operated or sponsored by a state, governmental unit of a state or person licensed or authorized to operate the game by a state or governmental unit of a state. The term includes health-care-insurance receivables. The term does not include (i) rights to payment evidenced by chattel paper or an instrument, (ii) commercial tort claims, (iii) deposit accounts, (iv) investment property, (v) letter-of-credit rights or letters of credit, or (vi) rights to payment for money or funds advanced or sold, other than rights arising out of the use of a credit or charge card or information contained on or for use with the card.
(3) "Account debtor" means a person obligated on an account, chattel paper or general intangible. The term