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AK Stat § 45.02.201 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 45. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 02. Sales|Article 2. Form, Formation, and Readjustment of Contract.|Sec. 45.02.201. Formal requirements; statute of frauds.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section a contract for the sale of goods, including the sale or transfer of a boat or vessel, for the price of $500 or more is not enforceable by action or defense unless there is a writing sufficient to indicate that a contract for sale has been made between the parties and signed by the party against whom enforcement is sought or by an authorized agent or broker of that party. A writing is not insufficient because it omits or incorrectly states a term agreed upon but the contract is not enforceable under this subsection beyond the quantity of goods shown in such writing. (b) Between merchants if within a reasonable time a writing in confirmation of the contract and sufficient against the sender is received and the party receiving it has reason to know its contents, it satisfies the requirements of (a) of this section against the party unless written notice of objection to its contents is given within 10 days after it is received. (c) A contract that does not satisfy the requirements of (a) of this section but that is valid in other respects is enforceable (1) if the goods are to be specially manufactured for the buyer and are not suitable for sale to others in the ordinary course of the seller's business and the seller, before notice of repudiation is received and under circumstances that reasonably indicate that the goods are for the buyer, has made either a substantial beginning of their manufacture or commitments for their procurement; (2) if the party against whom enforcement is sought admits in a pleading, in testimony, or in court that a contract for sale was made, but the contract is not enforceable under this provision beyond the quantity of goods admitted; or (3) with respect to goods for which payment has been made and accepted or that have been received and accepted (AS 45.02.606).
AK Stat § 45.02.202 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 45. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 02. Sales|Article 2. Form, Formation, and Readjustment of Contract.|Sec. 45.02.202. Final written expression; parol or extrinsic evidence.

Terms with respect to which the confirmatory memoranda of the parties agree, or that are otherwise set out in a writing intended by the parties as a final expression of their agreement with respect to the terms included in the writing, may not be contradicted by evidence of a prior agreement or of a contemporaneous oral agreement, but may be explained or supplemented (1) by course of performance, course of dealing, or usage of trade (AS 45.01.303); and (2) by evidence of consistent additional terms unless the court finds the writing was intended also as a complete and exclusive statement of the terms of the agreement.
AK Stat § 45.02.203 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 45. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 02. Sales|Article 2. Form, Formation, and Readjustment of Contract.|Sec. 45.02.203. Seals inoperative.

The affixing of a seal to a writing evidencing a contract for sale or an offer to buy or sell goods does not make the writing a sealed instrument and the law with respect to sealed instruments does not apply to the contract or offer.
AK Stat § 45.02.204 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 45. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 02. Sales|Article 2. Form, Formation, and Readjustment of Contract.|Sec. 45.02.204. Formation in general.

(a) A contract for sale of goods may be made in any manner sufficient to show agreement, including conduct by both parties that recognizes the existence of the contract. (b) An agreement sufficient to be a contract for sale may be found even though the moment of its making is undetermined. (c) Even though one or more terms are left open, a contract for sale does not fail for indefiniteness if the parties intended to make a contract and there is a reasonably certain basis for giving an appropriate remedy.
AK Stat § 45.02.205 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 45. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 02. Sales|Article 2. Form, Formation, and Readjustment of Contract.|Sec. 45.02.205. Firm offers.

An offer by a merchant to buy or sell goods in a signed writing that by its terms gives assurance that it will be held open is not revocable, for lack of consideration, during the time stated or if no time is stated for a reasonable time, but in no event may the period or irrevocability exceed three months. A term of assurance on a form supplied by the offeree must be separately signed by the offeror.
AK Stat § 45.02.206 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 45. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 02. Sales|Article 2. Form, Formation, and Readjustment of Contract.|Sec. 45.02.206. Offer and acceptance in formation of contract.

(a) Unless otherwise unambiguously indicated by the language or circumstances (1) an offer to make a contract shall be construed as inviting acceptance in any manner and by any medium reasonable in the circumstances; (2) an order or other offer to buy goods for prompt or current shipment shall be construed as inviting acceptance either by a prompt promise to ship or by the prompt or current shipment of conforming or nonconforming goods, but a shipment of nonconforming goods does not constitute an acceptance if the seller seasonably notifies the buyer that the shipment is offered only as an accommodation to the buyer. (b) If the beginning of a requested performance is a reasonable mode of acceptance, an offeror who is not notified of acceptance within a reasonable time may treat the offer as having lapsed before acceptance.
AK Stat § 45.02.207 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 45. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 02. Sales|Article 2. Form, Formation, and Readjustment of Contract.|Sec. 45.02.207. Additional terms in acceptance or confirmation.

(a) A definite and seasonable expression of acceptance or a written confirmation that is sent within a reasonable time operates as an acceptance even though it states terms additional to or different from those offered or agreed upon, unless acceptance is expressly made conditional on assent to the additional or different terms. (b) The additional terms are to be construed as proposals for addition to the contract. Between merchants these terms become part of the contract unless (1) the offer expressly limits acceptance to the terms of the offer; (2) they materially alter it; or (3) notification of objection to them has already been given or is given within a reasonable time after notice of them is received. (c) Conduct by both parties that recognizes the existence of a contract is sufficient to establish a contract for sale although the writings of the parties do not otherwise establish a contract. In this case the terms of the particular contract consist of those terms on which the writings of the parties agree, together with supplementary terms incorporated under other provisions of the code.
AK Stat § 45.02.209 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 45. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 02. Sales|Article 2. Form, Formation, and Readjustment of Contract.|Sec. 45.02.209. Modification, rescission, and waiver.

(a) An agreement modifying a contract within this chapter needs no consideration to be binding. (b) A signed agreement that excludes modification or rescission except by a signed writing cannot be otherwise modified or rescinded, but except as between merchants such a requirement on a form supplied by the merchant must be separately signed by the other party. (c) The requirements of the statute of frauds section (AS 45.02.201) must be satisfied if the contract as modified is within its provision. (d) Although an attempt at modification or rescission does not satisfy the requirements of (b) or (c) of this section it can operate as a waiver. (e) A party who has made a waiver affecting an executory portion of the contract may retract the waiver by reasonable notification received by the other party that strict performance will be required of any term waived, unless the retraction would be unjust in view of a material change of position in reliance on the waiver.
AK Stat § 45.02.210 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 45. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 02. Sales|Article 2. Form, Formation, and Readjustment of Contract.|Sec. 45.02.210. Delegation of performance; assignment of rights.

(a) A party may perform the party's duty through a delegate unless otherwise agreed or unless the other party has a substantial interest in having the original promisor perform or control the acts required by the contract. No delegation of performance relieves the party delegating of a duty to perform or a liability for breach. (b) Unless otherwise agreed, all rights of either seller or buyer can be assigned except where the assignment would materially change the duty of the other party, increase materially the burden or risk imposed on the other party by the contract, or impair materially the chance of obtaining return performance. A right to damages for breach of the whole contract or a right arising out of the assignor's due performance of the entire obligation can be assigned despite agreement otherwise. (c) The creation, attachment, perfection, or enforcement of a security interest in the seller's interest under a contract is not a transfer that materially changes the duty of or increases materially the burden or risk imposed on the buyer or impairs materially the buyer's chance of obtaining return performance within the purview of (b) of this section unless, and then only to the extent that, enforcement actually results in a delegation of material performance of the seller; even in that event, the creation, attachment, perfection, and enforcement of the security interest remain effective, but (1) the seller is liable to the buyer for damages caused by the delegation to the extent that the damages could not reasonably be prevented by the buyer; and (2) a court having jurisdiction may grant other appropriate relief, including cancellation of the contract for sale or an injunction against enforcement of the security interest or consummation of the enforcement. (d) Unless the circumstances indicate the contrary, a prohibition of assignment of “the contract” is to be construed as barring only the delegation to the assignee of the assignor's performance. (e) An assignment of “the contract” or “all my rights under the contract” or an assignment in similar general terms is an assignment of rights and, unless the language or the circumstances, as in an assignment for security, indicate the contrary, it is a delegation of performance of the duties of the assignor and its acceptance by the assignee constitutes a promise by the assignee to perform those duties. This promise is enforceable by either the assignor or the other party to the original contract. (f) The other party may treat an assignment that delegates performance as creating reasonable grounds for insecurity and may, without prejudice to the party's rights against the assignor, demand assurances from the assignee (AS 45.02.609).
AK Stat § 45.02.301 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 45. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 02. Sales|Article 3. General Obligation and Construction of Contract.|Sec. 45.02.301. General obligations of parties.

The obligation of the seller is to transfer and deliver, and that of the buyer to accept and pay, in accordance with the contract.
AK Stat § 45.02.302 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 45. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 02. Sales|Article 3. General Obligation and Construction of Contract.|Sec. 45.02.302. Unconscionable contract or clause.

(a) If the court as a matter of law finds the contract or a clause of the contract was unconscionable at the time it was made, the court may refuse to enforce the contract, enforce the remainder of the contract without the unconscionable clause, or so limit the application of an unconscionable clause as to avoid an unconscionable result. (b) If it is claimed or appears to the court that the contract or any clause of the contract may be unconscionable, the parties shall be given a reasonable opportunity to present evidence as to its commercial setting, purpose, and effect to aid the court in making the determination.
AK Stat § 45.02.303 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 45. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 02. Sales|Article 3. General Obligation and Construction of Contract.|Sec. 45.02.303. Allocation or division of risks.

Where this chapter allocates a risk or a burden as between the parties “unless otherwise agreed,” the agreement may not only shift the allocation but may also divide the risk or burden.
AK Stat § 45.02.304 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 45. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 02. Sales|Article 3. General Obligation and Construction of Contract.|Sec. 45.02.304. Price payable in money, goods, realty, or otherwise.

(a) The price can be made payable in money or otherwise. If it is payable in whole or in part in goods, each party is a seller of the goods that the party is to transfer. (b) Even though all or part of the price is payable in an interest in realty, the transfer of the goods and the seller's obligations with reference to them are subject to this chapter but not the transfer of the interest in realty or the transferor's obligations in connection with the transfer of the real interest.
AK Stat § 45.02.305 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 45. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 02. Sales|Article 3. General Obligation and Construction of Contract.|Sec. 45.02.305. Open price term.

(a) The parties if they so intend can conclude a contract for sale even though the price is not settled. In this case the price is a reasonable price at the time for delivery if (1) nothing is said as to price; (2) the price is left to be agreed by the parties and they fail to agree; or (3) the price is to be fixed in terms of an agreed market or other standard as set or recorded by a third person or agency and it is not so set or recorded. (b) A price to be fixed by the seller or by the buyer means a price for the party to fix in good faith. (c) If a price left to be fixed otherwise than by agreement of the parties fails to be fixed through fault of one party, the other party has the option to treat the contract as cancelled or fix a reasonable price. (d) If, however, the parties intend not to be bound unless the price is fixed or agreed and it is not fixed or agreed, there is no contract. In this case the buyer must return goods already received or if unable so to do must pay their reasonable value at the time of delivery and the seller must return any portion of the price paid on account.
AK Stat § 45.02.306 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 45. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 02. Sales|Article 3. General Obligation and Construction of Contract.|Sec. 45.02.306. Output, requirements, and exclusive dealings.

(a) A term that measures the quantity by the output of the seller or the requirements of the buyer means such actual output or requirements as may occur in good faith, except that no quantity unreasonably disproportionate to a stated estimate or, in the absence of a stated estimate, to a normal or otherwise comparable prior output or requirements may be tendered or demanded. (b) A lawful agreement by either the seller or the buyer for exclusive dealing in the kind of goods concerned imposes, unless otherwise agreed, an obligation by the seller to use best efforts to supply the goods and by the buyer to use best efforts to promote their sale.
AK Stat § 45.02.307 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 45. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 02. Sales|Article 3. General Obligation and Construction of Contract.|Sec. 45.02.307. Delivery in single lot or several lots.

Unless otherwise agreed, all goods called for by a contract for sale must be tendered in a single delivery and payment is due only on this tender, but, where the circumstances give either party the right to make or demand delivery in lots, the price if it can be apportioned may be demanded for each lot.
AK Stat § 45.02.308 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 45. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 02. Sales|Article 3. General Obligation and Construction of Contract.|Sec. 45.02.308. Absence of specified place for delivery.

Unless otherwise agreed (1) the place for delivery of goods is the seller's place of business or if the seller has none the seller's residence; but (2) in a contract for sale of identified goods that to the knowledge of the parties at the time of contracting are in some other place, that place is the place for their delivery; and (3) documents of title may be delivered through customary banking channels.
AK Stat § 45.02.309 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 45. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 02. Sales|Article 3. General Obligation and Construction of Contract.|Sec. 45.02.309. Absence of specific time provisions; notice of termination.

(a) The time for shipment or delivery or any other action under a contract if not provided in this chapter or agreed upon is a reasonable time. (b) If the contract provides for successive performances but is indefinite in duration, it is valid for a reasonable time, but, unless otherwise agreed, may be terminated at any time by either party. (c) Termination of a contract by one party except on the happening of an agreed event requires that reasonable notification be received by the other party. An agreement dispensing with notification is invalid if its operation would be unconscionable.
AK Stat § 45.02.310 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 45. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 02. Sales|Article 3. General Obligation and Construction of Contract.|Sec. 45.02.310. Open time for payment or running of credit; authority to ship under reservation.

Unless otherwise agreed, (1) payment is due at the time and place at which the buyer is to receive the goods even though the place of shipment is the place of delivery; (2) if the seller is authorized to send the goods, the seller may ship them under reservation and may tender the documents of title, but the buyer may inspect the goods after their arrival before payment is due unless inspection is inconsistent with the terms of the contract (AS 45.02.513); (3) if delivery is authorized and made by way of documents of title other than by (2) of this section, then payment is due, regardless of where the goods are to be received, at the time (A) and place at which the buyer is to receive delivery of the tangible documents; or (B) the buyer is to receive delivery of the electronic documents and at the seller's place of business or, if the seller does not have a place of business, the seller's residence; and (4) if the seller is required or authorized to ship the goods on credit, the credit period runs from the time of shipment, but postdating the invoice or delaying its dispatch correspondingly delays the starting of the credit period.
AK Stat § 45.02.311 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 45. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 02. Sales|Article 3. General Obligation and Construction of Contract.|Sec. 45.02.311. Options and cooperation respecting performance.

(a) An agreement for sale that is otherwise sufficiently definite (AS 45.02.204(c)) to be a contract is not made invalid by the fact that it leaves particulars of performance to be specified by one of the parties. The specification must be made in good faith and within limits set by commercial reasonableness. (b) Unless otherwise agreed, specifications relating to assortment of the goods are at the buyer's option and, except as otherwise provided in AS 45.02.319(a)(3) and (c), specifications or arrangements relating to shipment are at the seller's option. (c) If the specification would materially affect the other party's performance but is not seasonably made or if one party's cooperation is necessary to the agreed performance of the other but is not seasonably forthcoming, the other party in addition to all other remedies (1) is excused for a resulting delay in the party's own performance; and (2) may either proceed to perform in a reasonable manner or, after the time for a material part of the party's own performance, treat the failure to specify or to cooperate as a breach by failure to deliver or accept the goods.
AK Stat § 45.02.312 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 45. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 02. Sales|Article 3. General Obligation and Construction of Contract.|Sec. 45.02.312. Warranty of title and against infringement; buyer's obligation against infringement.

(a) Subject to (b) of this section there is in a contract for sale a warranty by the seller that (1) the title conveyed shall be good, and its transfer rightful; and (2) the goods shall be delivered free from a security interest or other lien or encumbrance of which the buyer at the time of contracting has no knowledge. (b) A warranty under (a) of this section will be excluded or modified only by specific language or by circumstances that give the buyer reason to know that the person selling does not claim title in the seller or that the person is purporting to sell only such right or title as the person selling or a third person may have. (c) Unless otherwise agreed, a seller who is a merchant regularly dealing in goods of the kind warrants that the goods shall be delivered free of the rightful claim of a third person by way of infringement or the like, but a buyer who furnishes specifications to the seller must hold the seller harmless against any such claim that arises out of compliance with the specifications.
AK Stat § 45.02.313 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 45. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 02. Sales|Article 3. General Obligation and Construction of Contract.|Sec. 45.02.313. Express warranties by affirmation, promise, description, sample.

(a) Express warranties by the seller are created as follows: (1) an affirmation of fact or promise made by the seller to the buyer that relates to the goods and becomes part of the basis of the bargain creates an express warranty that the goods shall conform to the affirmation or promise; (2) a description of the goods that is made part of the basis of the bargain creates an express warranty that the goods shall conform to the description; (3) a sample or model that is made part of the basis of the bargain creates an express warranty that the whole of the goods shall conform to the sample or model. (b) It is not necessary to the creation of an express warranty that the seller use formal words such as “warrant” or “guarantee” or that the seller have a specific intention to make a warranty, but an affirmation merely of the value of the goods or a statement purporting to be merely the seller's opinion of commendation of the goods does not create a warranty.
AK Stat § 45.02.314 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 45. Trade and Commerce|Chapter 02. Sales|Article 3. General Obligation and Construction of Contract.|Sec. 45.02.314. Implied warranty: Merchantability; usage of trade.

(a) Unless excluded or modified (AS 45.02.316), a warranty that the goods shall be merchantable is implied in a contract for their sale if the seller is a merchant with respect to goods of that kind. Under this section the serving for value of food or drink to be consumed either on the premises or elsewhere is a sale. (b) Goods to be merchantable must at least (1) pass without objection in the trade under the contract description; (2) in the case of fungible goods, be of fair average quality within the description; (3) be fit for the ordinary purposes for which the goods are used; (4) run, within the variations permitted by the agreement, of even kind, quality, and quantity within each unit and among all units involved; (5) be adequately contained, packaged, and labeled as the agreement requires; and (6) conform to the promises or affirmations of fact made on the container or label. (c) Unless excluded or modified (AS 45.02.316), other implied warranties may arise from course of dealing or usage of trade.