7-3-104
Section 7-3-104 Negotiable instrument. (a) Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d), "negotiable
instrument" means an unconditional promise or order to pay a fixed amount of money, with
or without interest or other charges described in the promise or order, if it: (1) Is payable
to bearer or to order at the time it is issued or first comes into possession of a holder;
(2) Is payable on demand or at a definite time; and (3) Does not state any other undertaking
or instruction by the person promising or ordering payment to do any act in addition to the
payment of money, but the promise or order may contain (i) an undertaking or power to give,
maintain, or protect collateral to secure payment, (ii) an authorization or power to the holder
to confess judgment or realize on or dispose of collateral, or (iii) a waiver of the benefit
of any law intended for the advantage or protection of an obligor. (b) "Instrument"
means a negotiable instrument. (c) An order that meets all of the...
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16-25-3
Section 16-25-3 Membership; membership credit for service in armed forces of United States;
deferred benefits. (a) The membership of the retirement system shall consist of the following:
All persons who shall become teachers after the date of establishment shall become members
of the retirement system as a condition of their employment. Any person who is a teacher on
the date of establishment shall become a member as of that date unless within a period of
90 days next following such teacher shall file with the Board of Control on a form prescribed
by the board a notice of his election not to be covered in the membership of the system and
a duly executed waiver of all present and prospective benefits which would otherwise inure
to him on account of his participation in the retirement system. (b) A teacher in service
on October 1, 1973, whose membership in the retirement system was contingent on his own election
and who elected not to become a member may thereafter apply for and be...
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19-3D-2
Section 19-3D-2 THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION,
EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2019. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. DEFINITIONS. In this
chapter the following terms have the following meanings: (1) APPOINTIVE PROPERTY. The property
or property interest subject to a power of appointment. (2) ASCERTAINABLE STANDARD. A standard
relating to an individual's health, education, support, or maintenance within the meaning
of 26 U.S.C. Section 2041(b)(1)(A), as amended, or 26 U.S.C. Section 2514(c)(1), as amended,
and any applicable regulations. (3) AUTHORIZED FIDUCIARY. (A) A trustee or other fiduciary,
other than a settlor, that has the discretion to distribute or direct a trustee to distribute
part or all of the principal of the first trust to one or more current beneficiaries; (B)
a special fiduciary appointed under Section 19-3D-9; or (C) a special-needs fiduciary under
Section 19-3D-13. (4) BENEFICIARY. A person that: (A) has a present or...
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26-10A-33
Section 26-10A-33 Crime to place children for adoption. Only a parent, a parent of a deceased
parent, or a relative of the degree of relationship specified in Section 26-10A-28, the Department
of Human Resources or a licensed child placing agency, or an agency approved by the Department
of Human Resources may place a minor for adoption. No person or entity other than the Department
of Human Resources or a licensed child placing agency shall engage in the business of placing
minors for adoption. Any person or entity making more than two unrelated placements of minors
for adoption within the preceding twelve-month period shall be deemed to be in the business
of placing minors for adoption. Any other person who places a minor for adoption is guilty,
upon the first conviction, of a Class A misdemeanor and upon subsequent convictions is guilty
of a Class C felony. This section does not intend to make it unlawful for any person not engaged
in the business of placing minors for adoption to...
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31-2A-128
Section 31-2A-128 (Article 128.) Assault. (a) Any person subject to this code who attempts
or offers with unlawful force or violence to do bodily harm to another person, whether or
not the attempt or offer is consummated, is guilty of assault and shall be punished as a court-martial
may direct. (b) Any person subject to this chapter who does either of the following is guilty
of aggravated assault and shall be punished as a court-martial may direct: (1) Commits an
assault with a dangerous weapon or other means or force likely to produce death or grievous
bodily harm. (2) Commits an assault and intentionally inflicts grievous bodily harm with or
without a weapon. (Act 2012-334, §1.)...
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34-31-32
Section 34-31-32 Violations; penalties. (a) Any person engaged in business as a certified contractor
or performing the functions of a certified contractor in violation of this chapter shall be
guilty of a Class A misdemeanor, as defined by the state criminal code. (b) The board may,
at its discretion, impose late penalties on those certified contractors who fail to renew
certificates by December 31 of each year. The board may also remove certification from any
certified person who fails to renew his or her certificate by the first day of March and require
the person to apply for a new certificate. Furthermore, the board may at its discretion, remove,
revoke, or suspend the certification from any certified contractor who provides substandard
or dangerous service, repair, or installation, or who otherwise violates this chapter, and
may require such person to apply for a new certification. The board may, in its discretion,
also require the successful re-testing of any such person who...
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5-25-2
Section 5-25-2 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the
following meanings: (1) BORROWER. A natural person who submits an application for a loan secured
by a first or subordinate mortgage or deed of trust on a single-family to four-family home
to be occupied by the borrower as the borrower's primary residence. (2) COMMITMENT. A written
statement by a lender that sets forth the terms and conditions upon which the lender is willing
to make a particular mortgage loan to a particular borrower. A good faith estimate provided
under the Federal Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act is not a commitment for the purposes
of Act 2009-624. (3) CONTROL. The direct or indirect possession of the power to direct or
cause the direction of the management and policies of a person, whether through the ownership
of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise, and shall include the terms controlling,
controlled by, and under common control with. (4) DEPARTMENT. The...
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7-3-106
Section 7-3-106 Unconditional promise or order. (a) Except as provided in this section, for
the purposes of Section 7-3-104(a), a promise or order is unconditional unless it states (i)
an express condition to payment, (ii) that the promise or order is subject to or governed
by another writing, or (iii) that rights or obligations with respect to the promise or order
are stated in another writing. A reference to another writing does not of itself make the
promise or order conditional. (b) A promise or order is not made conditional (i) by a reference
to another writing for a statement of rights with respect to collateral, prepayment, or acceleration,
or (ii) because payment is limited to resort to a particular fund or source. (c) If a promise
or order requires, as a condition to payment, a countersignature by a person whose specimen
signature appears on the promise or order, the condition does not make the promise or order
conditional for the purposes of Section 7-3-104(a). If the person...
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7-3-412
Section 7-3-412 Obligation of issuer of note or cashier's check. The issuer of a note or cashier's
check or other draft drawn on the drawer is obliged to pay the instrument (i) according to
its terms at the time it was issued or, if not issued, at the time it first came into possession
of a holder, or (ii) if the issuer signed an incomplete instrument, according to its terms
when completed, to the extent stated in Sections 7-3-115 and 7-3-407. The obligation is owed
to a person entitled to enforce the instrument or to an indorser who paid the instrument under
Section 7-3-415. (Acts 1995, No. 95-668, p. 1381, §1.)...
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19-3D-19
Section 19-3D-19 THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION,
EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2019. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. TAX-RELATED LIMITATIONS.
(a) In this section the following terms have the following meanings: (1) GRANTOR TRUST. A
trust as to which a settlor of a first trust is considered the owner under 26 U.S.C. Sections
671 through 677, as amended, or 26 U.S.C. Section 679, as amended. (2) INTERNAL REVENUE CODE.
The United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. (3) NONGRANTOR TRUST. A trust
that is not a grantor trust. (4) QUALIFIED BENEFITS PROPERTY. Property subject to the minimum
distribution requirements of 26 U.S.C. Section 401(a)(9), as amended, and any applicable regulations,
or to any similar requirements that refer to 26 U.S.C. Section 401(a)(9) or the regulations.
(b) An exercise of the decanting power is subject to the following limitations: (1) If a first
trust contains property that qualified, or would have...
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