Alabama § 7-12-102 Definitions

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§ 7-12-102 — Definitions

Alabama § 7-12-102

Title 7Commercial Code

Art. 12Controllable Electronic Records

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Ala. Code § 7-12-102 (2026).

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(a)Article 12 definitions. In this article:

(1)“Controllable electronic record” means a record stored in an electronic medium that can be subjected to control under Section 7-12-105. The term does not include a controllable account, a controllable payment intangible, a deposit account, an electronic copy of a record evidencing chattel paper, an electronic document of title, investment property, a transferable record, or an electronic record that is currently authorized or adopted by a domestic or foreign government and is not a medium of exchange that was recorded and transferable in a system that existed and operated for the medium of exchange before the medium of exchange was authorized or adopted by a government.

(2)“Qualifying purchaser” means a purchaser of a controllable electroni

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(a) Article 12 definitions. In this article:
(1) “Controllable electronic record” means a record stored in an electronic medium that can be subjected to control under Section 7-12-105. The term does not include a controllable account, a controllable payment intangible, a deposit account, an electronic copy of a record evidencing chattel paper, an electronic document of title, investment property, a transferable record, or an electronic record that is currently authorized or adopted by a domestic or foreign government and is not a medium of exchange that was recorded and transferable in a system that existed and operated for the medium of exchange before the medium of exchange was authorized or adopted by a government.
(2) “Qualifying purchaser” means a purchaser of a controllable electronic record or an interest in a controllable electronic record that obtains control of the controllable electronic record for value, in good faith, and without notice of a claim of a property right in the controllable electronic record.
(3) “Transferable record” has the meaning provided for that term in:
(A) Section 201(a)(1) of the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C. § 7021(a)(1), as amended; or
(B) Section 8-1A-16(a).
(4) “Value” has the meaning provided in Section 7-3-303(a), as if references in that subsection to an “instrument” were references to a controllable account, controllable electronic record, or controllable payment intangible.
(b) Definitions in Article 9A. The definitions in Article 9A of “account debtor,” “controllable account,” “controllable payment intangible,” “chattel paper,” “deposit account,” and “investment property” apply to this article.
(c) Article 1 definitions and principles. Article 1 contains general definitions and principles of construction and interpretation applicable throughout this article.