South Carolina § 36-5-103 Scope.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 36-5-103 — Scope.

South Carolina § 36-5-103

Title 36COMMERCIAL CODE

Ch. 5COMMERCIAL CODE— LETTERS OF CREDIT

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Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 36-5-103 (2026).

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(a)This chapter applies to letters of credit and to certain rights and obligations arising out of transactions involving letters of credit.

(b)The statement of a rule in this chapter does not by itself require, imply, or negate application of the same or a different rule to a situation not provided for, or to a person not specified, in this chapter.

(c)With the exception of this subsection, subsections (a) and (d), Sections 36-5-102(a)(9) and (10), 36-5-106(d), and 36-5-114(d), and except to the extent prohibited in Sections 36-1-302 and 36-5-117(d), the effect of this chapter may be varied by agreement or by a provision stated or incorporated by reference in an undertaking. A term in an agreement or undertaking generally excusing liability or generally limiting remedies for failure to

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(a) This chapter applies to letters of credit and to certain rights and obligations arising out of transactions involving letters of credit. (b) The statement of a rule in this chapter does not by itself require, imply, or negate application of the same or a different rule to a situation not provided for, or to a person not specified, in this chapter. (c) With the exception of this subsection, subsections (a) and (d), Sections 36-5-102(a)(9) and (10), 36-5-106(d), and 36-5-114(d), and except to the extent prohibited in Sections 36-1-302 and 36-5-117(d), the effect of this chapter may be varied by agreement or by a provision stated or incorporated by reference in an undertaking. A term in an agreement or undertaking generally excusing liability or generally limiting remedies for failure to perform obligations is not sufficient to vary obligations prescribed by this chapter. (d) Rights and obligations of an issuer to a beneficiary or a nominated person under a letter of credit are independent of the existence, performance, or nonperformance of a contract or arrangement out of which the letter of credit arises or which underlies it, including contracts or arrangements between the issuer and the applicant and between the applicant and the beneficiary.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 10.5-103; 1966 (54) 2716; 2001 Act No. 67, SECTION 15; 2014 Act No. 213 (S.343), SECTION 30, eff October 1, 2014. Editor's Note 2014 Act No. 213, SECTION 51, provides as follows: "SECTION 51. This act becomes effective on October 1, 2014. It applies to transactions entered into and events occurring after that date." Effect of Amendment 2014 Act No. 213, SECTION 30, in subsection (c), substituted "36-1-302" for "36-1-102(3)".