The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XXXIX
COMMERCIAL RELATIONS

Chapter 671
UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE: GENERAL PROVISIONS

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F.S. 671.102

671.102 Purposes; rules of construction; variation by agreement.—

(1) This code shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes and policies, which are:

(a) To simplify, clarify, and modernize the law governing commercial transactions.

(b) To permit the continued expansion of commercial practices through custom, usage, and agreement of the parties.

(2)(a) Except as otherwise provided in this code, the effect of provisions of this code may be varied by agreement.

(b) The obligations of good faith, diligence, reasonableness, and care prescribed by this code may not be disclaimed by agreement, but the parties may by agreement determine the standards by which the performance of such obligations is to be measured if such standards are not manifestly unreasonable. Whenever this code requires an action to be taken within a reasonable time, a time that is not manifestly unreasonable may be fixed by agreement.

(c) The presence in certain provisions of this code of the words “unless otherwise agreed” or words of similar import does not imply that the effect of other provisions may not be varied by agreement under this subsection.

(3) In this code, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) Words in the singular include the plural, and words in the plural include the singular.

(b) Words of either gender also refer to the other gender.

History.—s. 1, ch. 65-254; s. 551, ch. 97-102; s. 5, ch. 2007-134.

Note.—s. 1-102, U.C.C.; supersedes ss. 678.53, 614.31.

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Amendments to 671.102

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 671.102

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 671.102.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

ATTORNEY S TITLE INSURANCE FUND, INC. a v. REGIONS BANK,, 491 F. Supp. 2d 1087 (S.D. Fla. 2007)

. . . . § 671.102(2)(c) and citing Mason v. Avdoyan, 299 So.2d 603, 606-07 (Fla. 4th DCA 1974)). . . .

SCADIF, S. A. a v. FIRST UNION NATIONAL, a, 344 F.3d 1123 (11th Cir. 2003)

. . . Stat. ch. 671.102(3) (providing that “[t]he effect of provisions of this code may be varied by agreement . . .

SCADIF, S. A. a v. FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK, a, 208 F. Supp. 2d 1352 (S.D. Fla. 2002)

. . . Section 671.102 instructs courts to liberally construe and apply the Code to promote its underlying purposes . . . Section 671.102 also explicitly provides that the provisions of the Code may be varied by agreement, . . . continued expansion of commercial practices through custom, usage and agreement of the parties.” § 671.102 . . .

TROPICAL JEWELERS, INC. v. NATIONSBANK, N. A. SOUTH a N. A., 781 So. 2d 392 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2000)

. . . .” § 671.102(2)(c), Fla. Stat. (1995); see Mason v. . . .

F. SEPE, v. CITY OF SAFETY HARBOR, a, 761 So. 2d 1182 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2000)

. . . .” § 671.102(3). . . . Section 671.102(3), Florida Statutes (1999) (Uniform Commercial Code: General Provisions), provides: . . .

H. COX v. CSX INTERMODAL, INC., 732 So. 2d 1092 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1999)

. . . .”); and section 671.102(3), Florida Statutes (1997)("[T]he obligations of good faith, diligence, reasonableness . . .

SERNA, v. MILANESE, INC., 643 So. 2d 36 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1994)

. . . . § 671.102(3), Fla.Stat. (1993). . . .

In KAVOLCHYCK S. WEITZNER, v. GOLDMAN, 154 B.R. 793 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 1993)

. . . Fla.Stat. 671.102 (UCC § 1-102). . . .

FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK, OF FLORIDA, v. FIRST FLORIDA BANK, N. A., 616 So. 2d 1168 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1993)

. . . See § 671.102, Fla.Stat. (1985). . . .

TRANSAMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY, v. BARNETT BANK OF MARION COUNTY, N. A., 540 So. 2d 113 (Fla. 1989)

. . . Section 671.102 provides that the code will be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying . . .

L. SELLERS H. v. FRANK GRIFFIN AMC JEEP, INC., 526 So. 2d 147 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1988)

. . . Appellants further argue that these definitions must be read in light of the requirements in section 671.102 . . . Appellants also quote from the Official Code Comment to section 671.102(1) and (2): Subsections (1) and . . .

TRANSAMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY, v. BARNETT BANK OF MARION COUNTY, N. A., 524 So. 2d 439 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1988)

. . . U.C.C. l-102(2)(c) (§ 671.102(2)(c), Fla. Stat. (1983)). . See In re J. V. . . .

ITT INDUSTRIAL CREDIT CO. v. REGAN,, 487 So. 2d 1047 (Fla. 1986)

. . . See § 671.102, Fla.Stat. (1985). . . .

In HOLYWELL CORP. s BANK OF NEW YORK, v. OLYMPIA YORK FLORIDA EQUITY CORP. O Y B., 51 B.R. 56 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 1985)

. . . . § 671.102(1), requires that: “This code shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying . . .

BILLERA v. CUSTOM LAMINATING WINDOW PRODUCTS, INC., 11 Fla. Supp. 2d 120 (Palm Beach Cty. Ct. 1985)

. . . Sections 671.102(3), 671.203, 672.301, Fla. Stat. (1983). . . .

TAYLOR J. v. AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. INC. a Co. a, 555 F. Supp. 59 (M.D. Fla. 1982)

. . . . § 671.102(2). . . .

E. L. DUNN C. Jr. v. J. E. STACK, Jr. W. Sr. A. B., 418 So. 2d 345 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1982)

. . . .” § 671.102(2)(c), Fla.Stat. (1965). . Wise v. Quina involved a promissory note. . . .

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, v. BLOUNT PONTIAC- GMC, INC., 411 So. 2d 930 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1982)

. . . .” § 671.102(1) Fla.Stat. . . .

In S Z INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT, INC. a d b a De FLORIDA NATIONAL BANK OF MIAMI, v. P. HAVEE, S Z a d b a De, 10 B.R. 580 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 1981)

. . . assist in interpreting or gauging the breadth of § 680.101(2), and the rules of UCC construction of § 671.102 . . . purpose of making the law uniform among the various jurisdictions, codified by Florida in Fla.Stats. § 671.102 . . .

JACKSON VITRIFIED CHINA COMPANY, v. PEOPLE S AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK OF NORTH MIAMI, 388 So. 2d 1059 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1980)

. . . . § 671.102(2)(a), Fla.Stat. (1975), UCC § l-102(2)(a) (1962). . . .

GURITZ, d b a v. AMERICAN MOTIVATE, INC., 386 So. 2d 60 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1980)

. . . party may be put in as good position as if the other party had fully performed pursuant to Section 671.102 . . .

SUBURBIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION v. BEL- AIR CONDITIONING CO. INC. a, 385 So. 2d 1151 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1980)

. . . The Legislature in Section 671.102, Florida Statutes (1979), stated: This code shall be liberally construed . . .

HURD, v. MUNFORD, INCORPORATED, a d b a, 378 So. 2d 86 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1979)

. . . Section 671.102(1) and (2). . . .

LEWIS STATE BANK, v. ADVANCE MORTGAGE CORPORATION, a, 362 So. 2d 406 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1978)

. . . Section 671.102(2)(b). . . .

MASON v. S. AVDOYAN,, 299 So. 2d 603 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1974)

. . . 671.104, Fla.Stat., that the Code was intended as unified coverage of its subject matter and in Sec. 671.102 . . .

INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER CREDIT CORPORATION v. AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK OF JACKSONVILLE, a, 296 So. 2d 32 (Fla. 1974)

. . . . § 671.102, F.S.A.] provides: (1) This Act shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying . . .

A. BARRY S. v. IVARSON INCORPORATED, a, 249 So. 2d 44 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1971)

. . . . §§ 671.102, 671.106 (1969), F.S.A. . . .