Florida Statute 672.103 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXXIX
COMMERCIAL RELATIONS

Chapter 672
UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE: SALES

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F.S. 672.103

672.103 Definitions and index of definitions.—

(1) In this chapter unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) “Buyer” means a person who buys or contracts to buy goods.

(b) “Good faith” in the case of a merchant means honesty in fact and the observance of reasonable commercial standards of fair dealing in the trade.

(d) “Seller” means a person who sells or contracts to sell goods.

(2) Other definitions applying to this chapter, or to specified parts thereof, and the sections in which they appear are:

“Acceptance,” s. 672.606.

“Banker’s credit,” s. 672.325.

“Between merchants,” s. 672.104.

“Cancellation,” s. 672.106(4).

“Commercial unit,” s. 672.105.

“Confirmed credit,” s. 672.325.

“Conforming to contract,” s. 672.106.

“Contract for sale,” s. 672.106.

“Cover,” s. 672.712.

“Entrusting,” s. 672.403.

“Financing agency,” s. 672.104.

“Future goods,” s. 672.105.

“Goods,” s. 672.105.

“Identification,” s. 672.501.

“Installment contract,” s. 672.612.

“Letter of credit,” s. 672.325.

“Lot,” s. 672.105.

“Merchant,” s. 672.104.

“Overseas,” s. 672.323.

“Person in position of seller,” s. 672.707.

“Present sale,” s. 672.106.

“Sale,” s. 672.106.

“Sale on approval,” s. 672.326.

“Sale or return,” s. 672.326.

“Termination,” s. 672.106.

(3) The following definitions in other chapters apply to this chapter:

“Check,” s. 673.1041.

“Consignee,” s. 677.102.

“Consignor,” s. 677.102.

“Consumer goods,” s. 679.1021.

“Control,” s. 677.106.

“Dishonor,” s. 673.5021.

“Draft,” s. 673.1041.

(4) In addition chapter 671 contains general definitions and principles of construction and interpretation applicable throughout this chapter.

History.—s. 1, ch. 65-254; s. 5, ch. 92-82; s. 11, ch. 2001-198; s. 5, ch. 2010-131; s. 152, ch. 2025-92.

Note.—s. 2-103, U.C.C.

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Amendments to 672.103

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 672.103

Total Results: 6

RA Jones & Sons, Inc. v. Holman

470 So. 2d 60, 10 Fla. L. Weekly 1384

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 4, 1985 | Docket: 1621629

Cited 27 times | Published

Ford industrial engines, is both a "seller," see § 672.103(d), Fla. Stat. (1975), and a "merchant," see §

Sellers v. Frank Griffin AMC Jeep, Inc.

526 So. 2d 147, 1988 WL 50148

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 17, 1988 | Docket: 2180729

Cited 21 times | Published

contracted to buy goods within the meaning of section 672.103, Florida Statutes (1983), and that section

Taylor v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc.

555 F. Supp. 59

District Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Jan 17, 1983 | Docket: 1018683

Cited 18 times | Published

plaintiffs is the "buyer", within the meaning of § 672.103(1)(a), then the complaint must allege compliance

Weiss v. Johansen

898 So. 2d 1009, 2005 WL 545085

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 9, 2005 | Docket: 1448456

Cited 14 times | Published

the purchase agreement to Green Shoe, Ltd. See § 672.103, Fla. Stat. While he may have been in privity

Swift v. JI Case Company

266 So. 2d 379

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 26, 1972 | Docket: 1298634

Cited 7 times | Published

671.201(19), F.S.A. and F.S. § 672.103(1) (b), F.S.A. [7] F.S. § 672.103(1) (b), F.S.A.

United Food Mart, Inc. v. Motiva Enterprises, LLC

457 F. Supp. 2d 1329, 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 34136, 2005 WL 4858676

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Sep 29, 2005 | Docket: 2233486

Published

standards of fair dealing in the trade." Id. § 672.103(1)(b). The U.C.C.'s Official Comments discuss