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K.S.A. § 84-1-301 (2026)

Territorial applicability; parties' power to choose applicable law

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84-1-301. Territorial applicability; parties' power to choose applicable law.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, when a transaction bears reasonable relation to this state and also to another state or nation the parties may agree that the law either of this state or of such other state or nation shall govern their rights and duties.

(b) In the absence of an agreement effective under subsection (a), and except as provided in subsection (c), the uniform commercial code applies to transactions bearing an appropriate relation to this state.

(c) If one of the following provisions of the uniform commercial code specifies the applicable law, that provision governs and a contrary agreement is effective only to the extent permitted by the law so specified:

(1) K.S.A. 84-2-402, and amendments thereto;

(2) K.S.A. 84-2a-105 and 84-2a-106, and amendments thereto;

(3) K.S.A. 84-4-102, and amendments thereto;

(4) K.S.A. 84-4a-507, and amendments thereto;

(5) K.S.A. 84-5-116, and amendments thereto;

(6) K.S.A. 84-6-103, and amendments thereto;

(7) K.S.A. 84-8-110, and amendments thereto;

(8) K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 84-9-301 through 84-9-307, and amendments thereto.

History: L. 2007, ch. 89, § 15; July 1, 2008.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2020–2020 · leading case: Airtex Mfg. LLLP v. Boneso Bros. Constr., No. 2:19-cv-02269 (D. Kan. Aug. 21, 2020).
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Airtex Mfg. LLLP v. Boneso Bros. Constr., No. 2:19-cv-02269 (D. Kan. Aug. 21, 2020). · cites it 2× “S.A. § 84-1-301(a) (“[W]hen a transaction bears reasonable relation to this state and also to another state or nation the parties may agree that the law either of this state or of such other state or nation shall govern their rights and duties.”
K.S.A. § 84-1-301(a): 1 case
Airtex Mfg. LLLP v. Boneso Bros. Constr., No. 2:19-cv-02269 (D. Kan. Aug. 21, 2020). “S.A. § 84-1-301(a) (“[W]hen a transaction bears reasonable relation to this state and also to another state or nation the parties may agree that the law either of this state or of such other state or nation shall govern their rights and duties.”
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