Definitions. — Delaware Code § 12-102
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§ 12-102. Definitions.
(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 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, electronic money, investment property, or a transferable record.
(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); or
(B) Section 12A-116 of this title.
(4) “Value” has the meaning provided in Section 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 9. —
The definitions in Article 9 of “account debtor”, “controllable account”, “controllable payment intangible”, “chattel paper”, “deposit account”, “electronic money”, 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.
84 Del. Laws, c. 174, § 90;Source: official Delaware text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Delaware Code § 12-102
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- Code: Delaware Code
- Subject: Definitions.
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