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Title 1 - Definitions of Terms
5-101 - Definitions of Terms as Used in Certain Sections. - § 5-101. Definitions of terms as used in certain sections....
Title 3 - Certain Prohibited Contracts and Provisions of Contracts
5-301 - Certain Employment Contracts Void. - § 5-301. Certain employment contracts void. Every undertaking or promise,...
5-311 - Certain Agreements Between Husband and Wife Void. - § 5-311. Certain agreements between husband and wife void. Except...
5-321 - Agreements Exempting Lessors From Liability for Negligence Void and Unenforceable. - § 5-321. Agreements exempting lessors from liability for negligence void...
5-322 - Agreements Exempting Caterers and Catering Establishments From Liability for Negligence Void and Unenforceable. - § 5-322. Agreements exempting caterers and catering establishments from liability...
5-322.1 - Agreements Exempting Owners and Contractors From Liability for Negligence Void and Unenforceable; Certain Cases. - § 5-322.1. Agreements exempting owners and contractors from liability for...
5-322.2 - Contents of Certain Construction Contracts. - (a) the full name and address of the owner or...
5-322.3 - Payment Bonds to Be Filed. - § 5-322.3. Payment bonds to be filed. A copy of...
5-323 - Agreements Exempting Building Service or Maintenance Contractors From Liability for Negligence Void and Unenforceable. - § 5-323. Agreements exempting building service or maintenance contractors from...
5-324 - Agreements by Owners, Contractors, Subcontractors or Suppliers to Indemnify Architects, Engineers and Surveyors From Liability Caused by or Arising Ou - § 5-324. Agreements by owners, contractors, subcontractors or suppliers to...
5-325 - Garages and Parking Places. - § 5-325. Garages and parking places. 1. No person who...
5-326 - Agreements Exempting Pools, Gymnasiums, Places of Public Amusement or Recreation and Similar Establishments From Liability for Negligence Void and Une - § 5-326. Agreements exempting pools, gymnasiums, places of public amusement...
5-327 - Consumers' Right to Recover Attorney's Fees in Actions Arising Out of Consumer Contracts. - (a) "Consumer contract" means a written agreement entered into between...
5-328 - Processing Fee by Holder of Dishonored Check. - (a) "Holder of a check" means the holder or its...
5-331 - Certain Covenants and Restrictions in Conveyances and Other Agreements Affecting Real Property Void as Against Public Policy. - § 5-331. Certain covenants and restrictions in conveyances and other...
5-332 - Unsolicited and Voluntarily Sent Merchandise Deemed Unconditional Gift. - § 5-332. Unsolicited and voluntarily sent merchandise deemed unconditional gift....
5-334 - Option or Right to Acquire Interest in Property. - § 5-334. Option or right to acquire interest in property....
5-335 - Limitation of Reimbursement and Subrogation Claims in Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Actions. - (b) This section shall not apply to a subrogation claim...
5-336 - Nondisclosure Agreements. - (b) Any such term or condition must be provided in...
5-337 - Agreements Requiring Contractees to Waive Their Rights in Relation to Expressing Certain Opinions About Contractors Void and Unenforceable. - (b) It shall be unlawful to threaten or to seek...
Title 4 - Contracts Relating to Wagering; Forfeiture and Recovery of Certain Property
5-401 - Illegal Wagers, Bets and Stakes. - § 5-401. Illegal wagers, bets and stakes. All wagers, bets...
5-411 - Contracts on Account of Money or Property Wagered, Bet or Staked Are Void. - § 5-411. Contracts on account of money or property wagered,...
5-413 - Securities for Money Lost at Gaming, Void. - § 5-413. Securities for money lost at gaming, void. All...
5-415 - Certain Transfers of Property in Pursuance of Lottery, Void. - § 5-415. Certain transfers of property in pursuance of lottery,...
5-417 - Contracts, Agreements and Securities on Account of Raffling, Void. - § 5-417. Contracts, agreements and securities on account of raffling,...
5-419 - Property Staked May Be Recovered. - § 5-419. Property staked may be recovered. Any person who...
5-421 - Losers of Certain Sums May Recover Them. - § 5-421. Losers of certain sums may recover them. Every...
5-423 - Money Paid for Lottery Tickets May Be Recovered by Action. - § 5-423. Money paid for lottery tickets may be recovered...
Title 5 - Interest and Usury; Brokerage on Loans
5-501 - Rate of Interest; Usury Forbidden. - § 5-501. Rate of interest; usury forbidden. 1. The rate...
5-511 - Usurious Contracts Void. - § 5-511. Usurious contracts void. 1. All bonds, bills, notes,...
5-513 - Recovery of Excess. - § 5-513. Recovery of excess. Every person who, for any...
5-515 - Borrower Bringing an Action Need Not Offer to Repay. - § 5-515. Borrower bringing an action need not offer to...
5-517 - Transfer of Cause of Action for Usury. - § 5-517. Transfer of cause of action for usury. A...
5-519 - Return of Excess a Bar to Further Penalties. - § 5-519. Return of excess a bar to further penalties....
5-521 - Corporations Prohibited From Interposing Defense of Usury. - § 5-521. Corporations prohibited from interposing defense of usury. 1....
5-523 - Interest Permitted on Advances on Collateral Security. - § 5-523. Interest permitted on advances on collateral security. In...
5-524 - Taking Security Upon Certain Property for Usurious Loans. - § 5-524. Taking security upon certain property for usurious loans....
5-525 - Interest Charged by a Registered Broker or Dealer for Carrying Debit Balances. - § 5-525. Interest charged by a registered broker or dealer...
5-526 - Interest on Secured Loans or Forbearances. - § 5-526. Interest on secured loans or forbearances. 1. Interest...
5-527 - Enforceability of Compound Interest. - § 5-527. Enforceability of compound interest. 1. A loan or...
5-531 - Brokerage on Loans; Recovery of Excess; Effect of Restitution. - § 5-531. Brokerage on loans; recovery of excess; effect of...
Title 6 - Interest on Certain Deposits
5-601 - Interest on Deposits in Escrow With Mortgage Investing Institutions. - § 5-601. Interest on deposits in escrow with mortgage investing...
5-602 - Interest on Insurance Draft Deposits in Escrow With Mortgage Investing Institutions. - § 5-602. Interest on insurance draft deposits in escrow with...
Title 7 - Requirements of Writing, Execution or Acknowledgment for Effectiveness or Enforceability
5-701 - Agreements Required to Be in Writing. - (a) for the purchase and sale of foreign exchange, foreign...
5-702 - Requirements for Use of Plain Language in Consumer Transactions. - § 5-702. Requirements for use of plain language in consumer...
5-703 - Conveyances and Contracts Concerning Real Property Required to Be in Writing. - § 5-703. Conveyances and contracts concerning real property required to...
5-705 - Execution and Acknowledgment of Assumption of Mortgage Debt by Grantee of Mortgaged Real Property. - § 5-705. Execution and acknowledgment of assumption of mortgage debt...
Title 9 - Requirements of Notice for Effectiveness or Enforceability
5-901 - Certain Provisions of Leases of Personal Property Inoperative Unless Notice Thereof Given to Lessee. - § 5-901. Certain provisions of leases of personal property inoperative...
5-903 - Automatic Renewal Provision of Contract for Service, Maintenance or Repair Unenforceable by Contractor Unless Notice Thereof Given to Recipient of Ser - § 5-903. Automatic renewal provision of contract for service, maintenance...
5-905 - Certain Provisions of Leases to Be Inoperative Unless Express Notice Thereof Is Given to Tenant. - § 5-905. Certain provisions of leases to be inoperative unless...
Title 11 - Consideration; Effect of Writing on Requirement of Consideration
5-1101 - Agreements Relating to Securities. - § 5-1101. Agreements relating to securities. An agreement, promise or...
5-1103 - Written Agreement for Modification or Discharge. - § 5-1103. Written agreement for modification or discharge. An agreement,...
5-1105 - Written Promise Expressing Past Consideration. - § 5-1105. Written promise expressing past consideration. A promise in...
5-1107 - Written Assignment. - § 5-1107. Written assignment. An assignment shall not be denied...
5-1109 - Written Irrevocable Offer. - § 5-1109. Written irrevocable offer. Except as otherwise provided in...
5-1111 - Execution by Agent in Real Property Transactions; Written Authorization Required. - § 5-1111. Execution by agent in real property transactions; written...
5-1113 - Written or Published Promise or Reward. - § 5-1113. Written or published promise or reward. A promise...
5-1115 - Promises and Warranties in Conveyances Made Without Consideration. - § 5-1115. Promises and warranties in conveyances made without consideration....
Title 13 - Construction of Particular Terms in Contractual Transactions
5-1301 - How Interest Calculated. - § 5-1301. How interest calculated. Whenever, in any statute, act,...
5-1311 - Uniform Vendor and Purchaser Risk Act. - § 5-1311. Uniform vendor and purchaser risk act. 1. Any...
Title 14 - Enforceability of Clauses Respecting Choice of Law and Choice of Forum in Certain Transactions
5-1401 - Choice of Law. - § 5-1401. Choice of law. 1. The parties to any...
5-1402 - Choice of Forum. - § 5-1402. Choice of forum. 1. Notwithstanding any act which...
Title 15 - Statutory Short Form and Other Powers of Attorney for Financial and Estate Planning
5-1501 - Applications and Definitions. - (a) "Agent" means a person granted authority to act as...
5-1501A - Power of Attorney Not Affected by Incapacity. - § 5-1501A. Power of attorney not affected by incapacity. 1....
5-1501B - Creation of a Valid Power of Attorney; When Effective. - (a) Be typed or printed using letters which are legible...
5-1501C - Powers of Attorney Excluded From This Title. - (a) a power to the extent it is coupled with...
5-1502A - Construction--Real Estate Transactions. - § 5-1502A. Construction--real estate transactions. In a statutory short form...
5-1502B - Construction--Chattel and Goods Transactions. - § 5-1502B. Construction--chattel and goods transactions. In a statutory short...
5-1502C - Construction--Bond, Share and Commodity Transactions. - § 5-1502C. Construction--bond, share and commodity transactions. In a statutory...
5-1502D - Construction--Banking Transactions. - (a) with respect to joint accounts existing at the creation...
5-1502E - Construction--Business Operating Transactions. - § 5-1502E. Construction--business operating transactions. In a statutory short form...
5-1502F - Construction--Insurance Transactions. - § 5-1502F. Construction--insurance transactions. In a statutory short form power...
5-1502G - Construction--Estate Transactions. - § 5-1502G. Construction--estate transactions. In a statutory short form power...
5-1502H - Construction--Claims and Litigation. - § 5-1502H. Construction--claims and litigation. In a statutory short form...
5-1502I - Construction--Personal and Family Maintenance. - § 5-1502I. Construction--personal and family maintenance. In a statutory short...
5-1502J - Construction--Benefits From Governmental Programs or Civil or Military Service. - § 5-1502J. Construction--benefits from governmental programs or civil or military...
5-1502K - Construction--Matters Related to Health Care. - § 5-1502K. Construction--matters related to health care. In a statutory...
5-1502L - Construction--Retirement Benefit Transactions. - § 5-1502L. Construction--retirement benefit transactions. In a statutory short form...
5-1502M - Construction--Tax Matters. - § 5-1502M. Construction--tax matters. In a statutory short form power...
5-1502N - Construction--All Other Matters. - § 5-1502N. Construction--all other matters. In a statutory short form...
5-1503 - Modifications of the Statutory Short Form Power of Attorney. - § 5-1503. Modifications of the statutory short form power of...
5-1504 - Acceptance of and Reliance Upon Acknowledged and Witnessed Statutory Short Form Power of Attorney. - (b) A person that in good faith accepts an acknowledged...
5-1505 - Standard of Care; Fiduciary Duties; Compelling Disclosure of Record. - (1) To act according to any instructions from the principal...
5-1506 - Compensation. - § 5-1506. Compensation. 1. An agent is not entitled to...
5-1507 - Signature of Agent. - (1) signing "(name of agent) as agent for (name of...
5-1508 - Co-Agents and Successor Agents. - § 5-1508. Co-agents and successor agents. 1. A principal may...
5-1509 - Appointment of Monitor. - § 5-1509. Appointment of monitor. A principal may appoint a...
5-1510 - Special Proceedings. - (a) to determine whether the power of attorney is valid;...
5-1511 - Termination or Revocation of Power of Attorney; Notice. - (a) the principal dies; (b) the principal becomes incapacitated, if...
5-1512 - Powers of Attorney Executed in Other Jurisdictions. - § 5-1512. Powers of attorney executed in other jurisdictions. Notwithstanding...
5-1513 - Statutory Short Form Power of Attorney. - (a) CAUTION TO THE PRINCIPAL: Your Power of Attorney is...
Title 15-A - Designation of Person in Parental Relation
5-1551 - Power of Parent to Designate a Person in Parental Relation. - § 5-1551. Power of parent to designate a person in...
5-1552 - Form of Designation. - § 5-1552. Form of designation. 1. Designations in general. A...
5-1553 - Scope of Designation. - § 5-1553. Scope of designation. A designation pursuant to this...
5-1554 - Revocation of Designation. - § 5-1554. Revocation of designation. A parent may revoke a...
5-1555 - Effect of Designation. - § 5-1555. Effect of designation. 1. A designee shall possess...
Title 16 - Continuity of Contract
5-1601 - Definitions. - § 5-1601. Definitions. As used in this title the following...
5-1602 - Continuity of Contract. - (b) If a subject or medium of payment of a...
5-1603 - Effect of Agreements. - § 5-1603. Effect of agreements. The provisions of this title...
5-1604 - Application. - § 5-1604. Application. 1. Notwithstanding the uniform commercial code or...
Title 17 - Structured Settlement Protection Act
5-1701 - Definitions. - (a) "annuity issuer" means an insurer that has issued an...
5-1702 - Initial Disclosure of Structured Settlement Terms. - (a) the amounts and due dates of the periodic payments...
5-1703 - Required Disclosures to Payee. - (a) the amounts and due dates of the structured settlement...
5-1704 - Provisions Prohibited in Transfer Agreement. - (a) any provision that waives the payee's right to sue...
5-1705 - Procedure for Approval of Transfers. - (b) Such proceeding shall be commenced to obtain approval of...
5-1706 - Approval of Transfers of Structured Settlement Payment Rights. - (a) the transfer complies with the requirements of this title;...
5-1707 - Effects of Transfer of Structured Settlement Payment Rights. - (a) The structured settlement obligor and the annuity issuer shall,...
5-1708 - General Provisions; Construction. - (b) Any transfer agreement entered into on or after the...
5-1708-A - Waiver for Families of Victims of Terrorist Attacks. - (a) An annuity issuer, or an employee or other representative...
5-1709 - Enforcement. - (b) Any payee injured by a violation of this title...