Title 6A
Uniform Commercial Code

Chapter 1
General Provisions

Part 2
General Definitions and Principles of Interpretation

R.I. Gen. Laws § 6A-1-204



§ 6A-1-204.  Value.

Except as otherwise provided in chapters 3, 4, and 5 of this title, a person gives value for rights if the person acquires them:

(1) In return for a binding commitment to extend credit or for the extension of immediately available credit, whether or not drawn upon and whether or not a charge-back is provided for in the event of difficulties in collection;

(2) As security for, or in total or partial satisfaction of, a preexisting claim;

(3) By accepting delivery under a preexisting contract for purchase; or

(4) In return for any consideration sufficient to support a simple contract.

History of Section.
P.L. 1960, ch. 147, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 19, § 2; P.L. 2007, ch. 34, § 2; P.L. 2014, ch. 528, § 42.