Uniform Commercial Code
The Uniform Commercial Code(UCC) established harmonized laws regarding sales and other commercial transactions to almost every state across the United States.
Summary
Article 2: Sales
Adopted in every state except Louisiana,[footnotes 1] this article gives consumers rights regarding the sale of goods, like the right to inspect before accepting and paying for it.[1]
§ 2-513: Buyer's Right to Inspection of Goods[2]
The consumer has the right to inspect before payment or acceptance, the inspection is explicitly states as "in any reasonable manner". That also means that the consumer can inspect for goods that are delivered, it is the preliminary step before accepting. Terms must be available before acceptance, the customers must have seen all the terms before they can accept the good, else even when a payment has occurred it is not considered accepted as the reasonable inspection is not over yet.[3]
§ 2-606: What Constitutes Acceptance of Goods[4]
This section makes that part explicit in § 2-606-1b as "such acceptance does not occur until the buyer has had a reasonable opportunity to inspect them".
§ 2-607: Effect of Acceptance[5]
Once this reasonable inspection did take place, then the buyer can decide to accept it, which comes with the obligation to pay.
Notes
- ↑ Equivalent sections are covered by Louisiana state law, specifically the Civil Codes of Louisiana under Title VII. Sale (Art. 2438 - 2659)" (1995) , Chapter 10 and Chapter 13. Notable are the Obligations of the buyer under Art. 2549., Buyer's right of inspection under Art. 2604. which includes after delivery to inspect before accepting and Rejection of nonconforming things by the buyer under Art. 2605. .
References
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State Nancy Landry. "What is Uniform Commercial Code?". Louisiana Department of State. Retrieved 23 Feb 2025.
- ↑ "§ 2-513. Buyer's Right to Inspection of Goods". Legal Information Institute.
- ↑ David M. Steingold; Amanda Hayes (17 May 2023). "What Is the Buyer's Performance Under the UCC?". Nolo. Retrieved 23 Feb 2025.
- ↑ "§ 2-606. What Constitutes Acceptance of Goods". Legal Information Institute.
- ↑ "§ 2-607. Effect of Acceptance; Notice of Breach; Burden of Establishing Breach After Acceptance; Notice of Claim or Litigation to Person Answerable Over". Legal Information Institute.