List of uniform acts (United States)

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This is a list of uniform acts .

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Uniform Adoption Act 1994
Uniform Alcoholism and Intoxication Treatment Act 1971
Uniform Anatomical Gift Act 2006
Uniform Apportionment of Tort Responsibility Act 2002
Uniform Arbitration Act 2000
Uniform Athlete Agents Act 2000
Uniform Act to Secure the Attendance of Witnesses from Without a State in Criminal Proceedings 1936
Uniform Certification of Questions of Law Act 1995
Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act 2006
Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act 1968
Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act 1997
Uniform Collateral Consequences of Conviction Act 2009
Uniform Commercial Code 2001
Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act 1982, 1994
Uniform Common Trust Fund Act 1938, 1952
Uniform Comparative Fault Act 1977, 1979
Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act 1999; withdrawn 2002
Uniform Condominium Act 1977, 1980
Uniform Conflict of Laws—Limitations Act 1982
Uniform Conservation Easement Act 1981
Uniform Construction Lien Act 1987
Uniform Consumer Credit Code 1968, 1974
Uniform Consumer Leases 2001
Uniform Controlled Substances Act 1990, 1994
Uniform Correction or Clarification of Defamation Act 1993
Uniform Custodial Trust Act 1987
Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act 1964, 1966
Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act 1922
Uniform Determination of Death Act 1978, 1980
Uniform Disclaimer of Property Interests Act 1999
Uniform Disclaimer of Transfers by Will, Intestacy or Appointment Act 1978
Uniform Disposition of Community Property Rights at Death Act 1971
Uniform Division of Income for Tax Purposes Act 1957
Uniform Dormant Mineral Interests Act 1986
Uniform Durable Power of Attorney Act 1979, 1987
Uniform Electronic Transactions Act 1999
Uniform Employment Termination Act 1991
Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act 1964
Uniform Environmental Covenants Act 2003
Uniform Estate Tax Apportionment Act 1958, 1982
Uniform Exemptions Act 1976, 1979
Uniform Extradition and Rendition Act 1980
Uniform Federal Lien Registration Act 1978, 1982
Uniform Fiduciaries Act 1922
Uniform Foreign Money Claims Act 1989
Uniform Foreign Money Judgments Recognition Act 1962
Uniform Franchise and Business Opportunities Act 1987
Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act 1984
Uniform Gifts to Minors Act
Uniform Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Act 1997
Uniform Health-Care Decisions Act 1993
Uniform Health-Care Information Act 1985
Uniform International Wills Act 1977
Uniform Interstate Arbitration of Death Taxes Act 1943
Uniform Interstate Compromise of Death Taxes Act 1943
Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act 2007
Uniform Interstate Enforcement of Domestic Violence Protection Orders Act 2000
Uniform Interstate Family Support Act 1992, 1996, 2001, 2008
Uniform Intestacy, Wills, and Donative Transfers Act 1991, 1993
Uniform Land Security Interest Act 1985
Uniform Land Transactions Act 1975
Uniform Law on Notarial Acts 1982, 2010
Uniform Limited Liability Company Act 1996
Uniform Limited Partnership Act 2001
Uniform Management of Institutional Funds Act 1972
Uniform Management of Public Employee Retirement Systems Act 1997
Uniform Mandatory Disposition of Detainers Act 1958
Uniform Marital Property Act 1983
Uniform Marketable Title Act 1990
Uniform Marriage and Divorce Act 1970, 1973
Uniform Mediation Act 2003
Uniform Money Services Act 2000
Uniform Multiple-Person Accounts Act 1969, 1989
Uniform Nonprobate Transfers On Death 1989
Uniform Parentage Act 1973, 2000
Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act 2010
Uniform Partnership Act 1994, 1997
Uniform Periodic Payment of Judgments Act 1990
Uniform Photographic Copies As Evidence Act 1949
Uniform Planned Community Act 1980
Uniform Post-Conviction Procedure Act 1980
Uniform Power of Attorney Act 2006
Uniform Premarital Agreement Act 1983
Uniform Pretrial Detention Act 1989
Uniform Principal and Income Act 1997, 2001
Uniform Probate Code 1969, 1975, 1982, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1997
Uniform Probate Code Vi 1989, 1998
Uniform Prudent Investor Act 1994
Uniform Punitive Damages Act 1996
Uniform Putative and Unknown Fathers Act 1988
Uniform Real Estate Cooperative Act 1981
Uniform Real Estate Time-Share Act 1980, 1982
Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act 2004
Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act 1968
Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act 1972
Uniform Rights of the Terminally Ill Act 1989
Uniform Rules of Criminal Procedure 1974, 1987
Uniform Rules of Evidence Act 2005
Uniform Securities Act 1956, 1985, amended 1988, 2002
Uniform Simultaneous Death Act 1940, 1993
Uniform State Administrative Procedure Act 1981
Uniform Status of Children of Assisted Conception Act 1988
Uniform Statute and Rule Construction Act 1995
Uniform Statutory Form Power of Attorney Act 1988
Uniform Statutory Rule Against Perpetuities 1986, 1990
Uniform Supervision of Trustees for Charitable Purposes Act 1954
Uniform Surface Use and Mineral Development Accommodation Act 1990
Uniform Tod Security Registration Act 1989
Uniform Testamentary Additions to Trusts Act 1960, 1991
Uniform Trade Secrets Act 1979, 1985
Uniform Transboundary Pollution Reciprocal Access Act 1982
Uniform Transfer of Litigation Act 1991
Uniform Transfers to Minors Act 1983, 1986
Uniform Transfers Under Nontestamentary Instruments Act 1978
Uniform Trust Code 2000
Uniform Trustees’ Powers Act 1964
Uniform Unclaimed Property Act 1995
Uniform Unincorporated Nonprofit Association Act 1992, 1996
Uniform Victims of Crime Act 1992
Uniform Voidable Transactions Act 2014

Non-NCCUSL model laws

Model Penal Code

The Model Penal Code, which seeks to harmonize state criminal law statutes, is in effect a uniform act but it was developed by the American Law Institute and not the NCCUSL.

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Other model laws

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has written a large number of model laws and model regulations that heavily influence insurance law and regulation throughout the United States. [1]

The Uniform Auction and Auctioneer Licensing Act [2] (2006) is a sample law, proposed by the National Auctioneers Association, intended to be used by states as a template when drafting their own legislation governing auctions and auctioneers. [3]

Other notable non-NCCUSL model laws include the Uniform Vehicle Code, the Model State Emergency Health Powers Act, the Model Business Corporation Act, the Model Nonprofit Corporation Act, UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration and the Model Vital Statistics Act (1992). [4]

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References

  1. ↑ https://content.naic.org/model-laws.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ "Auctioneers.org" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-11-10. Retrieved 2007-12-04.
  3. ↑ Auctioneers.org Archived 2009-01-29 at the Wayback Machine , NAA Drafts Sample Auction License Law and Encourages Adoption by State Legislatures
  4. ↑ "Model State Vital Statistics Act and Regulations" (PDF). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 1992. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
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