Uniform Law Commission
The Uniform Law Commission (ULC), also called the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, is a non-profit, American unincorporated association. Established in 1892, the ULC aims to provide U.S. states (plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands) with well-researched and drafted model acts to bring clarity and stability to critical areas of statutory law across jurisdictions. The ULC promotes enactment of uniform acts in areas of state law where uniformity is desirable and practical. The ULC headquarters are in Chicago, Illinois.
| Founded | 1892 |
|---|---|
| Type | Cooperative association |
| Headquarters | 111 North Wabash Avenue, Suite 1010, Chicago, Illinois |
Area served | United States |
| Services | Draft uniform and model state legislation and produce research and reports on state statutory law. |
| Timothy Berg | |
Chair, Executive Committee | Lisa Jacobs |
| Tim Schnabel | |
| Website | uniformlaws |
The ULC consists of approximately 350 commissioners, each appointed by the government of a U.S. state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Every ULC commissioner must be an attorney. Commissioners often concurrently serve as legislators, judges, or legal scholars.
Each jurisdiction determines the method of appointment and its number of commissioners. In most states, the governor appoints the state's commissioners to serve a specified term. In a few states, ULC commissioners serve at the will of the appointing authority and have no specific term. ULC commissioners are volunteers who do not receive salaries or other compensation for their public service.
The ULC is best known for its work on the landmark Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), drafted in conjunction with the American Law Institute.
Since the ULC first convened in 1892, it has produced more than 400 uniform acts. These acts focus on commercial law, family and domestic relations law, estates, probate and trusts, real estate, alternate dispute resolution, and many other areas of the law. Among the ULC's most widely adopted acts are the Uniform Commercial Code, the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act, the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act, and the Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act.
The current ULC President is Timothy Berg of Phoenix, Arizona, the Chair of the ULC's Executive Committee is Lisa Jacobs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the Chair of the Scope and Program Committee is Steven Willborn of Lincoln, Nebraska. Daniel Robbins of Sherman Oaks, California, is the Immediate Past President.