Uniform act

[2] Therefore, state governments are free to enact unique laws in any area beyond the purview of federal preemption.

It drafts laws on a variety of subjects and proposes them for enactment by each state, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico.

Therefore, persons doing business in different states must always still check local law to ensure that (1) a uniform act was enacted in the state that governs a particular legal issue, and (2) the local act actually conforms to the text promulgated by NCCUSL.

For example, in Payne v. Stalley (1995), a lawyer relied on the official text of the Uniform Probate Code and failed to check the relevant Florida statute.

[4] Uniform acts enacted in Hawaii after statehood in 1959 do not apply in the federal Territory of Palmyra Island.