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§ 2302. Unconscionable contract or clause

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 13 Pa.C.S.A. Commercial Code

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 13 Pa.C.S.A. Commercial Code (Refs & Annos)
Division 2. Sales (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 23. General Obligation and Construction of Contract
13 Pa.C.S.A. § 2302
§ 2302. Unconscionable contract or clause
(a) Finding and authority of court.--If the court as a matter of law finds the contract or any clause of the contract to have been unconscionable at the time it was made, the court may:
(1) refuse to enforce the contract;
(2) enforce the remainder of the contract without the unconscionable clause; or
(3) so limit the application of any unconscionable clause as to avoid any unconscionable result.
(b) Evidence by parties.--When it is claimed or appears to the court that the contract or any clause thereof may be unconscionable the parties shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to present evidence as to its commercial setting, purpose and effect to aid the court in making the determination.

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1979, Nov. 1, P.L. 255, No. 86, § 1, effective Jan. 1, 1980.
13 Pa.C.S.A. § 2302, PA ST 13 Pa.C.S.A. § 2302
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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