Editing Uniform act (section)

== Drafting==
The NCCUSL is a body of private and government [[lawyers]], state and federal judges, and [[law professor]]s who are typically appointed by [[Governor (United States)|state governors]]. 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.  NCCUSL was established in 1892.<ref name="Hein" /> The NCCUSL, while influential, does not have any direct legislative power itself; uniform acts become laws only to the extent they are enacted into law by [[State legislature (United States)|state legislatures]].

Among the most influential uniform acts are the [[Uniform Commercial Code]], [[Uniform Probate Code]], [[Uniform Trust Code]], [[Uniform Partnership Act]], [[Uniform Limited Liability Company Act]], [[Uniform Transfers to Minors Act]], [[Uniform Certification of Questions of Law Act]], [[Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act]], [[Uniform Controlled Substances Act]], [[Uniform Arbitration Act]], [[Uniform Environmental Covenants Act]], [[Uniform Conservation Easements Act]], [[Uniform Management of Institutional Funds Act]], [[Uniform Interstate Family Support Act]], [[Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act]], and [[Uniform Anatomical Gift Act]].

In total, there are more than 100 uniform acts, which the NCCUSL periodically updates. Recent examples include the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, Revised Uniform Arbitration Act, Revised Uniform Partnership Act, Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act, and the [[Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act]].

A state may adopt a uniform act as written by NCCUSL, or a state may adopt a modified version. Unless such changes are minor, they can seriously obstruct the purpose of uniform acts—legal harmonization. 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.<ref>672 So. 2d 822 (Fla. 2d DCA 1995)</ref> As a result, the lawyer missed a filing deadline on a multimillion-dollar claim. The court wrote, "[w]e cannot rewrite Florida [[probate law]] to accommodate a [[Michigan]] attorney more familiar with the [[Uniform Probate Code]]".<ref>672 So.2d at 823.</ref>