In this subtitle, unless the statutory context otherwise requires:

1. (1) Words in the singular number include the plural, and those in the plural include the singular; and
2. (2) Words of any gender also refer to any other gender.

Uniform Commercial Code Comment

1. This section makes it clear that the use of singular or plural in the text of the Uniform Commercial Code is generally only a matter of drafting style — singular words may be applied in the plural, and plural words may be applied in the singular. Only when it is clear from the statutory context that the use of the singular or plural does not include the other is this rule inapplicable.See, e.g., Section 9-322.

Changes from former law: Other than minor stylistic changes, this section is identical to former Section 1-102(5).

Source: Former Section 1-102(5). See also 1 U.S.C. Section 1.

History

Dec. 30, 1963, 77 Stat. 632, Pub. L. 88-243, § 1

Apr. 27, 2013, D.C. Law 19-299, § 2, 60 DCR 2634

Prior Codifications

2001 Ed., § 28:1-102(5).