Uniform Law Commission
Legal ServicesIllinois, United States51-200 Employees
The Uniform Law Commission (ULC), also known as the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, is a legal services organization focused on developing uniform, nonpartisan state legislation. It seeks to bring clarity and stability to important areas of state statutory law through well-conceived and well-drafted proposals. Its membership comprises practicing lawyers, judges, legislators and legislative staff, and law professors who are appointed by state governments, as well as the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, to research, draft, and promote enactment of uniform laws where uniformity is practical and desirable. Founded in 1892, the ULC is based in Chicago, Illinois, and operates as a mid-sized organization within the legal services sector. A recent development involves a partnership with the American Law Institute to draft Article 12 of the Uniform Commercial Code, addressing property rights for intangible digital assets such as cryptocurrency. The commission also holds annual meetings during which new acts are considered and, when approved, added to its uniform-law framework.