▁private ▁and ▁government ▁law y ers , ▁state ▁and ▁federal ▁jud ges , ▁and ▁law ▁profess ors ▁who ▁are ▁typically ▁appointed ▁by ▁state ▁govern ors . ▁It ▁draft s ▁laws ▁on ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁subjects ▁and ▁propos es ▁them ▁for ▁en act ment ▁by ▁each ▁state , ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Columbia , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Virgin ▁Islands , ▁and ▁Puerto ▁Rico . ▁ ▁N CC US L ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 2 . ▁The ▁N CC US L , ▁while ▁influ ential , ▁does ▁not ▁have ▁any ▁direct ▁legisl ative ▁power ▁itself ; ▁uniform ▁acts ▁become ▁laws ▁only ▁to ▁the ▁extent ▁they ▁are ▁en act ed ▁into ▁law ▁by ▁state ▁legisl atures . ▁ ▁Among ▁the ▁most ▁influ ential ▁uniform ▁acts ▁are ▁the ▁Un iform ▁Com mer cial ▁Code , ▁Un iform ▁Pro b ate ▁Code , ▁Un iform ▁Trust ▁Code , ▁Un iform ▁Part ners hip ▁Act , ▁Un iform ▁Limited ▁Li ability ▁Company ▁Act , ▁Un iform ▁Trans fers ▁to ▁Min ors ▁Act , ▁Un iform ▁Cert ification ▁of ▁Question s ▁of ▁Law ▁Act , ▁Un iform ▁En for cement ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Jud g ments ▁Act , ▁Un iform ▁Control led ▁Sub st ances ▁Act , ▁Un iform ▁Ar bitr ation ▁Act , ▁Un iform ▁Environment al ▁C oven ants ▁Act , ▁Un iform ▁Conserv ation ▁E as ements ▁Act , ▁Un iform ▁Management ▁of ▁Institution al ▁Fund s ▁Act , ▁Un iform ▁Inter state ▁Family ▁Support ▁Act , ▁Un iform ▁Child ▁C ust ody ▁Jur