Sec. 8206.
(1) If a security certificate contains the signatures necessary to its issue or transfer but is incomplete in any other respect, it may be completed as follows:
(a) Any person may complete it by filling in the blanks as authorized.
(b) Even though the blanks are incorrectly filled in, the security as completed is enforceable by a purchaser who took it for value and without notice of the incorrectness.
(2) A complete security certificate that has been improperly altered, even if fraudulently, remains enforceable, but only according to its original terms.
History: 1962, Act 174, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964 ;-- Am. 1987, Act 16, Imd. Eff. Apr. 24, 1987 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 278, Imd. Eff. July 27, 1998
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 440 - Uniform Commercial Code
Act 174 of 1962 - Uniform Commercial Code (440.1101 - 440.11102)
Article 8 - Investment Securities (440.8101...440.8601)
174-1962-8-2 - Part 2 Issue—issuer (440.8201...440.8210)
Section 440.8201 - “Issuer” Defined.
Section 440.8203 - Conditions to Charging Purchaser With Notice of Defect.
Section 440.8204 - Restriction on Transfer of Security.
Section 440.8205 - Unauthorized Signature.
Section 440.8206 - Completion or Alteration of Security Certificate.
Section 440.8207 - Rights of Issuer or Indenture Trustee With Respect to Registered Owner.
Section 440.8208 - Warranty of Person Signing Security Certificate.