Effective: January 1, 1998
Latest Legislation: House Bill 170 - 122nd General Assembly
(A) An issuer may require the following assurance that each necessary indorsement or each instruction is genuine and authorized:
(1) In all cases, a guaranty of the signature of the person making an indorsement or originating an instruction including, in the case of an instruction, reasonable assurance of identity;
(2) If the indorsement is made or the instruction is originated by an agent, appropriate assurance of actual authority to sign;
(3) If the indorsement is made or the instruction is originated by a fiduciary pursuant to division (A)(4) or (5) of section 1308.23 of the Revised Code, appropriate evidence of appointment, or incumbency;
(4) If there is more than one fiduciary, reasonable assurance that all who are required to sign have done so; and
(5) If the indorsement is made or the instruction is originated by a person not covered by another provision of division (A) of this section, assurance appropriate to the case corresponding as nearly as may be to such provisions.
(B) An issuer may elect to require reasonable assurance beyond that specified in this section.
(C) In this section:
(1) "Guaranty of the signature" means a guaranty signed by or on behalf of a person reasonably believed by the issuer to be responsible. The issuer may adopt standards with respect to responsibility if they are not manifestly unreasonable.
(2) "Appropriate evidence of appointment or incumbency" means:
(a) In the case of a fiduciary appointed or qualified by a court, a certificate issued by or under the direction or supervision of that court or an officer thereof and dated within sixty days before the date of presentation for transfer; or
(b) In any other case, a copy of a document showing the appointment or a certificate issued by or on behalf of a person reasonably believed by the issuer to be responsible or, in the absence of that document or certificate, other evidence the issuer reasonably considered appropriate.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 13 | Commercial Transactions
Chapter 1308 | Investment Securities
Section 1308.01 | Definitions - Ucc 8-102.
Section 1308.03 | Overissue Defined - Effect - Ucc 8-210.
Section 1308.04 | Evidentiary Rules Concerning Certificate Securities - Ucc 8-114.
Section 1308.05 | Applicability - Choice of Law - Ucc 8-110.
Section 1308.06 | Clearing Corporation Rules - Ucc 8-111.
Section 1308.07 | Statute of Frauds Inapplicable - Ucc 8-113.
Section 1308.08 | Issuer - Ucc 8-201.
Section 1308.09 | Issuer's Responsibility and Defenses - Notice of Defect or Defense - Ucc 8-202.
Section 1308.10 | Staleness as Notice of Defect or Defense - Ucc 8-203.
Section 1308.12 | Effect of Unauthorized Signature on Security Certificate - Ucc 8-205.
Section 1308.13 | Completion or Alteration of Security Certificate - Ucc 8-206.
Section 1308.14 | Rights and Duties of Issuer With Respect to Registered Owners - Ucc 8-207.
Section 1308.16 | Rights of Purchaser - Ucc 8-302.
Section 1308.17 | Protected Purchaser - Ucc 8-303.
Section 1308.18 | Acquisition of Security or Financial Asset or Interest Therein - Ucc 8-104.
Section 1308.19 | Notice of Adverse Claim - Ucc 8-105.
Section 1308.20 | Warranties in Direct Holding - Ucc 8-108.
Section 1308.21 | Warranties in Indirect Holding - Ucc 8-109.
Section 1308.22 | Indorsement - Ucc 8-304.
Section 1308.23 | Whether Indorsement, Instruction, or Entitlement Order Is Effective - Ucc 8-107.
Section 1308.24 | Control - Ucc 8-106.
Section 1308.25 | Instruction - Ucc 8-305.
Section 1308.26 | Effect of Guaranteeing Signature, Indorsement, or Instruction - Ucc 8-306.
Section 1308.27 | Delivery - Ucc 8-301.
Section 1308.29 | Fulfilling Duty to Transfer.
Section 1308.30 | Wrongful Transfer of Security.
Section 1308.31 | Purchaser's Right to Requisites for Registration of Transfer - Ucc 8-307.
Section 1308.32 | Creditor's Legal Process - Ucc 8-112.
Section 1308.37 | Duty of Issuer to Register Transfer - Ucc 8-401.
Section 1308.38 | Assurance That Indorsement or Instruction Is Effective - Ucc 8-402.
Section 1308.39 | Demand That Issuer Not Register Transfer - Ucc 8-403.
Section 1308.40 | Wrongful Registration - Ucc 8-404.
Section 1308.42 | Authenticating Trustee, Transfer Agent, and Registrar - Ucc 8-407.
Section 1308.52 | Assertion of Adverse Claim Against Entitlement Holder - Ucc 8-502.
Section 1308.54 | Duty of Securities Intermediary to Maintain Financial Asset - Ucc 8-504.
Section 1308.57 | Duty of Securities Intermediary to Comply With Entitlement Holder - Ucc 8-507.
Section 1308.60 | Rights of Purchaser of Security Entitlement From Entitlement Holder - Ucc 8-510.
Section 1308.61 | Priority Among Security Interests and Entitlement Holders - Ucc 8-511.