§ 6A-3-115. Incomplete instrument.
(a) “Incomplete instrument” means a signed writing, whether or not issued by the signer, the contents of which show at the time of signing that it is incomplete but that the signer intended it to be completed by the addition of words or numbers.
(b) Subject to subsection (c), if an incomplete instrument is an instrument under § 6A-3-104, it may be enforced according to its terms if it is not completed, or according to its terms as augmented by completion. If an incomplete instrument is not an instrument under § 6A-3-104, but, after completion, the requirements of § 6A-3-104 are met, the instrument may be enforced according to its terms as augmented by completion.
(c) If words or numbers are added to an incomplete instrument without authority of the signer, there is an alteration of the incomplete instrument under § 6A-3-407.
(d) The burden of establishing that words or numbers were added to an incomplete instrument without authority of the signer is on the person asserting the lack of authority.
History of Section.P.L. 2000, ch. 238, § 3; P.L. 2000, ch. 421, § 3.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 6A - Uniform Commercial Code
Chapter 6A-3 - Negotiable Instruments
Part 1 - General Provisions and Definitions
Section 6A-3-101. - Short title.
Section 6A-3-102. - Subject matter.
Section 6A-3-103. - Definitions.
Section 6A-3-104. - Negotiable instrument.
Section 6A-3-105. - Issue of instrument.
Section 6A-3-106. - Unconditional promise or order.
Section 6A-3-107. - Instrument payable in foreign money.
Section 6A-3-108. - Payable on demand or at definite time.
Section 6A-3-109. - Payable to bearer or to order.
Section 6A-3-110. - Identification of person to whom instrument is payable.
Section 6A-3-111. - Place of payment.
Section 6A-3-113. - Date of instrument.
Section 6A-3-114. - Contradictory terms of instrument.
Section 6A-3-115. - Incomplete instrument.
Section 6A-3-116. - Joint and several liability — Contribution.
Section 6A-3-117. - Other agreements affecting instrument.