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Part 1 - General Provisions and Definitions
Section 6A-3-101. - Short title. - § 6A-3-101. Short title. This chapter may be cited as...
Section 6A-3-102. - Subject matter. - § 6A-3-102. Subject matter. (a) This chapter applies to negotiable...
Section 6A-3-103. - Definitions. - § 6A-3-103. Definitions. (a) In this chapter: (1) “Acceptor” means...
Section 6A-3-104. - Negotiable instrument. - § 6A-3-104. Negotiable instrument. (a) Except as provided in subsections...
Section 6A-3-105. - Issue of instrument. - § 6A-3-105. Issue of instrument. (a) “Issue” means the first...
Section 6A-3-106. - Unconditional promise or order. - § 6A-3-106. Unconditional promise or order. (a) Except as provided...
Section 6A-3-107. - Instrument payable in foreign money. - § 6A-3-107. Instrument payable in foreign money. Unless the instrument...
Section 6A-3-108. - Payable on demand or at definite time. - § 6A-3-108. Payable on demand or at definite time. (a)...
Section 6A-3-109. - Payable to bearer or to order. - § 6A-3-109. Payable to bearer or to order. (a) A...
Section 6A-3-110. - Identification of person to whom instrument is payable. - § 6A-3-110. Identification of person to whom instrument is payable....
Section 6A-3-111. - Place of payment. - § 6A-3-111. Place of payment. Except as otherwise provided for...
Section 6A-3-112. - Interest. - § 6A-3-112. Interest. (a) Unless otherwise provided in the instrument,...
Section 6A-3-113. - Date of instrument. - § 6A-3-113. Date of instrument. (a) An instrument may be...
Section 6A-3-114. - Contradictory terms of instrument. - § 6A-3-114. Contradictory terms of instrument. If an instrument contains...
Section 6A-3-115. - Incomplete instrument. - § 6A-3-115. Incomplete instrument. (a) “Incomplete instrument” means a signed...
Section 6A-3-116. - Joint and several liability — Contribution. - § 6A-3-116. Joint and several liability — Contribution. (a) Except...
Section 6A-3-117. - Other agreements affecting instrument. - § 6A-3-117. Other agreements affecting instrument. Subject to applicable law...
Section 6A-3-118. - Statute of limitations. - § 6A-3-118. Statute of limitations. (a) Except as provided in...
Section 6A-3-119. - Notice of right to defend action. - § 6A-3-119. Notice of right to defend action. In an...
Part 2 - Negotiation, Transfer, and Indorsement
Section 6A-3-201. - Negotiation. - § 6A-3-201. Negotiation. (a) “Negotiation” means a transfer of possession,...
Section 6A-3-202. - Negotiation subject to rescission. - § 6A-3-202. Negotiation subject to rescission. (a) Negotiation is effective...
Section 6A-3-203. - Transfer of instrument — Rights acquired by transfer. - § 6A-3-203. Transfer of instrument — Rights acquired by transfer....
Section 6A-3-204. - Indorsement. - § 6A-3-204. Indorsement. (a) “Indorsement” means a signature, other than...
Section 6A-3-205. - Special indorsement — Blank indorsement — Anomalous indorsement. - § 6A-3-205. Special indorsement — Blank indorsement — Anomalous indorsement....
Section 6A-3-206. - Restrictive indorsement. - § 6A-3-206. Restrictive indorsement. (a) An indorsement limiting payment to...
Section 6A-3-207. - Reacquisition. - § 6A-3-207. Reacquisition. Reacquisition of an instrument occurs if it...
Part 3 - Enforcement of Instruments
Section 6A-3-301. - Person entitled to enforce instrument. - § 6A-3-301. Person entitled to enforce instrument. “Person entitled to...
Section 6A-3-302. - Holder in due course. - § 6A-3-302. Holder in due course. (a) Subject to subsection...
Section 6A-3-303. - Value and consideration. - § 6A-3-303. Value and consideration. (a) An instrument is issued...
Section 6A-3-304. - Overdue instrument. - § 6A-3-304. Overdue instrument. (a) An instrument payable on demand...
Section 6A-3-305. - Defenses and Claims in Recoupment. - § 6A-3-305. Defenses and Claims in Recoupment. (a) Except as...
Section 6A-3-306. - Claims to an instrument. - § 6A-3-306. Claims to an instrument. A person taking an...
Section 6A-3-307. - Notice of breach of fiduciary duty. - § 6A-3-307. Notice of breach of fiduciary duty. (a) In...
Section 6A-3-308. - Proof of signatures and status as holder in due course. - § 6A-3-308. Proof of signatures and status as holder in...
Section 6A-3-309. - Enforcement of lost, destroyed, or stolen instrument. - § 6A-3-309. Enforcement of lost, destroyed, or stolen instrument. (a)...
Section 6A-3-310. - Effect of instrument on obligation for which taken. - § 6A-3-310. Effect of instrument on obligation for which taken....
Section 6A-3-311. - Accord and satisfaction by use of instrument. - § 6A-3-311. Accord and satisfaction by use of instrument. (a)...
Section 6A-3-312. - Lost, destroyed, or stolen cashier’s check, teller’s check, or certified check. - § 6A-3-312. Lost, destroyed, or stolen cashier’s check, teller’s check,...
Part 4 - Liability of Parties
Section 6A-3-401. - Signature. - § 6A-3-401. Signature. (a) A person is not liable on...
Section 6A-3-402. - Signature by representative. - § 6A-3-402. Signature by representative. (a) If a person acting,...
Section 6A-3-403. - Unauthorized signature. - § 6A-3-403. Unauthorized signature. (a) Unless otherwise provided in this...
Section 6A-3-404. - Impostors — Fictitious payees. - § 6A-3-404. Impostors — Fictitious payees. (a) If an impostor,...
Section 6A-3-405. - Employer’s responsibility for fraudulent indorsement by employee. - § 6A-3-405. Employer’s responsibility for fraudulent indorsement by employee. (a)...
Section 6A-3-406. - Negligence contributing to forged signature or alteration of instrument. - § 6A-3-406. Negligence contributing to forged signature or alteration of...
Section 6A-3-407. - Alteration. - § 6A-3-407. Alteration. (a) “Alteration” means (i) an unauthorized change...
Section 6A-3-408. - Drawee not liable on unaccepted draft. - § 6A-3-408. Drawee not liable on unaccepted draft. A check...
Section 6A-3-409. - Acceptance of draft — Certified check. - § 6A-3-409. Acceptance of draft — Certified check. (a) “Acceptance”...
Section 6A-3-410. - Acceptance varying draft. - § 6A-3-410. Acceptance varying draft. (a) If the terms of...
Section 6A-3-411. - Refusal to pay cashier’s checks, teller’s checks, and certified checks. - § 6A-3-411. Refusal to pay cashier’s checks, teller’s checks, and...
Section 6A-3-412. - Obligation of issuer of note or cashier’s check. - § 6A-3-412. Obligation of issuer of note or cashier’s check....
Section 6A-3-413. - Obligation of acceptor. - § 6A-3-413. Obligation of acceptor. (a) The acceptor of a...
Section 6A-3-414. - Obligation of drawer. - § 6A-3-414. Obligation of drawer. (a) This section does not...
Section 6A-3-415. - Obligation of indorser. - § 6A-3-415. Obligation of indorser. (a) Subject to subsections (b),...
Section 6A-3-416. - Transfer warranties. - § 6A-3-416. Transfer warranties. (a) A person who transfers an...
Section 6A-3-417. - Presentment warranties. - § 6A-3-417. Presentment warranties. (a) If an unaccepted draft is...
Section 6A-3-418. - Payment or acceptance by mistake. - § 6A-3-418. Payment or acceptance by mistake. (a) Except as...
Section 6A-3-419. - Instruments signed for accommodation. - § 6A-3-419. Instruments signed for accommodation. (a) If an instrument...
Section 6A-3-420. - Conversion of instrument. - § 6A-3-420. Conversion of instrument. (a) The law applicable to...
Part 5 - Dishonor
Section 6A-3-501. - Presentment. - § 6A-3-501. Presentment. (a) “Presentment” means a demand made by...
Section 6A-3-502. - Dishonor. - § 6A-3-502. Dishonor. (a) Dishonor of a note is governed...
Section 6A-3-503. - Notice of dishonor. - § 6A-3-503. Notice of dishonor. (a) The obligation of an...
Section 6A-3-504. - Excused presentment and notice of dishonor. - § 6A-3-504. Excused presentment and notice of dishonor. (a) Presentment...
Section 6A-3-505. - Evidence of dishonor. - § 6A-3-505. Evidence of dishonor. (a) The following are admissible...
Part 6 - Discharge and Payment
Section 6A-3-601. - Discharge and effect of discharge. - § 6A-3-601. Discharge and effect of discharge. (a) The obligation...
Section 6A-3-602. - Payment. - § 6A-3-602. Payment. (a) Subject to subsection (b), an instrument...
Section 6A-3-603. - Tender of payment. - § 6A-3-603. Tender of payment. (a) If tender of payment...
Section 6A-3-604. - Discharge by cancellation or renunciation. - § 6A-3-604. Discharge by cancellation or renunciation. (a) A person...
Section 6A-3-605. - Discharge of indorsers and accommodation parties. - § 6A-3-605. Discharge of indorsers and accommodation parties. (a) In...
Section 6A-3-606. - Official Comments. - § 6A-3-606. Official Comments. It is the intention of the...