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Section 400.3-301 – Person entitled to enforce instrument.

Effective – 28 Aug 1992, 2 histories 400.3-301. Person entitled to enforce instrument. — “Person entitled to enforce” an instrument means (i) the holder of the instrument, (ii) a nonholder in possession of the instrument who has the rights of a holder, or (iii) a person not in possession of the instrument who is entitled […]

Section 400.3-302 – Holder in due course.

Effective – 28 Aug 1992 400.3-302. Holder in due course. — (a) Subject to subsection (c) and Section 400.3-106(d), “holder in due course” means the holder of an instrument if: (1) the instrument when issued or negotiated to the holder does not bear such apparent evidence of forgery or alteration or is not otherwise so […]

Section 400.3-303 – Value and consideration.

Effective – 28 Aug 1992 400.3-303. Value and consideration. — (a) An instrument is issued or transferred for value if: (1) the instrument is issued or transferred for a promise of performance, to the extent the promise has been performed; (2) the transferee acquires a security interest or other lien in the instrument other than […]

Section 400.3-304 – Overdue instrument.

Effective – 28 Aug 1992 400.3-304. Overdue instrument. — (a) An instrument payable on demand becomes overdue at the earliest of the following times: (1) on the day after the day demand for payment is duly made; (2) if the instrument is a check, 90 days after its date; or (3) if the instrument is […]

Section 400.3-305 – Defenses and claims in recoupment.

Effective – 28 Aug 1992 400.3-305. Defenses and claims in recoupment. — (a) Except as stated in subsection (b), the right to enforce the obligation of a party to pay an instrument is subject to the following: (1) a defense of the obligor based on (i) infancy of the obligor to the extent it is […]

Section 400.3-306 – Claims to an instrument.

Effective – 28 Aug 1992 400.3-306. Claims to an instrument. — A person taking an instrument, other than a person having rights of a holder in due course, is subject to a claim of a property or possessory right in the instrument or its proceeds, including a claim to rescind a negotiation and to recover […]

Section 400.3-307 – Notice of breach of fiduciary duty.

Effective – 28 Aug 1994, 2 histories 400.3-307. Notice of breach of fiduciary duty. — (a) In this section: (1) “Fiduciary” means an agent, trustee, partner, corporate officer or director, or other representative owing a fiduciary duty with respect to an instrument. (2) “Represented person” means the principal, beneficiary, partnership, corporation, or other person to […]

Section 400.3-308 – Proof of signature and status as holder in due course.

Effective – 28 Aug 1992 400.3-308. Proof of signature and status as holder in due course. — (a) In an action with respect to an instrument, the authenticity of, and authority to make, each signature on the instrument is admitted unless specifically denied in the pleadings. If the validity of a signature is denied in […]

Section 400.3-309 – Enforcement of lost, destroyed, or stolen instrument.

Effective – 28 Aug 2021, 2 histories 400.3-309. Enforcement of lost, destroyed, or stolen instrument. — (a) A person not in possession of an instrument is entitled to enforce the instrument if: (i) The person seeking to enforce the instrument: (A) Was entitled to enforce the instrument when loss of possession occurred; or (B) Has […]

Section 400.3-310 – Effect of instrument on obligation for which taken.

Effective – 28 Aug 1992 400.3-310. Effect of instrument on obligation for which taken. — (a) Unless otherwise agreed, if a certified check, cashier’s check, or teller’s check is taken for an obligation, the obligation is discharged to the same extent discharge would result if an amount of money equal to the amount of the […]

Section 400.3-311 – Accord and satisfaction by use of instrument.

Effective – 28 Aug 1992 400.3-311. Accord and satisfaction by use of instrument. — (a) If a person against whom a claim is asserted proves that (i) that person in good faith tendered an instrument to the claimant as full satisfaction of the claim, (ii) the amount of the claim was unliquidated or subject to […]