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§3-1108
Title 11: UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE
Article 3-A: NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS
Part 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS
§3-1110

§3-1109. Payable to bearer or to order

(1).  A promise or order is payable to bearer if it:  
(a). States that it is payable to bearer or to the order of bearer or otherwise indicates that the person in possession of the promise or order is entitled to payment;   [PL 1993, c. 293, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
(b). Does not state a payee; or   [PL 1993, c. 293, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
(c). States that it is payable to or to the order of cash or otherwise indicates that it is not payable to an identified person.   [PL 1993, c. 293, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
[PL 1993, c. 293, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
(2).  A promise or order that is not payable to bearer is payable to order if it is payable:  
(a). To the order of an identified person; or   [PL 1993, c. 293, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
(b). To an identified person or order.   [PL 1993, c. 293, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
A promise or order that is payable to order is payable to the identified person.  
[PL 1993, c. 293, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
(3).  An instrument payable to bearer may become payable to an identified person if it is specially indorsed pursuant to Section 3-1205, subsection (1). An instrument payable to an identified person may become payable to bearer if it is indorsed in blank pursuant to Section 3-1205, subsection (2).  
[PL 1993, c. 293, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1993, c. 293, §A2 (NEW).
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