Sec. 42a-3-109. Payable to bearer or to order. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 42a-3-109. Payable to bearer or to order. (a) A promise or order is payable to bearer if it:

      (1) 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;

      (2) Does not state a payee; or

      (3) States that it is payable to or to the order of cash or otherwise indicates that it is not payable to an identified person.

      (b) A promise or order that is not payable to bearer is payable to order if it is payable (i) to the order of an identified person or (ii) to an identified person or order. A promise or order that is payable to order is payable to the identified person.

      (c) An instrument payable to bearer may become payable to an identified person if it is specially endorsed pursuant to section 42a-3-205(a). An instrument payable to an identified person may become payable to bearer if it is endorsed in blank pursuant to section 42a-3-205(b).

      (1959, P.A. 133, S. 3-109; P.A. 91-304, S. 9.)

      History: P.A. 91-304 entirely replaced former provisions re when an instrument is payable at a definite time with provisions re when a promise or order is payable to bearer or to order, a restatement in part of provisions of Secs. 42a-3-110 and 42a-3-111, revised to 1991.

      See Sec. 42a-3-108(b) for successor provisions to Sec. 42a-3-109(1), revised to 1991, re instruments payable at a definite time.

      Annotations to former statute (1958 Rev., S. 39-5):

      Note payable on demand "after my decease" good. 19 C. 7. Promise must be absolute. 60 C. 407.