Section 440.3201 - Negotiation; definition; transfer of possession. - Michigan Statutes

UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE (EXCERPT)
Act 174 of 1962

440.3201 Negotiation; definition; transfer of possession.

Sec. 3201.

(1) “Negotiation” means a transfer of possession, whether voluntary or involuntary, of an instrument by a person other than the issuer to a person who thereby becomes its holder.

(2) Except for negotiation by a remitter, if an instrument is payable to an identified person, negotiation requires transfer of possession of the instrument and its endorsement by the holder. If an instrument is payable to bearer, it may be negotiated by transfer of possession alone.

History: 1962, Act 174, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964 ;-- Am. 1993, Act 130, Eff. Sept. 30, 1993