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Texas Business & Commerce Code

§ 3.416 — TRANSFER WARRANTIES

BC § 3.416Title 1. UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE · Ch. 3. NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS · Art. D. LIABILITY OF PARTIES

Statute text

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(a)A person who transfers an instrument for consideration warrants to the transferee and, if the transfer is by indorsement, to any subsequent transferee that:
(1)the warrantor is a person entitled to enforce the instrument;
(2)all signatures on the instrument are authentic and authorized;
(3)the instrument has not been altered;
(4)the instrument is not subject to a defense or claim in recoupment of any party that can be asserted against the warrantor;
(5)the warrantor has no knowledge of any insolvency proceeding commenced with respect to the maker or acceptor or, in the case of an unaccepted draft, the drawer; and

Legislative history

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 95 (S.B. 1563), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2005.

Source: Texas Business & Commerce Code § 3.416 from the Texas Constitution and Statutes (Texas Legislature) (public record). DecisionDepot is for informational use only and is not legal advice — verify against the official source before relying on this text.