Iowa Statutes
§ 554.3115 — Incomplete instrument
Iowa § 554.3115
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Iowa Code § 554.3115 (2026).
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1.“Incomplete instrument” means a signed writing, whether or not issued by the signer,
the contents of which show at the time of signing that it is incomplete but that the signer
intended it to be completed by the addition of words or numbers.
2.Subject to subsection 3, if an incomplete instrument is an instrument under section
554.3104, it may be enforced according to its terms if it is not completed, or according to its
terms as augmented by completion. If an incomplete instrument is not an instrument under
section 554.3104, but, after completion, the requirements of section 554.3104 are met, the
instrument may be enforced according to its terms as augmented by completion.
3.If words or numbers are added to an incomplete instrument without authority of the
signer, there is an alterati
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