Montana Statutes
§ 30-3-115 — Incomplete Instrument
Montana·Title 30 TRADE AND COMMERCE·Ch. 3 UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS·Part 1 Short Title, Form, and Interpretation
30-3-115 . Incomplete instrument.
(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 30-3-104 , 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 30-3-104 but, after completion, the requirements of 30-3-104 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
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Legislative History
En. Sec. 3-115, Ch. 264, L. 1963; R.C.M. 1947, 87A-3-115; amd. Sec. 102, Ch. 410, L. 1991.
Nearby Sections
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§ 30-3-101
Short Title§ 30-3-102
Definitions§ 30-3-103
Repealed§ 30-3-104
Negotiable Instrument§ 30-3-105
Unconditional Promise Or Order§ 30-3-106
Repealed§ 30-3-107
Instrument Payable In Foreign Money§ 30-3-108
Payable On Demand§ 30-3-109
Definite Time§ 30-3-110
Repealed§ 30-3-111
Payable To Bearer Or To Order§ 30-3-112
Repealed§ 30-3-113
Repealed§ 30-3-114
Date Of Instrument§ 30-3-115
Incomplete Instrument