New Jersey Statutes
§ 12A:3-115 — Incomplete instrument
New Jersey·Title 12A COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS
a."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.
b.Subject to subsection c. of this section, if an incomplete instrument is an instrument under 12A: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 12A:3-104, but, after completion, the requirements of 12A:3-104 are met, the instrument may be enforced according to its terms as augmented by completion.
c.If words or numbers are added to an incomplete instrument without authority of the signer, there is an alteration o
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Nearby Sections
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§ 12A:3-101
Short title§ 12A:3-102
Subject matter§ 12A:3-103
Definitions§ 12A:3-104
Negotiable instrument§ 12A:3-105
Issue of instrument§ 12A:3-106
Unconditional promise or order§ 12A:3-107
Instrument payable in foreign money§ 12A:3-108
Payable on demand or at definite time§ 12A:3-109
Payable to bearer or to order§ 12A:3-111
Place of payment.§ 12A:3-113
Date of instrument§ 12A:3-114
Contradictory terms of instrument§ 12A:3-115
Incomplete instrument§ 12A:3-116
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