New Mexico Statutes
§ 55-8-114 — Evidentiary rules concerning certificated securities
New Mexico § 55-8-114
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 55-8-114 (2026).
Text
The following rules apply in an action on a certificated security against the issuer:
(1)unless specifically denied in the pleadings, each signature on a security certificate or in a necessary indorsement is admitted;
(2)if the effectiveness of a signature is put in issue, the burden of establishing effectiveness is on the party claiming under the signature, but the signature is presumed to be genuine or authorized;
(3)if signatures on a security certificate are admitted or established, production of the certificate entitles a holder to recover on it unless the defendant establishes a defense or a defect going to the validity of the security; or (4) if it is shown that a defense or defect exists, the plaintiff has the burden of establishing that the plaintiff or some person under whom t
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Legislative History
1978 Comp., § 55-8-114, enacted by Laws 1996, ch. 47, § 18.
Nearby Sections
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§ 55-1-101
Short titles§ 55-1-102
Scope of article§ 55-1-104
Construction against implicit repeal§ 55-1-105
Severability§ 55-1-106
Use of singular and plural; gender§ 55-1-107
Section captions§ 55-1-109
Repealed§ 55-1-110
Repealed§ 55-1-201
General definitions§ 55-1-202
Notice; knowledge§ 55-1-204
Value§ 55-1-205
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New Mexico § 55-8-114, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/55/55-8-114.