Oklahoma Statutes
§ 12A-3-407 — Alteration.
Oklahoma·Title 12A Uniform Commercial Code
ALTERATION (a) "Alteration" means (i) an unauthorized change in an instrument that purports to modify in any respect the obligation of a party, or (ii) an unauthorized addition of words or numbers or other change to an incomplete instrument relating to the obligation of a party.
(b)Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, an alteration fraudulently made discharges a party whose obligation is affected by the alteration unless that party assents or is precluded from asserting the alteration. No other alteration discharges a party, and the instrument may be enforced according to its original terms.
(c)A payor bank or drawee paying a fraudulently altered instrument or a person taking it for value, in good faith and without notice of the alteration, may enforce rights with respec
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Legislative History
Laws 1961, p. 111, § 3-407; Laws 1991, c. 117, § 70, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
Nearby Sections
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§ 12A-1-101
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Scope of article.§ 12A-1-104
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Use of singular and plural - Gender.§ 12A-1-107
Section captions.§ 12A-1-108
Repealed§ 12A-1-108.1
Relationship to Electronic Signatures in Global and§ 12A-1-202
Notice - Knowledge.§ 12A-1-203
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"Value".§ 12A-1-205
Reasonable time - Seasonableness.§ 12A-1-206
Presumptions.