South Carolina Statutes
§ 36-3-407 — 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), 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 respect to the instrument (i) acc
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 10.3-407; 1966 (54) 2716; 2008 Act No. 204, SECTION 2, eff July 1, 2008.
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Unconditional promise or order.§ 36-3-107
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Place of payment.§ 36-3-112
Interest.§ 36-3-113
Date of instrument.§ 36-3-114
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