South Dakota Statutes

§ 57A-3-201 — Negotiation.

South Dakota § 57A-3-201
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 57AUNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE
Ch. 57ANEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS

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S.D. Codified Laws § 57A-3-201 (2026).

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(a)"Negotiation" means a transfer of possession, whether voluntary or involuntary, of an instrument by a person other than the issuer to a person who thereby becomes its holder.
(b)Except for negotiation by a remitter, if an instrument is payable to an identified person, negotiation requires transfer of possession of the instrument and its indorsement by the holder. If an instrument is payable to bearer, it may be negotiated by transfer of possession alone.

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Related

Brown County Cooperative Ass'n v. Rasmussen-King Cattle Co.
300 N.W.2d 265 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1980)
7 case citations

Legislative History

SL 1994, ch 367, § 3-201.

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