Utah Statutes
§ 70A-3-115 — Incomplete instrument.
Utah·Title 70A Uniform Commercial Code·Ch. 70A-3 Uniform Commercial Code - Negotiable Instruments·Part 70A-3-1 General Provisions and Definitions
(1)"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.
(2)Subject to Subsection (3), if an incomplete instrument is an instrument under Section 70A-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 Section 70A-3-104, but, after completion, the requirements of Section 70A-3-104 are met, the instrument may be enforced according to its terms as augmented by completion.
(3)If words or numbers are added to an incomplete instrument without authority of the signer, there is an
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Related
State v. Barrick
2002 UT App 120 (Court of Appeals of Utah, 2002)
Legislative History
Repealed and Re-enacted by Chapter 237, 1993 General Session
Nearby Sections
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§ 70A-10-101
Effective date.§ 70A-10-102
Specific repealer -- Provision for transition.§ 70A-10-103
General repealer.§ 70A-10-104
Laws not repealed.§ 70A-1a-101
Title.§ 70A-1a-102
Scope of chapter.§ 70A-1a-104
Construction against implied repeal.§ 70A-1a-105
Severability.§ 70A-1a-106
Use of singular and plural -- Gender.§ 70A-1a-107
Section captions.§ 70A-1a-201
General definitions.§ 70A-1a-202
Notice -- Knowledge.§ 70A-1a-203
Lease distinguished from security interest.