§ 34.1-8-201 — Issuer

(a) With respect to an obligation on or a defense to a
security, an "issuer" includes a person that:
(i) Places or authorizes the placing of its name on a
security certificate, other than as authenticating trustee,
registrar, transfer agent, or the like, to evidence a share,
participation, or other interest in its property or in an
enterprise, or to evidence its duty to perform an obligation
represented by the certificate;
(ii) Creates a share, participation, or other
interest in its property or in an enterprise, or undertakes an
obligation, that is an uncertificated security;
(iii) Directly or indirectly creates a fractional
interest in its rights or property, if the fractional interest
is represented by a security certificate; or
(iv) Becomes responsible for, or in place of, another
person described as an issuer in this section.
(b) With respect to an obligation on or defense to a
security, a guarantor is an issuer to the extent of its
guaranty, whether or not its obligation is noted on a security
certificate.
(c) With respect to a registration of a transfer, issuer
means a person on whose behalf transfer books are maintained.