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KRS 355.3-407

Alteration

Known as the Uniform Commercial Code

The act spans §§ 355–355 (686 sections).

Effective: January 1, 1997 History: Repealed and reenacted 1996 Ky

(1) "Alteration" means:

(a) An unauthorized change in an instrument that purports to modify in any respect the obligation of a party; or (b) An unauthorized addition of words or numbers or other change to an incomplete instrument relating to the obligation of a party.

(2) Except as provided in subsection (3) 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.

(3) 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:

(a) According to its original terms; or (b) In the case of an incomplete instrument altered by unauthorized completion, according to its terms as completed.

Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.