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Wis. Stat. § 403.109

Payable to bearer or to order

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Schmid v. Bank of America, N.A. (In re Schmid) (2013)

Most recently applied in Schmid v. Bank of America, N.A. (In re Schmid) (April 2013)

1995 a. 449.

(1) A promise or order is payable to bearer if any of the following applies:

(a) It states that it is payable to bearer or to the order of bearer or otherwise indicates that the person in possession of the promise or order is entitled to payment.

(b) It does not state a payee.

(c) It states that it is payable to or to the order of cash or otherwise indicates that it is not payable to an identified person.

(2) A promise or order that is not payable to bearer is payable to order if it is payable to the order of an identified person or to an identified person or order. A promise or order that is payable to order is payable to the identified person.

(3) An instrument payable to bearer may become payable to an identified person if it is specially endorsed under s. 403.205 (1). An instrument payable to an identified person may become payable to bearer if it is endorsed in blank under s. 403.205 (2).

Official source: Wisconsin State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Wisconsin statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.