Wisconsin Statutes 403.109 – Payable to bearer or to order
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Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 403.109
- Following: when used by way of reference to any statute section, means the section next following that in which the reference is made. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- Person: includes all partnerships, associations and bodies politic or corporate. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- State: when applied to states of the United States, includes the District of Columbia, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the several territories organized by Congress. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
(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).