Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 12A:3-109

  • Order: means a written instruction to pay money signed by the person giving the instruction. See New Jersey Statutes 12A:3-103
  • person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • Promise: means a written undertaking to pay money signed by the person undertaking to pay. See New Jersey Statutes 12A:3-103
  • State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
a. A promise or order is payable to bearer if it:

(1) 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;

(2) does not state a payee; or

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

b. 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.

c. An instrument payable to bearer may become payable to an identified person if it is specially indorsed pursuant to subsection a. of 12A:3-205. An instrument payable to an identified person may become payable to bearer if it is indorsed in blank pursuant to subsection b. of 12A:3-205.

L.1995,c.28,s.1.