Oregon Statutes 73.0105 – Issue of instrument
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(1) ‘Issue’ means the first delivery of an instrument by the maker or drawer, whether to a holder or nonholder, for the purpose of giving rights on the instrument to any person.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 73.0105
- Drawer: means a person who signs or is identified in a draft as a person ordering payment. See Oregon Statutes 73.0103
- Maker: means a person who signs or is identified in a note as a person undertaking to pay. See Oregon Statutes 73.0103
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
(2) An unissued instrument, or an unissued incomplete instrument that is completed, is binding on the maker or drawer, but nonissuance is a defense. An instrument that is conditionally issued or is issued for a special purpose is binding on the maker or drawer, but failure of the condition or special purpose to be fulfilled is a defense.
(3) ‘Issuer’ applies to issued and unissued instruments and means a maker or drawer of an instrument. [1993 c.545 § 8]