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us-gu · Through P.L. 38-133 (June 4, 2026)

13 GCA § 3406: Negligence Contributing to Alteration or Unauthorized

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  1. Title 13: Uniform Commercial Code
  2. Division 3: Commercial Paper
  3. CHAPTER 4: LIABILITY OF PARTIES

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Any person who by his negligence substantially contributes to a material alteration of the instrument or to the making of an unauthorized signature is precluded from asserting the alteration or lack of authority against a holder in due course or against a drawee or other payor who pays the instrument in good faith and in accordance with the reasonable commercial standards of the drawee's or payor's business.

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