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

13 GCA § 8404: Liability and Non-Liability for Registration.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 13: Uniform Commercial Code
  2. Division 8: Investment Securities
  3. CHAPTER 4: REGISTRATION

(1) Except as otherwise provided in any law relating to the collection of taxes, the issuer is not liable to the owner or any other person suffering loss as a result of the registration of a transfer of a security if

(a) There were on or with the security the necessary indorsements (Section 8308); and

(b) The issuer had no duty to inquire into adverse claims or has discharged any such duty (Section 8403).

(2) Where an issuer has registered a transfer of a security to a person not entitled to it the issuer on demand must deliver a like security to the true owner unless

(a) The registration was pursuant to subdivision (1); or

(b) The owner is precluded from asserting any claim for registering the transfer under subdivision (1) of the following section; or

(c) Such delivery would result in overissue, in which case the issuer's liability is governed by Section 8104.

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