{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-4-3-205","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 4-3-205","heading":"Special indorsement — Blank indorsement — Anomalous indorsement.","body":"(a) If an indorsement is made by the holder of an instrument, whether payable to an identified person or payable to bearer, and the indorsement identifies a person to whom it makes the instrument payable, it is a “special indorsement.” When specially indorsed, an instrument becomes payable to the identified person and may be negotiated only by the indorsement of that person. The principles stated in § 4-3-110 apply to special indorsements.\n(b) If an indorsement is made by the holder of an instrument and it is not a special indorsement, it is a “blank indorsement.” When indorsed in blank, an instrument becomes payable to bearer and may be negotiated by transfer of possession alone until specially indorsed.\n(c) The holder may convert a blank indorsement that consists only of a signature into a special indorsement by writing, above the signature of the indorser, words identifying the person to whom the instrument is made payable.\n(d) “Anomalous indorsement” means an indorsement made by a person who is not the holder of the instrument. An anomalous indorsement does not affect the manner in which the instrument may be negotiated.","path":["Title 4 Business and Commercial Law","Subtitle 1. Uniform Commercial Code","Chapter 3 Negotiable Instruments","Part 2 — Negotiation, Transfer, and Indorsement"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ar.code/release78.2020.11.06/gov.ar.code.title.04.odt","current_through":"2020-11-06","vintage":"Arkansas Code Release 78 (2020-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T21:07:03Z","sha256":"c1769f2f11342d979f7f778b8e4cddb19aaec89f8bd1b588fa02398de73a7103","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-4-3-204","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-4-3-206"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}