{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-42a-3-201","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42a-3-201","heading":"Negotiation.","body":"(a) “Negotiation” means a transfer of possession, whether voluntary or involuntary, of an instrument by a person other than the issuer to a person who thereby becomes its holder.\n(b) Except for negotiation by a remitter, if an instrument is payable to an identified person, negotiation requires transfer of possession of the instrument and its endorsement by the holder. If an instrument is payable to bearer, it may be negotiated by transfer of possession alone.","path":["TITLE 42a. UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE","ARTICLE 3*. NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS","PART 2. NEGOTIATION, TRANSFER AND ENDORSEMENT"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/art_003.htm#sec_42a-3-201","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:15Z","sha256":"6bcd5491129f10d12fa805d2e140c922c114cbb614a837254b2154f3f8e01a93","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-42a-3-120-to-42a-3-122","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-42a-3-202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}