{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-3-202","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 28:3-202","heading":"Negotiation subject to rescission.","body":"(a)\nNegotiation is effective even if obtained (i) from an infant, a corporation exceeding its powers, or a person without capacity, (ii) by fraud, duress, or mistake, or (iii) in breach of duty or as part of an illegal transaction.\n\n(b)\nTo the extent permitted by other law, negotiation may be rescinded or may be subject to other remedies, but those remedies may not be asserted against a subsequent holder in due course or a person paying the instrument in good faith and without knowledge of facts that are a basis for rescission or other remedy.","path":["Title 28. Commercial Instruments and Transactions. [Enacted title]","Subtitle I. Uniform Commercial Code.","Article 3. Negotiable Instruments.","Part II. Negotiation, Transfer, and Indorsement."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/28:3-202","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"6da4382d9fda04bdeb6ec4613493bf002ff92a5da1a18adbf9ec80daee68db8c","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-3-201","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-3-203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}