{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-8-305","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 28:8-305","heading":"Instruction.","body":"(a)\nIf an instruction has been originated by an appropriate person but is incomplete in any other respect, any person may complete it as authorized and the issuer may rely on it as completed, even though it has been completed incorrectly.\n\n(b)\nUnless otherwise agreed, a person initiating an instruction assumes only the obligations imposed by § 28:8-108 and not an obligation that the security will be honored by the issuer.","path":["Title 28. Commercial Instruments and Transactions. [Enacted title]","Subtitle I. Uniform Commercial Code.","Article 8. Investment Securities.","Part III. Transfer of Certificated and Uncertificated Securities."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/28:8-305","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"6068e976c54070c0d8ca0c7f3fdf7caa39e1df345b881fcbb712436231cd7ff9","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-8-304","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-8-306"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}