{"data":{"id":"us-de/6-del.-c.-3-205","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"6 Del. C. § 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 Section 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 6. Commerce and Trade","SUBTITLE I","Uniform Commercial Code","ARTICLE 3. Negotiable Instruments","Part 2","Negotiation, Transfer, and Indorsement"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title6/c003/sc02/index.html#3-205","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:06Z","sha256":"6c4bc3b084ad524ce4879c425faa7eb1763206af822893112a9312ec4c19ed1d","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/6-del.-c.-3-204","next":"us-de/6-del.-c.-3-206"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}