{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-6a-3-205","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 6A-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 § 6A-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 6A Uniform Commercial Code","Chapter 3 Negotiable Instruments","Part 2 Negotiation, Transfer, and Indorsement"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE6A/6A-3/6A-2/6A-3-205.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T18:01:24Z","sha256":"13a54d0236043a6786534d91e134ba1a18593e546713fb5c9b5862e3335b3a07","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-6a-3-204","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-6a-3-206"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}