{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-57a-3-205","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 57A-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 § 57A-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.\nSource: SL 1994, ch 367, § 3-205.","path":["TITLE 57A. UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE","CHAPTER 57A-3. NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/57A-3-205","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"a6a2622a257a57f122195357671492b34c0aeedebbfb14e28d079abe0dd4a07d","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-57a-3-204","next":"us-sd/sdcl-57a-3-206"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}