{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-70a-3-205","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 70A-3-205","heading":"Special indorsement -- Blank indorsement -- Anomalous indorsement.","body":"(1) 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 70A-3-110 apply to special indorsements.\n(2) 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(3) 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(4) \"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 70A Uniform Commercial Code","Chapter 70A-3 Uniform Commercial Code - Negotiable Instruments","Part 70A-3-2 Negotiation, Transfer, and Indorsement"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title70A/Chapter3/70A-3-S205.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:34Z","sha256":"2907609243240717ed05817871a24f020964704db33c9fabd837f356169cba0c","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-70a-3-204","next":"us-ut/utah-code-70a-3-206"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}