{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-62a.3-205","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 62A.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 RCW 62A.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 62A","Chapter 62A.3"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=62A.3-205","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T03:38:52Z","sha256":"a44a493983b3f51654b8d272c03136e9a60c68ce281fe6dfaf7da461e3bb300c","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-62a.3-204","next":"us-wa/rcw-62a.3-206"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}