Wrongful registration.

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  • (1) Except as otherwise provided in Section 70A-8-406, an issuer is liable for wrongful registration of transfer if the issuer has registered a transfer of a security to a person not entitled to it, and the transfer was registered:
    • (a) pursuant to an ineffective indorsement or instruction;
    • (b) after a demand that the issuer not register transfer became effective under Subsection 70A-8-403(1) and the issuer did not comply with Subsection 70A-8-403(2);
    • (c) after the issuer had been served with an injunction, restraining order, or other legal process enjoining it from registering the transfer, issued by a court of competent jurisdiction, and the issuer had a reasonable opportunity to act on the injunction, restraining order, or other legal process; or
    • (d) by an issuer acting in collusion with the wrongdoer.
  • (2) An issuer that is liable for wrongful registration of transfer under Subsection (1) on demand shall provide the person entitled to the security with a like certificated or uncertificated security, and any payments or distributions that the person did not receive as a result of the wrongful registration. If an overissue would result, the issuer's liability to provide the person with a like security is governed by Section 70A-8-210.
  • (3) Except as otherwise provided in Subsection (1) or in a law relating to the collection of taxes, an issuer is not liable to an owner or other person suffering loss as a result of the registration of a transfer of a security if registration was made pursuant to an effective indorsement or instruction.




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