Colorado § 4-7-208 - Altered warehouse receipts.
Full text of Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes § 4-7-208 — Altered warehouse receipts., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 4-7-208. Altered warehouse receipts.
If a blank in a negotiable tangible warehouse receipt has been filled in without authority, a good-faith purchaser for value and without notice of the lack of authority may treat the insertion as authorized. Any other unauthorized alteration leaves any tangible or electronic warehouse receipt enforceable against the issuer according to its original tenor.
Source: L. 2006: Entire article R&RE, p. 476, § 2, effective September 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 4-7-208 as it existed prior to 2006.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Colorado Revised Statutes § 4-7-208 cover?
Section 4-7-208 ("Altered warehouse receipts.") is part of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Colorado. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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