Colorado § 4-8-404 - Wrongful registration.
Full text of Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes § 4-8-404 — Wrongful registration., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 4-8-404. Wrongful registration.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in section 4-8-406, 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:
(1) Pursuant to an ineffective indorsement or instruction;
(2) After a demand that the issuer not register transfer became effective under section 4-8-403 (a) and the issuer did not comply with section 4-8-403 (b);
(3) 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
(4) By an issuer acting in collusion with the wrongdoer.
(b) An issuer that is liable for wrongful registration of transfer under subsection (a) of this section 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 4-8-210.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (a) of this section 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.
Source: L. 96: Entire article R&RE, p. 226, § 2, effective July 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former §§ 4-8-311 and 4-8-404 as they existed prior to 1996.
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Section 4-8-404 ("Wrongful registration.") 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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