Indiana § 26-2-8-115 - Transferable records

§ 26-2-8-115. Transferable records

Sec. 115. (a) In this section, "transferable record" means an electronic record that:

(1) would be a note under IC 26-1-3.1 or a document under IC 26-1-7, if the electronic record were in writing; and

(2) the issuer of the electronic record expressly has agreed is subject to this chapter.

(b) A person has control of a transferable record if a system employed for evidencing the transfer of interests in the transferable record reliably establishes that person as the person to whom the transferable record has been issued or transferred.

(c) A system satisfies subsection (a), and a person is deemed to have control of a transferable record, if the record or records are created, stored, and assigned in such a manner that:

(1) a single authoritative copy of the record or records exists that is unique, identifiable, and except as otherwise provided in subdivisions (4), (5), and (6), unalterable;

(2) the authoritative copy identifies the person asserting control as the assignee of the record or records;

(3) the authoritative copy is communicated to and maintained by the person asserting control or its designated custodian;

(4) copies or revisions that add or change an identified assignee of the authoritative copy can be made only with the consent of the person asserting control;

(5) each copy of the authoritative copy and any copy of a copy is readily identifiable as a copy that is not the authoritative copy; and

(6) any revision of the authoritative copy is readily identifiable as an authorized or unauthorized revision.

(d) Except as otherwise agreed, a person having control of a transferable record is the holder, as defined in IC 26-1-1-201(20), of the transferable record and has the same rights and defenses as a holder of an equivalent record or writing under IC 26-1, including, if the applicable statutory requirements under IC 26-1-3.1-302(a), IC 26-1-7-501, or IC 26-1-9.1-330 are satisfied, the rights and defenses of a holder in due course, a holder to which a negotiable document of title has been duly negotiated, or a purchaser, respectively. Delivery, possession, and endorsement are not required to obtain or exercise any of the rights in this subsection.

(e) Except as otherwise agreed, obligors under a transferable record have the same rights and defenses as equivalent obligors under equivalent records and writings under IC 26-1.

(f) If requested by the person against whom enforcement is sought, the person seeking to enforce the transferable record shall provide reasonable proof that the person is in control of the transferable record. This proof may include access to the authoritative copy of the transferable record and related business records sufficient to review the terms of the transferable record and establish the identity of the person in control of the transferable record.

As added by P.L.62-2000, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.1-2001, SEC.32.