Indiana § 26-2-3-1 - Negotiability by endorsement
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 26-2-3-1 — Negotiability by endorsement, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 26-2-3-1. Negotiability by endorsement
Sec. 1. All promissory notes, bills of exchange, bonds or other instruments in writing, signed by any person who promises to pay money, or acknowledges money to be due, or for the delivery of a specific article, or to convey property, or to perform any stipulation therein mentioned, shall be negotiable by endorsement thereon, so as to vest the property thereof in each endorsee successively.
Formerly: Acts 1861, c.75, s.1.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 26-2-3-1 ("Negotiability by endorsement") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. 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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