Michigan § 440.8208 - Warranty of person signing security certificate.
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§ 440.8208. Warranty of person signing security certificate.
A person signing a security certificate as authenticating trustee, registrar, transfer agent, or the like, warrants to a purchaser for value of the certificated security, if the purchaser is without notice of the particular defect, that:
The certificate is genuine.
The person's own participation in the issue of the security is within the person's capacity and within the scope of the authority received by the person from the issuer.
The person has reasonable grounds to believe that the certificated security is in the form and within the amount the issuer is authorized to issue.
Unless otherwise agreed, a person signing under subsection (1) does not assume responsibility for the validity of the security in other respects.
Source: official Michigan text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 440.8208 ("Warranty of person signing security certificate. ") is part of the Michigan Compiled Laws, the codified statutory law of Michigan. 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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