Pennsylvania § 8206 - Completion or alteration of security certificate.
Full text of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes § 8206 — Completion or alteration of security certificate., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 8206. Completion or alteration of security certificate.
(a) Completion of security certificate.--If a security certificate contains the signatures necessary to its issue or transfer but is incomplete in any other respect:
(1) any person may complete it by filling in the blanks as authorized; and
(2) even if the blanks are incorrectly filled in, the security certificate as completed is enforceable by a purchaser who took it for value and without notice of the incorrectness.
(b) Enforceability of improperly altered security certificate.--A complete security certificate that has been improperly altered, even if fraudulently, remains enforceable, but only according to its original terms.
Source: official Pennsylvania text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Pennsylvania § 8206
What does Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes § 8206 cover?
Section 8206 ("Completion or alteration of security certificate.") is part of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, the codified statutory law of Pennsylvania. 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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