Requirements of Negotiability Flashcards
All negotiable instruments (except checks)
are required to be payable to order or bearer
What are the requirements of negotiability
Written Signed Unconditional promise to pay a fixed amount of money Payable at a definite time Payable to bearer
Checks are usually written
pay to John Smith
Revised Article 3 of UCC allows
a negotiable instrument to be payable in any medium of exchange of US or foreign Government
A conditional promise on a note
destroys negotiability
Under Revised Article 3 of UCC interest rate
are allowed to be variable or fluctuate.
The Sum certain rule
allows interest rates to vary based on things like prime rate of interest at a bank
Under Revised Article 3 of UCC payments on negotiable instruments
may come from a particular source or fund.
The maker or drawer does not have to be personally liable