Kentucky Statutes 355.8-404 – Wrongful registration
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(1) Except as otherwise provided in KRS § 355.8-406, an issuer is liable for wrongful registration of transfer if the issuer has registered a transfer of a security to a person not entitled to it, and the transfer was registered:
(a) Pursuant to an ineffective indorsement or instruction;
(b) After a demand that the issuer not register transfer became effective under
KRS § 355.8-403(1) and the issuer did not comply with KRS § 355.8-403(2);
(c) After the issuer had been served with an injunction, restraining order, or other legal process enjoining it from registering the transfer, issued by a court of competent jurisdiction, and the issuer had a reasonable opportunity to act on the injunction, restraining order, or other legal process; or
(d) By an issuer acting in collusion with the wrongdoer.
(2) An issuer that is liable for wrongful registration of transfer under subsection (1) of this section on demand shall provide the person entitled to the security with a like certificated or uncertificated security, and any payments or distributions that the person did not receive as a result of the wrongful registration. If an overissue would result, the issuer’s liability to provide the person with a like security is governed by KRS § 355.8-210.
(3) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (1) of this section or in a law relating to the collection of taxes, an issuer is not liable to an owner or other person suffering loss as a result of the registration of a transfer of a security if registration was made pursuant to an effective indorsement or instruction.
Effective: January 1, 1997
History: Repealed and reenacted 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 130, sec. 150, effective January 1,
1997. — Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 118, sec. 49, effective July 1, 1987. — Created
1958 Ky. Acts ch. 77, sec. 8-404, effective July 1, 1960.
(a) Pursuant to an ineffective indorsement or instruction;
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 355.8-404
- Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Owner: when applied to any animal, means any person having a property interest in such animal. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
(b) After a demand that the issuer not register transfer became effective under
KRS § 355.8-403(1) and the issuer did not comply with KRS § 355.8-403(2);
(c) After the issuer had been served with an injunction, restraining order, or other legal process enjoining it from registering the transfer, issued by a court of competent jurisdiction, and the issuer had a reasonable opportunity to act on the injunction, restraining order, or other legal process; or
(d) By an issuer acting in collusion with the wrongdoer.
(2) An issuer that is liable for wrongful registration of transfer under subsection (1) of this section on demand shall provide the person entitled to the security with a like certificated or uncertificated security, and any payments or distributions that the person did not receive as a result of the wrongful registration. If an overissue would result, the issuer’s liability to provide the person with a like security is governed by KRS § 355.8-210.
(3) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (1) of this section or in a law relating to the collection of taxes, an issuer is not liable to an owner or other person suffering loss as a result of the registration of a transfer of a security if registration was made pursuant to an effective indorsement or instruction.
Effective: January 1, 1997
History: Repealed and reenacted 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 130, sec. 150, effective January 1,
1997. — Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 118, sec. 49, effective July 1, 1987. — Created
1958 Ky. Acts ch. 77, sec. 8-404, effective July 1, 1960.