Utah Code 70A-8-404. Wrongful registration
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(1) Except as otherwise provided in Section 70A-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:
Terms Used In Utah Code 70A-8-404
- Indorsement: means a signature that alone or accompanied by other words is made on a security certificate in registered form or on a separate document for the purpose of assigning, transferring, or redeeming the security or granting a power to assign, transfer, or redeem it. See Utah Code 70A-8-101
- Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
- Instruction: means a notification communicated to the issuer of an uncertificated security which directs that the transfer of the security be registered or that the security be redeemed. See Utah Code 70A-8-101
- 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.
- Person: means :(24)(a) an individual;(24)(b) an association;(24)(c) an institution;(24)(d) a corporation;(24)(e) a company;(24)(f) a trust;(24)(g) a limited liability company;(24)(h) a partnership;(24)(i) a political subdivision;(24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and(24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Security: except as otherwise provided in Section
70A-8-102 , means an obligation of an issuer or a share, participation, or other interest in an issuer or in property or an enterprise of an issuer that:(1)(p)(i) is represented by a security certificate in bearer or registered form, or the transfer of which may be registered upon books maintained for that purpose by or on behalf of the issuer;(1)(p)(ii) is one of a class or series or by its terms is divisible into a class or series of shares, participations, interests, or obligations; and(1)(p)(iii)(1)(p)(iii)(A) is, or is of a type, dealt in or traded on securities exchanges or securities markets; or(1)(p)(iii)(B) is a medium for investment and by its terms expressly provides that it is a security governed by this chapter. See Utah Code 70A-8-101- Uncertificated security: means a security that is not represented by a certificate. See Utah Code 70A-8-101
(1)(a) pursuant to an ineffective indorsement or instruction;(1)(b) after a demand that the issuer not register transfer became effective under Subsection70A-8-403(1) and the issuer did not comply with Subsection70A-8-403(2) ;(1)(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(1)(d) by an issuer acting in collusion with the wrongdoer.(2) An issuer that is liable for wrongful registration of transfer under Subsection(1) 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 Section70A-8-210 .(3) Except as otherwise provided in Subsection(1) 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.