# RCW 62A.8-304: RCW 62A.8-304: Indorsement

> Washington · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T62A_C8_S8-304

## Section

- **Citation:** RCW 62A.8-304
- **Heading:** RCW 62A.8-304: Indorsement
- **Jurisdiction:** Washington
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Washington Code / Title 62A / Chapter 8 / Section 8-304

## Text

(1) An indorsement may be in blank or special. An indorsement in blank includes an indorsement to bearer. A special indorsement specifies to whom a security is to be transferred or who has power to transfer it. A holder may convert a blank indorsement to a special indorsement. (2) An indorsement purporting to be only of part of a security certificate representing units intended by the issuer to be separately transferable is effective to the extent of the indorsement. (3) An indorsement, whether special or in blank, does not constitute a transfer until delivery of the certificate on which it appears or, if the indorsement is on a separate document, until delivery of both the document and the certificate. (4) If a security certificate in registered form has been delivered to a purchaser without a necessary indorsement, the purchaser may become a protected purchaser only when the indorsement is supplied. However, against a transferor, a transfer is complete upon delivery and the purchaser has a specifically enforceable right to have any necessary indorsement supplied. (5) An indorsement of a security certificate in bearer form may give notice of an adverse claim to the certificate, but it does not otherwise affect a right to registration that the holder possesses. (6) Unless otherwise agreed, a person making an indorsement assumes only the obligations provided in RCW 62A.8-108 and not an obligation that the security will be honored by the issuer.

## Nearby sections

- [RCW 62A.8-101 RCW 62A.8-101: Short title.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T62A_C8_S8-101.md)
- [RCW 62A.8-102 RCW 62A.8-102: Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T62A_C8_S8-102.md)
- [RCW 62A.8-103 RCW 62A.8-103: Rules for determining whether certain obligations and interests are securities or financial assets.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T62A_C8_S8-103.md)
- [RCW 62A.8-104 RCW 62A.8-104: Acquisition of security or financial asset or interest therein.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T62A_C8_S8-104.md)
- [RCW 62A.8-105 RCW 62A.8-105: Notice of adverse claim.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T62A_C8_S8-105.md)
- [RCW 62A.8-106 RCW 62A.8-106: Control.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T62A_C8_S8-106.md)
- [RCW 62A.8-107 RCW 62A.8-107: Whether indorsement, instruction, or entitlement is effective.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T62A_C8_S8-107.md)
- [RCW 62A.8-108 RCW 62A.8-108: Warranties in direct holding.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T62A_C8_S8-108.md)
- [RCW 62A.8-109 RCW 62A.8-109: Warranties in indirect holding.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T62A_C8_S8-109.md)
- [RCW 62A.8-110 RCW 62A.8-110: Applicability; choice of law.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T62A_C8_S8-110.md)
- [RCW 62A.8-111 RCW 62A.8-111: Clearing corporation rules.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T62A_C8_S8-111.md)
- [RCW 62A.8-112 RCW 62A.8-112: Creditor's legal process.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T62A_C8_S8-112.md)
- [RCW 62A.8-113 RCW 62A.8-113: Statute of frauds inapplicable.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T62A_C8_S8-113.md)
- [RCW 62A.8-114 RCW 62A.8-114: Evidentiary rules concerning certificated securities.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T62A_C8_S8-114.md)

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