§490:8-301 Delivery. (a) Delivery of a certificated security to a purchaser occurs when: (1) The purchaser acquires possession of the security certificate; (2) Another person, other than a securities intermediary, either acquires possession of the security certificate on behalf of the purchaser or, having previously acquired possession of the certificate, acknowledges that it holds for the purchaser; or (3) A securities intermediary acting on behalf of the purchaser acquires possession of the security certificate, only if the certificate is in registered form and is: (A) Registered in the name of the purchaser; (B) Payable to the order of the purchaser; or (C) Specially indorsed to the purchaser by an effective indorsement and has not been indorsed to the securities intermediary or in blank. (b) Delivery of an uncertificated security to a purchaser occurs when: (1) The issuer registers the purchaser as the registered owner, upon original issue or registration of transfer; or (2) Another person, other than a securities intermediary, either becomes the registered owner of the uncertificated security on behalf of the purchaser or, having previously become the registered owner, Another person, other than a securities intermediary, either becomes the registered owner of the uncertificated security on behalf of the purchaser or, having previously become the registered owner, acknowledges that it holds for the purchaser. [L 1997, c 33, pt of §2; am L 2000, c 241, §25]
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