Okla. Stat. tit. 12A, § 12A-3-201
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Negotiation
Official statutory text
NEGOTIATION
(a) "Negotiation" means a transfer of possession, whether
voluntary or involuntary, of an instrument by a person other than
the issuer to a person who thereby becomes its holder.
(b) Except for negotiation by a remitter, if an instrument is
payable to an identified person, negotiation requires transfer of
possession of the instrument and its indorsement by the holder. If
an instrument is payable to bearer, it may be negotiated by transfer
of possession alone.
(a) "Negotiation" means a transfer of possession, whether
voluntary or involuntary, of an instrument by a person other than
the issuer to a person who thereby becomes its holder.
(b) Except for negotiation by a remitter, if an instrument is
payable to an identified person, negotiation requires transfer of
possession of the instrument and its indorsement by the holder. If
an instrument is payable to bearer, it may be negotiated by transfer
of possession alone.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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