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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 4-3-101 (2026)

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This article may be cited as "Uniform Commercial Code -- Negotiable Instruments".

Source: L. 94: Entire article R&RE, p. 839, § 1, effective January 1, 1995.

Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 4-3-101 as it existed prior to 1994.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1983–2022 · leading case: West v. Roberts, 143 P.3d 1037 (Colo. 2006).
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West v. Roberts, 143 P.3d 1037 (Colo. 2006). · cites it 4× “(2006), and Negotiable Instruments, § 4-3-101, C.R.S. (2006), to Investment Securities, § 4-8-101, C.”
Haberl v. Bigelow, 855 P.2d 1368 (Colo. 1993). · cites it 2× “As such, transactions involving the note are governed by article 3 of the Code, §§ 4-3-101 to -805, 2 C.R.S. (1992). Capital Investors Co.”
La Junta State Bank v. Travis, 727 P.2d 48 (Colo. 1986). “Article 3 of the Code, §§ 4-3-101 to -805, 2 C.R.S. (1973 & 1986 Supp.”
Simpson v. Milne, 677 P.2d 365 (Colo. Ct. App. 1983). “At the outset we note that because the liability of the guarantors was contained in a wholly separate guarantee agreement, and because none of the guarantors signed the bank note as guarantors, the issues presented herein are not controlled by the provisions of § 4-3-101, et seq.”
First Nat'l Bank v. Ford Motor Credit Co., 748 F. Supp. 1464 (D. Colo. 1990). · cites it 2× “Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), enacted in Colorado as Colo.Rev.Stat. §§ 4-3-101 through 4-4-504 (1973), supply the applicable principles of law.”
Cole v. Farner, 749 P.2d 970 (Colo. Ct. App. 1987). “Thus, the law which governs is the Uniform Commercial Code, especially § 4-3-101, et seq., C.R.S., concerning commercial paper.”
Oakley v. Williams (D. Colo. 2022). · cites it 2× “2016); see also Colo. Rev. Stat. §§ 4-3-101 et seq. A negotiable instrument is an unconditional promise or order to pay a fixed amount of money, with or without interest or other charges described in the promise or order, if it: (1) Is payable to bearer or to order at the time…”
Margason v. Roberts, 919 P.2d 818 (Colo. Ct. App. 1995). “2), and is applicable to all transactions *821 governed by the code. See §§ 4-2-101 to 4-11-102 (1992 Repl.”
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