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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 4-8-301 (2026)

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(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 (i) registered in the name of the purchaser, (ii) payable to the order of the purchaser, or (iii) 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, acknowledges that it holds for the purchaser.

Source: L. 96: Entire article R&RE, p. 220, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2001: (a)(3) amended, p. 1443, § 33, effective July 1.

Editor's note: This section is similar to former §§ 4-8-311 and 4-8-313 as they existed prior to 1996.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1994–2020 · leading case: Knappenberger v. Shea, 874 P.2d 498 (Colo. Ct. App. 1994).
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Knappenberger v. Shea, 874 P.2d 498 (Colo. Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 3× “Section 4-8-301(2), C.R.S. (1992 Repl.Vol.”
City of Grand Junction v. Ute Water Conservancy Dist., 900 P.2d 81 (Colo. 1995). “See §§ 4-8-301, -313, 2 C.R.S. (1992). Article 8 contains no specific provision on discharge and does not prevent an issuer from reacquiring its own security.”
Atlas Biologicals, Inc. v. Kutrubes (D. Colo. 2020). · cites it 5× “” Colo. Rev. Stat. § 4-8-301 cmt. 1. 2. Defendants Did Not Meet the Requirements for Transfer of Legal Ownership Under Article 8 Therefore, the Court looks to the requirements for delivery of uncertificated securities under Article 8 to determine whether Kutrubes transferred…”
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Knappenberger v. Shea, 874 P.2d 498 (Colo. Ct. App. 1994). “Section 4-8-301(2), C.R.S. (1992 Repl.Vol.”
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