Florida Statute 673.2011 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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Title XXXIX
COMMERCIAL RELATIONS

Chapter 673
UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE: NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS

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F.S. 673.2011

673.2011 Negotiation.—

(1) The term “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.

(2) 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.

History.—s. 2, ch. 92-82.

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Cases Citing Statute 673.2011

Total Results: 17

Pino v. Bank of New York

121 So. 3d 23, 38 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 168, 2013 WL 452109, 2013 Fla. LEXIS 205

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Feb 7, 2013 | Docket: 60234406

Cited 60 times | Published

and the American Land Title Association. . Section 673.2011(1), Florida Statutes (2008), defines the term

Isaac v. Deutsche Bank National Trust Co.

74 So. 3d 495, 74 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. 2d (West) 220, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 4768, 2011 WL 1261142

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 6, 2011 | Docket: 70603

Cited 7 times | Published

negotiated by transfer of possession alone." § 673.2011(2), Fla. Stat. A "holder" is defined as "[t]he

Taylor v. Deutsche Bank National Trust Co.

44 So. 3d 618, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 11431, 2010 WL 3056612

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 6, 2010 | Docket: 60295606

Cited 5 times | Published

to enforce it. Mr. Taylor points out that section 673.2011, Florida Statutes (2009), requires, “[ejxcept

US Bank, NA v. Glicken

228 So. 3d 1194, 2017 WL 4844925

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 27, 2017 | Docket: 60278621

Cited 3 times | Published

that is the entire purpose of negotiability. See § 673.2011, Fla. Stat. (2012); Riggs v. Aurora Loan Servs

Seidler v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

179 So. 3d 416, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 16918, 2015 WL 7008174

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 12, 2015 | Docket: 60251755

Cited 2 times | Published

note. No additional pages were attached. See § 673.2011, 673.2051, Fla. Stat. (methods of transfer of

HSBC Bank USA v. Buset

241 So. 3d 882

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 7, 2018 | Docket: 6297807

Cited 1 times | Published

check with the payee left blank. See, e.g., § 673.2011 (“If an instrument is payable to bearer, it

Griem v. Becker

4 So. 3d 721, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 1504, 2009 WL 454517

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 25, 2009 | Docket: 1666178

Cited 1 times | Published

Business Companies Act The appellee relies on section 673.2011(1), Florida Statutes (2005), which states

NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC, ETC. and U.S BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE, etc. v. FARSHADI FARAMARZ

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 15, 2021 | Docket: 61618241

Published

1194, 1196 (Fla. 5th DCA 2017). Thus, under section 673.2011, Florida Statutes, “[i]f an instrument is

DAVID E. MOYA v. U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, etc.

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 27, 2021 | Docket: 60676985

Published

instrument and, for example, a deed to land.” citing § 673.2011, Fla. Stat. (2018) (“If an instrument is payable

DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST, ETC. v. FLEMING HARRIS

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 12, 2020 | Docket: 17436372

Published

negotiated by transfer of possession alone.” § 673.2011(2), Fla. Stat. (2019). A signature, “regardless

CATHERINE P. COX v. U.S. BANK, TRUST N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 11, 2020 | Docket: 16955847

Published

instrument and its indorsement by the holder.” § 673.2011(2), Fla. Stat. (2015) (emphasis added)

Green v. Green Tree Servicing, LLC

230 So. 3d 989

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 1, 2017 | Docket: 6238231

Published

165 So.3d 44, 46 (Fla 5th DCA 2015) (citing § 673.2011, Fla. Stat. (2013)). Generally, “a party’s standing

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOC., ETC v. JEAN KACHIK

222 So. 3d 592, 93 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. 2d (West) 32, 2017 WL 2859241, 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 9642

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 5, 2017 | Docket: 6085979

Published

negotiated by transfer of possession alone.” § 673.2011(2), Fla. Stat. Id. at 496 (alterations

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Sheikha

221 So. 3d 657, 2017 WL 2569781, 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 8667

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 14, 2017 | Docket: 60268326

Published

to a person who thereby becomes the holder.” § 673.2011(1), Fla. Stat. (2014). Here, there are two realistic

In re Elowitz

550 B.R. 603, 75 Collier Bankr. Cas. 2d 1237, 26 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. B 205, 89 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. 2d (West) 823, 2016 Bankr. LEXIS 2206

United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. | Filed: May 17, 2016 | Docket: 65788662

Published

person who thereby becomes its holder.” Fla. Stat. § 673.2011(1). “[I]f an instrument is payable to an identified

Mario A. Rodriguez and Lendy Rodriguez v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. d/b/a America's Servicing Company

178 So. 3d 62, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 15239, 2015 WL 5948169

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 14, 2015 | Docket: 2919777

Published

the two core elements of standing play out. Section 673.2011, Florida Statutes, addresses “negotiation”

Pino v. Bank of New York Mellon

57 So. 3d 950, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 4341, 2011 WL 1135541

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 30, 2011 | Docket: 60299211

Published

recused. POLEN, J., dissents with opinion. . See § 673.2011(2), Fla. Stat. (2010) (if instrument is payable