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Fla. Stat. § 678.2011 (2025)

Issuer.

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678.2011 Issuer.
(1) With respect to an obligation on or a defense to a security, an “issuer” includes a person that:
(a) Places or authorizes the placing of its name on a security certificate, other than as authenticating trustee, registrar, transfer agent, or the like, to evidence a share, participation, or other interest in its property or in an enterprise, or to evidence its duty to perform an obligation represented by the certificate;
(b) Creates a share, participation, or other interest in its property or in an enterprise, or undertakes an obligation, that is an uncertificated security;
(c) Directly or indirectly creates a fractional interest in its rights or property, if the fractional interest is represented by a security certificate; or
(d) Becomes responsible for, or in place of, another person described as an issuer in this section.
(2) With respect to an obligation on or defense to a security, a guarantor is an issuer to the extent of its guaranty, whether or not its obligation is noted on a security certificate.
(3) With respect to a registration of a transfer, issuer means a person on whose behalf transfer books are maintained.
History.s. 2, ch. 98-11.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2017–2017 · leading case: PennyMac Corp. v. Frost, 214 So. 3d 686 (Fla. 4th DCA 2017).
PennyMac Corp. v. Frost, 214 So. 3d 686 (Fla. 4th DCA 2017). · cites it 2× “” *689 § 678.2011(2), Fla. Stat. (2015) (emphasis added).”
— 678.2011(2) — 1 case
PennyMac Corp. v. Frost, 214 So. 3d 686 (Fla. 4th DCA 2017). “” *689 § 678.2011(2), Fla. Stat. (2015) (emphasis added).”
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