Florida Statutes
Fla. Stat. § 678.2051 (2025)
Effect of unauthorized signature on security certificate.
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678.2051 Effect of unauthorized signature on security certificate.—An unauthorized signature placed on a security certificate before or in the course of issue is ineffective, but the signature is effective in favor of a purchaser for value of the certificated security if the purchaser is without notice of the lack of authority and the signing has been done by:
(1) An authenticating trustee, registrar, transfer agent, or other person entrusted by the issuer with the signing of the security certificate or of similar security certificates, or the immediate preparation for signing of any of them; or
(2) An employee of the issuer, or of any of the persons listed in subsection (1), entrusted with responsible handling of the security certificate.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 2014–2014 · leading case: Mark Pennington v. Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, 151 So. 3d 52 (Fla. 1st DCA 2014).
Mark Pennington v. Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, 151 So. 3d 52 (Fla. 1st DCA 2014). “See § 678.2051(1), Fla. Stat. But such was lacking here.”
— 678.2051(1) — 1 case
Mark Pennington v. Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, 151 So. 3d 52 (Fla. 1st DCA 2014). “See § 678.2051(1), Fla. Stat. But such was lacking here.”
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