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Florida Statute 678.2051 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 678.2051 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 678.2051 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
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.
History.—s. 2, ch. 98-11.

Cases Citing F.S. 678.2051

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·Mark Pennington v. Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, 151 So. 3d 52 (Fla. 1st DCA 2014).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 2014 WL 5740990

in-dorsement from Countywide to Ocwen. See § 678.2051(1), Fla. Stat. But such was lacking here. Likewise
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