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Florida Statute 678.3011 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 678.3011 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 678.3011 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
678.3011 Delivery.—
(1) Delivery of a certificated security to a purchaser occurs when:
(a) The purchaser acquires possession of the security certificate;
(b) 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
(c) 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 registered in the name of the purchaser, payable to the order of the purchaser, or specially indorsed to the purchaser by an effective indorsement and has not been endorsed to the securities intermediary or in blank.
(2) Delivery of an uncertificated security to a purchaser occurs when:
(a) The issuer registers the purchaser as the registered owner, upon original issue or registration of transfer; or
(b) 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.
History.—s. 3, ch. 98-11; s. 22, ch. 2001-198.

Cases Citing F.S. 678.3011

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·Seidler v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., 179 So. 3d 416 (Fla. 1st DCA 2015).

Cited 2 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 16918, 2015 WL 7008174

...was within the trial court’s discretion. 2 This exhibit constituted evidence to support a finding that on August 18, 2006, the note became payable to the bearer and thus enforceable via, possession alone. Wachovia’s standing,, as a holder under section 678.3011(1), Florida Statutes, could, thus have been proved upon a showing that Wachovia possessed the note, as indorsed, on December 16, 2008, when the complaint was filed....
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·Taoufiq Seffar v. Residential Credit Solutions, Inc., 160 So. 3d 122 (Fla. 4th DCA 2015).

Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 4270, 2015 WL 1334288

HSBC was thus left to enforce the note under section 678.3011(2) as a nonholder in possession of the instrument
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