Current through Pa Acts 2024-53, 2024-56 through 2024-92
Section 8208 - Effect of signature of authenticating trustee, registrar or transfer agent(a) General rule.--A person signing a security certificate as authenticating trustee, registrar, transfer agent or the like warrants to a purchaser for value of the certificated security, if the purchaser is without notice of a particular defect, that:(1) the certificate is genuine;(2) the person's own participation in the issue of the security is within the person's capacity and within the scope of the authority received by the person from the issuer; and(3) the person has reasonable grounds to believe that the certificated security is in the form and within the amount the issuer is authorized to issue.(b) Limitation.--Unless otherwise agreed, a person signing under subsection (a) does not assume responsibility for the validity of the security in other respects. 1996, May 22, P.L. 248, No. 44, § 8, effective in 180 days.