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Wisconsin Statutes Consumer Transactions (Ch. 421 to 429) § 422.406. Negotiable instruments

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) In a consumer credit sale or lease transaction, no seller or lessor shall take a negotiable instrument (s. 403.104), other than a check, as evidence of the obligation of the customer.

(2) In a consumer loan transaction which constitutes an interlocking loan (s. 422.408), no creditor shall take a negotiable instrument (s. 403.104), other than a check, as evidence of the obligation of the customer.

(3) The holder to whom an instrument issued in violation of this section is negotiated, notwithstanding that the holder may otherwise be a holder in due course of such instrument, is subject to all claims and defenses of the customer against the payee, subject to sub. (4).

(4) Such holder's liability under this section is limited to:

(a) The amount owing to the holder on such instrument at the time the holder receives notice of a claim or defense of the customer against such payee; plus

(b) If the customer has obtained a judgment against such payee and execution with bond is issued within one year after judgment and is returned unsatisfied, the amount paid by the customer to the holder before the holder received notice of the claim or defense of the customer, if such claim is made against the holder within 2 years after such judgment is returned unsatisfied. Any judgment against the payee, other than a default judgment, shall be binding on the holder.

(5) Taking or arranging for the customer to sign an instrument in violation of this section is subject to s. 425.304.

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