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The 193rd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  1. General Laws
  2. Part I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
  3. Title XV REGULATION OF TRADE
  4. Chapter 106 UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE
  5. Article 3 NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS
  6. Section 3-301 Person Entitled to Enforce Instrument

Section 3-301

Section 3-301: Person Entitled to Enforce Instrument

Section 3–301. ''Person entitled to enforce'' an instrument means (i) the holder of the instrument, (ii) a nonholder in possession of the instrument who has the rights of a holder, or (iii) a person not in possession of the instrument who is entitled to enforce the instrument pursuant to section 3–309 or subsection (d) of section 3–418. A person may be a person entitled to enforce the instrument even though the person is not the owner of the instrument or is in wrongful possession of the instrument.