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§3-1207
Title 11: UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE
Article 3-A: NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS
Part 3: ENFORCEMENT OF INSTRUMENTS
§3-1302

§3-1301. Person entitled to enforce instrument

"Person entitled to enforce" an instrument means:   [PL 1993, c. 293, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
(1).  The holder of the instrument;  
[PL 1993, c. 293, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
(2).  A nonholder in possession of the instrument who has the rights of a holder; or  
[PL 1993, c. 293, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
(3).  A person not in possession of the instrument who is entitled to enforce the instrument pursuant to section 3‑1309 or 3‑1418, subsection (4).  
[PL 2011, c. 691, Pt. D, §3 (AMD).]
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.   [PL 2011, c. 691, Pt. D, §3 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1993, c. 293, Pt. A, §2 (NEW). PL 2011, c. 691, Pt. D, §3 (AMD).
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