§ 3301

Repealed and added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 914, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1993.

“Person entitled to enforce” an instrument means (a) the holder of the instrument, (b) a nonholder in possession of the instrument who has the rights of a holder, or (c) a person not in possession of the instrument who is entitled to enforce the instrument pursuant to Section 3309 or subdivision (d) of Section 3418. 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.

Other sections in Chapter 3 - Enforcement of Instruments

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