New Jersey Statutes
§ 12A:3-301 — Person entitled to enforce instrument
New Jersey § 12A:3-301
JurisdictionNew Jersey
Title 12ACOMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS
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Bluebook
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 12A:3-301 (2026).
Text
"Person entitled to enforce" an instrument means the holder of the instrument, a nonholder in possession of the instrument who has the rights of a holder, or a person not in possession of the instrument who is entitled to enforce the instrument pursuant to 12A:3-309 or subsection d. of 12A: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. L.1995,c.28,s.1.
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Nearby Sections
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§ 12A:3-101
Short title§ 12A:3-102
Subject matter§ 12A:3-103
Definitions§ 12A:3-104
Negotiable instrument§ 12A:3-105
Issue of instrument§ 12A:3-106
Unconditional promise or order§ 12A:3-107
Instrument payable in foreign money§ 12A:3-108
Payable on demand or at definite time§ 12A:3-109
Payable to bearer or to order§ 12A:3-111
Place of payment.§ 12A:3-113
Date of instrument§ 12A:3-114
Contradictory terms of instrument§ 12A:3-115
Incomplete instrument§ 12A:3-116
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New Jersey § 12A:3-301, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nj/12A%3A3-301.