New Mexico Statutes
§ 55-3-301 — Person entitled to enforce instrument
New Mexico § 55-3-301
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 55-3-301 (2026).
Text
"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 55-3-309 or 55-3-418(d) NMSA 1978. 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.
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Legislative History
1978 Comp., § 55-3-301, enacted by Laws 1992, ch. 114, § 114.
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Short titles§ 55-1-102
Scope of article§ 55-1-104
Construction against implicit repeal§ 55-1-105
Severability§ 55-1-106
Use of singular and plural; gender§ 55-1-107
Section captions§ 55-1-109
Repealed§ 55-1-110
Repealed§ 55-1-201
General definitions§ 55-1-202
Notice; knowledge§ 55-1-204
Value§ 55-1-205
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Bluebook (online)
New Mexico § 55-3-301, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/55/55-3-301.