New Mexico Statutes
§ 55-3-306 — Claims to an instrument
New Mexico § 55-3-306
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 55-3-306 (2026).
Text
A person taking an instrument, other than a person having rights of a holder in due course, is subject to a claim of a property or possessory right in the instrument or its proceeds, including a claim to rescind a negotiation and to recover the instrument or its proceeds. A person having rights of a holder in due course takes free of the claim to the instrument.
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Legislative History
1978 Comp., § 55-3-306, enacted by Laws 1992, ch. 114, § 119.
Nearby Sections
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§ 55-1-101
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Repealed§ 55-1-110
Repealed§ 55-1-201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 § 55-3-306, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/55/55-3-306.