South Carolina Statutes
§ 36-3-301 — Person entitled to enforce instrument.
South Carolina § 36-3-301
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 36-3-301 (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 36-3-309 or 36-3-418(d). 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
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 10.3-301; 1966 (54) 2716; 2008 Act No. 204, SECTION 2, eff July 1, 2008.
Nearby Sections
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§ 36-3-101
Short title.§ 36-3-102
Subject matter.§ 36-3-103
Definitions.§ 36-3-104
Negotiable instrument.§ 36-3-105
Issue of instrument.§ 36-3-106
Unconditional promise or order.§ 36-3-107
Instrument payable in foreign money.§ 36-3-108
Payable on demand or at definite time.§ 36-3-109
Payable to bearer or order.§ 36-3-111
Place of payment.§ 36-3-112
Interest.§ 36-3-113
Date of instrument.§ 36-3-114
Contradictory terms of instrument.§ 36-3-115
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Bluebook (online)
South Carolina § 36-3-301, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/36-3-301.