Texas Statutes
§ 3.301 — PERSON ENTITLED TO ENFORCE INSTRUMENT.
Texas § 3.301
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Tex. Business & Commerce Code Code Ann. § 3.301 (2026).
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Sec. 3.301. PERSON ENTITLED TO ENFORCE INSTRUMENT. "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 3.309 or 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
Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 921, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.
Nearby Sections
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§ 3.101
SHORT TITLE.§ 3.102
SUBJECT MATTER.§ 3.103
DEFINITIONS.§ 3.104
NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENT.§ 3.105
ISSUE OF INSTRUMENT.§ 3.111
PLACE OF PAYMENT.§ 3.112
INTEREST.§ 3.113
DATE OF INSTRUMENT.§ 3.115
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