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Haw. Rev. Stat. § 490:8-302

Rights of purchaser

Known as the Uniform Commercial Code

The act spans §§ 490–490 (641 sections).

L 1997, c 33, pt of §2; am L 2000, c 241, §26

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b) and (c), a purchaser of a certificated or uncertificated security acquires all rights in the security that the transferor had or had power to transfer.

(b) A purchaser of a limited interest acquires rights only to the extent of the interest purchased.

(c) A purchaser of a certificated security who as a previous holder had notice of an adverse claim does not improve its position by taking from a protected purchaser.

Official source: Hawaii State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Hawaii statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.