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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 11, § 8-1302

Rights of purchaser

Known as the Uniform Commercial Code

The act spans §§ 2-101 to 9-1709 (548 sections).

PL 1997, c. 429, §B2 (NEW)

(1). Except as otherwise provided in subsections (2) and (3), a purchaser of a certificated or uncertificated security acquires all rights in the security that the transferor had or had power to transfer.

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

(3). 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: Maine Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Maine statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.