Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1303.31

Person entitled to enforce instrument - UCC 3-301

Applied in 14 court decisions — leading case In Re Wells (2009)

Most recently applied in U.S. Bank N.A. v. Stocks (October 2017)

Effective: August 19, 1994; Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 147 - 120th General Assembly

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(A) "Person entitled to enforce" an instrument means any of the following persons:

(1) The holder of the instrument;

(2) A nonholder in possession of the instrument who has the rights of a holder;

(3) A person not in possession of the instrument who is entitled to enforce the instrument pursuant to section 1303.38 or division (D) of section 1303.58 of the Revised Code.

(B) 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.

Official source: Ohio Laws & Administrative Rules (Legislative Service Commission). Reproduced from public-domain Ohio statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.