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District of Columbia · Through 2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)

D.C. Code § 28:3-306: Claims to an instrument.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 28. Commercial Instruments and Transactions. [Enacted title]
  2. Subtitle I. Uniform Commercial Code.
  3. Article 3. Negotiable Instruments.
  4. Part III. Enforcement of Instruments.

A person taking an instrument, other than a person having rights of a holder in due course, is subject to a claim of a property or possessory right in the instrument or its proceeds, including a claim to rescind a negotiation and to recover the instrument or its proceeds. A person having rights of a holder in due course takes free of the claim to the instrument.

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