N.D. Cent. Code § 41-03-27: (3-301) Person entitled to enforce instrument

"Person entitled to enforce" an instrument means the holder of the instrument, a nonholder in possession of the instrument who has the rights of a holder, or a person not in possession of the instrument who is entitled to enforce the instrument under section 41-03-35 or subsection 4 of section 41-03-55. 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.