{"data":{"id":"us-ca/com-3301","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"COM § 3301","heading":"","body":"“Person entitled to enforce” an instrument means (a) the holder of the instrument, (b) a nonholder in possession of the instrument who has the rights of a holder, or (c) a person not in possession of the instrument who is entitled to enforce the instrument pursuant to Section 3309 or subdivision (d) of Section 3418. 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.","path":["Commercial Code - COM","DIVISION 3. NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS [3101. - 3605.]","CHAPTER 3. Enforcement of Instruments [3301. - 3312.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"c43e44885099790b712625272fa8e75ae82e2a5713297f954d35548eeb58fbbd","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/com-3207","next":"us-ca/com-3302"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}