{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-3-301","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 28:3-301","heading":"Person entitled to enforce instrument.","body":"“Person entitled to enforce” an instrument means (i) the holder of the instrument, (ii) a nonholder in possession of the instrument who has the rights of a holder, or (iii) a person not in possession of the instrument who is entitled to enforce the instrument pursuant to section 28:3-309   or 28:3-418(d)  . 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":["Title 28. Commercial Instruments and Transactions. [Enacted title]","Subtitle I. Uniform Commercial Code.","Article 3. Negotiable Instruments.","Part III. Enforcement of Instruments."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/28:3-301","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"fa808f58ba0ef5813fc7d3b03beb489ed1dcd56476b04951fd47b874ae18328c","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-3-207","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-3-302"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}