{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-106-3-301","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 106, § 3-301","heading":"Person Entitled to Enforce Instrument","body":"Section 3–301. ''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 3–309 or subsection (d) of section 3–418. 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":["Part I","Title XV","Chapter 106","Article 3"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXV/Chapter106/Section3-301","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:22:24Z","sha256":"09b66dbf852db63e1b7ba90b5ce5a42354c59d7b3064689a89c70c6f6a6bd3a2","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-106-3-207","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-106-3-302"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}