{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-400.3-301","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 400.3-301","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 400.3-309 or 400.3-418(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 XXVI - TRADE AND COMMERCE","Chapter 400 - Uniform Commercial Code"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=400.3-301","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:28Z","sha256":"e106201842f9de60ad84d3682314c8c4a3e0f90b89b489ef5094e5366a5423d2","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-400.3-207","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-400.3-302"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}