{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-uniform-commercial-code-law-3-301","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Uniform Commercial Code Law § 3-301","heading":"Rights of a Holder","body":"Section 3--301. Rights of a Holder.\n  The holder of an instrument whether or not he is the owner may\ntransfer or negotiate it and, except as otherwise provided in Section\n3--603 on payment or satisfaction, discharge it or enforce payment in\nhis own name.","path":["Uniform Commercial Code Law","Article 3. Commercial Paper","Part 3. Rights of a Holder"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/UCC/3-301","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"cba9374f3020865e85ee5f44d08c935f1dbd52d9e832ddc8aaca3ab9c859106c","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-uniform-commercial-code-law-3-208","next":"us-ny/n.y.-uniform-commercial-code-law-3-302"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}